then some, to see similar results.
But, this group was launched
in the heyday of MTV and was
helped by the powerful pres-
ence of the golden voice of Paul
Carrack on many of their big-
gest hits. That soulful singer and
most of the previous lineup is
gone but the musical ethos of
the act remains firmly intact on
the latest Let Me Fly that is help-
ing Mike and his handymen re-
launch in the modern era. The
new union includes Rutherford
himself (guitar/bass), Luke Juby
(keyboards), Gary Wallis (drums),
Anthony Drennan (guitar), plus
vocalists Andrew Roachford and
Tim Howar. The title track opens
the set with a sense of adventure
and follows with the strong upt-
empo “Are You Ready” that finds
the new guys impressively at
work and mastering the tools of
their trade.
For some fans it was a dark
day when rock-chameleon Todd
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Rundgren made his latest trans-
formation as he moved into the
world of EDM over half a de-
cade ago. On his new record in
the genre White Knight he has
found plenty of approval from
his peers as a diverse group of
associates from Robyn, Trent
Reznor, Dam Funk, Daryl Hall,
Donald Fagen, Joe Walsh, Bettye
Lavette, Joe Satriani and more
swoop in to aid in the ambitious
15-track effort. The follow-up to
2015’s satisfying Global seems
to have left the melodious mu-
sical appeal of much of that al-
bum somewhere on the other
side of the planet. There’s a lot
of low-key low energy explora-
tions even when he’s attacking
the President in “Tin Foil Hat.”
The opener “Come” takes a
long time to get going but the
blue-eyed soul convention of
“Chance For Us” with Daryl Hall
shows that this record does de-
serve at least a chance. But, the
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