Third Stage

Performer: Boston
Engineer: Tom Scholz
Producer: Tom Scholz
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Boston: Brad Delp (vocals); Tom Scholz (acoustic & electric guitars, piano, organ, bass, drums). Additional personnel: Gary Pihl (guitar); Jim Masdea (drums, percussion). Boston: Brad Delp (vocals), Tom Scholz (acoustic & electric guitars, piano, bass, organs, drums). Additional personnel: Jim Masdea (drums, percussion), Gary Pihl (guitar). All songs written or co-written by Tom Scholz except "A New World" (Jim Masdea). Ultradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24 karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box. During the eight-year hiatus between DON'T LOOK BACK, Boston's sophomore release, and 1986's THIRD STAGE, every member left the band, save guitarist/leader Tom Scholz and singer Brad Delp. And while many other '70s rock monsters struggled to stay afloat in the '80s, Boston had no problem making the transition. THIRD STAGE was another big hit, powered by the Top-10 power ballad "Amanda." Boston doesn't stray from its classic sound here. THIRD STAGE standouts such as "We're Ready," "Cool the Engines," and "Hollyann" pick up right where DON'T LOOK BACK left off. Fans hoping that they wouldn't have to wait as long for their next Boston fix were let down again. It would be another eight years before 1994's WALK ON hit the racks.

Masterminded by songwriter/guitarist Tom Scholz, Boston became one of the biggest bands of the 1970s with their immaculately produced brand of classic rock. By combining the epic scale of prog-rock with the immediate impact of killer pop hooks, Boston's debut immediately rocketed up the charts and made the band an arena-headliner, but it would take them years to issue follow-up recordings. In 2007, the emotionally troubled lead vocalist of the band, Brad Delp, died of a reported suicide at his home in New Hampshire.

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