THE RITZ MANCHESTER SUNDAY JUNE 9th 2013
OFFICAL STATE VISIT TOUR
Todd Harry Rundgren Born June 22nd 1948 Age 76 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania US . Is an American Musician , Singer , Songwriter &
Record Producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as
a Solo Artist & as a member of the Bands Nass & Utopia . He is
know for his sophisticated & often unorthodox music & his
occasionally Lavish Stage Shows . A native of Philadelphia began
his Professional Career in the Mid 1960s forming the Psychedelic
Band Nazz in 1967 . After two years he left Nazz to pursue a Solo
Career & immediately scored his First US Top 40 Hit with ” We
Gotta Get You A Woman ” (1970 ) His Best Know Songs include
” Hello It’s Me ” ” I Saw The Light ” from Something Anything ?
Album ( 1972 ) which gets frequent Air Time on Classic Rock
Radio Stations . The 1978 ” Can We Still Be Friends ” & the 1983
Single ” Bang The Drum All Day ” which is featured in many Sports
Arenas & Commercials & Movie Trailers . Although lesser know ”
Couldn’t I Just Tell You ” ( 1972 ) was influenced to many Artists
in the Power Pop Genre . His 1973 Studio Album A Wizard , A
True Star remains an influence on later Generations of Bedroom.
Rundgren is considered a Pioneer in the fields of Electronic Music,
Progressive Rock , Music Videos , Computer Software & Internet
Delivery , Additionally he was one of the First Acts . To be Prominent
as both an Artist & Producer . His Notable Production Credits
Include Badfinger’s ” Straight Up ( 1971 ) , Grand Funk Railroad’s
Were An American Band ( 1973 ) , The New York Dolls ” New York
Dolls ” ( 1973 ) , Meat Loaf’s ” Bat Out Of Hell ” ( 1977 ) & XTC
Skylarking ( 1986 ) He was Inducted Into The Rock Hall Of Fame
In 2021 . Years Active ( 1966 – 2024 ) Instruments Vocal / Guitar /
Bass / Keyboards & Drums . Genres Pop / Rock / Progressive Rock/
Electronic ( R & B / Psychedelic & Soft Rock . Labels Ampex /
Bears Ville / Warner Bros & Cleopatra . Also worked with Ringo
Star & His All Star Band . Line Up Todd Rundgren Vocal / Guitar /
Keyboards & Synth ex. ex. ex. His amazing Band Drums ex. ex. ex.
Bass ex. ex. ex. Guitar / B/V ex. ex. ex. Keyboards ? / B/V ex. ex. ex.
SONG 1. Imagination ex. ” I am what I am & that’s all that I am , I
tell my self ” ” I have no demands , I don’t have a plan to sell my
self ” Amazing arrangement & Fantastic Playing & Vocals Love It.
SONG 2. Truth ex. ” I’m gonna find it . I’m gonna find the Truth ”
” Because it ain’t here , It’s nowhere near ” ” I’ve Gotta find it , I
Gotta find the truth” ” If I loose my mind , well I don’t Care ”
SONG 3. Smoke ex. ” We have been so fast the blink of an eye ”
” I never intended to go flying so high ” ” Nothing was serious
then I caught fire ” Another amazing arrangement & Song-writing.
SONG 4. Collide A Scope ex. ” I take a lead ” ” I make . I spend ”
” I think , I Act ” ” Extend , retract ” ” I freak , I cope ” ” I doubt , I
hope ” ” Collide a scope ” Outstanding Sounds & Vocals . Love It .
SONG 5. Secret Society ex ( Utopia ) ” When we were young thee
would break our hearts ” ” You & I had to go undercover ” ” We
knew in time we would be pulled apart ” ” We found a way we
could hold on to each other ” Fantastic playing & Vocals . Magic .
SONG 6 Angry Bird ex. ” Everybody’s talking ” ” Tell me have you
heard ” ” I know it sounds Fantastical ” ” I know it sounds absurd ”
” It’s a angry bird ” Outstanding Keys / Guitars / Bass & Drums .
SONG 7. Future ex. ” I’m supposed to drive a flying car ” ” I’m
supposed to have a house on Mars ” ” I’m supposed to live 200
Years ” ” I’m supposed to Live , I’m supposed to live in ” Pure Magic.
SONG 8. Serious ex. ” I like a Laugh . I like mu fun ” ” You cross the
Line , you better run ” ” If you’re inclined to laugh at this ” ” Soon
you will find out where that Line is ” Outstanding Vocals & Playing.
SONG 9. Ping Me ex. ” I know is isn’t fair to ask for something ”
” That I may not return ” ” Sometimes I get so absent minded ” ” I
come of unconcerned ” Another amazing arrangement & Sounds.
SONG 10 Prime Time ex. ( The Tubes Cover ) ” Come fly with me ”
” What are you waiting for ” ” Come fly with me ” ” Don’t waste a
minute more ” Crowd going wild with delight . Just Pure Magic .
SONG 11. No World Order ex. ” Let me tell you about the New
World Order ” ” Not the kind to make you run for the Border ” ” It’s
a new Religion wrapped in a Revolution ” ” With a proven solution
for your Mental Pollution ” Another amazing arrangement Love It.
SONG 12. Nothing To Loose ex. ( C ) ” When you gonna realise
you’ve got nothing to lose ? ” ” When you gonna realise ” ” When
you gonna realise you’ve got nothing to lose ? ” ” Nothing to lose”
SONG 13 . Party Liquor ex. ” There is this Party they say I should
come by ” ” I’m bad with strangers but I may give it a try ” ” Sittin’
in the Corner & I’m feeling kind of shy ” ” I see someone but I’m
afraid to catch their eye ” Outstanding overall Sounds & Vocals .
SONG 14. Personality Crisis ex. ( New York Dolls Cover ) ” Well we
can’t take it this week ” ” & her friends don’t want another speach”
” Hoping for a better day to hear what she ‘s got to say ” Love It .
SONG 15. World Wide Epiphany ex. ” Down in the lowlands to the
top of the hill ” ” Don’t know what coming but we know that I will ”
” Blind in Benares , Deaf & Dumb in LA. ” ” Hiding in Africa , but
nobody gets away ” Another amazing arrangement & Song-writing.
SONG 16. Sir Reality ex. ( C ) ” Surreality ” ” The truth is plain to see”
” But you may not agree ” ” Much Profanity ” Outstanding Playing .
DANCE MEDLEY.
SONG 17. Can We Still Be Friends ex. ” We can’t play the game any
more ” ” But can we still be friends ? ” ” Things just can’t go on like
before ” ” But can we still be friends ” Amazing arrangement. Magic.
SONG 18. I Saw The Light ex. ” It was late last night ” ” I was feeling
something wasn’t right ” ” There was not another soul in sight ”
” Only you , Only you ” Amazing overall sounds from Band & Vocals .
SONG 19. Hello It’s Me ex.( Nezz Song ) ” Hello it’s me ” ” I’ve thought
about us for a long Time ” ” Maybe I think too much but something
wrong ” ” There’s something here doesn’t last to long ” ” Maybe I
shouldn’t think of you as mine ” This truly been amazing Concert
from this amazing Artist & His Wonderful Band of Talented Musicians
at the Fantastic The Ritz Manchester were your Dreams come True .
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