RIP Brad Delp.

Boston = proof that AOR isn’t always a bad thing.

Brad was not only one of the greatest vocalists in rock, both with Boston and his jaw-droppingly-good Beatles tribute band, Beatle Juice, but he was also one of the nicest guys in music. Your friends miss you, Brad.

Saw Boston live in ‘78. Brad Delp was one of the most incredible vocalists I’ve heard then and since then. RIP, Mr. Delp, you were indeed a very special talent.

55 is too close to home for the band’s original fans. RIP, Brad. Tom may have been the maestro behind the group’s sound, but your voice gave it soul.

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This is a reaction to the criticism in the Afternoon News roundup page.

No disrespect to Delp – but Boston has hardly mattered to readers of this magazine.

I love Boston! Brad will be missed, but the music will live on.

This magazine has become a shadow of it’s former self. Boston will be long remembered after Panic at the Disco and Fall Out Boy are harboring in the 99 cent bin at the local cd shop.

Richard: I get your drift if in 1976 you were in your 20’s and hip to lots of better crafted music by the time Boston came out. But for a 13-year-old buying his first LP ever, Boston was gold. In hindsight they were lightweight, but as a first musical love you could do much worse.

Hey, Richard, what no-hit emo goobers do you prefer?

He will be missed. A great rock and roll voice.

Brad Delp was a great talent. Kind of suprised that he never did any solo work. I met him several years ago, he was a geniune talent and real humble. I could only imagine his Beatle’s cover band being great.

RIP

RIP Brad. amazing voice. it dosnt matter what your tastes are, BOSTON is one of the greatest rock and roll of bands of all time.Period

What a great talent and amazing voice. Boston were one of my favorites. If you’re gonna do over the top AOR arena-rock cheese you might as well do it like them…with class, great production and great songs. You hear those songs today and they are so optimistic and breezy. They were one of a kind.

Brad’s contribution to Boston was monumental. An awesome voice. I met Brad years ago and he was among the most gracious and classy people you will ever run across.

well, I can’t say I’m a huge Boston fan, but Brad DID have an amazing voice, and, he probably didn’t know it, but he (and Boston) actually helped big bands, like the Smashing Pumpkins and the Goo Goo Dolls, among others, find their mainstream sound… so, I think he and his band at a minimum deserve credit for that level of musical influence… RIP Brad.

A sad goodbye to one of the most soaring and signature and voices in rock history. The tandem of Delp and Scholz really caught lightning in a bottle, and were as perfect a pairing as some of rock majestry (Jagger/Richards, Page/Plant, Mercury/May).

A profound sadness is felt from those who grew up with Brad’s voice defining their childhood.

Our thoughts are with the Delp family and his friends and bandmates during this difficult time. They should seek solace in the fact that he has influenced the lives of so many.

Sad, sad news. I had the privelage of seeing Brad perform with Boston a couple of summers ago here in Green Bay. The show was great, and he was a charismatic, charming guy. I was looking forward to possibly seeing Boston this summer, but this news is devestating.

3/9/07 will go down as a sad, sad day. Brad was an enormous talent, but an even greater person. He was incredible with Boston, but his side project – a Beatles tribute band called ‘Beatlejuice’ was out of this world. He loved the Beatles, and in this band, helped recreate their music – note for note. If you closed your eyes at one of their shows, you’d be listening to ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ or ‘The White Album’ right in front of you. He was a gifted soul, but also one of the nicest people I had ever met. During intermissions, and after the show, Brad would talk and/or sign autographs for anyone – no matter how many people were there. Often times, the crew guys would have packed away the last piece of equipment, but Brad would still be lending an ear and answering questions to a fan – a fan who this might be their first and only time to be up close and personal to one of their heroes. He has touched the lives of many, and will truly be missed. My heart goes out to his family and close friends.

I grew up listening to Boston. Their positive and uplifting music made me a better person. I will sorely miss Brad and want to say thank you for giving the world such such a wonderful gift. You will be missed and never forgotton.

To Richard. Yes that is probably true. Which proves that music of today and todays fans (who mainly steal music because that is what it is worth) is in deep trouble. Very few talented bands anymore and you think that is good. Your sorry.

Brad Delp…RIP.

It was 1976, I was in the kitchen when I first heard “More Than A Feeling” on the radio – it had shades of The Byrds and The Beatles but sonically way, way ahead of its time. The guitars were linear, futuristic sounding. Brads soaring high note before the infamous twin guitar solo – I stood there, awe-struck by this new sound. I knew it was kinda rootless stuff, AOR, shlock rock. But it had something. Brad’s passing is another senseless loss of human life. We go so easily, gone, done. I’m angry, sad. God, let Brad sing on in Heaven forever.

Its about fricken time you people at rollingstone posted this news I was wondering if you even knew about it! Slackers

“Amanda” is the greatest power ballad ever.

When I first heard Brad sing on Boston’s 1976 debut album, it pretty
much blew my mind!It was the most
exciting music I had heard in years!
Brad had an amazing voice, such
a great range. He will be sorely
missed.

kurt did steal the riff, that was his contribution to music

Its nice to see Rolling Stone hasn’t forgotten.

When Boston first came out in ‘76 and years later, it was magic.

A great guy and a great voice gone forever………

i started listening to boston late but i was really moved any time i heard them especially ‘more than a feeling’

I met him backstage once and he was awesome.We talked about our teenagers and the appreciation of what we both agreed was Classical rock..their music..

RIP to a gifted vocalist, musician and truly nice person.

“Boston is one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time?” Give me a friggin break! Not one of the best late “70’s bands. Not the best from Boston!

I’m so sad!!!!!!!!!!

I was in college when I first heard “More than a Feeling” pouring out of the car radio. I’ll never forget the impact it made on me, especailly Brad’s soaring vocals. I immediately rushed out to buy the album at my first opportunity, and as a budding guitar player, I tried to learn every song and every lick on the album. I saw them on their first two tours and subsequently bought all the rest of Boston’s albums as they were released, but none touched me as much as that one. God bless you, Brad Delp, for inspiring me and countless others through your music.

I can’t stand Boston, but as some people have said, his work in the Beatles tribute band Beatle Juice was phenomenal. He could sound like Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison all in the same gig. Their playing was so eerily identical to what you hear on the Beatles’ records you literally thought you were listening to the Beatles live. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to, and the closest I’ll ever get to seeing the Beatles live. It’s too bad I won’t get the chance to see them again.

JD…I love “Amanda”…and “A Man I’ll Never Be” it’s very beatifull too!

yeah, i guess the readers of rs prefer much more talented “bands” like panic over crisco, or whatever they are called. does anyone honestly think THOSE songs will be played ANYWHERE in thirty years???? Boston will live on-and oh, yeah, I’m 45 and I listen to everyone from Tupac to the Beatles and NAS and Patty Griffin-so it isn’t like I am stuck in 1976

To Lennox – you disrespectful, ignorant loser. Brad’s voice defined the 70’s idiot.

To Richard – you are correct. Do you know why? Now a lot of people that read RS no longer appreciate music. They appreciate panic at the Disco and Fall Out Boy. Sad.

Anyway, again, Brad’s voice defined the 70’s. Personally, I think he deserved more than one little paragraph. He was great….bottom line.

First off, Rolling Stone: Brad’s passing is worthy of a COVER STORY (not just some paragraph buried deep in pg. 72). Secondly, a suggestion for everyone, do the ‘Boston’ family a favor: Go out and pick-up Tom Schulz’s devastating digital remasters of their 1st two albums. They sonically explode from your speakers thanks to Tom’s intricate attentions. And as for Brad’s explosive voice—it SOARS over the music as it always has but now with even more crystalline purity. Brad Delp’s voice and pure character will live on and will never be silenced!!! Brad, you brought greatness to our world!

“Brad’s voice defined the 70’s idiot.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Before you start flinging insults, check your grammar before you embarrass yourself. Think of your children. Then think of your children’s children. Then think of a blender.

In MA, our Morning news show Myfoxboston.com was god friends with him and both mornings so far Gene the news reporter and VB the fat guy in the chair have both expressed how sad they are over this tragic loss, if you don’t like the man don’t say anything, because when you’re loved one dies we’re not going to say “well your mom was a whore” because you know what this guy was truly a gentleman and he loved his fans as much as he loved his music. so to everyone who said something bad, go do a good deed for the day, because these guys are not in the rock and roll hall of fame yet and i have no clue why. this man was not a bad guy and if he did die of something other than natural cause s i will be shocked, and sad. this man is a legend in his own right, and if you don’t change the channel when his songs come on you have no right to say anything ever, you should have your mouths sewn shut and your fingers cut off. i’m pissed off, you know nothing about him only what’s written in this articke and what he sang about, take your head out your ass and read between rollingstone and music lyrics you naive bastards.

i finally saw boston live @ shoreline amphitheatre a few years ago and it was absolute perfection – R.I.P. bradley delp – thanks for all the good memories!

boston will always remind me of my first girlfriend chari – i still love you chari!…

Brad Delp being justly mentioned in a tribute story in RollingStone is one thing – putting him on the COVER – is quite another.

I love the first Boston album, and I’m a fan of the band – but that’s just ridiculous.

Boston wrote resonant music in a time far superior to the genre pandering cookie cutter bores that clog today’s airwaves.

This is the worst news I’ve heard since the Refused broke up. No wait… since Nick Oliveri left QOTSA.

damn. First rock show I ever saw was Boston in Champaign IL in the 70s. RIP Brad, your music rocks on.

At least he didn’t have to watch that debacle in New York last night. Rock n Roll is dead.

Ladon, you got worked.

I was 14 when Boston’s debut came out,and they became the mega rock group of my generation ;I still loved Led Zep but here was a band that I was getting into right from the beginning.They still have the biggest selling debut ever.More Than A Feeling is timeless.Brad’s vocals will live forever.Rolling Stone should obviously be recognising this sad event,and its shameful that the band hasn’t been inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame .RIP Brad

Hopefully Tom Scholz won’t hire some new singer like Gary Cherone and keep Boston Together. That really bugs me when bands do that( Journey, Styx, INXS, Skid Row,)
Embrace and move on…it’s over

Not too many people know this, but Keith Emerson did a few tracks with Brad on an album called “Best Revenge”.

Rest in peace,Brad,truly one of the greatest voices in rock history,bar none.So sad to lose such a talent at what I think is still a young age of 55.From my own selfish standpoint Delp’s passing is another nail in the long ago coffin of my 70’s childhood,as if I needed anymore reminders in addition to the deaths of my father,nephew,big brother and others the last few years.Has it been over 30 years since Boston’s debut album?You betcha.They were as important to my generation as any punk,new wave,southern or classic rock band of the era.Those days went by so fast….So long Mr.Delp,I didn’t know ya but I love ya just the same.

RIP Brad. Your voice and good deeds will be missed more than words can measure.

well i just found out on local news (i’m from MA) he commited suicide. i’m really saddened and shocked. i sent a copy of the news report to letters@ rollingstone.com so it’s not just a rumor it’s actually legit statement. i’m really upset about this.

In my life, I have never met a more talented or sincere man and he was the same at home as at concerts. humble sweet, kind, and loving to everyone. Not an egotistical bone in his body. He loved everyone and will be remembered with a tear in our eyes

I was working at the Forum in LA. It was 1986. Boston came in and played three shows. After the first night, I was backstage with a couple of people I worked with. The band had just finished an amazing show but for some reason didn’t play “smokin” We went up to Brad who was just hanging out and asked him why. He let us know that Tom didn’t like to perform it as it reminded him of some unpleasant time in his life (or something to that effect) Brad asked if we were going to be in the arena for the soundcheck the next day, he would see if they could do it then.
During the soundcheck they didn’t do it.
After the show that night, Brad CAME UP TO US AND APOLOGIZED!!! He said they had to rehearse “Let Me Take You Home Tonight” which they sang that night. We couldn’t believe he was so nice. As we told him, he really owed us no apology. That to me told me what a kind man he was!!! Rest in Peace, Brad, you will be missed…

IF THERE’S A ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN… R.I.P. Brad!

When I first heard Brad Delp as the voice for Boston sometimes in 1977, I was like Cool! I found their music very empowering. As a 12 year old poor kid who had only experienced an America made up of the Vietnam fiasco, Watergate, and my own family’s struggles, in my short lifetime, I found Boston’s music inspiring. The message was vulnerable but positive. I needed to hear that. Most of all it was rocking in a new way. True, Boston never evolved beyond their first several albums. Later when I got into Bruce Springsteen, U2, and REM, they did take it to another level with later work and have kept me as a fan. I lost track of Boston after 3rd Stage. However, Boston’s contribution cannot be erased. In the late 1970s, they helped move Rock n’ Roll along with their unique sound. The thing about Brad Delp, you could feel he felt the lyrics he was singing. Yes, RIP Brad Delp.

GOD has never opened his arms wider for a mere mortal than our belovedly departed gentle soul, Brad Delp…I thank GOD I was able to see him and BOSTON since ‘94 each and everytime they came to the Baltimore/Washington corridor and even once in Lansing, Michigan…truly tragic and utterly unforgettable…I wish you’d told us what’s on your mind – we would not have turned and walked away…could the travesty of BOSTON not being duly inducted into the Music HOF (long overdue) while some crap rap group does have contributed to his depression? They’ve earned it and to have been accepted on the 30th anniversary of their original hit album would’ve been HUGE, but like all of their musical lives, BOSTON gets jobbed once again…GOD bless you, Brad, I feel for you, man.

I never met Brad but from what I read, he was quite a guy. I did see him perform as frotman for Boston many times beginning in 1978.

My Mother had commited suicide in 1975 when I was a young boy.

I was sad. I heard Boston. I really got into the lyrics. It cheered me up. Now I’m older and wish I could have known Brad and cheered him up a bit. I have a young child. As she is growing up, she will know Boston’s music.

Brad Delp was a huge part of Boston. Boston was a huge part of my life. Boston, with Brad singing, has been right there through some good and bad things in my life. Bradley Delp. God Bless Your Soul and May You Rest In Peace. Daniel Pennington March 18, 2007
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Please email me with any information about media coverage. Thank You danielpennington@grandecom.net

you will be missed by many generations.

Good Bless Brad. Boy will he be missed.

It’s ironic Brad Delp was suffering from depression while his awesome vocals were lifting the spirits of so many fans.

Listen to the lyrics Brad Delp sings in “Peace of Mind”:

Now you’re climbing to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn’t take too long
Can’t you see there’ll come a day when it won’t matter
Come a day when you’ll be gone

So true. “Climbing the company ladder” – fame and fortune – will not make us happy. It surely didn’t make Brad Delp happy.

May God rest his soul.

Boston’s music has always inspired me and lifted my spirits. Since their debut in ‘76, I’ve rarely gone a day without listening to them. Finally got to see them on tour in ‘95. Best concert ever.
RIP Brad

This guy had more class than anyone I’ve ever seen on your cover.
For those of you who ever heard Beatlejuice, you know as I do – the Fab Four never sounded that good.
A finer tribute didn’t exist.
The whole band was phenomenal – it’s too bad they only played locally. They will be sorely missed.

Bradley Delp was the voice of Boston and Boston was the voice of many of our dreams in the late 1970’s
KR – Relands, CA

I am so sad. Boston and Brad’s voice are the first things I think about when I think of great times in high school/college. And whenever I hear their music I think of high school/college. The two are synonymous. All these years and I have never seen them in concert. I just kept hoping…hoping…hoping…I’d see them. My kids (college and high school) absolutely love them as well. Thank you, Tom and Brad for your awesome talent. RIP in peace, Brad…

I love Boston too…Their music takes me back every time to 1976..my H.S. graduation year.
Brad, wish you could have hung around longer, but your music is timeless. Rest in peace, we rockers will sorely miss you.

Brad, your voice was a deep inspiration to my soul, the best friend I have ever had was the friend that introduced me to your band, “Boston”, back in the days, he is gone, so are you. Love you man, miss you man, (I do miss my friend as well) things will never be the same I am afraid, Serg

Brad, your voice was a deep inspiration to my soul, the best friend I have ever had was the friend that introduced me to your band, “Boston”, back in the days, he is gone, so are you. Love you man, miss you man, (I do miss my friend as well) things will never be the same I am afraid, Serg

Brad, your voice was a deep inspiration to my soul, the best friend I have ever had was the friend that introduced me to your band, “Boston”, back in the days, he is gone, so are you. Love you man, miss you man, (I do miss my friend as well) things will never be the same I am afraid, Serg

Brad Delp will always be missed. He had the best voice in Rock and Roll over the last thirty-five years. Bye ‘Golden Voice’…

I heard the song Peace of Mind back in the late 1970s. I was just a kid on the track team at Alvirne HS, Hudson, NH when I heard that song but I was hooked forever. Somehow Boston’s music always struck a cord with me more than any other rock group then or since then. Years later, my great friend Chris Connors, a well-known DJ at WGIR FM Rock 101, Manchester NH, asked Brad Delp (who frequented the radio station) to sign their debut LP album to me.

It reads, “To Fausto, Best wishes and Don’t Look Back. -Brad Delp ‘91’ ”

Needless to say, the album is my greatest possession for many reasons.

I heard the song Peace of Mind back in the late 1970s. I was just a kid on the track team at Alvirne HS, Hudson, NH when I heard that song but I was hooked forever. Somehow Boston’s music always struck a cord with me more than any other rock group then or since then. Years later, my great friend Chris Connors, a well-known DJ at WGIR FM Rock 101, Manchester NH, asked Brad Delp (who frequented the radio station) to sign their debut LP album to me.

It reads, “To Fausto, Best wishes and Don’t Look Back. -Brad Delp ‘91’ ”

Needless to say, the album is my greatest possession for many reasons.

Thanks Brad- I had a really good time- I’m a very sad man knowing you aren’t walking around anymore.
I will never be able to repay the debt I owe you for giving me the gift of hearing your voice.

Brad was a great guy. I am glad I got the chance to tell him he had the most beautiful voice and that he was my favorate singer. During Beatle Juice shows, I used to stand right next to the PA speakers just to listen to him sing. He had perfect pitch and was just amazing. It’s been about a year since his passing now and it’s still tough. Bradley will always be remembered by me for his love of music and his true generosity to his fans.

Brad Delp one of the best clasic rock singers! RIP

Anytime that life had me feeling down and out I would listen to Boston… and their Music always made me feel 100% better. Boston is my 1st choice of pick-me-up Rock…and always will be!!!! Thank You Boston

classic rock band boston is sopposed to be recording new studio album followup to corporate america all new songs all new music i hope they call it reenergized and it has 10 new songs on it thanks jon macvean