BOSTON still alive and well in 2010
Writing, arranging and recording BOSTON music for hours day after day is frustrating, exhausting, and lonely, yet strangely enticing. My dad used to ask me, "If the song is 4 or 5 minutes long, why doesn't it take 4 or 5 minutes to record it?" The catch is, figuring out what should happen for every second of that 4 or 5 minutes for all the individual tracks on one song, and trying the hundreds of variations on each instrument or vocal takes me typically 4 or 5 months. For every measure of BOSTON music that survives the cut on an album, a week of work ends up in the trash bin.
Meanwhile, the rest of the band members are busy with their own lives and projects, and all have already contributed in some way to the new BOSTON album effort. These are understanding and patient people! Unfortunately I don't expect to have the album finished in time to prepare for a tour this summer, but we are all jonesing to play again.
Much more urgent and serious is Haiti. These poor people were living a wretchedly impoverished life before the earthquake, now it's worse than a Hollywood disaster movie come to life. Those that have survived the initial trauma now are faced with an almost impossible-to-survive situation. Even in this recession, seeing and hearing the stories from Haiti makes you realize how good we have it. Please dig a little deeper and donate as we have, through any of the numerous organizations mobilizing to help.
Let's all try to look out for each other!
Tom Scholz
January 17th, 2010
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Wil
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... As a Boston fan it is very exciting to know that there's a new cd in the works, and that we'll get more new music. But, why doeas it has to take so long? Many of the greatest rock albums of all time were recorded in just a few months. Some in weeks!! Just go with gut instint. It took 2 years to record "Don't Look Back" and it was a hit. It took 8 years to record "Walk On" & it was a comercial and critical dissappointment. Proves my point! There is nothing wrong in getting major help in the studio. |
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Ken
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... Ditto Jeff, Mike, & Rebecca! If memory serves correctly, I picked up Corporate America during the holidays in 2002, so the new album is right on schedule (78, 86, 94, 02, 10). It is ALWAYS worth the wait! |
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Rebecca
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... So glad to hear your back, working in the studio. Looking out for each other is no doubt, the key! If anyone knows this, it's Boston. The music which you, and the rest of the band have created in the past, has impacted the world, and remains timeless. I'm almost a lifelong fan, due to the inevitable fact that listening to your music, has taken me through some of my own seriously tough times. Now my little girl, who lives with a lot of physical pain, throughout her daily life, listens with me, and sings along. I always tell her as long as we have the following at the end of the day: "Peace of Mind", then we're ok(try our best anyway). We look forward to the release of your upcoming album! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! |
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Jeff
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... Just the news of an album is fantastic. We all know that the final product is going to be a masterpiece. Being a perfectionist myself, I appreciate the time and talent it takes to produce such works. I think we all can wait just a little bit longer. After all, anticipating this new album is part of the fun. |
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Richard Michael
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... Hoping that the new materials will include a bonus DVD concert. Keep your fingers crossed. |
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