Boston - King Biscuit Flower Hour 1977

[binky2]

Thanks! These guys are great!

[jrnyfire]

Thanks, thanks, thank you, I used to have this on cassette years ago and it got eaten by a hungry ghetto blaster at a party in 198?, I remember we all were bummed, never got around to making a backup. I can't say Thank You enough.

[jboogie]

thanks

[Bozo D. Klown]

Nice post.

However, Boston never released a song called "I'll Never Be A Man" (Track 7).

That should be "A Man I'll Never Be".


Here is what is said at Wofgang's Vault about this show:

Tom Scholz - guitars, keyboards
Brad Delp - lead vocals
Barry Goudreau - guitar, vocals
Fran Sheehan - bass, vocals
John Hashian - drums

In 1975, guitarist/songwriter/inventor/electrical engineer Tom Scholz, with a master’s degree from MIT, was working by day at Polaroid. By night, he was recording feverishly with his own rock band, Boston, which consisted of fellow Bostonians Brad Delp on vocals, Barry Goudreau on guitar, Fran Sheehan on bass, and John “Sib” Hashian on drums. Spearheaded by Scholz, they spent most of 1975 writing an album’s worth of songs that would eventually transform itself into one of the most successful debut albums by a rock band in history. Those demos, with few overdubs or changes, became the first Boston album, released on Epic Records the following year.

This show was recorded while the band was making Don’t Look Back, their second multi-platinum release, which was released in 1977. The band was still promoting the first album, and most of this show consists of songs from that classic Boston record, one that yielded such hits as “More Than A Feeling,” “Rock & Roll Band,” “Something About You,” “Smokin’,” and “Long Time.” They do, however, offer up “The Man I’ll Never Be,” which, at the time, had yet to be recorded.

This recording proves that while the band may have been the ultimate example of corporate rock on vinyl, they certainly were a great live band. Recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, this concert is evidence that Boston had strong musical chops. The band remained viable and active through 1986, when their third album, Third Stage, was released. Then Scholz, an obsessive perfectionist, began a nearly ten year hiatus where he took time to start his own successful audio processing equipment company that features a number of inventions he had developed to assist him in making Boston albums. By the time he returned with 1994’s Walk On, he had been sued by Goudreau (for hurting his solo career) and by Epic for taking too long to deliver the band’s third and fourth albums. By then, he was the lone original member left in the band. Hence, Walk On was a failure both critically and commercially.

Scholz reunited with Delp for 2003’s Corporate America, which seemed very dated compared to what was being played on rock radio at that time. In 2006, it was announced that the original lineup was getting back together for a new album and tour, but that project dissipated when Delp tragically and unexpectedly committed suicide in March of 2007.

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/ConcertDetail.aspx?id=20049550|906

[bluesBob]

Link deleated. Any chance of a repost?

[heli0tr0pe]

thanks tons

[Flash Kid]

Thanks a lot man! I love Boston soundboards and FMs!

[arrival99]

Thanks. GOOD boston shows are really hard to find. thaaaanks

[cct41us]

Great sound! Thanks!

[MarshallStack]

Megathanks

[dflaherty64]

Many thanks for the Boston Live KBFH Butt-Head.

[cullumfan]

thanks alot

[JUICE65]

U just kicked my ass! I thank U!

[jboogie]

thanks,Classic Boston!

[Beatles Freak]

Thanks very Much!