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Second Set: Just One Victory
Comments by fans posted to various messageboards and mailing lists include:
"Opener was the blues songs of Robert Johnson performed by Todd in the lastest incarnation 'Todd Rundgren's Johnson', and it was great to hear him play the blues. The four piece of TR, Kaz, Jesse and Pairie brought it, and delivered a blistering set of reworked blues songs that have been done and redone, but never quite like this."
"In the L.A. stop of his four-city West Coast tour, Rundgren performed the entirety of A Wizard, a True Star and though it seemed to sate the loyalists, it could not have swayed any potential converts in the house, which was maybe two-thirds full."
"The problems started with his opening set, nearly 45 minutes of rote Robert Johnson covers. Though technically proficient, Rundgren and his four-piece band wrung nothing new out of these blues rags that have been passed around so many times, from Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton, there’s nothing left but tatters. It’s understandable why Rundgren might think some straight-ahead jams would provide clean contrast with the luscious psychedelia of “A Wizard,” but there are so many rarely heard gems in Rundgren’s back catalog, why not air one of those, as he has at other recent dates"
"The night in LA was nothing short of wondrous."
"The sound was very good."
"The presentation of AWATS was without technical glitches, without broken strings, without wardrobe malfunctions, and without excessive commentary from TR."
" The band played what was the most incredible musical roller coaster ride of all time, A Wizard A True Star."
"The band was tight and delivered an amazing performance. They nailed one song after another. It sounded better than the album ever did."
" The audience was on their feet for almost the entire show. I can't remember the last time I felt that kind of energy at a Todd concert."
"Things picked up once Rundgren and a six-piece band, including Utopia bassist and multi-instrumentalist Kasim Sulton and Jefferson Starship drummer Prairie Prince, launched into the main focus of the evening."
"Unfortunately, the poor quality of the stage show was a big distraction. Billed as an "elaborate extravaganza" in press materials, it was anything but: The band stood on circular platforms covered in what looked like conference room tablecloths. The video projections above their heads looked amateur and perhaps made on an 8-year-old Mac. And though Rundgren’s costume changes were fun, some looked cheap and shoddily made. With tickets going for $48 to $78 a pop, the crowd deserved better."
"The band was especially tight tonight, and all the production bits seemed to come off without any glitches."
Other websites:
The Los Angeles Times reviewed this gig here.
The Examiner reviewed this gig here.
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The venue (taken from the KasimInfo.com Blog that day):
Tickets for tis gig vary in price from $78 to $48 and can be purchased from this link. A couple of days ago there were seats available in the 15th row of the Orchestra section for this gig. The venue has an unusual seating arrangement as the seats run 2,4,6,8 and 1,3,5,7 etc.
The address of the venue is 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90014 and the stage is 30 foot deep by 50 foot wide. The Orpheum Theatre opened on 15th February 1926 and the artists that have played here include Judy Garland, Jack Benny, Ella Fitzgerald, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.
Apparently the main dressing room (which presumably Todd Rundgren will have) is "an 800 square foot master suite, which includes a brand new full bathroom and a makeup room with adjoining lavatory. The suite includes satellite TV and Internet access." Also backstage are three floors of dressing rooms with showers.
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