Monday, May 9, 2011

Disco Jets


Okay, one more I swear. I have to give praise to the Mavs for sweeping the defending champions, the L.A. Lakers out of the Western Conference Semifinals. No more "what is wrong with the Lakers?" as it's obvious that it's more like "how unstoppable are the Mavs?". Give them the credit that is due. Nowitzki and Jason Terry especially....

Okay, as I got up this morning a faint song fluttered into my ears over the stereo and blew me away as much as the first time I heard it. Utopia's "Disco Jets", in all its instrumental fuzzed out glory. Todd Rundgren, perhaps best appreciated for his early singer-songwriter days, his later, more experimental. synthesized, and weirded out rock is what really solidified my Rundgren appreciation. And Utopia really shines in this manner. Lead by Rundgren, their music could easily be mistaken for the thousands of lo-fi prog-rock imitators today....not that that's a bad thing by any means.

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