''Arena'' is the nineteenth studio album by

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that was released in 2008. Like several of his earlier albums, this was entirely a solo effort, with Rundgren playing all the instruments. In contrast to his earlier albums, he produced this album entirely on an

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for recording. All audio processing was done with software tools as well, except for a Line 6 Toneport guitar input box.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Todd Rundgren. # "Mad" – 3:35 # "Afraid" – 4:52 # "Mercenary" – 4:02 # "Gun" – 3:54 # "Courage" – 3:44 # "Weakness" – 5:15 # "Strike" – 3:29 # "Pissin" – 4:39 # "Today" – 5:22 # "Bardo" – 6:13 # "Mountaintop" – 4:18 # "Panic" – 3:11 # "Manup" – 4:00

Personnel

* Todd Rundgren - all vocals and instruments, producer, engineer, cover art design

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arena (Todd Rundgren Album) Todd Rundgren albums 2008 albums Albums produced by Todd Rundgren