He was More Than a Feeling

[powellrj]

I was really sad to read about this. He was much too young.

 

[crazyme5kids]

Sad.

 

[lovingthemouse]

One of my favorite groups from the 70's - brings back great memories!! Caroline

 

[The Mayor]

This is the link to the Boston website...what it says is beyond the truth.

http://www.bandboston.com/

 

[SwedishMeatball]

This is the link to the Boston website...what it says is beyond the truth.

http://www.bandboston.com/

Wow, one sentence can say so much.

 

[Wonderlandmom]

 

[Tantor]

Loved Boston, what a shame.

 

[JunieJay]

So sad. What a hottie he was. I don't remember ever seeing any of the band members of Boston, but I loved their music.

 

[irishbosoxfan]

Boston is my favorite band! Has been since high school. They were the first concert I ever went to! It was at the House of Blues in Cambridge just after "Walk On" came out (my parents wouldn't let me go see them when I was in high school)

I clicked on the "More than a feeling" link and DD9 heard the song and said "Here she goes again"

Gonna miss you Brad--R.I.P.

 

[nuke]

I just heard this on the radio when I was out this afternoon. How sad.

 

[Muushka]

Boston was one of the very few CDs that I actually bought.
Love their music. I was always sad that they didn't make that many albums. Their music is classic.

I hope Nextel (Nascar) chooses to revive their old commercial from their first season sponsoring the cup race. Remember, they ran clips of the old races/racers and played "Long Time".

Speaking of Foreplay/Long Time, that is one of my top 10 favorites of any music for all time.

Gotta go. Playing my Boston CD

 

[KrnB]

Wow, one sentence can say so much.

Wow, that totally made me tear up!

What a shame, such a unique voice. Great music.

 

[Poohbear123]

RIP......Faith

 

[dmslush]

I heard that this morning, very sad!

 

[Robinrs]

Wow! I loved that song!! I always called it "I See My Mary Ann Walking Away"....

Thanks for the song link, Dan and it's so good to "see" You!!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Another Boston fan here.

It was reported today that Brad's death was a suicide.

From boston.com:

Family: Rocker Brad Delp's death was suicide.
By Associated Press Writer | March 14, 2007

CONCORD, N.H. --The family of Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, said Wednesday his death was a suicide.

"He was a man who gave all he had to give to everyone around him, whether family, friends, fans or strangers," the family said in a statement relayed by police. "He gave as long as he could, as best he could, and he was very tired. We take comfort in knowing that he is now, at last, at peace."

Delp, 55, died Friday at his Atkinson home. Police have said his fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, found him.

Toxicology tests by the state medical examiner's office showed that Delp committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning, said Lt. William Baldwin. Delp also left two notes taped to a door and letters to his family and Sullivan.

Baldwin said police do not know the contents of the letters because they were sealed.

The family's statement said Sullivan, Delp's children and their mother, his ex-wife Micki Delp, were grateful for the sympathy they had received and asked that their privacy be respected.

Brad Delp joined Boston in the mid-1970s and sang two of its biggest hits, "More than a Feeling" and "Long Time."

Delp had planned to marry Sullivan this summer during a break in a tour with Boston. A lifelong Beatles fan, Delp also played with a tribute band, Beatle Juice.

Beatle Juice performed a benefit last year to help build a new public library in Atkinson, a small town of about 6,000 residents on the Massachusetts border.

The family said last week it planned a private funeral followed by a public memorial to be scheduled later. Family and friends directed donations to the American Heart Association in Framingham, Mass.

© Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Nice post, Dan.

 

[milwaukee1]

R.I.P. Brad.
I LOVE Boston! He had such a distinctive voice.