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A Man I'll Never Be - Boston - fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar - Jake Reichbart If you enjoyed this, or any of my other 500 videos I have put together for you over the past 10 years, please consider a donation/tip at any amount, large or small, is very appreciated so I can continue this work... Thanks! Welcome to my 490th solo guitar video on YouTube, “A Man I'll Never Be“ by Boston. This arrangement is significant to me in a couple of ways. For one, this is, amazingly, my first Boston cover on YouTube, despite having played several of their songs over the years, More Than a Feeling, Hitch a ride, Peace of Mind and a couple more. More significantly, I was really inspired to create this arrangement as I happened to hear it earlier in the week and it brought back a flood of memories of how much I loved this song as a kid. Not that my other recent videos were not inspired or played with intent but they were mostly on a “to do list“ of songs I wanted to post because of an old obligation to myself or others. This arrangement represents a pretty rare moment lately of actually being excited to arrange and play a song. I hope you enjoy it as well and that you'll subscribe ( bell icon), like, comment, share and maybe even drop be a buck or two at the above PayPal link. If you liked this, you may also enjoy my cover of “Babe“ by Styx Please “like“, comment, share and subscribe so I can continue to post these weekly arrangements. Thank you :-) A complete list of all my 200 guitar lessons, and much more, is available at please email me at @ for more info. Please like my Facebook fan page: From Wikipedia: “A Man I'll Never Be“ is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released on Boston's 1978 album Don't Look Back. It was also released as a single and reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending five weeks on the chart. It also reached No. 27 in Canada. According to Scholz, the lyrics for “A Man I'll Never Be“ came to him quickly after he completed the music. Brad Delp sang the lead and backing vocals and Scholz played lead and rhythm guitar, organ and piano. The only other musician on the recording was drummer Sib Hashian. The song was mostly recorded at Scholz's Hideaway Studio, although the piano part was recorded by engineer Dave Butler at Northern Studio in Maynard, Massachusetts, allegedly because Hideaway was too small to fit the piano. “A Man I'll Never Be“ is a change of pace from the songs on Boston's debut album and some of the other songs on Don't Look Back. AllMusic critic Tim Sendra claimed that the song reveals “a reflective side that was nowhere to be found on Boston“. Paul Grein of Billboard commented on the song's “religious feel“, describing it as “the softest cut on the album“ and noting that “it may well be a strong single.“ Grein also commented on the song's “moody organ solo“ and “ponderous ballad sound“. Pete Prown and Harvey P. Newquist described Scholz's guitar solo as long and dramatic. Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci described the song as “an introspective ballad“, unlike the band's typical material. Rolling Stone critic Ken Emerson compared “A Man I'll Never Be“ to Led Zeppelin's lengthy classic song “Stairway to Heaven“. On Boston's official site, David Wild described the song as “a slowburning power ballad reflecting real grown-up concerns and lived-in reality“. Craig Rosen of Billboard also described the song as a power ballad. Most lessons are on my specific song arrangements for solo guitar, check out these samples: Also check out my lesson “How to Arrange Any Song for Solo Guitar“: #Boston #amanillneverbe #fingerstyle #acousticguitar #guitarcover #jazzguitar #acousticcover #sologuitar boston documentary, boston live, boston 2019, boston band reaction, boston songs, boston band members, boston interview, boston ananda live, boston a man i'll never be, boston amanda lyrics, boston acoustic, boston amanda live, boston rock and roll band, boston hitch a ride, boston something about you, boston biography, boston best songs, boston behind the music, boston best hits, boston biggest hits, boston bootlegs, boston brad delp, boston concert, boston cool the engines, boston concert history, smokin boston band cover, boston demo, boston don't look back live, boston documentary youtube, boston debut album, boston dvd, boston dvd concert, eye2eye boston, boston full concert, boston feeling satisfied, boston face to face, boston greatest hits, boston guitarist, boston guitar sound, boston greatest hits live, vinyl groove boston, boston hits, boston hit songs, boston in concert 2019, boston lyrics, boston live 1977, boston let me take you home tonight,
