Life, Love & Hope is a Rock album by Boston, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.
About
Every Boston fan knows that Tom Scholz takes his time making every Boston album. Eleven years after <i>Corporate America</i>, Boston presented its follow-up: 2013’s <i>Life, Love & Hope</i>. In the meantime, classic Boston singer Brad Delp tragically took his life in 2007. Scholz had several tracks with Delp in the can, so when Delp's voice appears on “Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love,” there’s an eerie, heartbreaking quality to the moment. Oddly, that song—plus “Someone” (another strong Delp vocal) and “You Gave Up on Love”—all appeared in different versions with Scholz on vocals on <i>Corporate America</i>. Seven different singers (Delp, Scholz, David Victor, Louis St. August, Kimberly Dahme, Tommy DeCarlo, and Jude Nejmanowski) are credited among the ranks here, while Scholz handled nearly all the songwriting himself. Interestingly, the mixes are a bit confused. Scholz’s guitars are always a thing of beauty, but the keyboards and background harmonies often poke through inconsistently on the album’s two prettiest songs, “Someday” and “Love Got Away.” Maybe the permanent loss of Delp has Scholz chasing something other than studio perfection.
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Tracklist
- 1Heaven On Earth3:37
- 2Didn't Mean to Fall In Love5:12
- 3Last Day of School2:02
- 4Sail Away3:42
- 5Life, Love & Hope3:57
- 6If You Were In Love4:10
- 7Someday3:44
- 8Love Got Away4:28
- 9Someone (2.0)4:00
- 10You Gave Up On Love (2.0)4:07
- 11The Way You Look Tonight3:52
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- layered
- triumphant
- heartland
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Beth CohenHARMONY VOCALS
- Brad DelpHARMONY VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS
- Curly SmithHARMONICA HARMONICA, HARP
- David VictorHARMONY VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Gary PihlGUITAR, VOICE HARMONY VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Jeff NealHARMONY VOCALS
- Kimberley DahmeBASS, VOICE FLUTE FLUTE, LEAD VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS
- Louis St. AugustVOCALS
- Tom HambridgeDRUMS
- Tom ScholzDRUMS, BASS GUITAR, ORGAN, RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR GUITAR, VOICE HARMONY VOCALS
- Tommy DeCarloLEAD VOCALS
10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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