Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live At The Chicago Theatre

Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Live At The Chicago Theatre

8.7

May 22 2018

2h 10m

Music

After a thirty-year-plus hiatus, Todd Rundgren's Utopia graced the Chicago Theater stage, with the hopes of promising fans an extraordinary, other-worldly concert experience. In the 1990s Todd retired Utopia and reverted to making his own music, with varying degrees of success, and then last year came the announcement of the long-awaited U.S. reunion tour, where the album in review here originates. Recorded in Chicago on 22nd May 2018, the music reflects a run through many of the finer moments of the Utopia back catalogue. Todd is joined by fellow original members Willie Wilcox (drums) and Kasim Sultan (bass), alongside replacement keyboard player Gil Assayas who covered at short notice for an indisposed Ralph Shuckett. The original 70's-formed band established a stellar reputation for stretching the prog rock/pop. MUSICIANS Todd Rundgren – Guitar, Lead Vocals Kasim Sultan – Bass, Guitars, Lead Vocals Willie Wilcox – Drums Gil Assayas – Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Producer Sing and Songwriter

Kasim Sulton

Kasim Sulton

Bas

Willie Wilcox

Willie Wilcox

Drums

Gil Assayas

Gil Assayas

Keyboards

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