Damn, wish I'd known about that beforehand.
I have "Arena" and it took a couple of listens to get into but is far more digestible than Todd's last few albums and once it grows on you is actually really good and I'd recommend picking it up in a sale somewhere if you can.
When I saw him at The Forum about a month ago he performed it live from start to finish (along with some of his other songs obviously); which is something I've never really seen the point of but is happening more often with artists now.
Funnily enough at the time I had just given up on reading Bebe Buell's book where she trashes him mercilessly so was feeling in quite a sympathetic mood.
> It's probably well past the listen-online stage but I
> heard a great interview with Todd Rundgren before Xmas on
> BBC Radio 6. He was in conversation with Tom Robinson (of
> '2, 4, 6, 8 Motorway' and 'Glad to be Gay' fame), which
> was cool as Todd produced one of Tom's albums back in the
> 70s.
>
> It was mainly to do with Todd's new album and his take on
> 'stadium rock' - he picked all the music which was played
> in between and dug some real rock dinosaurs out of the mix
> - but there was brief mention of Jim Steinman. Todd
> described Jim as a "genius" and seemed willing to launch
> into a few anedotes, but sadly Tom R steered the
> conversation away from 'Bat out of Hell' before he could.
>
>
> Some good stuff though and I can't wait to hear Todd's
> take on the New York Dolls when he produces their comeback
> album later this year. Also, must give "Arena" a go, as
> I've been hearing good things about it. Anyone had a
> listen so far?
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