|
 Home Reviews Action Comedy Drama Horror Music Sci-Fi Thriller Western Full Listing News / Blog Credits Articles 
|
If you're a fan of Utopia or Todd Rundgren you might like having this DVD around. If you don't care for Utopia then stay far far away from it by all means. If you aren't familiar with Utopia go find some to listen to first. This is a time capsule of Utopia from 1977 to 1984 when they were more mainstream pop-rock type of band. I guess it's good to keep in mind that a lot of what's on this disc was produced before there really was such a thing as a "music video". The performances on this disc range from live footage to studio videos with a few combinations of the two. Some of the early recordings are slightly above home-video quality, while some of the ones toward the end are done really well. The coolest is the one for "Emergency Splashdown" where the band looks like a cross between Devo and and the crew from Buck Rogers. Lots of cool flashing lights and strange effects and sounds abound. There's also a pretty neat Beatles spoof called "I Just Want To Touch You" that looks like it could have made it to MTV, but I doubt it ever did. The sound quality on this disc ranges from really bad to tolerable, however that's to be expected from a lot of material of this timeframe. It's simply not as polished as Todd Rundgren's solo material. Sometimes the roots of a plant aren't always as interesting as the plant itself. - Hank
|
|
