March 6, import, 2 CDs
Famed producer extraordinaire (Meatloaf's "Bat Out Of Hell", XTC,
Psychedelic Furs, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Tubes, Hall &
Oates, Steve Hillage etc) Todd Rundgren has always maintained his own
highly successful parallel recording career, encompassing a wide range
of musical styles. Rundgren started the band Utopia in 1974 to run
concurrently with his solo career. Whilst using many of the same
musicians, the band was a more democratic set-up. These are the two
albums recorded by the six-man line-ups. "Utopia" (1974) features the
extraordinary 30 minute epic "The Ikon", as performed by the reunited
line-up during 2011. The live album "Another Live" (1975) includes new
songs alongside the band's covers of "Something's Coming" (from "West
Side Story") and The Move's "Do Ya" and Todd classics "Heavy Metal
Kids" and "Just One Victory". The package contains all the lyrics, and
extensive notes by Paul Myers, extracted from his definitive book on
Todd Rundgren "A Wizard, A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio".
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