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| From | Brian Curtis <brioohs@sbcglobal.net> |
| Subject | Re: Utopia reunion in '06 (was Greatest All-Time Power Pop |
| Date | Sat, 09 Apr 2005 23:42:26 -0500 |
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Pat,
The current word is that they only plan to do a short tour - perhaps 2 weeks
at best. It's more of a chance to promote what will likely be some new
reissues in accordance with the recent deal that Todd has made with
Sanctuary. (Kasim has also signed with Sanctuary as a solo artist and still
works with MeatLoaf, and Roger Powell is reportedly going to have a new
synthesizer album in the near future aside from his software day gig.
Willie Wilcox is well-ensconced at NBC/Universal doing music for USA/Sci-Fi
and now MSNBC/CNBC shows.)
I expect it will be "the hits" although one can hope that they will consider
doing a broad overview of their career. (I think the "POV" & "Oblivion"
material should be exposed some more - underrated tunes.) Reportedly Kasim
is likely to be "musical director," as he has been the one to really push
for doing it at all. It would be cool if something NEW came out of all the
activity, but sometimes it's best to not wonder "what if." I just hope I
get to see it in person and not only from a DVD several months later.
And finally, what do you bet it will be a series of nightclub style venues
like the House of Blues? That seems like a likely scenario to me, speaking
in realistic terms (today's fickle marketplace).
Brioohs
on 4/9/05 11:01 PM, audities-owner@smoe.org at audities-owner@smoe.org
wrote:
> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 06:57:18 -0600
> From: "mtn-high" <mtn-high@comcast.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Re: Greatest All-Time Power Pop Singles
> Message-ID: <000401c53d03$a9e301b0$3a3ea643@4hwvm01>
>
> So..what's yer take, Brian? Full-on prog rock blowout...or the "new"
> Utopia"...presented in a Latin flavor?
>
> you never know with Todd. Hopefully he'll kick it into high gear and take it
> over the top.
>
> My thought is that for it to work, they'll have to be the opener for Yes or
> someone else with a draw.
>
> Pat
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