Arena

Rock · 2008 · 13 tracks · 56m

Arena

A one-man simulation of stadium rock. Aggressive digital guitars and massive drum machines create a gritty, sarcastic, and surprisingly heavy sonic landscape.

It's like a stadium rock concert happening entirely inside Todd's laptop.

A gritty and confrontational simulation of stadium grandeur filtered through a cynical digital lens.

Arena · vs · Todd Rundgren

Defiant+2.4σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 56m

01

Mad

3:36

02

Afraid

4:52

03

Mercenary

4:03

04

Gun

3:54

05

Courage

3:44

06

Weakness

5:16

07

Strike

3:29

08

Pissin

4:40

09

Today

5:23

10

Bardo

6:14

11

Mountaintop

4:18

12

Panic

3:11

13

Manup

4:01

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring, industrial-tinged guitar crunch that opens Mad sets a surprisingly aggressive tone for the record.

The soaring, multi-tracked vocal climax of Bardo provides a rare moment of spiritual reprieve.

The relentless, driving blues-rock riff of Mercenary that feels like a digital update of 70s hard rock.

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