BRAD DELP, VOCALISTA DO BOSTON, MORRE AOS 55 / BOSTON LEAD SINGER BRAD DELP DIES AT 55

Uma nota triste para o mundo do Rock n' Roll nesta sexta-feira. Uma notícia que eu não gostaria de dar, mas se faz necessária. Brad Delp, legendário vocalista da banda norte-americana Boston, faleceu em sua casa, em New Hampshire, E.U.A., por volta das 13:20 (horário local). As causas ainda são desconhecidas. Brad estava aparentemente sozinho em casa, quando ocorreu sua morte. Autor de sucessos inesquecíveis como "More Than a Feeling", "Don't Look Back", "Amanda", entre outros, vai fazer muita falta, num momento em que o estilo que ele ajudou a construir - o A.O.R. - está voltando à cena e é sem dúvida, uma perda irreparável. Seu último trabalho com o Boston foi "Corporate America" (2002). Há alguns dias, o rotten-orange postou um album do R.T.Z, projeto paralelo que Brad Delp mantinha com seu ex-companheiro de Boston, o guitarrista Barry Goudreau, fica aqui nosso tributo e nossa saudade. Os heróis morrem jovens, mas jamais desistem. Cabe a nós perpetuar o seu ideal, a bandeira do Rock n' Roll. Descanse em paz, Brad.

ATKINSON, N.H. - Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and that there was no indication of foul play.

Delp apparently was alone at the time of his death, Baldwin said.

The cause of his death remained under investigation by the Atkinson police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office. Police said an incident report would not be available until Monday.

Delp sang vocals on Boston's 1976 hits "More than a Feeling" and "Longtime." He also sang on Boston's most recent album, "Corporate America," released in 2002.

He joined the band in the early 1970s after meeting Tom Scholz, an MIT student interested in experimental methods of recording music, according to the group's official Web site. The band enjoyed its greatest success and influence during its first decade.

The band's last appearance was in November 2006 at Boston's Symphony Hall.

On Friday night, the Web site was taken down and replaced with the statement: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll."

A call to the Swampscott, Mass., home of Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau was not immediately returned Friday night.

Maiores informações / for more info:

http://www.bandboston.com

LITTLE AMERICA - "FAIRGROUNDS" (1989)

A.O.R. de altíssimo nível!!! Banda da "fase clássica" do estilo, que começou em meados da década de 80's, teve um primeiro disco lançado em 1987 (muito raro, até mesmo em mp3, mesmo sendo uma banda contratada de uma grande gravadora - Geffen records). Este é o segundo trabalho e não poderia ser melhor: ótimas composições, ótima qualidade de produção, áudio espetacular, músicas bem executadas e músicos competentes; o fato curioso é, que apesar de ser um grupo mais voltado para o A.O.R., é a ausência de teclados!!! Destaque para as músicas "Where Were You", "Do You Feel" e o cover de "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (The Byrds). Banda muito legal, pouco conhecida e que teve vida curta, mas que merece um lugar de destaque na cena A.O.R.

Little America was a mid-'80s quartet that came out of the so-called "paisley underground," though their sound was closer in spirit to '60s folk-rock than to psychedelia. Andy Logan was attending the University of California at Santa Barbara when he crossed paths with John Hussey. Both played guitar and sang, and were admirers of '60s folk-rock bands such as the Byrds and the Beau Brummels, and the two of them formed the Colours, a name that would later become something of an albatross around their necks as they weren't British -- on top of which, there had already been a group recording using that name. They eventually headed to Los Angeles, where Logan met Mike Magrisi, who had been the bassist in a local group called the Turn that was part of the then active psychedelic revival scene, often referred to as the paisley underground. Magrisi was as much a Byrds fan as Logan, only his idol was Gene Clark, whereas Logan affected a look and sound similar to David Crosby; a team-up seemed not only logical but natural and inevitable, and Magrisi brought his ex-Turn bandmate, drummer Kurt Custer, along with him. The quartet cut a three-song demo financed by Capitol Records, and seemed destined to be signed to the latter label until a disappointing live gig caused the company to lose interest. Instead, they ended up signed to Geffen Records, where they cut their self-titled debut album, released in 1987. It proceeded to sell over 100,000 copies on the strength of the single "Walk on Fire," and among those contributing to the album was Poco/Eagles alumnus Timothy B. Schmit on vocals. They toured a lot and were building up a following, but they found it hard to overcome the two-year gap between their first and second albums, or the bad feeling that resulted when the label insisted on bringing in an outside songwriter to augment their work, Magrisi providing most of their originals up to that point. The group broke up after being dropped by the label following the poor showing of the Fairgrounds album. Since then, Logan and Custer have worked together, and the latter has also been a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and played with Steve Earle, while Logan has recorded solo and also written songs. (Bruce Eder/Allmusic)

Personnel

Mike Magrisi - lead vocals, bass
Andy Logan - lead guitar, lead vocals
John Hussey - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Custer - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Paul Sabu - producer

Tracks

1. Where Were You

2. Do You Feel
3. Save Me
4. Never Be Alone
5. Maryjane
6. Fairgrounds
7. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (cover: The Byrds)

8. Changing Tune
9. I See Your Face
10. They Cast Shadows
11. It's Not Me

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DAVID GILMOUR - "ABOUT FACE" (1984)

Falar de ídolos é muito prazeroso, mas nem sempre uma tarefa das mais fáceis. Não se trata de um "disco solo", mas sim uma "extensão" do próprio Pink Floyd naquele difícil começo dos anos 80's - para o Rock progressista. Difícil porque o Pink Floyd tinha dado um tempo, Roger Waters, como sempre, afundado no seu egocentrismo e a batalha judicial, de ambos, para se apossarem da "marca" Pink Floyd e a mídia havia se voltado para fórmulas mais fáceis e descartáveis, ou seja, fabricando o sucesso. Mas (ainda) havia a música. "About Face" tem tudo da banda original de David e se esse album não havia a presença de Roger Waters, Rick Wright e Nick Mason, havia um timaço que deu conta do recado: Steve Winwood (Traffic), Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Bob Ezrin (megaprodutor), Jeff Porcaro (Toto) e sem falar na colaboração de Pete Townshend (The Who), na composição de algumas músicas. Precisa de mais? (EA)

David Gilmour released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978, but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has a stellar band backing him, including Jeff Porcaro (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), and Anne Dudley (synthesizer). The songs on About Face show a pop sensibility that Pink Floyd rarely was concerned with achieving. Although the album didn't attract the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did manage to get airplay. "Until We Sleep" is rife with shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and "Blue Light" was a minor pop hit, with Gilmour's trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker. Pete Townshend wrote two of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive "All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more than enough of Gilmour's fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by Steve Winwood and concludes with a fierce coda. About Face is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end.(Tom Demalon/Allmusic)

Personnel

David Gilmour (vocals, guitar)
Barbara Snow, Roddy Lorimer, Tim Sanders, Simon Clark (horns)
Steve Winwood (piano, organ)
Ian Kewley (piano, Hammond b-3 organ)
Bob Ezrin (keyboards)
Jon Lord, Anne Dudley (synthesizer)
Pino Palladino (bass guitar)
Jeff Porcaro (drums, percussion)
Louis Jardin, Ray Cooper (percussion)
Vicki Brown, Roy Harper, Sam Brown , Mickey Feat (background vocals)

Tracks

1. Until We Sleep
2. Murder
3. Love On The Air
4. Blue Light
5. Out Of The Blue
6. All Lovers Are Deranged
7. You Know I'm Right
8. Cruise
9. Let's Get Metaphysical
10. Near The End

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VANDENBERG - "HEADING FOR A STORM" (1983)

PARA MUITOS, o melhor trabalho da banda. Menos pesado que o seu antecessor, com o virtuosismo de Adrian Vandenberg transbordando pelas nove músicas deste album. Há muito de A.O.R. nesse disco, com todos os elementos que fazem a cabeça da galera: teclados, refrões poderosos, baladas, etc. Tem também aquela influência indispensável da NWOBHM, mas o ponto interessante é o esforço da banda em se mostrar original, e como sempre, a guitarra poderosa de Adrian rouba a cena.(EA)

Vandenberg’s second release Heading For a Storm is another great lost hard rock classic of the 1980s. The album is a bit more polished compared to their debut album experimenting with different sounds and production. The songs are great but I do wish they had the raw bite production that is all over the band's debut album. Nonetheless "Heading For A Storm" is essential listening and features many great songs like the minor FM radio hit, “Friday Night.” There is also a great “Thank you”-esque ballad called “Different Worlds” which has some of the coolest classical guitar flourishes ever heard on a power ballad! The rockers blaze like on the AC/DC-ish “Rock On” and the title track. It is too bad that Vandenberg never really caught on because the band had the potential to put Holland on the rock and roll map over close but no cigar acts like Focus and Golden Earring. (Xrayspectacle/CD Universe)


Personnel

Jos Zoomer - drums, backing vocals
Dick Kemper - bass, backing vocals
Bert Heerink - lead and backing vocals
Adrian Vandenberg - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals


Tracks

1. Friday Night
2. Welcome to the Club
3. Time Will Tell
4. Different Worlds
5. This is War
6. I'm on Fire
7. Heading for a Storm
8. Rock On
9. Waiting for the Night


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