Manup: the new call for the times?

Todd Rundgren just released his new album, Arena last week. I've seen Todd on tour several times singing these new songs, but their meaning didn't really sink in until I had the album in hand. Look at Arena's song titles:

Mad
Afraid
Mercenary
Gun
Courage
Weakness
Strike
Pissin
Today
Bardo
Mountaintop
Panic
Manup

I've always been intigued with an artist's prescience. How do they know what's going to happen before the rest of us? What vibe are they getting before we feel it? PJ Harvey won the prestigious Mercury music prize in 2001 for her album with the song, "The Mess We're In." Rich and lyrically gloomy, the song has overtures and images about a dreamily appocalyptic New York City. But PJ released the song before 9/11!

But back to Todd. In concert, he made a specific call-out to his brothers: time to Manup. Gotta love the concept.