{"id":11590,"date":"2016-10-10T05:45:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T09:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=11590"},"modified":"2016-10-10T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:25:27","slug":"album-mini-review-todd-rundgren-an-evening-with-todd-rundgren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/10\/album-mini-review-todd-rundgren-an-evening-with-todd-rundgren\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Mini-review: Todd Rundgren &#8212; An Evening with Todd Rundgren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11591\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/todd_evening.jpg\" alt=\"todd_evening\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/todd_evening.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/todd_evening-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B01HE3JKD8&amp;asins=B01HE3JKD8&amp;linkId=5f540b2c08adf3925ef89bb517c4ffae&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFile next to: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/09\/brain-wilson-critics-pet\/\"><strong>Brian Wilson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/29\/concert-review-paul-mccartney-july-28-2010-charlotte-nc\/\"><strong>Paul McCartney<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Joe Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rundgren has always been the most restless, resourceful and unpredictable of artists. It was two decades ago that he warned his days of releasing albums were over. That didn&#8217;t turn out to be the case. And he&#8217;s never made a secret of his general disdain of playing the old hits. So this CD+DVD set \u2013 a live document of his most recent tour \u2013 comes as a surprise, albeit a welcome one. Playing a tidy selection of hits (\u201cHello, It&#8217;s Me,\u201d \u201cBang the Drum All Day\u201d) mixed in with hardcore fan favorites (<b>Nazz<\/b>&#8216;s \u201cOpen My Eyes,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/03\/13\/album-review-todd-rundgrens-utopia-live-at-hammersmith-odeon-75\/\"><b>Utopia<\/b><\/a>&#8216;s \u201cLove in Action\u201d) and deep album cuts from his massive catalog, Rundgren truly seems to be enjoying himself. With a stellar band featuring longtime associates <b>Kasim Sulton<\/b> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2014\/02\/24\/a-talk-with-the-tubes-founder-bill-spooner-part-one\/\"><b>Prairie Prince<\/b><\/a>, Rundgren sinks his teeth into the songs, showing why he&#8217;s among the most beloved of musical cult figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File next to: Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joe Jackson Rundgren has always been the most restless, resourceful and unpredictable of artists. 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