Product Details

• Actors: Todd Rundgren
• Directors: Jesse Block
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000066743
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,700 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Something New for Todd Fans!, June 12, 2002

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Michael J. Kazazis "Mike K." (Longwood, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Todd Rundgren - Live in San Francisco (DVD)

Something new for Todd fans. First off, all Todd fans will thoroughly enjoy seeing the Power Trio in concert on DVD....with great songs like Open My Eyes, Number One Lowest Common Denominator and the Ikon....great to finally get these songs live! Not that this title was a quicky (well maybe it was), but there are several things that bothered me about it, especially when comparing it to earlier releases. There are no liner notes or anything like that. There is nothing that takes advantage of the DVD format (no special features short of an index and a way to adjust the sound)....this point is a little upsetting because of Todd's love for anything digital. The camera angles are sometimes akward....can't explain it, but with 80% shot from a crane looking down at Todd, it just seems kind of wierd. Shots of Kasim are often fuzzy. As far as the music, sometimes its amazing, sometimes its tentative. There's also no chit-chat from Todd and with a very sparse stage and Kasim often stepping back during Todd's solos, it seems empty. Please understand that these are not complaints, just comments. I love the DVD and am going to watchi it over and over and over. Would I show it to my non-Todd friends (that's what us Todd fanatics do...try to convert people), I might lean towards some of the other titles. OK, so where is the Ringo Tour and the Abbey Road tour...we're all waiting for those!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Todd guitar fans, this one is for you!, December 4, 2002

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Paul Bellocq "pmbellocq" (Slidell, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Todd Rundgren - Live in San Francisco [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video arrived in the mail from Amazon.com 30 years after I first saw Todd on tour (Wizard/original Utopia). Granted, nothing will ever top that event, but thinking back on all of the other times that I have seen Todd through the years, I am really glad that this tour has been preserved on video for posterity. I cannot ever recall seeing him rock this hard as what is presented here! No keyboards, just guitar, bass, and drums. Tood's guitar fans will absolutely love this video! The set list is predominantly the boogie and blues influenced numbers. Songs like Public Servant from Second Wind and Determination from Hermit would also have fit very well into this long set list, to give you an idea. The only slow parts are the ukelele version of Bang The Drum, and the experimental Number One Lowest Common Denominator. As for the quality of the video, I initially did not like the very amateur feel to it, especially since it opens up with some bad sound checks from various cities. Then I realized as usual, Todd is a genius, and this video makes the viewer feel like he/she is actually in that small concert hall. This video will also serve the purpose in helping the Todd fan to decide if it is worth driving 8-12 hours to see him on his next tour (Jan. 2003). Give me the car keys!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Todd Rocks On This One!, July 19, 2002

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Russ Bellinger (Northville, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Todd Rundgren - Live in San Francisco (DVD)

Excellent show with the trio. I enjoyed this DVD alot. I really like the song selection and the playing is hot! I hardly ever miss a Todd Rundgren show. I have seen nearly every tour he has done since 1973, but I missed this one because he didn't make it this far south. So I was happy to see it appear on DVD. Always different, always interesting, always exciting and creative!!!! I rarely ever find anything worth critisizing about his work and this is no exception. Todd gives us another meaty chunk!!