Saturday, September 5, 2015

Todd Rundgren's Utopia





























Artist:  Todd Rundgren's Utopia
Origin:  New York, New York, USA
Genre:  Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Art Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock

Original line-up:

Todd Rundgren:  Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Dave Mason:  Keyboards
Jean Yves "M. Frog" Labat:  Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizers
Tony Sales:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Hunt Sales:  Drums, Percussion

Classic line-up:

Todd Rundgren:  Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Roger Powell:  Keyboards, Vocals
Kasim Sulton:  Bass, Vocals
John "Willie" Wilcow:  Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Todd Rundgren's Utopia is an American Progressive Rock Band from New York, formed in 1973.  Most of the members of this early incamation of Utopia also played on Todd Rundgren's Solo albums, untio 1976, the group was known simply as Utopia and was a stable quartet of Todd Rundgren (Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals Ex The Nazz), Kasim Sulton (Bass, Vocals Ex Cherry Vanilla), Roger Powell (Keyboards, Vocals) and John Wilcow (Drums).














Title:  Warped  (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Art Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock
Label:  Great American Broadcast Company
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Wolfman Jack Intro  (3:45)
 2.  Real Man  (4:26)
 3.  It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference  (5:13)
 4.  Love Of The Common Man  (4:05)
 5.  Lady Face  (3:58)
 6.  Love In Action  (4:43)
 7.  Never Never Land  (2:23)
 8.  You Cried Wolf  (2:40)
 9.  Station ID's  (1:40)
10. Bread  (3:41)
11. Can We Still Be Friends  (5:05)
12. Black Maria  (5:27)
13. Don't You Ever Learn?  (6:26)
14. Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel  (4:39)
15. Black And White  (4:56)

Disc 2:

 1.  A Dream Goes On Forever  (2:41)
 2.  I'm So Proud  (3:51)
 3.  Ooh Baby, Baby  (2:44)
 4.  La La Means I Love You  (2:05)
 5.  I Saw The Light  (3:21)
 6.  Eastern Intrigue  (5:52)
 7.  Initiation  (6:30)
 8.  Couldn't Just Tell You  (3:14)
 9.  Band Introductions  (3:46)
10. Hello It's Me  (5:02)
11. Hang On Sloopy  (5:25)
12. She's Gone  (6:16)
13. Just One Victory  (5:59)

Personnel:

Todd Rundgren:  Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Roger Powell:  Keyboards, Vocals
Kasim Sulton:  Bass, Vocals
John "Willie" Wilcow:  Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Special Guests:

Stevie Nicks:  Vocals
Hall & Oates:  Vocals
Rick Derringer:  Vocals, Guitar

Warped is the live album by Todd Rundgren's Utopia, was released on July 10, 2015 by Great American Broadcast Company, featuring Stevie Nicks, Hall & Oates and Rick Derringer on a Double Disc Tour, two hour concert from The Roxy was simulcast across twenty-four U.S. Radio Station, The Los Angeles Broadcast, 1978.

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