Rest in peace, Brad. The Voice of Boston has left us…
The nicest, kindest, most caring, down to earth rock star the world has ever known.”
I initially read about the unfortunate news of Brad Delp’s passing here.
I can’t count the times we (legally) tore down highways just blasting our favourite Boston tunes - for ‘this band and I’, mostly the classics, included in mixes… Hitch a Ride, More Than A Feeling, Peace of Mind.
I’ve always found it a foreign and unsettling experience to learn of a death of any sort of ‘icon’, whose life you may or may not have followed, yet still revered their artistry, work ethic, integrity, ingenuity… (keep filling in the blanks).
♪ Head for the other side / leave it all behind… ♫
Brad Delpa - June 12, 1951 to March 9, 2007
March 10th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Oh wow, I had not heard about this, that is so sad. I was in hig scgool in the late 70’s and still love the music of Boston.
Thank you for stopping by my blog party and for all the kind things you said. I hope you will come by again even after the party, lol.
You have a wonderful blog here and it is so very nice to meet you. Party On!
March 10th, 2007 at 10:18 am
My deepest regret for the family of Brad Delp. I regret not getting to see Boston in concert. I am from Boston and this Band was one of the first bands that really broke out for the City. The lead singer had a one of a kind voice. If you were with a date and you played Boston songs, you were all set! I leave this in honor of all of my close friends who’s Boston songs will always remind me of the very, very good time!
March 13th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Dariana: Thank you for dropping by - it was my pleasure stumbling upon your party, heheh
I was born in ‘79, so for me, it’s only for the phenomenal respect, awe, appreciation, (etc.!) of music that allowed me to personally ‘discover’ so much ‘awesomeness’ musically. (I’m sorry if I’m making ‘odd’ sense or none, heheh - I’m tapering off of venlafaxine (RAWR!) and my serum levels are very low so the consequent (and constant! heheh) ‘brain shiver’ / disorientation I’m getting as discontinuation symptoms are really hampering my ability to attempt to make sense!
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Jim - thank you for leaving your beautiful comment. I am so sorry that it took me this long to ‘moderate’ it. Your comment got caught in Akismet spam (more RAWR!!) and I haven’t figured out how to get it to email me when that happens, because I haven’t been checking it regularly ~sighs~.
Anywho, thank you again for leaving your keen insight and thoughts. Being (almost) 28, I also never had the privilege of seeing Boston in concert and it also makes me wistful.
I loved your comment about being ‘all set’ with Boston on/with a date - too, too true
Rock on, Brad, wherever you are…