Brad Delp of Boston Found Dead
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Topic: Brad Delp of Boston Found Dead
Posted By: WaywardSon
Subject: Brad Delp of Boston Found Dead
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 21:34
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This is really sad news. He was only 55 years old.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_en_mu/obit_delp - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_en_mu/obit_delp
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Posted By: Jeams Pfirp
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 22:13
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That is very sad. Brad Delp was a very good and distinctive singer. That's just more proof that you can die at anytime when God desires. It's sad he had to go that way, especially the fact that he was alone when he died.
Brad Delp will be remembered. June 12, 1951-March 9, 2007. -------------  
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Posted By: tdbark
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 22:17
 My favorite vocal of his has to be Piece of Mind....... What a great talent.------------- Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village, are twenty men crossing twenty bridges into twenty villages. Wallace Stevens |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:28
I'm just at a loss for words, Very sad. 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:37
| amazing voice |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:39
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:58
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A memorable voice silenced forever. Thanks, Brad, for all of the great music. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 04:44
| Sad news indeed. The voice of "More than a feeling" and so many other wonderful songs. |
Posted By: Rolldothome
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 06:03
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Nothing to do with prog (although Tom Scholz recording techinique was definitely progressive) but Brad Delp's voice was one of the greatest instruments in rock and he will be sadly missed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delp - RIP |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 09:48
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*moment of silence for Brad*
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 10:57
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http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/190320
March 09, 2007
Associated PressATKINSON, N.H. – Brad Delp, the lead singer for Boston, a huge rock sensation in the 1970s, was found dead Friday in his home, police said. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. EST and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and 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, the group's official website said. 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 website 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. ------------- 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 10:58
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Whoa
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 12:57
| very sad news.... |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 14:22
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Very sad, great singer.
R.I.P.
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 03:02
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RIP Brad.
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Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 07:53
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Just read that it was suicide, which makes it even more sad...
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68841 - http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68841
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Posted By: Rolldothome
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 08:22
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Poor guy :-( More tragic by the moment. How could someone who played such uplifting music become so sad? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 09:50
shocking news.
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WaywardSon wrote:Posted By: tdbark
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 10:55
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Delp suicide note: 'I am a lonely soul' By KATHARINE WEBSTER The note was paper-clipped to the neck of Delp's shirt when police found his body at his Atkinson home, on the bathroom floor, his head on a pillow. He had sealed himself inside with two charcoal grills; toxicology tests showed he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. "Mr. Brad Delp. J'ai une ame solitaire. I am a lonely soul," the note read. Delp joined Boston in the mid-1970s and sang two of its biggest hits, "More than a Feeling" and "Long Time." He was cremated Wednesday, after a private funeral earlier in the week. His fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, called police March 9 after noticing a dryer vent tube connected to the exhaust pipe of Delp's car. In the garage, police found a note taped to the door leading into the house. "To whoever finds this I have hopefully committed suicide. Plan B was to asphyxiate myself in my car." In another note on a door at the top of the stairs, Delp cautioned that there was carbon monoxide inside. "I take complete and sole responsibility for my present situation. I have lost my desire to live," he wrote. The note also included instructions on how to contact his fiancee: "Unfortunately she is totally unaware of what I have done." Police later found four sealed letters in an office addressed to Sullivan, his children, their mother, Micki Delp, and another couple whose identity was not disclosed. Police Lt. William Baldwin said police gave the letters to family members without reading them. Sullivan told police that Delp "had been depressed for some time, feeling emotional (and) bad about himself," according to the reports. He had planned to marry Sullivan this summer during a break in a tour with Boston. A lifelong Beatles fan, Delp also played with the tribute band Beatle Juice. Truly tragic. ------------- Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village, are twenty men crossing twenty bridges into twenty villages. Wallace Stevens |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 22:33
Man, an already tragic story gets even more tragic. Really wished he had sought help. E -------------
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