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Boston has posted a live performance of More Than a Feeling performed during their 2017 tour, along with a message from Tom Scholz. Enjoy!

In 1975, with singer Brad Delp and drummer Jim Masdea, I finished my final demo recording number six of my songs that were recorded, arranged, played and produced the way I wanted to hear them.  I wasn't expecting any success.  My demos had been universally rejected for years - now I was just making one last recording of my best songs before I threw in the towel at age 29.  
 
I was not surprised when almost every record company rejected them again - including Epic.  By now, I figured my musical tastes were just a lot different than most people's, but surprisingly, after Epic had a good listen to “More Than a Feeling,” Brad and I received a contract offer. (Thank you Tom Werman at Epic for having ears!)
 
Still, I had no reason to expect any serious success after so much rejection, but it was exciting to make a real record (even though still in my basement!).
 
Imagine my surprise when real music listeners - all of you - responded with an avalanche of appreciation!  After six years of discouragement, BOSTON suddenly blanketed the radio airwaves!  The ultimate success was the result of you, our listeners and fans.  
 
The variety of stories I've heard of people who were helped through hard times by this music (I'm one of those stories!), and the number of lives that have been saved by the donations made possible, have all made the enormous work effort more than worth it.  
 
Everyone is familiar with the recording of "More Than a Feeling" Brad and I performed in 1976, so now, 50 years later, I'd like to offer one of the last available recordings of the song performed live by the band BOSTON in 2017.  This is not a studio remix of a multitrack recording, but the actual stereo feed from the mixing console to the sound system speakers.  The mistakes (mostly mine), and oddities of a live mix in a large venue are all there.  Gary Pihl has edited some actual video footage from the show.   Enjoy!  

Thank you all for an amazing run!
 
Tom Scholz

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Boston 50th Anniversary vinylBoston has announced a special 50th anniversary release of Boston's monumental debut album, although you're gonna have to wait a while before you can get your hands on it.

The announcement was posted on Boston's official site, as well as their Facebook page. 

Tom Scholz is working with Impex Records to create this special release. This 50th Anniversary Edition will also include unreleased demos restored and remastered along with long-time Boston member Gary Pihl.

There will be three different options available:
  • 2-LP black vinyl edition
  • 2-LP pearl gold edition
  • SACD Hybrid

The pearl gold version contains the same content as the black vinyl version, however it includes an exclusive poster and a Tom Scholz signature guitar pick. The first 2,500 copies will also be individually numbered. You can pre-order now.

The full press release is available below:

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Tommy DeCarlo

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Boston singer Tommy DeCarlo.

Tommy had announced back in October that he was cancelling all remaining shows he was scheduled to perform for the rest of the year due to unexpected health issues. It was later revealed that he was battling brain cancer.

The family posted a statement on Tommy's Facebook page:

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our Dad, Tommy DeCarlo, on Monday, March 9th, 2026. After being diagnosed with brain cancer last September, he fought with incredible strength and courage right up until the very end.

During this difficult time, we kindly ask that friends and fans respect our family’s privacy as we grieve and support one another.

Rest in peace, Dad.

With love,
Annie, Talia & Tommy Jr.

Tom Scholz has also released a statement via the band's Facebook page:

To All Tommy Decarlo and BOSTON fans and friends:

This morning Tommy lost his fight with cancer.  Everyone who has heard Tommy sing on stage, or on BOSTON albums, knows what a gifted artist he was, but few know how hard he worked to fill that role of BOSTON's lead vocalist, and to turn himself into a top tier live performer -  or more important, what a dedicated father he was to his children.  Tommy was a competitive athlete, and yet a gentle soul who is remembered by by his son and many others as a sweet man who did not deserve to be cut down at such a young age.  It's not surprising that one of his favorite BOSTON songs to sing was "To Be a Man." 

While many people will remember Tommy giving his audience amazing live performances, I will remember him as the incredible singer who appeared out of nowhere to rescue BOSTON in 2007, and gave all of us with the band 10 additional years of performing our most memorable live shows.  Rest in peace Tommy, you did know what it took to be a man.

Tom Scholz, for BOSTON

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Tommy DeCarloTommy DeCarlo's family has set up a GoFundMe page. Below is the message from the family. If you can, please donate to help Tommy:

Our Dad has been fighting the toughest battle of his life.

In late September, he suffered a sudden brain bleed and had to undergo an emergency craniotomy. During surgery, doctors discovered two melanoma masses on his brain and another spot on his lungs. He amazed all of us by fully recovering from the surgery and bravely beginning treatment for the cancer.

But before he could complete those treatments, he suffered another brain bleed and has been hospitalized since Thanksgiving morning. His oncology team is clear: he urgently needs inpatient therapy so he can safely continue cancer treatment. Without it, he faces a dangerously high risk of another bleed and further, possibly irreversible, damage.

Unfortunately, insurance will not cover therapy until January. Waiting that long is simply not an option.

We are starting this fundraiser to raise the $50,000 needed to get him the therapy he needs right now so oncology can resume treatment and give him the best chance at recovery.

Our Dad is strong. He is a fighter. And he’s giving this battle everything he’s got — but he needs your help on this one.

He is deeply grateful for the love, prayers, and support he’s already received from friends, family, and fans all over the world. It has lifted him up during the hardest moments and reminded him he’s not fighting alone.

If you can donate, share, or simply send your love his way, it means more to us than you’ll ever know. Thank you for helping us get him the care he urgently needs.

Sincerely,
Annie, Talia and Tommy Jr.

Tommy had previously announced that he was cancelling all remaining shows for the rest of the year to focus on his well-being. He has been touring as part of the Lead Singers of Classic Rock.

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If you've ever wanted to know more about the drama between Tom Scholz and the record label surrounding Boston's third album, then good news, there's a book coming out that covers just that.

Power Soak, a new e-book by Journalist Brendan Borrell tells the story:

In the 1970s, Tom Scholz built Boston's sound in his basement, fusing engineering precision with soaring melody to create the clean, explosive style that made "More Than a Feeling" a hit. His studio inventions spread to Journey, Def Leppard, and The Cars, bringing his signature guitar tone to many of the defining albums of the time.

But when Scholz refused to hand over his own record, Third Stage, until it met his exacting standards, CBS Records chief Walter Yetnikoff declared war. Royalties were cut off. Lawsuits piled up. The band splintered. And Scholz sank further into isolation. Then two rival power brokers--Irving Azoff and David Geffen--entered the fray, racing to pry loose Boston's long-awaited album, which would become one of the last blockbusters of the classic-rock era.

Power Soak reveals the full inside story of this battle for the first time. Drawing on thousands of pages of court filings, internal CBS documents, and new interviews, journalist Brendan Borrell reveals how Scholz pushed back against the major-label power structure and helped arm artists with new tools in their struggle for creative control.

The e-book will be released December 9, 2025 on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

In the meantime, you can read an excerpt on Ultimate Classic Rock.

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Tommy DeCarlo has just released a new track.

What About Us, which was released April 7th, is a song that Tommy had originally recorded a demo of about 25 years ago. Tommy posted about this on his Facebook page:

A few months ago, I was going through some boxes in the attic and came across several original song demos I put together about 25 years ago. This particular song just so happens to be one of my very first. Listening back, I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard how raw and unpolished the recording was. However, I felt the song itself was worth revisiting, so I spent the last couple of months re-tracking it.

The inspiration for the song came from the music I was listening to at the time I wrote it—Anita Baker, Sade, Michael Jackson, and a few other R&B artists. I did my best to give the song that mid-’80s to early-’90s feel.

The song is available on YouTube, as well as other platforms to stream or purchase, such as iTunes, Amazon, Deezer and Spotify.

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Gary Pihl's band Alliance will be releasing a new album soon.

Before Our Eyes is slated to be released on March 28, 2025 on Frontiers Records, following-up their 2019 album Fire and Grace. This will be their sixth album released in almost thirty years, and according to the announcement on Frontiers Records' website, they are already hard at work on album seven. If you're not aware, Alliance is a trio featuring long-time Boston guitarist Gary Pihl, Bassist Robert Berry, who has worked with Gary in December People and All 41. Rounding out the trio is drummer David Lauser, who was in Sammy Hagar's band along with Gary. 

The album will feature 11 tracks. Here is the track listing:

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01. Tell Somebody
02. Nothing Can Make You Change
03. Too Many People
04. Face Of Justice
05. Our Good Life
06. Joan Of Arc
07. Can't Stop Messin'
08. Right
09. 100 Sad Goodbyes
10. Tonight
11. A Bone To Chew On

The album will be available on CD and various streaming services. The band has released a music video for the opening track Tell Somebody.

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The Professor of Rock has released another video related to Boston. If you haven't subscribed to them on YouTube, you really should.

 

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Tommy DeCarlo's band DECARLO have released a new single.

Livin' Without You was written by Tommy DeCarlo and produced by him and son Tommy DeCarlo Jr. The band's official Facebook page wrote about the song:

This one's a special track that captures the classic DECARLO sound. Inspired by the emotions that come after a breakup, it's all about finding strength in moving on and embracing life after loss.

You cannot replace the energy of someone who is genuine, especially if they're putting consistent effort out, to not only be in your life, but to help you be successful. Appreciate them, cherish them, those people are few and far between.

The song is available on YouTube, as well as other platforms to stream or purchase, such as iTunes, Amazon, Deezer and Spotify.

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Tommy DeCarlo has released a new single. It's Always Been You is an R&B/smooth jazz duet with DECARLO bandmate Payton Rose, who did the vocals on their single Meet Me in the Middle.

You can listen to the song on most streaming platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal and YouTube Music.

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Curly Smith, who has been with Boston on and off since 1994, has announced his retirement via a Facebook post on February 1st. The post shows a picture of Curly, along with his son, who goes by the name Zach Montana, performing Curly's long lost song Surrender To Me on Jimmy Kimmel Live! back in February 2022.

Thanks for the music, Curly! Enjoy your retirement.

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DECARLO has released a new single. "Meet Me In The Middle" was released on October 9th and is sung by band member Payton Velligan. It's available through iTunes, Amazon, and other streaming services.

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Boston is collaborating with Soundwaves Art to create limited edition artwork made from the soundwaves of the classic Boston song More Than a Feeling. The artwork is created by Soundwaves Art's founder Tim Wakefield.

Tom Scholz will be signing prints at his home. Signed prints start at $397.56 USD. There is also an unsigned version available starting at $99.39 USD. Shipments of the order are expected to ship in late September.

All profits from this will support the charity Children In Conflict.

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The Professor of Rock YouTube channel released an interview today featuring original Boston drummer Jim Masdea. Check it out.

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BOSTON's Gary Pihl has a new project with an album releasing in November.

The Roads is a collaboration between Pihl and singer Mick Devine. It started when Khalil Turk of Turkish Delight sent Gary one of his songs so Gary could add guitars to it. Gary had some ideas for the song that would require changes to the drum parts. Gary was put in touch with the drummer, Josh Devine, from whom Gary later discovered that the vocalist on the track was Josh's father, Mick. Khalil suggested Gary and Mick work together.

The album features many special guests performing, including Boston/Stryper bassist Tracy Ferrie on bass, Lawrence Gowan (Styx), Paul Taylor (Winger), and Josh Devine.

Their first album Simple Man is due to be released on November 18, 2022 through Escape Music. You can pre-order the album from The Music Shop.

The Roads cover Track listing:

1: Let's Not Let It End Like This
2: Promise Me
3: Simple Man
4: How Long?
5: It Will Be Alright
6: No Way
7: Avalanche
8: Love So Strange
9: Just Not The Same
10: Love Lives In Promises
11: Will You Believe In Me?
12: Save You From Your Yesterdays

You can watch the promo video to their first song Let's Not Let It End Like This:

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BOSTON vocalist Tommy DeCarlo is releasing a new solo album in December.

Tommy, who also has a band DECARLO with his son Tommy DeCarlo Jr, is releasing a solo album on December 9, 2022. The album Dancing In The Moonlight will be released on Frontiers Music srl, which is the same label that DECARLO released their album Lightning Strikes Twice, and where BOSTON's last album Life, Love & Hope was released on.

Tommy has released music as a solo artist previously, however this is his first full solo album, as well as the first solo release with a record label.

You can preorder the album or pre-save it to your preferred streaming service. The title track has already been released as a single, which is available to buy or stream.

Dancing In The Moonlight coverTrack listing:
1. Dancing In The Moonlight
2. Change Our Fate
3. Beyond Forever
4. Life Is Just A Game
5. No Surrender
6. The Game Is On
7. The Road Will Lead To You
8. In The Hands Of Fate
9. Find The Love
10. Home To You
11. Spread Your Wings And Fly
12. You And Me


There's also a music video for the title track:

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Elizabeth Zharoff on The Charismatic Voice YouTube channel covered Boston's More Than A Feeling and Brad Delp's vocals.

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A song recorded in the seventies but never released became a viral hit.

Boston drummer Curly Smith's 19-year old son Zach Smith, who goes by Zach Montana on TikTok, discovered the long-lost track by accident when a disc that was in the car's CD player began playing. Zach posted a TikTok video playing the track and reacting to it. The song is called Surrender To Me (not to be confused with the Boston song of the same name) and was originally recorded in 1978. On the video he posted "Guys PLEASE blow this up to convince my dad to release this song." The video immediately got thousands of plays overnight. To date, it has over 3 million views.

The track has received lots of praise, check out Zach's posts of the reactions from Meghan Trainor, Herman Li and Anthony Fantano (Zach explains to an off-camera Curly what a banger is).  

The song has been remastered in the personal studio of the band Chicago, according to an update Zach posted. The song was released under the band name FireCityFunk on February 4 through multiple digital music services. Zach and Curly appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 16 to perform the song.

On why it was never released, Curly told Jimmy Kimmel "Well, it was very tough in those days to get a record deal. You know, especially with people like The Bee Gees dominating the charts. So I couldn't get it signed, so I just put it on a shelf for 43 years."

 

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If you've got lots of money, here's your chance to own a piece of BOSTON history.

Gary Norman, the artist who created the LP cover art for BOSTON's second album Don't Look Back, is auctioning off the original illustration, and it can be yours, if you have enough money to win the auction.

Heritage Auctions is the auction house hosting the sale of this item. The original acrylic-and-airbrushed original artwork Gary Norman created for the second BOSTON album measures 25 x 46 inches (63.5 x 116.8 cm). The artwork was never framed, and according to Boing Boing, it's been sitting in his extra bedroom for almost 40 years.

The bidding has already surpassed the estimate of $5,000 to $7,000 (at the time of this writing, the current bid is $13,500). The auction ends April 30, so if you can afford it, you can make a bid. And who knows, you may be lucky enough to own it!