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One of the coolest parts of writing is the opportunity to review music by my favorite artists. I\u2019m not a critic unless I\u2019m badgered into it. If I listen to something that I don\u2019t care for, I don\u2019t write about it, simple as that. I don\u2019t want to rain on anyone\u2019s parade, for me it\u2019s all about giving exposure to music I believe is exceptional. But writing about Todd is a pure joy! He\u2019s been one of my favorites since \u201cHello, It\u2019s Me\u201d hit the airwaves. I\u2019ve had the pleasure of seeing him in concert twice. Once with his band Utopia at the opening of the \u201cRa!\u201d tour and again two years ago at The Oneonta Theater, which I reviewed on these pages. I\u2019m about to spin State<\/em> <\/a>for the first time and share my thoughts on it with you. Here we go!<\/p>\n

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Photo by Sandra Jackson at Sublunar Studios [Visual Design]<\/figcaption><\/figure>State<\/em> is a one-man-band project like so many other of Todd Rundgren\u2019s works, ten tracks that reflect industrial and contemporary electronic elements. This is his 24th solo release and it\u2019s touted as a fusion of rock, soul, R&B and electronica.<\/p>\n

Todd sets an immediate electronica tone with a sequencer running to open \u201cImagination\u201d, then lays down a little \u201cWar Pigs\u201d crunch line. I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s a vocodor or just effects on the vocals, but the echo element emphasizes the topic, or lack thereof. It\u2019s like the devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, or is it two devils? They push and prod against each other in an almost tug of war right up to the first solo which is quintessential Todd. Exposing an inner battle in song, \u201cI am what I am, that\u2019s all that I am. Same old situation. No imagination. I tell myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bordering on trip-hop with a twist of Todd mayhem. He said he listened to Skillrex, interesting and a bit alarming!\u00a0\u201cSerious\u201d feels like a mix of 80\u2019s elements from fuzz-tone funk bass to chorus-like synth flourishes right down to the R&B influenced vocals. A total switch of the gears, just like you\u2019d expect from him, it\u2019s like Was Not Was on steroids. He keeps the sequencer rolling on \u201cIn My Mouth\u201d, accompanied by electronic drums and processed vocals. Sounding something like a musical therapy session, perhaps describing words on the tip of his tongue that he can\u2019t release.<\/p>\n

\u201cPing Me\u201d reflects the modes of communication we use today as much as how we diagnose a interpersonal problem described as a technical problem. The inability to express feelings that has been exasperated through our use of the internet medium. Just send a signal and I\u2019ll know you\u2019ve heard me, but did you really? The electronic funk feel rolls on through \u201cAngry Bird\u201d. It\u2019s like he\u2019s playing the game to describe the ebb and flow, lose a life, gain a trophy, re-charge, start over, pretty much a relationship video game soundtrack. \u201cSmoke\u201d has all of the elements of a New Order collides with Todd\u2019s signature R&B\/blue-eyed soul feel. He often plays an under-lying sexual tone expressed through analogy. He remains oblique enough to allow the listener their own definition, truly one of the most difficult of songwriting pieces.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCollide-A-Scope\u201d gets heavy on the electronica in a stream of thought lyric. As if he\u2019s spinning the wheel on a kaleidoscope of his emotions, again the analogy-like exposition of feelings through an electronic medium. The real heart trying to be heard, but washed under a tide of programming and lack of ability to communicate. The metronome-like percussion of \u201cSomething From Nothing\u201d gives a machine voice to a clock left hanging on a wall in a deserted town. Hanging onto hope, which equates to nothing more than a nail on a wall, expressed as faith, which ends up being nothing. \u201cParty Liquor\u201d is a full-force shot at the whole dj dance-hall scene. Exposing the vacuousness and soulless nature of the genre. It\u2019s remarkable that all of these sounds were created with one guitar and a laptop, but that\u2019s surely the shape of music today. The difference is these things are used by a brilliant musician, not a kid using Garage Band. The lyric suggests how easy it all is when you\u2019re in the right place at the right time. Pure misogyny. The closer, \u201cSir Reality\u201d reduces the real to the ridiculous in a simplification of what actually is, a Wizard of Oz-like opus of belief. Believe what I tell you is real, not what you actually feel. Pure Todd.<\/p>\n

There is also a 2 CD limited edition of State<\/em> which features a recent concert on Disc 2. Much like every other Todd album I\u2019ve heard, this one is highly recommended as his constant evolution as a writer and musician are in full force here. Don\u2019t forget, he plays every instrument, sings every vocal, engineers and produces this work. Don\u2019t try this at home, trustafarians.<\/p>\n

Todd will be touring in support of \u201cState\u201d beginning at The Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY for an \u201cOfficial State Visit\u201d on May 5th and 6th.<\/p>\n

Tracklist:
\n1. Imagination
\n2. Serious
\n3. In My Mouth
\n4. Ping Me
\n5. Angry Bird
\n6. Smoke
\n7. Collide-A-Scope
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\n9. Party Liquor
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