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Steely_D

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Posted: Jan 24, 2023 - 11:08am

 ColdMiser wrote:

This period of Todd's career was probably his best, this album and Second Wind. Loved the way they were recorded, completely live (NH in the studio, SW in front of a quiet audience). I saw both tours and count them as some of my favorite Todd shows, and I've seen a few. Change Myself is right up there with my all time favorite songs by any artist. 


Better Half and I watched him record the Second Wind album one night at the SF Palace of Fine Arts. He told the crowd repeatedly to not applaud, and to expect that they'd do songs more than once to try for a good take. 
Applause after every song. Repeated warnings. Applause after every song. I felt so bad for the guy.

One time in 1989 he played at the Fillmore and someone had mocked up a Life cereal box with his pic on the front,  and got it to him just in time for the song so he could hold it up to the crowd and proclaim "I LOVE MY.....LIFE!" Here's the poster on my wall. 

Seen him dozens of times, with plenty of favorite moments (at the interlude of Can We Still Be Friends he lapsed into "connect the dots...la Lala la..." and I embarrassed the BH™ by being the only one in the audience laughing at it). Todd is Godd.
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Posted: Jan 24, 2023 - 7:22am

 Steely_D wrote:

This is it. The top. The best thing Todd has ever done, or will do. It takes a while - but it's 100% worth it.
Love how his (later) wife Michelle joins right in. 
Me and my creator. We've got a funky love thing. Yeah. That's why I sing.


There is beauty in the world.


This period of Todd's career was probably his best, this album and Second Wind. Loved the way they were recorded, completely live (NH in the studio, SW in front of a quiet audience). I saw both tours and count them as some of my favorite Todd shows, and I've seen a few. Change Myself is right up there with my all time favorite songs by any artist. 

miamizsun

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Posted: Jan 20, 2023 - 6:32am

 Steely_D wrote:

This is it. The top. The best thing Todd has ever done, or will do. It takes a while - but it's 100% worth it.
Love how his (later) wife Michelle joins right in. 
Me and my creator. We've got a funky love thing. Yeah. That's why I sing.


There is beauty in the world.



this is excellent
and a lot of fun

Steely_D

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Posted: Jan 19, 2023 - 2:34pm

 kurtster wrote:

Very cool.  I first saw Michelle Gray when she was an original member of The Tubes.  Saw them live 3 times in the early days.  Nice to know where she has landed later in life.

Todd’s keyboardist here: Vince Welnick. 
Current drummer: Prairie Prince. 
Todd and the Tubes apparently go pretty far back.
(Unrelated, That’s Lyle Workman, Brent Bourgeois, and Larry Tagg of “Bourgeois Tagg” and Shandi Sinnamon and Jenni Muldaur on bvox)

Michelle also has her own band, The Intoxicats - and a restaurant I’ve been to: https://www.thegardenisland.co... 

kurtster

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Posted: Jan 19, 2023 - 12:15pm

 Steely_D wrote:
This is it. The top. The best thing Todd has ever done, or will do. It takes a while - but it's 100% worth it.
Love how his (later) wife Michelle joins right in. 
Me and my creator. We've got a funky love thing. Yeah. That's why I sing.
There is beauty in the world.
 
Very cool.  I first saw Michelle Gray when she was an original member of The Tubes.  Saw them live 3 times in the early days.  Nice to know where she has landed later in life.
black321

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Posted: Jan 19, 2023 - 11:51am

 Steely_D wrote:

This is it. The top. The best thing Todd has ever done, or will do. It takes a while - but it's 100% worth it.
Love how his (later) wife Michelle joins right in. 
Me and my creator. We've got a funky love thing. Yeah. That's why I sing.


There is beauty in the world.




 
Steely_D

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Location: Biscayne Bay
Gender: Male


Posted: Jan 19, 2023 - 11:21am

This is it. The top. The best thing Todd has ever done, or will do. It takes a while - but it's 100% worth it.
Love how his (later) wife Michelle joins right in. 
Me and my creator. We've got a funky love thing. Yeah. That's why I sing.


There is beauty in the world.
Red_Dragon

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Posted: Jan 17, 2023 - 8:11pm

 VV wrote:

No, no, no!.. more Todd would mean we would all hear less of Miley Cyrus’ cover of Jolene… totally unacceptable.






VV

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Posted: Jan 17, 2023 - 7:02pm

 tomR wrote:

Why do I never hear any Todd Rundgren or Utopia on Radio Paradise? Todd has a very diverse catalog and I believe there is something in it for just about everyone. Just curious. 


No, no, no!.. more Todd would mean we would all hear less of Miley Cyrus’ cover of Jolene… totally unacceptable.


miamizsun

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Posted: Jan 17, 2023 - 2:25pm

 unclehud wrote:

Yeah!  Utopia!




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Posted: Jan 17, 2023 - 2:20pm

Yeah!  Utopia!
Steely_D

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Posted: Jan 16, 2023 - 11:46am

 ColdMiser wrote:

Hope Alanna spies this and gets to work. 


OR BANG ON THE DRUM ALL DAY

(Too easy)
ColdMiser

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Posted: Jan 16, 2023 - 7:36am

 tomR wrote:

Why do I never hear any Todd Rundgren or Utopia on Radio Paradise? Todd has a very diverse catalog and I believe there is something in it for just about everyone. Just curious. 


Hope Alanna spies this and gets to work. 

tomR



Posted: Jan 14, 2023 - 10:20am

Why do I never hear any Todd Rundgren or Utopia on Radio Paradise? Todd has a very diverse catalog and I believe there is something in it for just about everyone. Just curious.