TORONTO -- Singer, producer and seemingly eyeglass aficionado Todd Rundgren brought his own sense of musical, comic and fashion style to a near capacity crowd Sunday night at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall Theatre.

And for the better part of two hours, the mix of baby boomers, twentysomethings and thirtysomethings must have felt they were in heaven. No, make that utopia.

With a tight, seasoned three-piece band behind him, the 59-year-old Rundgren delved into his past and more recent past throughout his 19-song set. Wearing black pants, dark prescription sunglasses and a Spinal Tap-inspired grey t-shirt showing a volume knob set to 11, Rundgren opened with the mid-tempo classic rock flavored Buffalo Grass and the similarly styled I Hate My Frickin' ISP.

"Thank you very much! I finally came back to Canada!" the dry and at times sarcastic musician said early on, recounting the "very strange dream" he had about performing with The New Cars at Casino Rama last July. Later on he also asked about the status of Maple Leaf Gardens, promising to perform there the next time in town.

Jokes aside though, Rundgren felt more than obligated to rock out on many of the songs, often having ample time to perform guitar solos that were short on theatrics but decent on delivery during the slow, progressive-rock vibe of Black Maria or the ensuing groovy Soul Brother.

After opting for another pair of glasses, and stating that his eyes were "perky like a little squirrel's" whereas Lou Reed's were "little tiny parrot eyes," Rundgren slowed things down with the mediocre Mammon and the rather bizarre rap entitled Fascist Christ which closed with Rundgren being a pseudo-preacher, encouraging the crowd to clap along.

While fans were content to be seated, they let loose a bit during the softer, romantic '70s nugget I Saw The Light which earned a big cheer as did Black And White, the latter showing Rundgren pushing his pipes at times to the limit when not giving the occasional scissor kick to close most songs.

Another highlight, aside from the rather seedy and rowdy Slut, was a cover which the musician felt deserved a ride, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider's Lunatic Fringe that had drummer Prairie Prince, bassist Kasim Sulton and guitarist Jesse Gress working on all cylinders. The same could be said during Drive from his album The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect.

Following his humorous story of being a sharecropper and being one of the founder of the blues, Rundgren and company nailed the lengthy and very bluesy Broke Down And Busted from 1970's Runt record. It was here both Rundgren and Gress played off each other quite well as Gress took a rare lead guitar slot.

If there was one drawback some might have found it was the absence of Bang The Drum All Day, a song heard at many sporting events and routinely heard following touchdowns by the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. But regardless of that fan-pleaser being omitted, Rundgren finished strong with the lighter but tighter pop rock of One World before heading in a somewhat doo wop direction with the soulful Hawking during the three-song encore.