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Tom Scholz: The Start of It

NOVA's Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

NOVA's Secret Life of Scientists - Tom Scholz

NOVA's Secret Life of Scientists - Tom Scholz

As behind-the-music back stories go, Boston guitarist Tom Scholz has a good one. The MIT grad was a geeky engineer toiling at Polaroid when he recorded  More Than a Feeling. The rest, as they say, is history. PBS/NOVA s web series  The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers tells Scholz s story in its latest episode, and even managed to get the reclusive rocker to participate. (According to producers, it is Scholz s only filmed interview in more than a decade.)  Tom cares deeply about science and engineering, and I think that s why he opened up to us. It was amazing to hear him talk about his rise to fame and to hear him play his songs for us, says  Secret Life executive producer Joshua Seftel. In the episode, which will be posted next week, Scholz plays  More Than a Feeling and  Foreplay from Boston s 1976 debut, an album that has sold over 20 million copies. The  Secret Life series explores the lives of scientists outside the lab, and has featured the likes of Bill Nye, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, actress Mayim Bialik, and astronomer Jill Tarter, among others.

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Gary Pihl Reveals The Concept Behind Boston s Iconic Spaceship Album Covers

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March 21, 2014 - Los Angeles K-EARTH 101

Guitarist Gary Pihl, known for his work with Boston and Sammy Hagar, joined The K-EARTH 101 Morning Show today to talk about bringing Boston s  Heaven On Earth tour to the Forum this summer with special guests Cheap Trick!

Gary first got his start in music playing guitar in Sammy Hagar s band in the early  70s, which he remembers as some of his fondest memories in music.

 What you see is what you get. He is a fun-loving guy, always in a good mood and it was a pleasure working with him, because he was our cheerleader, Gary said of playing with Sammy.

It was through Sammy that Gary first got hooked up with Boston later on because their manager oversaw both acts. They were added to open for Boston s first tour in 1977 and was later extended through their second tour, and that s where Gary met the founder of the band, Tom ebony porn Scholz.

 In  85 when Sammy had left for Van Halen, I had kept in touch with Tom, and he said  oh too bad Sammy s leaving your band,  he explained, adding that Tom was  finishing up [Boston's]  Third Stage album& there s one more song to be recorded so he invited Gary to record with them.

After his last gig with Sammy, Gary flew directly over to record with Boston and he s  been there ever since.

Throughout their career, Boston s album covers have included an iconic image of a guitar-shaped spaceship bearing their name that is now just as synonymous to the band as their many hits. But where did the band get that idea for the spaceship logo in the first place?

 That was just an artist that had worked for Epic Records at the time. And Epic had a couple ideas for Boston, one for the first Boston album cover they sent to Tom was a pot of Boston baked beans, and then there was something called Boston cabbage, he laughed.  Then somebody sent this idea, the concept there was you see the earth exploding behind and all these cities are escaping& only you don t see the names on the other spaceships that are escaping the exploding earth, but you assume that it s Chicago and Atlanta and L.A& 

The spaceship theme proved to be a hit with fans from the start. The Boston spaceship has appeared on albums including Boston, Don t Look Back, Third Stage, Walk On and more. It also serves as the artwork for the band s upcoming Heaven On Earth tour poster.

 It was such an iconic thing and people seemed to love that concept that obviously we just kept it going, he added.

You can catch Boston flying into LA at the Forum on July 29th with special guest Cheap Trick. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, March 22nd at 10am on ticketmaster.com. You can also win tickets to the show from K-EARTH 101 when you enter online here.

Listen to our complete conversation with Gary Pihl!