Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Todd Rundgren Title: Back to the Bars Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Castle Essential Release Date: 7/11/2000 Album Type: Import Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal Styles: Singer-Songwriters, Soft Rock, Progressive, Progressive Rock, Power Pop, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
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Remastered U.K. reissue of Rundgren's 1978 album, complete with the original cover art & all of the original tracks intact from when it was first issued on Bearsville as a two LP set. A live record, it contains 20 of h... more » |
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Album Description Remastered U.K. reissue of Rundgren's 1978 album, complete with the original cover art & all of the original tracks intact from when it was first issued on Bearsville as a two LP set. A live record, it contains 20 of his best up to that point, including 'Real Man', 'I Saw The Light', 'It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference', 'Hello It's Me' and 'Love Of The Common Man'. 1999 release. Double slimline jewel case. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsI thought I have heard all the greatest Todd recordings... Amazon.com-lover | California | 07/24/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "and I did play this album to death back when I had a turntable... but since the advent of CDs this was one album I had not gone about getting. I figured I had so many excellent Todd CDs and DVDs... but recently something was calling me to go Back to the Bars. I am so happy I did! All you Todd lovers out there who have not heard this remastered recording, I beseech you to get it! Crystal crystal clear, you can heard every breathe, every instrument. All the songs we have known and loved and thought had been played to death... NO! This is a collection of gorgeous renditions. Also, to me , Todd tends towards trebly recordings ( The New Cars recent live recording, while great fun, is a little too tinny for example) but this one is rich and real and man... close your eyes and you are there. Truly, Todd at one of his many peaks. Way over 5 stars. PS-The liner notes have a good Todd interview.,but I could not find a listing of the performers. I don't think they are listed, which is a flaw in this remaster. The musicians should have been credited!" 4 stars Paul Pearson | 05/15/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "The performances are nice, especially "A Dream Goes On Forever," which might best the original. For those who thought Todd was going overboard with his Starship Captain persona of the mid-70's, the self-effacing banter is welcome comic relief." Bars for a Star Mr. Richard D. Coreno | Berea, Ohio USA | 07/30/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Leave it to Todd Rundgren to take what was quickly becoming a tired concept - the double album recorded live - and release a stunning snapshot of his already legendary career.
The 20 cuts - which clock in at nearly 1:44 - were recorded in three magical and smaller venues - The Bottom Line in New York City, the Agora in Cleveland and the Roxy in Los Angeles - and released in December 1978. Along with his band, Utopia, Rundgren featured special guests Spencer Davis, Stevie Nicks, Daryl Hall and John Oates. By taking what was essentially a project to fuel the arena rock circuit and recording in clubs, the focus is placed firmly on the music and not the spectacle which can easily overshadow any artist. Rundgren lets his music do all the talking and it sounds fantastic." |
