I'm listening to Todd Rundgren today for the first time in many years and just really appreciating his talent and versatility as a songwriter, lyricist, and musician... He can write lush many-layered melodic ballads or banging rock songs... I'm sorry I missed his last tour--I heard it got rave reviews. But I am enjoying his extensive catalogue of great songs today! Here are just a few:

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
5 new shows in 4 different US states!

RundgrenRadio.com presents
Todd Rundgren performing
the TODD & HEALING albums 2011!

The first-ever TODD & HEALING ALBUMS LIVE concerts in September 2010 were a huge success and the reviews were oustanding including many "best ever" from fans that have been going to Todd concerts for decades! A large LED display and lasers were on display throughout the shows with Todd and the band dressed in extravagant costumes. Todd brought out his SG Gibson "The Fool" replica guitar and even performed a few songs while playing the piano. The music was outstanding with an all-star band consisting of Jesse Gress, Greg Hawkes, Prairie Prince, Bobby Strickland, and Kasim Sulton. Local choirs, led by Choir Master Dirk Hillyer, joined Todd and the band during parts of the HEALING set and added a brand new element to the music for fans that had only heard it by listening to the album. The shows closed with the song, "Sons Of 1984" which included fan participation even after Todd and the band left the stage!

2011 Todd & Healing Tour and Events:

3/25: Belding Theater (limited capacity of only 908)
Hartford, CT

3/27: Berklee Performance Center
Boston, MA

3/28: Count Basie Theatre
Red Bank, NJ

3/30: Stranahan Theater
Toledo, OH

4/01: Southern Theatre (limited capacity of only 925)
Columbus, OH

(from sonsof1984.com)

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Hahaha I made a Todd appreciation thread a while back.

Yes he has a great collection of music.

Timmy84 said:

Hahaha I made a Todd appreciation thread a while back.

Yes he has a great collection of music.

Oops! I must've missed it! Thanks for responding though... Glad to know there's another Todd fan on this site!

purplethunder3121 said:

Timmy84 said:

Hahaha I made a Todd appreciation thread a while back.

Yes he has a great collection of music.

Oops! I must've missed it! Thanks for responding though... Glad to know there's another Todd fan on this site!

Yeah I was listening to his music madly last summer.

Timmy84 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Oops! I must've missed it! Thanks for responding though... Glad to know there's another Todd fan on this site!

Yeah I was listening to his music madly last summer.

He's a really quirky guy! But made so many great songs... I just found out recently that he was an influence on our boy Prince! All these years and never knew that...but after watching old footage of Todd, I can completely see that...

purplethunder3121 said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah I was listening to his music madly last summer.

He's a really quirky guy! But made so many great songs... I just found out recently that he was an influence on our boy Prince! All these years and never knew that...but after watching old footage of Todd, I can completely see that...

He was an influence on a lot.

Todd's a brilliant musician/songwriter/ Producer

from with Nazz/Utopia and his Solo work is a part of my musical upbringing.

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carlcranshaw said:

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From last night's Utopia Reunion in honor of Moogy Klingman.

http://toddrundgrenarena....l?spref=tw

http://www.todocast.tv/nevessa/utopia/

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