SiriuslyCold Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 June 12, 1951 to March 9, 2007 We just lost the nicest guy in Rock & Roll (and a great voice to boot)
Jas007 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 ATKINSON, N.H. -- Brad Delp, the lead singer for Boston, a huge rock sensation in the 1970s, was found dead Friday in his home, police said. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. EST and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and there was no indication of foul play. Delp apparently was alone at the time of his death, Baldwin said. "There was nothing disrupted in the house," Police Chief Philip Consentino told WMUR-TV. "He was a fairly healthy person from what we're able to ascertain." The cause of his death remained under investigation by the Atkinson police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office. Police said an incident report would not be available until tomorrow. Delp sang vocals on Boston's 1976 hits More than a Feeling and Long Time. He also sang on Boston's most recent album, Corporate America, released in 2002. He joined the band in the early 1970s after meeting Tom Scholz, an MIT student interested in experimental methods of recording music, the group's official website said. The band enjoyed its greatest success and influence during its first decade. The band's last appearance was in November 2006 at Boston's Symphony Hall. On Friday night, the website (www.bandboston.com) was taken down and replaced with the statement: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll." A call to the Swampscott, Mass., home of Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau was not immediately returned Friday night.
Jas007 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Don't look back, a new day is breakin' It's been too long since I felt this way I don't mind where I get taken The road is callin', today is the day I can see it took so long to realize I'm much too strong not to compromise Now I see what I am is holding me down I'll turn it around I finally see the dawn arrivin' I see beyond the road I'm drivin' Far away and left behind It's a new horizon and I'm awakin' now Oh I see myself in a brand new way The sun is shinin', the clouds are breakin' 'Cause I can't lose now, there's no game to play I can tell there's no more time left to criticize I've seen what I could not recognize Everything in my life was leading me on But I can be strong
SiriuslyCold Posted March 11, 2007 Author Posted March 11, 2007 http://blogs.ocregister.com/soundcheck/archives/2007/03/brad_delp_19512.html Brad Delp was certainly never a rock god like Robert Plant; he wasn't even Steve Perry, really, in terms of stature. But he was every bit as popular at a certain time in pop music history. His voice became a major element of the soundtrack to millions of people's lives - and at a very specific time in their lives. And what an indelible, tremendous voice it was. Listen to the sweet clarity and mellow crispness with which he nails those inhuman high notes and carries those melodies on Boston: It's unquestionable that the number of people capable of replicating that can probably be counted on a hand, two at most. (more) http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/03/10/remembering_brad_delp/ When you hear that Brad Delp was the nicest guy in the Boston rock scene, it's all true. I had known him since the group first played the Boston Garden in 1977, then caught their shows at the Garden in 1978 and a couple of their record-setting nine dates at the Worcester Centrum in 1987, as well as an AIDS benefit they did at the Garden in 1989, a Globe Santa benefit at the House of Blues in 1994, and a Great Woods show the following year. (more) http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=4e7e6e1a-60fc-4eef-a279-eba266ef6149 "He was the most humble guy you'd want to meet. He had no rock star attitude, he had no problem mingling with the crowd. He'd talk to fans for hours," said local musician Gardner Berry, who most recently worked with Delp in November during a benefit at the Black Brimmer in Manchester. (more)
SiriuslyCold Posted March 11, 2007 Author Posted March 11, 2007 I cannot believe some of the slagging that's going on in this AA thread. :(
SiriuslyCold Posted March 15, 2007 Author Posted March 15, 2007 nice obit http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/03122007/nhnews-ph-por-12delp.html Tom Scholz interview on RollingStone
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