Credits:

Todd Rundgren`S Utopia,Kasim Sulton

Description:

This 2CD+DVD+Blu-ray set includes the May 22 performance in Chicago from Utopia's first U.S. tour in over 30 years led by Todd Rundgren in 2018. This long-awaited package allows you to experience the band's most popular songs on stage with your eyes and ears. The first half of the set features Utopia's representative repertoire from the progressive period, including The Move's cover of "Do Ya," while the second half features songs from their later period, when they transformed into a power-pop unit. The album features 24 songs in total, including "Monument" and "I Will Wait," which were released in the 1980s but had never been featured on Utopia's tours. The album features the mature performances of Kasim Salton (b, vo), who has gained popularity as a vocalist, Willie Wilcox (ds, vo), who has not performed with Todd since 1992, and Todd (g, vo), as well as the substitutions of Roger Powell and Ralph Schuckett, who had to cancel their participation due to health problems. The keyboard player, Gil Asayas (Miss Flag), who was suddenly recruited as a substitute for Roger Powell and Ralph Schuckett who had to cancel their participation due to health problems, also gives an excellent performance. Commentary: Masato Wakatsuki.