Rundgren-Arena... [Archive]

GuitarsFromMars

10-02-2008, 08:15 PM

realityczech

10-02-2008, 09:55 PM

I was reading about this record in GP Tricks(his first recording in 4 years).Man,he may be 60,but he still writes up a storm,sings,and the man can still play guitar.A combination of jazz/rock/soul/old R&B concepts and pop songwiting sensibilites.Very solid lyrics.I have been stuck in the first listen with interuptions,but I really remember what I have enjoyed about Todd,in the years that have crawled by.Four and a half of Five very Rockin Stars-Adventures in Utopia is still my fave-but not by much.

Big Todd fan here.
Thanks for the heads up.
Not only is Todd a prolific performer/writer and producer but he was on the forefront of the interactive digital medium/media via music early on.
A wizard and a true star.

"smiley"

Tripower455

10-02-2008, 09:57 PM

+100000! I had the pleasure of meeting Todd after a New Cars concert last year...... Very pleasant guy and phenominal performer. I never knew he was such an awesome guitar player either....

PaulE

10-03-2008, 06:36 AM

Absolutely love Todd.
Gonna catch him next weekend-haven't seen him in a few years.

GuitarsFromMars

10-03-2008, 07:33 PM

One of my good friends opened for the New Cars,in Nashville,met Todd and Kasim backstage,he said they were extremely cordial.

Bassomatic

10-03-2008, 07:54 PM

Saw him last year. I just wasn't feeling it.

That said, I love some of the records.

rwe333

10-03-2008, 08:01 PM

Saw him last year. I just wasn't feeling it.

That said, I love some of the records.

Caught him about 2 years back. His band: Tony Levin, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta. Ridiculously awesome...

GuitarsFromMars

10-03-2008, 08:30 PM

Caught him about 2 years back. His band: Tony Levin, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta. Ridiculously awesome...

I think Jesse and Prairie Prince are in the current line-up,Wayne...

keefsdad

10-03-2008, 11:35 PM

A wizard, a true star:dude:dude
IMHO

rwe333

10-03-2008, 11:42 PM

I think Jesse and Prairie Prince are in the current line-up,Wayne...

Cool...

duffyguitarman

10-03-2008, 11:47 PM

Huge fan since I was 15. Wore out copies of Wizard, SomethingAnything and Todd. Will have to check the new release out.

kurtsstuff

10-04-2008, 01:16 AM

Something/Anything I could damn near recite every word to every song...Was on constantly back in the day...Great stuff!!

johnrussell

10-04-2008, 07:37 AM

Going to see him in Tarrytown, NY on Oct 11.

Bassomatic

10-04-2008, 08:58 AM

Caught him about 2 years back. His band: Tony Levin, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta. Ridiculously awesome...

Hmm. Guess that's an acceptable backup unit.:AOK

JDouglee

12-06-2008, 03:37 PM

Just picked up Arena, I really like it! Lots of Todd guitar playing, lots of
different appoaches...from modern to old school and blues. Even an
AC/DC nod in there. Good stuff, check it out.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nompf4ZgL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

mcknigs

12-18-2008, 02:17 PM

I went to see Todd Rundgren at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA last night. Great show. He had a 5-piece band featuring Prairie Prince (drums) and Kasim Sultan (keys/guitar) plus another lead guitarist (name?) and a woman playing bass (name?). Everyone but the drummer sang, which allowed for a lot of really nice harmony singing. They opened up with a bunch of his older, more power-pop oriented stuff and then played all of Arena. They did a somewhat obscure cover that I recognized, and which someone at my table identified, but I don't recall it now.

From time to time someone, Todd I think, was getting kind of a jangley acoustic sound which I think may have been a piezo mounted on his Strat. You can hear an example in the opening of this youtube vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iN5dAA4GXA&NR=1

Anyone know what that is?

Crappy cellphone pic take from far away:

http://www.scottmcknight.com/TR-LIVE.JPG

-Scott