Guitarist Tom Scholz is an MIT-trained engineer and inventor who also happens to be the mastermind and songwriter. His guitar effects designs still inspire generations of guitarists.

RIP, Brad Delp. A titan of song gone too soon. Always keep in touch with your depressed friends, yall.

People will never fully comprehend how epically epic this album was. AND IS.

My mom is 99 this month .. Still her favorite song, EVER...

Brad Delp was the greatest most underrated, under-appreciated singer of our time. He had the natural talent to crush it in any genre of music if he wanted to. Brad, sang like an Angel to us, now he sings to the Angels as One. R.I.P. ❤

Man, Brad Delp had one of the most legendary voices. RIP.

This song was my and my late wife's favorite. She passed of cancer way to young. This song has such a different meaning for me now because of the lyric, "When I'm tired and thinking cold, I hide in my music, forget the day, and dream of a girl I used to know, I closed my eyes and she slipped away,,,she slipped away. The kids and I miss you Krissy,,,we know you're watching over us.❣️

17,000 people singing every song word for word in St. Louis, it was an other worldly experience. People said that they couldn’t reproduce their sound live, but from 5th row, center floor Boston was absolutely amazing. I’ve seen many great bands in my 63 years, however none have ever topped that show. Thanks for acknowledging Brad’s extraordinary talent. RIP Brother.

Despite what the video shows, for this studio version it's Brad Delp singing everything. Lead, backing, harmonies. Everything.

For come context, I was in high school when this song came out. This album blew EVERYBODY away because nothing else sounded like it - and nothing after ever really did either. It was one of the biggest debut albums in history, primarily because the guitarist was also the songwriter and producer, much like Todd Rundgren (look him up). Tom Scholz is a genius in every way possible - he thinks up sounds and layers that nobody else can imagine, he designs circuitry and built a studio to create sounds that nobody else has heard, and he finds some of the best singers and musicians available to realize that vision. As others have pointed out, Tom Scholz is an MIT trained engineer and an all-out genius. That guitar doubling and harmonizing that you're hearing isn't multi-track recording, no, he invented a circuit to make that sound. More importantly, this was all analog - digital was still a few years off. This is, without a doubt, the pinnacle of nerd-rock. Just a smart guy in his basement, writing, playing and producing songs that had no equal at that time. The cherry on top the ice cream is that he was also a musical prodigy - the way the melody is traded back forth between the guitar and the lead singer is flawless. It's essentially structured a duet and there's a constant flow between the two voices. Again, nobody had ever sounded like this before. There were great artists with very talented singers and musicians in this era: Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder at his apex (swoon), Fleetwood Mac. Disco was big, Funk was in full throttle (Earth, Wind and Fire!), Punk was right around the corner - BUT NOBODY SOUNDED LIKE THIS. Nobody ever heard this before. This was techie, it was harmonic and it was without a doubt rock and roll. Minds were blown.

This album changed rock music and the expectations forever....

The end of this video is another example of why you just gotta love this woman.

For an 11 year of kid growing up in Boston in 1977 this song was LIFE.

Brad had the greatest voice in rock. I wish he’d have followed his own advice “when I’m tired and thinking cold, I hide in my music and forget the day” RIP Brad Delp. btw, you also have a lovely voice, young lady.

I still get chills when he hits the high notes.

Rick Beato analyzes the instruments for this song in a way that complements Lolli's excellent analysis of the vocals. Rick's video for this is number 71 in his series "What makes this song great". Highly, highly recommended.

Aww RIP Brad Delp. One of the best . More more!!

The whole album is brilliant. Recommend listening to the whole album.

This entire album was written by Boston founder & guitarist, Tom Scholz. Not only did he write the music, but he recorded it in a studio he'd built in his basement, & played most of the instruments for the recording. Not only being the musical genius behind Boston, Tom is also a graduate of MIT & the founder of Scholz Research & Development and create the Rockman which is a portable headset you can plug your guitar into for practicing without disturbing others. The company was found in 1980 & was sold off to Dunlop in 1994. Brad Delp on vocals is probably the most overlooked phenomenal singers.

Brad Delp was simply phenomenal. RIP Brad 😞

Great reaction and thanks for sharing. Brad I believe, sang all the vocals on this song. He sang lead vocals, backup vocals and harmonies and of course layers of his own voice were used. Most of the instruments were played by Tom Scholz. Tom wrote most of the songs, arranged them, was the sound and recording engineer and album producer. Tom played acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar, rhythm electric guitar, bass guitar and organ on this album. Sib played drums. The performance you are seeing is the touring band formed after the album was already made by Tom, Brad and Sib and a few others in Tom's basement. The only members of the band signed to a record contract were Tom and Brad. Tom had to form a band, teach them the music then play it for the record executives before the contract was finalized. But, most of that information is third hand and shared over almost 50 years ago. This album is the best debut album of all time. Every song is good or better, most are great or spectacular. Enjoy. I would recommend actually doing a reaction to the entire album song by song. You will get crazy numbers of views. Thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge.

I had the great pleasure of seeing Boston on a hot summer night with my best friends. We were also band mates and Boston did a call and response. When the concert was over we walked to the car in total silence. No one said a word until about ten miles down the road and our lead vocalist said in a teary voice, “That was f’king incredible!” And he was right. Bless you, little sprite, for giving me back that night from 50 years ago.❤❤❤❤

Brad Delp did the lead and all the background harmonies. The story behind the whole debut album is nuts.

Millenials and Zoomers will never fully grasp how huge Boston's debut album was in the 70's --- literally EVERYONE had it and cranked it out the windows in the summer!

Can't wait for this. Brad was born in my town of Peabody Massachusetts. I've had a couple of third person connections to him in my life but never met him. What an incredible voice. RIP

You are soooooo gifted at this format. You know your stuff, you explain it clearly, you’re funny and animated, genuine, and engaging, and you’re interested and interesting. Brava!

I've been a huge Boston fan since they first came out. Never been duplicated, not even close.

One of the GREATEST SONGS EVER. the composition the intro (fade-in) and the voice of Brad, single handed saved Rock for ever!!!!

Have heard this song about 1000 times on the radio in the last 45 years or so.

Yes, Brad was a "Wow!" kind of singer. He put a lot of smiles on peoples faces over the years with that voice. RIP, Brad.

Decades of listening to Boston has pleased me because it can be turned up as loud as you can get it, and they always sound good without distortion. Dance!

Tom Scholz had a real knack for blending Brad's voice into the guitars. On that one really soaring note, it seems like Brad's voice fades out into the guitar, but it doesn't . It is still there, just perfectly blended in. If you watch Rick Beato's analysis of the song, he plays the isolated vocal track and you can hear Brad actually hitting - and holding - that note.

Brad is one of those iconic singers from the 70/80's and Tom's vision for the sound gave the band what a lot of folks would say is a perfect album, and they followed it up with another great album. Boston is one of those bands whose instrumentation is just as incredible as Brad's vocalizations. You could spend a long time describing and discussing both topics and how they mesh together. Thanks for covering this one.

Boston has always been one of my favs. As a guitarist, i love the style and sound that the guitarist brings.

You're literally the best I've ever seen/heard do this. One of the best vocal performances ever. R.I.P. Brad Delp.

I always assumed that ridiculously high note couldn’t have been the lead singer and was the guitar solo taking over. Even more impressed now.

You know what I like most about you? Your unbridled joy of discovering awesome music and you going completely nerd on us explaining every aspect of the songs. I simply love it! Please continue doing what you are doing! And thank you!

Thank you for paying homage to one of the best R&R songs of all time

This was a timeless album and almost 50 years later it still holds it's own against anything out there. FYI, all the vocals, lead and backup on all the albums were done by lead singer Brad Delp.....an incredible achievement.

In the recordings, Brad did all the vocals. All, so those harmonies is him. The even higher part in the outro? Him. One of the top voices of all time, and to those of us who knew him personally, one of the most beautiful humans to walk the earth.

Brad simply had a unique wonderful voice

Brad Delp is criminally underappreciated. Absolutely phenomenal talent. RIP

Brad Delp was the singer. He recorded all the vocal tracks and layered them on the studio recording. The lead guitarist is Tom Scholz and this entire album was recorded as a demo in his basement. He created most of the technology that was used in the recording. This was also the band's first album, and it is highly regarded as a masterpiece. One of the best songs and best albums ever. Check out the rest of the album.

You are, hands-down, the best vocal coach… reactor? reactionary? reactifier? No matter. You’re the best!

The epic extended bloopers section in this one 🤣 Thanks again for another insightful analysis!

One of the best songs out there. But also the whole album is legendary. There are no skip-tracks on this one. The cover art might look like a spaceship but if you look closer it's actually a guitar. Lovely stuff, keep it up!

If I remember correctly, Brad Delp recorded all the vocals for the studio version, including all the backup parts. That's why the harmonies match so well.

I love seeing someone smile so genuinely at one of my favorite songs of all time

Magical Fairy, This will be fun, Boston at their prime and someone skilled and intelligent enough to appreciate them..❤

RIP Brad Delp.. we miss you and your music

The "WOW, WOW" you gave off during Brad's extreme high note, is what we all said in 1976.

Simply one of the best rock songs/vocal performances of all time! Great choice...

First Song on the first album they ever released. Tom Scholz (the guitarist) wrote it all, recorded all the instruments and produced it in his home studio, Brad did all the vocals, overdubs and backing vocals included.

This song, Longtime, and Peace of Mind I think are his crowning jewels of vocal display. Definitely one of, if not the best, voice in rock and roll.

Huge Fan of Boston and this song. Absolutely mesmerizing....thank you!!!

I think you're one of the smartest music reactors I've seen. I don't know much about music but having watched this I feel a little brighter.

The video is played to the track on the album where Brad Delp did all of the vocals and then layered them in the track.

Brad Delp was one of the vocal gods! Gone way to soon. RIP

Back in those days, on Fridays after work, I used to peel out of the parking lot with Boston cranked up on my '73 Corvette. This review brought back a great memory and smile of these ultimate cruising tunes, thank you.

I heard some people say, he's still singing that last note. RIP Brad Delp, one of the best, yet overlooked, rock singers.

I believe that the sound on this video is actually directly from the album because Brad is singing all the backing vocals, just as he did on the album.

Love how Brads voice melds right into the lead guitar parts! I knew you was going to love this one. Seem them a few times live. Exceptional concerts!

Boston is one of the best rock bands in history from America .. these guys are icons well done Fairy Voice Mother 😀

Gorgeous detailed analysis of this wonderful song! 🎶🙂

One of the best legendary voices!

RIP Brad Delp! One of the best voices in rock and roll. Boston has always been one of my favorites. Definitely look into more of their work.

Watching her react to that high note was well worth it

Has Brad Delp been the most underrated rock singer of all? Perhaps so ... his singing sounds so easy and fluid, I know I used to sort of take it for granted. But dayum!

An example of a perfect rock song . writing, playing , singing ,recording just Fn perfect.

Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! One of my favorite songs EVER!! I absolutely love your breakdown and analysis's...analysis.....starting to question my spelling there...anywho. Amazing song. Your amazing! Stay Blessed!!

"This is not normal" That is such a powerful understatement for a song that has been everywhere for the last 45 years. I appreciate your charm, knowledge and voice. You are part of the solution. Thank you. I love at 14:50 went you went from analyst to moved. Beautiful.

RIP Brad. 😢😢😢. Iain Leeds Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

I've often thought if an alien landed here and asked for just one example of what rock music is this would be the song I chose to play for him. The video is footage shot another time, but the music is the studio version... all of the instruments were played by Tom Schulz and pieced together at the studio... he called his friend Brad Delp to do all the vocals and background harmonies, so the song you just heard was two guys an a lot of track work. When the album caught on they hired musicians to fill out the band so they could tour. I'm sure the mustaches played a role in their auditions 😊 Now, as for you, Gorgeous... so talented, fun and beautiful! Seeing someone like you makes me hate that I got old

I was a teenager playing in a garage band when "More Than A Feeling" came out. Our singer about killed himself trying to hit those high notes. We guitarists were scrambling, trying to figure out how to get Boston's cool guitar sound. There was no Internet to look stuff up back then.

I love how stunned you were at how ridiculously good this whole song is! Because it is indeed fantastic music.

On the studio versions of Boston Songs, they were famous for double tracking everything. So much talent on all accounts.

Brad did ALL the vocals on this album- harmony, back up, etc. He probably did do some doubling as well, just to make it sound bigger. Tom wanted things just right! And then the debut dropped, and blew everyone's minds. There was no "band" when this was recorded. Just Brad on vocals, Sib on drums, and Tom playing everything else. They had to put a band together after, so they could tour, lol.

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"I don't think I've seen a mustache as lustrous as that." That was my favorite sentence. Yes, the guitar takes over. I love watching trained singers like you listen to this song because you truly appreciate Brad's voice. RIP Brad.

Thats one of the greatest songs ever written. Not many come close to its brilliance.

You are like a breath of fresh air every time I watch... Thank you.

Brad Delp was a one of a kind voice and front man. Tom Scholz is a masterful songwriter, surrounded himself with Brad Delp, Barry Goudreau, Sib Hashian as the band Mother's Milk. Their first album was mostly recorded in Scholz's home, he took those home recorded tracks (tapes) to Epic Records and they used those to mix the master. Renamed the band Boston and added Fran Sheehan on bass (on two songs which were added). Scholz played electric guitar, acoustic guitar, added special guitar effects (his rock man), bass, organ, clavinet, percussion, and was the producer and engineer on the first album. Scholz as a guitarist is melodic and creates a soundscape he actually started writing music in 1969 - a lot of people do not know Foreplay was written then. He's a mit grad and experimented with sound and created Boston's signature sounds.

I forgot how much I love Boston untel now, Definitely a feel good band.

"...if Bryan Adams, The Beatles, and A-ha had a hairy baby." Dying 🤣 Great breakdown, video editing, singing, etc. Top-tier work here.

I love the way you register "delight". It's infectious

One of the best songs of all time. Wonderful analysis Lolli! Fantastic video

Great job Lolli. When I think of American Rock and Roll, Boston is always right there. I love how this song is about the music, how it feels, how you can live in it. Thanks for the great analysis.

Finally, someone is going into the details of singing.

Remember buying this album and playing the hell out of it. My son now has it in his record collection. What a time for incredible music; rock on!

Hello lovely Fairy!, you're such a nice person, your videos reflect your personality: smart, funny. sweet, and I could continue but I wont end, your way to analize and comment its fresh air to me, any artist you comment, you always find positive things and I like that!, I know there's always negative ones but you emphasize the good stuff👍. As a member of the "X generation", I grew up listening wonderful groups, Boston, one of them, and this song is in the ❤ of many of us, thank you so much for your labor & choosing this one 🥰, and appreciate great music!!! Love from a mexican Dear ✌️😉🇲🇽

I just have to tell you how much I enjoy your reaction and analysis of this song. I really enjoy hearing a singer’s point of view.

LOVE your recognition and shout out to that extra inserted bar to set up the final outro. Love it! And yes, this is my second time throughout a month later, I just couldn't resist for some reason.

These vocals are out of this world. In the highest moments he not only sang the high main vocals but even higher harmonics… amazing😊 Great analysis Lolli😊

No matter the genre, Lolli always brightens my day 😎

Just the best commentary available about one of the greatest albums of all time. I have learned so much more than I used to know about vocal technique thanks to your analysis. Oh, and you are also the most gorgeous and entertaining person I could imagine. Just a delight every time I watch your videos.

Love this video! That is Brad doing ALL of the harmonies himself!

Ur breakdown of this song was incredible so much passion, joy and intelligence you really are a special talent and on a different level with your reactions... Keep up the great work! 🎵💜

Boston, in the top 10 bands of all time for sure!

There's an instagram channel that strips away the instrumentation on songs so you can hear just the vocals and Brad's voice is insanely good and even more impressive when you hear it clearly, no guitars drowning him out. A lot of these 80s singers were simply talented singers, no autotune needed.

I was a kid when this song came out and it warms my heart to see a whole new generation get blown away by Boston.