Взлет этой команды был неожиданно молниеносным. Полупрофессиональный коллектив под руководством Тома Шольца (р. 10 марта 1947, Толедо, США) записал несколько демок и представил их на суд записывающей компании "Epic Records". Нежданно-негаданно ленточки впечатлили "Epic records" и Шольц объединился с друзьями Франом Шиханом (р. 26 марта 1949, Бостон, США; бас), Брэдом Делпом (р. 12 июня 1951, Бостон, США; гитара, вокал), Барри Годри (р. 29 ноября 1951, Бостон, США; гитара) и Сибом Хашианом (р. 17 августа 1949, Бостон, США; ударные) для создания группы. Недолго думая, они обозвали свою команду "Бостон", и их первый одноименный релиз достиг 3 места в чартах США, которого в конечном счете было продано 16 миллионов копий только в Штатах, и не вылазил из штатовских чартов два года. Незабываемая композиция "More Than A Feeling" мгновенно оказалась международным хитом. Мелодичный хард-рок завоевал сердца слушателей и казалось, что группе обеспечено безоблачное будущее.
Двумя годами позже они почти повторили свой успех с альбомом "Don't look back", который также возглавил чарты США, а одноименная заглавная композиция пользовалась бешеным успехом у огромной аудитории.
Немного позже Шольц оказался вовлеченным в судебную баталию против "CBS Records" и их менеджера Пола Ахерна по задержкам выполнения его контракта. В это же время неусидчивый Шольц (в прошлом дизайнер изделий для "Polaroid"), изобрел мини-усилитель прозванный "Rockman". Годри притомился длинным творческим отпуском группы и выпустил сольник, а потом и вообще свалил от коллег подальше, чтобы организовать “Orion The Hunter” с Фрэном Космо. Хашиан и Шихан также последовали его примеру в середине 80-х, которым Шольц дал на время попользоваться именем "Boston" (он будет позже преследоваться всеми тремя членами экс-банды). Группа в облике Шольца и Делпа вернулась на сцену в 1986 с альбомом "Third stage", который сопровождался двумя хитовыми синглами, "Amanda" (который достиг №1 в чартах) и "We're ready".
Фаны давно уже жаждали обновить свою поистрепанную за 8 лет коллекцию, и ходя третий альбом не нес в себе ничего нового им не оставалось никакого выбора, как приобретать его.
Такая ситуация позволила "Бостону" стать первой в рок-истории США группой, чей дебютный альбом продавался лучше всех и суммарные продажи всех альбомов перевалили за 50 миллионов копий. Шольц отправился в тур, посвященный "Третьей стадии" с новым составом банды, включающим Делпа, гитариста Гэри Фила, басиста Дэвида Сайкса и ударников Дуга Хаффмана и Джима Масдеа. В 1990 году Шольц наконец-то выиграл свою судебную тяжбу против CBS. Прежде, чем Шольц начал работу над новым альбомом, завербовав партнера Годри Космо как вокалиста, от него ушел Делп, который присоединился к проекту Годри "Return to Zero". Короче, оказалось так, что на "Walk on" Шольц остался единственным из первоначального состава. Фаны немного подразочаровались, но тем не менее диск попал в Топ 5 в США.
Тем временем, Шольц проиграл свой затяжной судебный процесс против Ахерна и был присужден к выплате боле полумиллиона баксов. Пришлось ему прикрыть свою компанию "Research & Development" иуйтииз "MCA Records". Вот такая грустная история могла бы получиться, однако летом 2002 года "Boston" в несколько обновленном составе вернулись с новым альбомом.
Состав
Tom Scholz - гитара, клавишные, ударные
Kimberley Dahme - бас, вокал, гитара
Fran Cosmo - вокал, гитара
Gary Pihl - гитара
Anthony Cosmo - гитара, вокал
Дискография
Boston - 1976
Don't Look Back - 1978
Third Stage - 1986
Walk On - 1994
Greatest Hits - 1997
Rock & Roll Band - 1998
Corporate America - 2002
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