This is great, but it’s criminally short. I could watch a 2 hour documentary on Tom.

I didn't live in the time of Tesla, but I am thankful to have lived in the time of Tom Scholz.🤘😊🇺🇸❤️

What a nice, normal, and brilliant guy

We are all lucky to be on this planet with this genius.

When Boston's first album came out all I wanted was to get my guitar to sound like that, it completely blew me away, still does.

"It's nice to be appreciated ... not so nice to be appreciated for something other than who you are." Thank you, Nova, for including this 10 seconds. I think it taught me more about Tom Scholz than any video, concert, or piece of gear ever could.

Imagine rock music without Tom, I can't either!

Life without Boston's music would not be as sweet.

If he had only written "More Than A Feeling" it would have been enough. That is how good that song is. But that whole first album Boston put out was solid gold all the way thru. There isn't a bad song on it. Tom Scholz is a genius and Brad Delp's voice was superhuman. Gone too soon. Boston's records are timeless and darn near perfect. Love it more every time i listen to it.

Easily the most talented yet underrated man in the world.

We probably would never see a total genius coupled with one of the best rock voices in history ever again! Over 40 years old and the music of Boston still sounds great and certainly not dated. Its timeless.

...... thought his music wasn't as good as what was on the radio...... amazing how people can perceive themselves..... awesome guy. Boston = rock 101

*""THE MAN WHO COMPOSED AND WROTE AND PERFORMED AND PRODUCED *""PEACE OF MIND""!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Polaroid started their long downward slide after Tom left the company. Coincidence?

Tom´s rockman is the most beautiful driven guitar sound ever made. That "cryin´guitar sound", you know...actually it´s an essential part of many records, songs, and players style. So much for his engineer work as for his musicianship, Tom is a very important guy in the rock history

Tom is a treasure He is the reason why I play today. Back in 76 I heard Boston on 8 track with head phones and since then I have never heard anything like it. For me it was an out of body experience

30 years later the story we wanted to hear finally comes out. Thanks for sharing Tom.

I was in 5th grade and my girlfriend gave me the Boston Album. It was way ahead of it's Time. Actually it Changed Time instantaneously.

He's a tinkerer, much like Les Paul and Leo Fender. And on par with them in my estimation.

Boston has always been my favorite from the very 1st note of More than a Feeling. Tom you're right about not sounding as good as other bands...you're 10x better!

Bought a Rockman unit used for $35 in 2004, and got the rack adapter for it on ebay. Never had so much fun, thought of it as a toy, until I recorded some of my best songs with it on the 'clean' setting, which is a beautiful crystaline sound. Wonderful to be a part of it, thank you Tom!

One word comes to mind : GENIUS

I've listened to the Boston album nearly every day for the last several years. I never get tired of it. I listen to it so much, that I even hear it when I'm not listening to it. It's the background music of my life.

Tom Scholtz was the ultimate musician because he wrote songs that you could sing along with and had technical guitar, bass, drum and vocals that didn’t make you bored. It’s the best of both worlds! Every one of his riffs, solos and fills are pure ear candy!!!

This dude is the true definition of "musical genius".

I love Boston forever, thanks to all the band for their genius talent and Mr. Tom Scholz thanks a lot for your talent and for create Boston the best band ever existed!!!

Tom Scholz is a rock legend! He made rock sound so melodic, lyrical, and full-bodied, and always kept things interesting with the sound effects and embellishments! I don't know if Tom ever reads the comments here, but i'll never forget something that happened to me back in the late 70's. My dad is from Greece, so we used to fly Olympic Airways there every summer from NYC. I was in high school, and as an electronics tinkerer and Ham Radio operator myself, I got a license to operate my Amateur Radio station in Greece for 2 months. While in Athens, my radio transceiver broke. I hunted down an electronics repair shop, since I needed a transformer for my radio gear. As I walk into this electronics store, I see 2 guys repairing circuit boards and blasting the first Boston album! We instantly bonded and talked rock music for a while. As it turns out, I had brought 3 new copies of the new Boston album 'Dont Look Back' to Greece with me (back at the hotel), to give as gifts to my various cousins there that were rock music fans. Long story short, I traded the new Boston album for a transformer and labor costs at the electronics shop, which would have amounted to about $220 dollars (in Drachmas, of course). When it was time to pick up my repaired Amateur Radio rig, I stayed and hung out for a few hours with those cool techs, and we drank wine and rocked out to the new Boston record! A bacchanalian Boston moment to be exact!

I could watch hours of this. I must be some kind of geeky nerd.

I want those toys. I want that space hyper thingy for the cosmic pick slides.

"It's nice to be appreciated ... not so nice to be appreciated for something other than who you are" But still you are more than a feeling Mr. Scholz

My first time with a girl was to the genius of Tom, that voice of heaven from Brad, and that magnificent debut Boston album. I was 17 and she was 22 in 1995. We worked together. She came over on a night my parents were out of town. We were on the couch all night and talked but nothing really happened. She got up to use the restroom, I ran to my bedroom to get the CD and bring it down to my parents stereo. She came out right as that intro to MTAF faded in. We embraced, danced, and made history that night. Our lives took different paths over the last 27 years but we still keep in touch and we both will always share that night forever. Thank you Tom, your music will last forever with me.

To say Tom Scholz is a genius would be an understatement.

Changed the way music sounded forever.

So cool getting to watch Tom jam in his own house. Inspiring! Cant beat that!

Tom Scholz has got to be one of the most intelligent and intellectual guitar players still around. I remember when Their self-entitled debut album Boston dropped. I had it on an 8-track cassette (in 1976), and I quite literally wore the damn thing out. I had to purchase another one, but this time on vinyl. I still have both of them to this day and believe it or not. I installed an ancient 8-track in my 74' Chevy Nova. I fixed the 8-track a few years ago. Can't belive the sound still sound pretty good! I'm 1,000.000 % Old School 70s. I even know the fades out and in on the 8-track. I always use my gold top Gibson as well for Boston and Zeppelin music. What a wonderful sound and and an even better time we lived in. When I die I wanna' be in Tom Scholz's Boston.

Had a Rockmsn and then the rock module. Used it on my studio recordings. Awesome sound. Thanks Tom!

Didn't realize he had already invented his 'special' electronics before the first album. No wonder it had so many fantastic, futuristic sounds on it! Genius! Thank you for posting!

I owned one of those Rockman Headphone amps, loved that sound!

Awesome stuff...always a fan...RIP, Bradley.

I walked to the record store as a kid, laid down my lawn cutting money and bought my first Boston album and cherished it. Tom, stop being so humble and enjoy that you were a rock star.

I remember hearing "More Than A Feeling" while lying in bed at 11:00PM on the New Music Show Sunday night WMMR Phila. I used to tape it and listen to the show later. I could not sleep after I hear this. I think I stalked the record store for days till it arrived.

When he hits those chords at 5:29. That's the magic that Tom contributed to music.

Some things just change and transform a life and mold and shape people to what they will become. I was a young teen and heard Boston for the first time and was transformed at the first note! The tone and soaring guitars. ... never had there been anything before like it. I just HAD to get that album and a guitar! From that moment on those two things have been faithful friends in all my ups and downs. . BOSTON and my guitars. Thanks Tom Scholz... you will never know the times in my life when it seemed so hopeless... then out of somewhere that familiar song would play. Life is about love and hope. ... I've lost and gained both many times and God has been gracious to us all to allow us to have the same moments on earth with which your music has inspired some to find more. Thanks Boston and my greatest compliments to you Mr. Scholz!

Watching this made me think of a guy inside a giant computer. Looking at all the electronics was mind blowing. A true genius.

The mastermind. I’ll NEVER forget the first time I heard the first Boston album. Nothing like it. Pure mastery. 💕👍😎

There are a few known geniuses in rock like Tom Morello, Dr. Brian May, Dr. Dexter Holland and others that have lofty degrees and have influenced generations of musicians to form unfathomable legacies, but I feel that Tom Scholz is the one musician that has personally given the most back to the music world.

Looking at Tom, playing guitar and organ seems so simple ! But it's not. And what a great composer !

What a tone master. I love Tom Scholz.

What I wouldn't give to hang out with him for a day and just watch and listen...

More than a feeling was my first 45 (Long time on the back side). I went through electronics engineering in the late 80s. DSPs (Digital Signal Processors) were just happening and were fixed point. Some floating point DSPs were starting to come to market. Processing speeds of 40MHz....and Tom was doing all of this in the 70s with analog! Brilliant!

Tom is a national treasure. He followed his dream and makes what he does like so easy but it isnt. More Than a Feeling is one of my favorite songs and Bosten is one of few bands I crank up the volume for. He made a difference just by being true to himself.

My dad's an electrical engineer who never told me to stay away from music. I guess that's how it works in reverse. lol I bought Scholz's chorus and sustain effects racks. Best purchases I've ever made.

I saw Boston live at their peak. They sounded better than any band I ever heard in concert. Sammy Hagar had just left Montrose to start his solo career and opened for Boston. When Tom's keyboard failed suddenly after his Organ Solo, Sammy loaned them their keyboard so they could continue the show. Sammy is a great guy and Tom is a genius.

The Einstein of Rock and Roll

Tom , what brilliance touches some minds....glad i was driving, listening, & playing my own music through the years. You & Boston, one of the greatest sounds & band to come out of the 70s. Sure miss those old days &....still playin😀

Tom Scholz is never replaceable.

Holy God what a fucking genius!!!!!!

Thank you Barry Goudreau 🎶 🎸

Tom Scholz is such a guardian angel to everybody on the planet. Tom Scholz is my hero too. I just feel like I can tell Tom Scholz anything because he is so understanding about everything.

I love the pure joy with which he plays, and the humility with which he carries himself. I have to wonder if Edison was such a charming man as Tom. Thank you Tom - you define “unbounded”!

Creativity and skill and talent + Tom Scholz = A true artist. He is passionate about how the music sounds and that's what makes him a genuine artist.

How amazing is Tom Scholz!!! He actually used to receive the warranty cards for his gear! Jeff Beck had 2 Rockmans , what a story, amazing.

My life changed after hearing this wonderful thing called 'Foreplay/Longtime' on '45 in my 3rd-grade classroom. Thank you, Tom!

A unique sound in the 70s. A unique sound today. An added bonus? (stop reading if you've never 'experimented' with hallucinogenics) Boston's debut album absolutely RULES on acid! lol

Intro lead to Long Time is my all time fav ... from one engineer to another ... Thanks Tom!

Ah BOSTON!! Earcandy to my ears!! Love them!!❤❤❤. I hope to wake up one day and hear the wonderful news that a new album is being released! One can dream!😊

😊 Tom seems like a sweet humble man🎉 and you know God loves us unconditionally❤🎉

I was thinking of when the first Boston record was being recorded,the proximity of upstate NY. If Todd rundgren and Tom Shultz had gotten together at that time, imagine the music they would have made together. Both great engineers, very inovative.

Ten people, each possessing one of his skills, would have been incredibly accomplished individually, and yet all of those skills are encompassed by one person...THAT is amazing

it has now been 40+ years since the Boston album. imagine how many more albums he could have recorded in that time.

in concert!....wow....go if you get the chance....unbelievable sound live!

I never get tired of listening to Boston, still have3 of their albums on my current playlist ... really liking Walk On !!!!

One of the very best sounds i ever had as a guitarist was when i ran a ROCKMAN X100 through a marshall mono block power amp into two celestion loaded 4x12 cabs. that chorus is still my favorite chorusing effect.

That's not just a studio that a true sound lab. Those Rockman racks with all those leds flashing look like the background of a sci-fi scene. Amazing.

I can remember the first time I heard BOSTON on the radio i was shocked on how the guitars sounded Huge" and amazing. The vocals were out of this World. I rushed out and bought it that same day. 44 years ago Wow. Still sounds amazing.

*""TOM SCHOLZ A MUSICAL MASTERPIECE HIMSELF""!!!!!!!!!!!*

Old footage of him and this... same smile when he plays !!!! Love of notes and gear !

Tom Scholz is a genius! I have an old Rockman Soloist, and that tiny little headphone amp sounds just as good as (if not even better than) some of the big tube amps I've used over the years! And Boston? Forget about it! The dude's a legend, and rightly so. Not only does he have stellar songwriting chops, but he's also a brilliant guitarist. Out of the entire Boston catalog, I can only think of one song I didn't absolutely love, and that's more than I can say for many other artists. Yeah, Tom Scholz is in a league of his own. What I wouldn't give to jam with him!😁

Genius, that's all.

Tom Scholz is brilliant. He is one of the best guitarists in rock history. Boston is one of the most underrated bands of all time. This band was groundbreaking. I wish I could get that sound out of my Les Paul.

Amazing. I've always loved his sound.

Brilliant. Thank you so much.

Warranty card from Jeff Beck ! How cool it would be to hang out with Tom for a day ? My favorite song is " Peace of Mind ". It is one thing to be a genius in one field, but musician, songwriter, engineer, inventory, and whatever else. Thanks, Tom . R.I P. Brad Delp.

Brilliant guy...admired him since 18 years old. A LONG time ago.

Very humble Rock Gawd :) I love seeing that people we admire aren't jerks. I'd have a beer with Tom and love every minute of it.

This man is a fucking G E N I U S. I mean - if you are aware of his background and the fact that he didn’t pick up an instrument until college and 6-7 years he released Boston......... Faaaack.

"It's nice to be appreciated. Not so nice to be appreciated for something other than who you are."

Wow...a genius and a gentleman. Thank you, sir.

Met Tom after the show in Boston in 2016....a lovely guy!! And he signed a couple Cds for me :-)

Tom Scholz is a great man.

Astronomical genius , so very humble he actually thought his work was not good enough to stop working at Polaroid , just a complete prodigy and a MASTER musician, technician producer ,song writer , engineer , and so on

Guitar genius, astronomical engineer! Thanks for sharing your talent 😳

Humble genius.

YES IT IS TOM....MORE THAN A FEELING ......

Great songwriter, great guitarist, great engineer

Boston's debut album was my very first vinyl LP. I was 13 years old when I got it back in 1976. I still have it to this day!

Tom Scholz invented the "Rockman", a small device (as small as a Walkman) which you could plug your electric guitar in while on the street, bus etc. and have cool Distortion and Overdrive effects. Scholz was one of the inventors of the Polaroid photos and he was a Greduate of M.I.T. Scholz is simply awesome.

I am a big fan of the BOSTON band and Tom Scholz. Missing BOSTON's concert in Casino RAMA in Ontario, Canada, made me feel so awful !!!! :o(( Thank you for this video production. I was imagining, of how Tom could be a human-hybrid of being in ONE a creative engineer & active musician with passion.

I wasn't a huge Boston fan - was still in middle school but damn this video impresses the hell out of me and gives me so much huge respect for them. This is what music really is

He took the guitar to another universe, thanks Tom.