Boston's Brad Delp, dead at 55

[bueno bob]

Really bad news. I didn't know anything about it, but I shit you not, I was listening to the Boston album on the way to work tonight. Brad was definitely one of rock and roll's greatest singers ever, and he'll be sadly missed.

Rest easy, dude.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Those 1st 2 records will always get play 'round here......RIP

[Panamark]

Man, 55 is way too young.
He will shine on forever.
"More than a feeling" will be played long
after we have left the planet...

RIP Brad

[Shaun Ponsonby]

This is a damn shame.

I wonder how it happened.

He wasn't ill, was he?

[katie]

This is terrible news.
Brad was a huge talent, a giant of a singer.
My thoughts are with his family.

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
This is a damn shame.

I wonder how it happened.

He wasn't ill, was he?

According to what's been released so far, there was just a "call for help" and police showed up to find him dead. No immediate cause and he was in "relative good health".

Of course, that doesn't really mean anything.

[hotdog@ a shake]

Rest In Peace Brad ...

I just bought the 2 remastered cd's about a month ago and I played the shit outta them.

I mean, "Rock 'N Roll Band", "Smokin", "Don't Look Back", "Long Time", shit, those tunes will live forever.

This news just plain sucks ...

I hope he is at rest and in a better place !

[bueno bob]

I'm forced to wonder what the future of Boston will be...admittedly, they did "Walk On" without him, but even so he was on the tour singing with that Cosmo guy, so...

I don't think they could ever replace him.

[Vinnie Velvet]

That sucks.

Boston was one of my fave bands of all time.

i don't know what to say. Deeply saddened.

RIP Brad, you'll be missed.

[diamondsgirl]

Originally posted by FORD
Brad Delp's final performance.... March 2, 2007

he was scheduled to play here in Boston last night and tonight.

[Diamondjimi]

What a shame. 55 far too young to die.
Man I've owned the first couple of Boston on every format starting with 8 track on up.
One of the finest and most recognised singers in rock music .

R.I.P. Brad

Boston - Smokin '78

[katie]

Originally posted by diamondjimi


Boston - Smokin '78

That is a fantastic bit of footage.
It has been taken direct from the original film house copy (letters/ number centre screen)

Cool find cheers

Katie

[glensfallspaul]

Originally posted by ppg960
Wow, what a tradgic end to a great band. It would be near impossible to replace Brad's vocals. They make the band and the music so reconisable.

Strangely, Tom Scholz did just that with the band's fourth album "Walk On," (1994) where Brad Delp is MIA. Brad came back for "Corporate America" (2002) but only sings lead on a couple of songs. Any idea what happened, and what Tom Scholz was thinking?

[FORD]

Originally posted by glensfallspaul
Strangely, Tom Scholz did just that with the band's fourth album "Walk On," (1994) where Brad Delp is MIA. Brad came back for "Corporate America" (2002) but only sings lead on a couple of songs. Any idea what happened, and what Tom Scholz was thinking?

It goes back to when the original Boston lineup split in the early 80's. Brad sang on Barry Goudreau's first solo album, and then on Goudreau's next project "Orion the Hunter". And when Goudreau was putting together RTZ in the late 80's, there was only one singer he thought of, Brad Delp. Because of his involvement with RTZ, he wasn't available to sing on the "Walk On" album, but he did rejoin Boston in time for the following tour.

Brad, being the nice guy that he was, wanted to keep working with both of his friends. It's just too bad he could never get Tom & Barry to reconcile with each other. Certainly would have made his life less complicated.

[Mr. Vengeance]

While I think it's sad that he died, if he gets cremated, do you think they'll play "Smokin'"