Listened to one of my favorite songs…hell, probably my all-time favorite song, and was struck again by how much we lost when Brad Delp offed himself.
…and then some other videos popped into my feed that took me down a deep, deep rabbit hole. I knew the song was good, but as a non-musician, I never really understood what was really going on, and just how good this song was from both a performance, as well as a technical/production value perspective.
Really cool to gain insight on the “how and the why” behind the music. These two reviews really stood out to me:
…and:
…and countless voice coach impressions and reviews where they were blown away by Brad Delp’s effortless movement across his 4-octave range for the lead and backing vocals. And all before auto tune too. Amazing song, and amazing work by the entire band, all tied together with Tom Scholz’ perfect mix, overlays, and production.
It was a really cool evening learning all about the actual music behind the song.