Comments on: Brad Delp http://blog.packingheat.com/2007/03/09/brad-delp/ The PackingHeat.com blog...fear the writing Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:06:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Packingheat http://blog.packingheat.com/2007/03/09/brad-delp/#comment-10433 Packingheat Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:22:16 +0000 http://blog.packingheat.com/2007/03/09/brad-delp/#comment-10433 He had an amazing voice and even as age and use took away his ability to hit the high notes (much as it was taken from Robert Plant and Roger Daltry), he managed to joke about the loss of his range. I read about him saying how great it was to tour with Boston and the other Boston vocalist from "Walk On", Fran Cosmo. Yet Fran Cosmo couldn't reach Brad Delp's vocal prowess, as evidenced on "Walk On". The saddest thing is that appears Brad Delp committed suicide. I caught a moment of news-ticker on NECN tonight and found the article on boston.com...truly sad indeed: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/03/14/family_rocker_brad_delps_death_was_suicide/ He had an amazing voice and even as age and use took away his ability to hit the high notes (much as it was taken from Robert Plant and Roger Daltry), he managed to joke about the loss of his range. I read about him saying how great it was to tour with Boston and the other Boston vocalist from “Walk On”, Fran Cosmo. Yet Fran Cosmo couldn’t reach Brad Delp’s vocal prowess, as evidenced on “Walk On”.

The saddest thing is that appears Brad Delp committed suicide. I caught a moment of news-ticker on NECN tonight and found the article on boston.com…truly sad indeed: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/03/14/family_rocker_brad_delps_death_was_suicide/

]]> By: yehyeh http://blog.packingheat.com/2007/03/09/brad-delp/#comment-10422 yehyeh Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:33:19 +0000 http://blog.packingheat.com/2007/03/09/brad-delp/#comment-10422 A few years ago, Bravo had a reality show about making a sitcom, and were having a contest to try to get into the final 2. I had talked about writing a pilot for many years about my experiences in grad school and how fucked up the whole thing was to me, but the contest was the impetus that actually got me to start writing it. On the first page of my script when talking about the intro with theme music, there was only one song that I would allow to be the centralized theme to the show. That was Boston's "Peace of Mind". I think something that gets lost in all the sadness is the fact that the man could really hit the high notes, basically in sync with Scholz's screaming guitar sounds. The solo for More than a Feeling was the first solo I ever learned on a guitar, but I will never be able to hit those notes, and even if I could, I couldn't with his clarity. Truly sad. A few years ago, Bravo had a reality show about making a sitcom, and were having a contest to try to get into the final 2.

I had talked about writing a pilot for many years about my experiences in grad school and how fucked up the whole thing was to me, but the contest was the impetus that actually got me to start writing it.

On the first page of my script when talking about the intro with theme music, there was only one song that I would allow to be the centralized theme to the show.

That was Boston’s “Peace of Mind”. I think something that gets lost in all the sadness is the fact that the man could really hit the high notes, basically in sync with Scholz’s screaming guitar sounds.

The solo for More than a Feeling was the first solo I ever learned on a guitar, but I will never be able to hit those notes, and even if I could, I couldn’t with his clarity.

Truly sad.

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