VIA PRESS RELEASE | A decade on from its initial appearance back in 2016, one of the most in-demand of all Todd Rundgren live albums is being reissued—in complete form, for the first time—on vinyl and in a special 2 CD + DVD package on March 20.
Recorded live at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT on December 15, 2015, this incredible concert experience includes some of Todd’s best known songs including “Hello It’s Me” and “Bang On The Drum,” plus fan favorites that haven’t been performed live in decades! In addition, several songs here are new to the CD release—“Love Science,” “Soothe,” “God Said,” and a dynamic soul medley were all omitted from the original issue.
It’s a sensational show, opening with a triumphal “I Saw The Light” and, to the surprise of many fans, all but ignoring his most recent album, Global, to deliver an oldies-heavy show instead. But he does not seem to be doing it willingly—indeed, early in the show, Rundgren all but castigates his audiences for ignoring his last few decades of work, and clinging only to the old, old favorites.
Not that he made things easy for his band, either. Joining Rundgren on stage were John Ferenzik (keyboards, guitar), Jesse Gress (guitar and vocals), Prairie Prince (drums), and Kasim Sulton (bass and vocals), and rehearsals for this tour saw them expected to learn some 50 different songs, while Rundgren kept each evening’s set list to himself until right before the gig. But the ploy worked. Two weeks into the tour, and the musicians sound as fresh tonight as they might have at the very beginning of the tour.
