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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Videos: The Egg-Albany, NY 7/30/13 upped by kingofgracest
Lucky Guy
DRIVE
Can we still be friends
Couldnt I Just Tell You
SUMMER OF TODD from the TODDSTORE
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Video: Todd Rundgren Live in Victoria, Australia
I saw the light Todd Rundgren Live Caravan Club Oakleigh 20 July
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Autograph signing and Vinyl LP of "State"
Thursday, August 1st @ 7:00 PM
Newbury Street - Boston, MA
Check out Todd Rundgren's latest release, State, and stop by to see him at an in-store event at our Newbury Street location on 8/1!
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A limited edition vinyl pressing of State will be available for sale at the Newbury Street store for the event.
Check website for more info : http://www.newburycomics.com/
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Review set list Melbourne Australia
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Review & Set List: Todd Rundgren - Melbourne, Australia
by Karen Freedman
He really should need no introduction, and in a perfect world,Todd Rundgren would be a household name. Unfortunately, it’s only in places like my household, and devotees’ around the globe that he is.OK, so I’m a little biased, because I am a fairly hardcore fan and have seen him in concert in various countries 20-something times.I have been rather spoilt too, having been one of only a couple of hundred Toddheads lucky enough to watch the debut performance of his 2008 album, Arena, on his 60th birthday, sitting in a deckchair in Rundgren’s backyard. In Hawaii. As you do.A renowned producer (Hall & Oates, XTC, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Shaun Cassidy, Badfinger, Dragon and of course Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell), Rundgren has also released records with psychedelic 60s Anglophiles, Nazz and 70s Prog-Rockers, Utopia, as well as a couple of dozen solo albums, including the critically-acclaimed A Wizard A True Star and Something/Anything. His latest, State, came out earlier this year and saw Rundgren producing and playing all the instruments on it. Recently he has been touring it in the U.S.A.Tonight, however, was a stateless affair. Instead we were treated to nearly two hours of principally better-known Todd Rundgren songs from his 45-plus year career.The last time Rundgren played a headlining show in Melbourne was October 2010. He was under contractual obligation and performed a set that consisted of mainly Blues legend Robert Johnson compositions. “I had to throw in Can We Still Be Friends”, he reminded the crowd this evening. That song was the biggest Australian hit he ever had, reaching a respectable number eight, almost 35 years ago to the day.There seemed to be a few slight technical hitches tonight and Rundgren at times appeared a touch annoyed. “It’s been a heck of a day. We’re still in soundcheck mode”. Laughing, he added, “But a loud guitar will solve anything!”.Before introducing Flaw, a track that liberally drops the M-bomb, he half-jested, “There was a lot of profanity today. You’re only getting the tip of the iceberg,” and tried to encourage the initially somewhat shy crowd to yell the inappropriate word out during appropriate moments in the song.Backing him in Australia are long-time cohorts and talented bandmates, Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf) on bass, Jesse Gress on guitar and Prairie Prince (Journey, The Tubes) on drums. Filling in on keys is John Ferenzik (Jefferson Starship).The polymathic Rundgren (who is in remarkable shape for a man who has just celebrated his 65th orbit around the sun) delighted the audience with a jolly mix of styles ranging from Power Pop (I Saw The Light) to Rock (Determination) to Ballad (Love Is The Answer) to Bossa Nova (his own remake of It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Differenceand his rendition of Marvin Gaye’s I Want You) to Blue-Eyed Soul. He finished the first part of the classic Soul covers medley from A Wizard A True Star, I’m So Proud/Ooh Baby Baby, to rapturous applause.Technical hiccups aside, the lucky punters at TRAK in Melbourne enjoyed every minute of a magnificent show from one of music’s greatest geniuses.
The setlist from July 19, 2013 at TRAK, Melbourne was:
Main Set
Real Man (fromInitiation, 1975)Love Of The Common Man (from Faithful, 1976)Buffalo Grass (from One Long Year, 2000)Kindhearted Woman Blues (from Johnson, 2010)Determination (fromHermit Of Mink Hollow, 1978)Lucky Guy (from Hermit Of Mink Hollow, 1978)Can We Still Be Friends(from Hermit Of Mink Hollow, 1978)Espresso (All Jacked Up)(from The Individualist, 1995)Love Is The Answer(from Utopia’s Oops! Wrong Planet, 1977)It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference (fromWith A Twist…, 1997)Lost Horizon (from A Cappella, 1985)Flaw (from Liars, 2004)Soul Brother (from Liars, 2004)I’m So Proud/Ooh Baby Baby (from A Wizard A True Star, 1973)I Want You (from With A Twist…, 1997)Hawking (from Nearly Human, 1989)I Saw The Light (fromSomething/Anything?, 1972)Courage (from Arena, 2008)Drive (from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect, 1982)Couldn’t I Just Tell You(fromSomething/Anything?, 1972)EncoreHello It’s Me (fromSomething/Anything?, 1972)A Dream Goes On Forever (from Todd, 1974)at 11:54
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Set list for best of show tour
Real Man (from Initiation, 1975
Love Of The Common Man (from Faithful, 1976)
Buffalo Grass (from One Long Year, 2000)
Kindhearted Woman Blues (from Johnson, 2010)
Determination (from Hermit Of Mink Hollow, 1978)
Lucky Guy (from Hermit Of Mink Hollow, 1978)
Can We Still Be Friends (from Hermit Of Mink Hollow, 1978)
Espresso (All Jacked Up) (from The Individualist, 1995)
Love Is The Answer (from Utopia’s Oops! Wrong Planet, 1977)
It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference (from With A Twist…, 1997)
Lost Horizon (from A Cappella, 1985)
Flaw (from Liars, 2004)
Soul Brother (from Liars, 2004)
I’m So Proud/Ooh Baby Baby (from A Wizard A True Star, 1973)
I Want You (from With A Twist…, 1997)
Hawking (from Nearly Human, 1989)I Saw The Light (from Something/Anything?, 1972)
Courage (from Arena, 2008)
Drive (from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect, 1982)
Couldn’t I Just Tell You (from Something/Anything?, 1972)
Hello It’s Me (from Something/Anything?, 1972)
A Dream Goes On Forever (from Todd, 1974
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Todd Rundgren’s state of mind expressed at Los Angeles area concert
Todd Rundgren’s state of mind expressed at Los Angeles area concert
To say that Rundgren has never stayed stagnant is an understatement.
Those following him have ventured down many musical paths, noting his technical innovations and fearless experimentation, know what would come.
Last night proved no different, with his latest venture.
Rundgren played essentially in darkness, with very little lighting. Meanwhile, blinding lights flashed on the audience.
Rundgren and Gress wore goggles and sunglasses, as the Runt’s eyes were covered on the album’s front cover artwork.
With the intensity of the light, many of those in the audience began putting on sunglasses to avoid the intense glare.
This led to some amusement in the audience, some of which was baffled by Rundgren’s barely lit stage. Armed with a mic hanging from above, this is where he spent most of his time.
Occasionally picking up guitars including “Foamy,” his green Project P Fernandes Strat, Rundgren With active electronics, nothing else on it is customized.
Opening the show with “Imagination,” the first song from his new album, Rundgren took the audience through the entire disc. All instruments on it are played by Rundgren, who produced the album.
Dressed in jeans and a multi-colored pullover shirt, Rundgren’s semi-theatrical delivery, had the audience engaged throughout the show.
Rundgren seemed amused when an apparently drunk female jumped on stage and started dancing. Soon others followed suit, with Rundgren surrounded on stage by revelers.
Noting the set-up of the venue, and the tight packed audience, he observed, “It would be hard to dance in here.”
One of the evening’s highlights was the performance of his track “Ping Me.”
Angry Bird” brought a bass riff that has a run-in with trance, while "Smoke” was a synthed out, multi-layered, polyrhythmic piece.
With its fetching chord arrangement and harmonic structure, Rundgren has ultimately written tracks for the album that could be later translated into a myriad of styles.
“Collide-A-Scope” further exemplifies Rundgren’s computerized musicianship, via more of his experimental tinkering. “Party Liquor” showed Rundgren could serve up dance tracks.
"Sir Reality” sent out a few more doses of keyboards with Rundgren's signature vocals.
Rundgren has joked about someone walking out and wanting their money back after each of his shows “for not playing “Hello It’s Me” within the first hour.
Therefore, it was with a bit of irony, or musical satire, that towards the end of the show, Rundgren classic radio staples, including “Hello, It’s Me,” “I Saw The Light,” and “Can We Still Be Friends” were thrown out at the audience at countless beats per minute, electronica style.
Rundgren never felt limited to sew his musical oats, and that was the state of affairs at Thursday night’s show.
Rundgren, who produced such iconic albums as Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell,” laid out his R&B cred. Going into the song “Serious,” with its funky groove, Rundgren emoted, “Foxy lady, I’m comin’ to get you,” invoking guitar icon Jimi Hendrix.
On “No World Order,” Rundgren gave his best East Coast style rap delivery. Someone listening to the lyrics of his 2004 track “Soul Brother” may not have expected this.
While the show was just over an hour long, some Rundgren fanatics waited even longer than that to try to meet him, or track him down as he left the venue.
After a long evening, it was obvious that despite any pre-recorded over-dubbing, the band was working hard on stage.
A mixture of computerized genius, laced with organic guitar and drums, and songs like “Angry Bird” and “Truth,” with the album State, the “Future” has already arrived.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Super fan and Journalist Chris Epting interview with Todd Rundgren
Host: Chris Epting
“music” takes the listener backstage, onstage and on the record with some of the most compelling and well-known musical figures in the world. Hosted by veteran music journalist and author Chris Epting, each week, “music” will feature in-depth interviews and music from a wide variety of genres from punk to classic rock to pop to heavy metal to hardcore and beyond. Epting’s unique access to both artists and performances will provide a rich and unique experience for fans of all genres. In addition to in-depth conversations, “music” will also feature music, commentary, reviews and exclusive photographs and video of featured artists