{"id":4936,"date":"2012-02-17T21:04:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T04:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=4936"},"modified":"2012-02-17T21:04:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T04:04:39","slug":"todd-rundgren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2012\/02\/todd-rundgren\/","title":{"rendered":"TODD RUNDGREN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year Todd Rundgren delighted fans by performing a series of shows featuring three of his most beloved albums\u20141973\u2019s A Wizard, A True Star,<\/em> 1974\u2019s Todd<\/em> and 1981\u2019s Healing<\/em>\u2014in their entirety. This DVD captures a run-through of Todd staged in September at the historic Keswick Theater in Rundgren\u2019s hometown of Philadelphia, and it sizzles with the same progressive spirit the original double-LP had nearly three decades ago. By 1974, Rundgren was fitting his pop tunes with enchanting, Disney-esque sonic enhancements of the sort that might spring from a child\u2019s imagination. As performed here, such beautifully melodic pop constructs as \u201cA Dream Goes on Forever,\u201d \u201cI Think You Know\u201d and \u201cSidewalk Caf\u00e9\u201d drive home his artful way with a synthesizer.<\/p>\n

At the other end of the spectrum are the prog-metal guitar excursions. Rundgren\u2019s six-string work on the thunderous \u201cEverybody\u2019s Going to Heaven\/King Kong Reggae\u201d and the punning \u201cNo. 1 Lowest Common Denominator\u201d evidence a deep love of Hendrix. Between the sprightly pop and the heavy rockers lies a middle ground that includes such songs as \u201cThe Last Ride,\u201d which still sounds like a great lost Philly-soul classic, and the playful, near-novelty ditty \u201cAn Elpee\u2019s Worth of Toons.\u201d Backing Rundgren is a stellar band that includes the Cars\u2019 Greg Hawkes, the Tubes\u2019 Prairie Prince, Utopia\u2019s Kasim Sulton, saxophonist Bobby Strickland and Strat-player extraordinaire Jesse Gress, each of whom brings a joyous spirit to the proceedings. The fact that they\u2014and Rundgren\u2014make this adventurous and eclectic material sound of a piece is some sort of wizardry, indeed. \u2013RH<\/p>\n

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