Todd RundgrenHun SoundSan Rafael, CAJuly 1989Nearly Human Tour Rehearsals01 The Want Of A Nail (aborted)02 I Love My Life (partial)03 Lost Horizon Marvin Gaye Medley (up to Mercy Mercy Me)04 Real Man05 Unloved Children06 Secret Society 07 Something To Fall Back On08 Hawking09 The Want Of A Nail (cuts in slightly)10 Hello It's Me11 I Love My LifeSoundboard recordingThis set came into circulation several years ago with the othergreat soundboard recordings form the Nearly Human and SecondWind tours. What we have here is the band working out arrangementsand running through songs for the upcoming Nearly Human tour.Some of these tunes are incomplete as the band works throughspecific sections of a song.
Todd Rundgren Nearly Human Tour
There is some chatter from Toddand other band members scattered through out. It's a very cool glimpsebehind the scenes as the band works to get the set ready to take outon the road.
Todd Rundgren Backup Singers
As the '80s drew to a close, turned over a new leaf and began recording for Warner Bros. Not long after the release of his first Warner album, he disbanded, choosing to embark on a few years as a producer and session man. He finally returned with, his first album of new material in four years, in the summer of 1989. During his hiatus as a recording artist, became fascinated with recording live music, deciding to record live in the studio - not nearly as flamboyant as, but a gimmick nonetheless. If anything, the live-in-the-studio trick works better than the all-vocal track, not only because it's easier to execute, but because the production style complements the soul-inflected songs. Song for song, is his best record since, since not only is the bulk of the album filled with charging blue-eyed soul like 'The Want of a Nail' or sweet ballads like 'Parallel Lines,' but because there are no novelties, and the cover choice ('s 'Two Little Hitlers') is fresh and surprising. At times, his eccentricities get the best of him, as he overstuffs his arrangements or lyrics with unnecessary details, but these are minor points - finds at the top of his game as a performer, producer, and songwriter, sustaining his momentum in a way he hadn't for nearly a full decade.