Todd Rundgren and the Chicago Sinfonietta at the Chicago House of Blues, September 8.
Orchestral arrangements of music spanning Todd’s 50-year career included hits, rarities, fan favorites, and some surprises. Rich Daniels of City Lights Orchestra as guest conductor.
In addition to the Sinfonietta, Todd performed with his touring band, featuring Jesse Gress (Tony Levin Band, Mahavishnu Project), Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meatloaf, Joan Jett, Blue Oyster Cult), Prairie Prince (The Tubes, Jefferson Starship), and Greg Hawkes (The Cars).
Videos:
Michele’s Introduction
Real Man/Love Of The Common Man
Let’s Do This
Born To Synthesize
Initiation (instrumental)
The Smell of Money
More videos to come….
Photographs:
- For the SOHF photo album by Jim Snyder, please click here.
Media:
- Picture This Post, please click here.
- Here is Todd and Michele’s Facebook Live Broadcast to promote the concert:
Set List:
Todd and the Band:
- Real Man
- Love of the Common Man
- Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference
- Buffalo Grass
- Love In Action
- Cliche
- Lets Do This
- Black And White
- Born To Synthesize (Richard and Kyle Shallbetter)
- Can We Still Be Friends
- One World
With the Chicago Sinfonietta, Rich Daniels, Guest Conductor:
- Intitiation – orchestral arrangement by the Shallbetter Brothers
- Another Life
- We Gotta Get You a Woman
- Bag Lady
- I Saw the Light
- Property
- Wailing Wall
- Grogs
- Mammom/Fascist Christ
- Parallel Lines
- The Smell of Money
- If I Have to be Alone
- God Said
- Second Wind
- Hello It’s Me
- Fade Away