Brian and Murdock talk about discovering the first Boston album and dive into the fascinating and upsetting story of the two men who defined their sound and personified their struggles.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains mention of suicide and abuse after the 34 minute mark.

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SHOW NOTES:

http://rockandrollgarage.com/how-boston-tom-scholz-made-their-entire-debut-album-in-his-basement/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-interview-bostons-tom-scholz-remembers-bradley-delp-94896/

https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/the-band/former-members/brad-delp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goudreau

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Scholz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delp

https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-boston-flew-so-high-and-fell-so-far

https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/scholz-v-boston-herald/

The actual court decision on Scholz vs the Herald: https://www.rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/imported/2014-05-02-scholz-v-boston-herald.pdf

Archive of lawsuit briefs/decisions/documents: https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/articles/legal-documents

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/brad-delp-suicide/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boston_band_members

The Boston Herald piece with important parts highlighted: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/525ed589e4b07b05fff51e46/t/585b2884725e25b52bb8eaf4/1482369156574/Boston+Herald+Reporting.pdf

http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/27/boston_singer_brad_delps_final_days_marked_by_crisis_over_hidden_camera/

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