Boston (band)

Boston
1976 black-and-white photo of the American rock band Boston for their self-titled debut studio album Boston. From left to right guitarist Barry Goudreau, band leader Tom Scholz, drummer Sib Hashian, singer Brad Delp, and bassist Fran Sheehan.
Boston in 1976. From left to right:
Barry Goudreau, Tom Scholz, Sib Hashian, Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan.
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyBoston discography
Years active1975–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Members
Past members
Websitebandboston.com

Boston is an American rock band formed in 1975 by Tom Scholz in Boston, Massachusetts, that experienced significant commercial success during the 1970s and 1980s. The band's core members include multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 self-titled debut album, and former lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album.[1]

Boston's best-known songs include: "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", "Smokin'", "Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Hitch a Ride", "Party", "Amanda" and "Feelin' Satisfied". The band has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million units sold in the United States, of which 17 million were the band's debut album and seven million copies of the band's second studio album, Don't Look Back (1978), placing the group at #63 amongst the world's best-selling music artists.[2][3] Altogether, the band has released six studio albums in a career spanning over 49 years. Boston's recorded output has been minimal since the 1980s – with Third Stage, Walk On and Corporate America all released eight years apart, and the latter followed eleven years later by the band's most recent album Life, Love & Hope (2013) – although they have continued to perform live and have been hinting at an upcoming seventh studio album.[4] Boston was ranked the 63rd-best hard rock artist by VH1.[5]

After original longtime lead singer Brad Delp died in 2007, a number of vocalists have taken the stage, including Stryper frontman and vocalist Michael Sweet. Since 2013, Tommy DeCarlo has been the group's lead singer. Other current members of the band include guitarist Gary Pihl, bassist Tracy Ferrie, drummer Jeff Neal and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Beth Cohen.[6]

  1. ^ Boston at AllMusic
  2. ^ "RIAA Top Artists - Albums". RIAA.com. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". RIAA.com. Recording Industry Association of America. November 20, 2003. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  4. ^ Clark, Jeff (April 21, 2017). "Catching up with Boston's Tom Scholz before 'Hyper Space' hits the Coast". Sun Herald. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists: 51-100". rockonthenet.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "MUSICIANS". bandboston.com. Boston. Retrieved December 28, 2022.