The duo recruited Goudreau on guitar, bassist Fran Sheehan and drummer Sib Hashian to create a performing unit which could replicate Scholz's richly layered recordings on stage.
Before the deal could be finalized, the band had to do a live audition for the record company executives. And then, of course, we started getting some interest." Scholz and Delp signed a deal with Epic Records after Masdea's departure, thanks to Ahern and McKenzie. I know Tom felt very bad when the whole thing happened. According to Scholz, the managers insisted that Masdea had to be replaced before the band could get a recording deal. Years later, Delp told journalist Chuck Miller: " actually told me he was losing interest in playing drums. This final demo tape attracted the attention of promoters Paul Ahern and Charlie McKenzie. Scholz stated they finished four of the six by the end of 1974, and they finished "More Than a Feeling" and "Something About You" in 1975. Scholz played all the instruments on the demos, except for the drums, which were played by Masdea, and used self-designed pedals to create the desired guitar sound. The violin-like sound of the guitars was created in the early 1970s by Tom Scholz. The demo tapes were sent to record companies, but received consistent rejections. In 1973 Scholz formed the band Mother's Milk with Delp, Goudreau, and Masdea. That group disbanded by 1974, but Scholz subsequently worked with Masdea and Delp to produce six new demos, including " More Than a Feeling ", " Peace of Mind ", " Rock and Roll Band ", "Something About You" (then entitled "Life Isn't Easy"), "Hitch a Ride" (then entitled "San Francisco Day"), and "Don't Be Afraid". These early demo tapes were recorded with (at various times) Brad Delp on vocals, Barry Goudreau on guitar, Jim Masdea on drums, and Tom Scholz on guitar, bass and keyboards.
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After graduating with a master's degree, Scholz worked for Polaroid, where he used his salary to build a recording studio in his basement, and to finance demo tapes recorded in professional recording studios. Vocalist Brad Delp was added to the collective in 1970.
Tom Scholz first started writing music in 1969 while he was attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he wrote an instrumental, titled "Foreplay". While attending MIT, Scholz joined the band Freehold, where he met guitarist Barry Goudreau and drummer Jim Masdea, who would later become members of Boston. Boston were ranked the 63rd best hard rock artist by VH1. Altogether, the band has released six studio albums over a career spanning over 40 years. They have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million albums in the United States, of which 17 million were from their self-titled debut album and seven million were for their second album, Don't Look Back, making them one of the world's best-selling artists. Boston's best-known works include the songs " 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", and " Amanda". Centered on multi-instrumentalist founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the debut album, the band is a staple of Classic rock radio playlists. Boston is an American Rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, who had their most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s.
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