Marvin Gaye Medley: What's Going On/Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)/I ... - Todd Rundgren, Benson, Renaldo
Feel It
Second Wind
The Want of a Nail
Hello It's Me
Jesse
Public Servant
Japanese-only release in a gatefold miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. Features 23 of Todd's best recorded in concert at the Riviera Theatre on the North Side of the Windy City on August 26th of ... more »that year. Includes 'Real Man', 'Love Of The Common Man', 'Hello It's Me' and a three song Marvin Gaye medley. 1999 release.« less
Japanese-only release in a gatefold miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. Features 23 of Todd's best recorded in concert at the Riviera Theatre on the North Side of the Windy City on August 26th of that year. Includes 'Real Man', 'Love Of The Common Man', 'Hello It's Me' and a three song Marvin Gaye medley. 1999 release.
"This is quite a strong recording, in terms of song content and perfomance. However, Todd's voice, at times, seems a bit strained, and Prairie Prince's drumming is a little too heavy-handed for the deftness of the soulful material included. Be these problems as they may, overall, this is a CD that should belong in the collection of every TR fan. As a true believing fan since early 1980, I advise every Todd fan to purchase this collection. Maybe even better than "Back To The Bars.""
One of the best...
Paul Colombo | the Philly area | 03/19/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This was a great tour and is a great CD. The sound is excellent. Standouts include Jesse Gress' guitar playing, Todd waxing Marvin, the excellent background vocal arrangements and tightness of the band. Also, what a treat to hear "Something To Fall Back On" with real instruments and "Hello It's Me" with a different shuffle-style feel. Any fan of Todd's Philly soul influence will dig this alot. This CD shows how well Todd can take a musical style/inluence and use it to make a highly personal musical statement. This is as close to art as rock gets and still have the trappings of pop music. Get this CD."
Don't miss out on this one!
jbabc0ck@aol.com | New York | 09/26/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Even if you missed this tour--or even this phase in TR's career this one CD set will go a long way with your cd player. It was an expensive tour with and enourmous band and most of the best stuff from 2nd Wind performed exquisitely. It's also the only "official" release of Jesse, which you will all want to play for your friends. So any way you look at it and no matter WHICH todd you like, I suspect this show will not disappoint. The Japan-Only live albums are all wonderful, but rapidly disappering. No word yet if they will have an american release, but the price is fair for what you get. The packaging (as with all 3 so far) is a nice, recycled-paper mini-gatefold lp style which could have included some color photos of "the world's most dangerous back-up singers", but then again, it's still a damn nice presentation. Let's hope the next release is the "I" tour, where all the stuff missing on this release gets the Guitar-Star treatment!"
Shut your eyes and you're at the concert!
jbabc0ck@aol.com | 08/02/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money for this live concert CD but it was the best investment I've made in awhile. The band sounds great and Todd's voice is exceptional. I missed the original concert in 1991 but after listening to this double-CD I felt like I was there. Todd produced and mixed it (of course) so you know it's great. A must-have for any Todd fan."
Another Winner from Todd's Archives
jbabc0ck@aol.com | 07/21/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The archive series just gets better and better. Each one has captured a vital, engaged Todd at the top of his form, in a very different incarnation each time. For this one, he is big-band, large-scale arrangement Todd, pushing the very overlooked and underappreciated Second Wind album of 1991, and treating the fans and diehards to fresh arrangements of classics and some unique remakes. The Marvin Gaye medley folded within a slow, sultry version of "Lost Horizon" makes this one a must-have, proving that Todd really did invent Philly white-boy soul long before Darryl Hall and John Oates moved to the City of Brotherly Love."