THE
JOURNEY
The final total for Boston’s debut (a virtual
copy of the original demos) ended up
costing only a few thousand, far less than
what other pop recordings cost at the time.
As much as we’ve talked up the process
though, it would all be for nothing if Scholz
didn’t have a lot of talent to back him up
and good songs to show. His stated goal
with the band was to “create a perfect rock
record,” and in that respect he succeeded,
almost to his detriment. His perfectionist
streak would create a revolving door of
members (including Delp, before his tragic
suicide in 2007), and in Boston’s 40-year
history they’ve only managed to release six
records.
based off his sounds and designs. Perhaps
the most humble yet most famous would
be the Rockman headphone amp line,
which is able to plug right into a mixing
console for direct recording. This would
create one of the earliest pre-digital
avenues for clean, clear double-tracking,
and the thick midrange chorus sound
would be all over records by ZZ Top, KISS,
and Def Leppard during the ‘80s.
Scholz put his engineering skill to use
though in his new music career, starting
the Rockman line of amplifiers and effects
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TONE TALK //
Rock N’ Roll Band: What We Can Learn From Boston’s Debut Album