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Todd Rundgren
Allmusic Biography : Todd Rundgrens best-known songs -- the Carole King pastiche "I Saw the Light," the ballads "Hello, Its Me" and "Can We Still Be Friends," and the goofy novelty "Bang on the Drum All Day" -- suggest that he is a talented pop craftsman, but nothing more than that. On one level, that perception is true since he is undoubtedly a gifted pop songwriter, but at his core, Rundgren is a rock & roll maverick. Once he had a taste of success with his 1972 masterwork Something/Anything?, Rundgren chose to abandon stardom and, with it, conventional pop music. He began a course through uncharted musical territory, becoming a pioneer not only in electronic music and prog rock, but in music video, computer software, and Internet music delivery as well. As his career wound into its third decade, Rundgren concentrated on behind-the-scenes innovations, but during the 70s and 80s he maintained a relentless work schedule. He released up to two albums a year either as a solo artist or with his band Utopia, while producing acclaimed, successful records for artists as diverse as Badfinger, Meat Loaf, Grand Funk Railroad, the New York Dolls, and XTC. Given such an extensive catalog, its not surprising that theres a vast variety of styles within Rundgrens music -- which is either rewarding or frustrating, depending on the album. Also, more often than not, the singles from each record do not offer an accurate indication of what the remainder of the album sounds like. Such an approach severely curtailed his mass appeal, but it helped him cultivate a ferociously dedicated cult audience. During the 70s, his records were underground favorites, and his albums continued to chart until 1991, nearly 20 years after his commercial peak. In those 20 years, Rundgren may have existed largely on the fringes of pop music, but he produced a body of work that ranks as one of the most intriguing in rock & roll. A native of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania -- a suburb of Philadelphia -- Rundgren learned how to play guitar as a child, teaching himself after his initial round of lessons ceased. As a teenager, he absorbed pop music from Motown to Liverpool and formed Money, his first band, when he was 16. Following his high-school graduation, he moved to the resort town of Wildwood, New Jersey, where he regularly sat in with a number of bands. Eventually, he became a member of the blues group Woodys Truck Stop, which soon became based in Philadelphia. Rundgren stayed with the band for several months, but when the group began to move toward hippie psychedelia, he and Carson Van Osten bailed to form the Nazz in 1967. Taking their name from an obscure Yardbirds song and inspired by a variety of British Invasion groups, from the omnipresent Beatles to the cult favorites the Move, the Nazz were arguably the first Anglophiles in rock history. There had been many groups that drew inspiration from the Beatles and the Stones, but none had been so self-consciously reverent as the Nazz. Playing lead guitar and bass, respectively, Rundgren and Van Osten were joined by drummer Thom Mooney (formerly of the Munchkins) and lead vocalist/keyboardist Stewkey (born Robert Antoni). By September 1967, the group received some financial support from local record store Bartoff & Warfield, who also put them in touch with John Kurland, a record promoter who was looking for a guitar pop band. Kurland took a shine to the Nazz and signed on as their manager. Kurland and his associate, Michael Friedman, had the Nazz sign with SGC Records -- an offshoot of Atlantic Records and Columbia-Screen Gems -- in the summer of 1968. Their debut album, Nazz, appeared in October, supported by the single "Hello, Its Me." Although the song would later become a major hit for Rundgren as a solo artist, the dirgey original version barely scraped the national charts. Despite the lack of success, the record -- particularly the Nazzs self-production of "Open My Eyes" and "Hello, Its Me" -- attracted some good notices. Taking these as a cue, the group began work on an ambitious, self-produced double album, named Fungo Bat. By the time it was released in April 1969, it was trimmed to a single album, Nazz Nazz. In the process of editing, much of Rundgrens newer, Laura Nyro-influenced material -- which he had sung himself -- was left on the shelves. Neither the management nor his bandmates gave Rundgren much encouragement to sing, nor was his new introspective direction warmly received by his colleagues. Faced with a no-win situation, Rundgren left the group not long after their summer 1969 tour. Stewkey took control of the Nazz, erased Rundgrens vocals from the album sitting in the vaults, and replaced them with his own. The result was released as Nazz 3 in 1970, but it stiffed. Rundgren, meanwhile, became an in-house producer and engineer for former Bob Dylan manager Albert Grossmans fledgling studio and label, Bearsville Records. Around the same time, Rundgren formed a band called Runt. In reality, Runt was little more than a front for his burgeoning solo career. He played all of the instruments except drums and bass, which were usually handled by brothers Hunt and Tony Sales. Runt -- either Runts first album or Rundgrens first solo album, depending on your point of view -- was released on Ampex Records in the fall of 1970. The album slowly earned an audience, with the single "We Gotta Get You a Woman" climbing into the Top 20 in early 1971. His modest success was enough to convince Grossman to sign Rundgren to a long-term contract with Bearsville. Apart from a re-release of Runt, the first Rundgren album to appear on Bearsville was Runts final record, The Ballad of Todd Rundgren, a record that was reminiscent of such melodic singer/songwriter peers as King and Nyro, yet it had a subtly bizarre sensibility and quirky sense of humor that gave it a distinctive character. As he pursued his solo career, Rundgren quickly earned a reputation as a talented producer/engineer. His first production was for American Dream, but he quickly graduated to the big leagues thanks to his association with Grossman. In 1970, he engineered the Bands Stage Fright and Jesse Winchesters acclaimed eponymous debut. These two productions set the stage for Rundgren to take the production seat that George Harrison left vacant; the result was Badfingers Straight Up, which gave him a huge hit with "Baby Blue." It wasnt long until Rundgren had a huge hit of his own. He abandoned the Runt concept before beginning his third album, deciding to record the entire record himself. The result was Something/Anything?, a double-album set that cemented Rundgrens reputation as a near-genius producer and gifted songwriter. Apart from the fourth side, which was constructed as a tongue-in-cheek operetta about a bar band, he played every instrument, sang every part, and produced the entire album. Hailed in the rock press as some sort of masterpiece upon its early 1972 release, it also won Rundgren a wide audience. The King tribute "I Saw the Light" reached number 16, and while its follow-up (the terrific power pop classic "Couldnt I Just Tell You") stiffed, the third single, a superior re-recording of the Nazzs semi-hit "Hello, Its Me," climbed all the way to number five. In all, Something/Anything? reached number 29 and went gold, spending nearly a full year on the charts. Stardom was handed to him with Something/Anything?, but Rundgren rejected it. He would later state that he had mastered pop songcraft and had no interest to simply repeat himself through endless recyclings of "I Saw the Light" or "Hello, Its Me." Thats certainly not what he delivered with A Wizard, a True Star, his 1973 follow-up to Something/Anything? A weird sonic collage encompassing everything from psychedelia and Philly soul to Disney show tunes and vaudeville, the record may not have been an intentional move to shed his mainstream audience, but that was the ultimate effect. As the legions of listeners who loved "Hello, Its Me" departed, Rundgrens cult following -- the fans who did consider him "a Wizard, a True Star" -- intensified. Rundgren played the role to the hilt, dyeing his hair in a rainbow of colors and turning in extravagant concert performances. His appearance may have flirted with glam or glitter, but his music was getting increasingly progressive. His next album, 1974s Todd, may have had the occasional full-fledged pop song, such as the near-hit "A Dream Goes on Forever," but it had more than its share of lengthy experimental instrumentals. This was the direction he decided to pursue, and he needed a full-fledged band to help him continue in this progressive direction. And so Utopia was born. Initially, the group consisted of three keyboardists (Moogy Klingman, Ralph Shuckett, and Roger Powell), a bassist (John Siegler), a percussionist (Kevin Elliman), and a drummer (John "Willie" Wilcox). Balancing Utopia with his solo career, Rundgren became one of the most prolific artists of the decade. Released just months after Todd, Todd Rundgrens Utopia consisted of only four tracks, all of which were mainly instrumental, none of which were less than ten minutes. Rundgren continued in that direction on his next solo album, Initiation, which was released in the spring of 1975. Its radio-ready hit, "Real Man," became one of his concert staples, but the true heart of the album lay in the half-hour-long synth experiment to which the entire second side was devoted. Mere months later, Utopia released Another Live, a wild live album devoted to long synth-driven instrumentals. Another Live proved to be the culmination of the synth experiments and, in some ways, the stretch of willfully difficult records Rundgren made during the mid-70s. He kicked off 1976 with Faithful, an album that split into original pop material and re-creations of 60s chestnuts from the Yardbirds, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beach Boys. His resurrection of "Good Vibrations" brought him his first Top 40 hit in three years. That year, he also revamped Utopia, stripping away two of the keyboardists (Klingman and Shuckett), as Elliman and Siegler left. Kasim Sulton joined as the new bassist. Although the new Utopias first album, Ra, was a prog rock album by any measure, it was less overtly experimental and heavier than before. Ra was released early in February 1977 and was followed seven months later by Oops! Wrong Planet, a record that found the quartet abandoning progressive music for streamlined pop/rock, with a mainstream hard rock bent. By the time The Hermit of Mink Hollow was released in April 1978, it had been two years between Rundgrens solo albums, yet it had been six years since he had delivered an album as unabashedly pop and accessible as Hermit. On the strength of the Top 30 success of the ballad "Can We Still Be Friends," the record became a big hit, spending 26 weeks on the charts and peaking at number 36. He followed the record with the double-live album Back to the Bars, which was split between Utopia and solo material. As his solo career received a shot in the arm, his production career reached a pinnacle of commercial success with Meat Loafs Bat Out of Hell. The shamelessly bombastic record became an unexpected blockbuster, due in no small part to Rundgrens cinematic production. Not only did it reap financial rewards, but it also opened the doors for a variety of production gigs; over the next year, he kept extraordinarily busy, working with everyone from old friend Patti Smith (Wave) to new wave pub rocker Tom Robinson (TRB Two), as well as arena rock goofs the Tubes (Remote Control). Given that Rundgren had been releasing records at such a rapid rate throughout the 70s, it comes as a shock to note that neither he nor Utopia released an album during 1979. Thats not to say he wasnt busy. Not only did he have his production work, but during 1979, Rundgren opened Utopia Video Studios, a cutting-edge video production enterprise. Utopia Video Studios first project was a version of Gustav Holsts The Planets, a demonstration disc for video disc by RCA SelectaVision. It was a harbinger. Throughout the next decade, Rundgren began to devote more time to technological developments than his own music. Nevertheless, the early 80s were a robust time for Rundgren -- his last great period of commercial success. He came back swinging in 1980, releasing two albums with Utopia: the shiny pop/rock opus Adventures in Utopia and the cutting Beatles parody Deface the Music. He also released "Time Heals," the first music video to combine computer graphics and live action; it would later be the second video played on MTV. The following year, he released his first solo album in three years, the spiritually inclined Healing. By this point, his relationship with Bearsville Records had become increasingly rocky. Utopia delivered one last album for the label, 1982s Swing to the Right, before departing for the fledgling Network label, releasing Utopia that same year. After completing a groundbreaking solo tour in 1982, which alternated acoustic sets with sets featuring taped backings and video backdrops, he released The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. Despite the presence of a moderate novelty hit with "Bang the Drum All Day," the album didnt eclipse Healing on the charts. As he attempted to leave Bearsville, Rundgren found himself in further record company difficulties when Network folded. Utopia then moved to Passport, yet another new record label. In 1983, after he devoted some time off to do technological work, he reconvened Utopia, which released Oblivion in 1984. Oblivion did respectably on the charts, peaking at 74, but the next years follow-up, POV, tanked -- it reached only 161. Part of the problem was that Utopias sound had indeed changed, but it was no longer contemporary. Following POV, Rundgren effectively pulled the plug on the group, although he would later reunite the band for an occasional tour. Rundgrens next solo album, A Cappella, featured nothing but his voice, albeit multi-tracked and sometimes processed beyond recognition. Negotiations with Bearsville held up the release of A Cappella for months. Once the deals were completed, Rundgren was finally free of Bearsville and he signed to its new parent company, Warner, which released A Cappella in September 1985. It did fairly well on the charts, but it was treated more as a novelty than a full-fledged record by both critics and fans. Rundgren spent the next few years working on computers, as well producing. In 1986, he was hired to produce the cult British pop band XTC. Over the course of the recording sessions, tensions grew between Rundgren and the groups main songwriter, Andy Partridge, eventually spilling over into outright hostility. Nevertheless, the resulting album, Skylarking, revitalized XTCs career and Rundgrens producing career. Although he had a few high-profile gigs afterward -- such as with Bourgeois Tagg and the Psychedelic Furs -- he decided to continue with his own technological and musical endeavors. In 1989, he finally released Nearly Human, his soul-spiked follow-up to 1985s A Cappella. Staying on the charts for 11 weeks, it was Rundgrens last album to come close to a mainstream hit, thanks to the radio single "The Want of a Nail." Several songs on Nearly Human were also used in his musical score for the off-Broadway production of Joe Ortons Up Against It, which was originally the script for the unfilmed third Beatles movie. A collection of new material recorded live, 2nd Wind, appeared in 1991. It was his final record for Warner and the last record he would make for a major label. The following year, he reunited Utopia for a tour of Japan, then he set to work on his first album for Rhinos new music division, Forward. Released under the moniker TR-I -- from this point on, he used TR-I to distinguish his technologically innovative work -- No World Order was an ambitious project. Not only was it released as a conventional CD, it was also released as an interactive CD-ROM through Philips and Electronic Arts. It certainly earned him press, but the reviews didnt lead to sales. Frustrated, he left Rhino, releasing The Individualist on ION in November 1995. Like its predecessor, the album was designed as a groundbreaking technological innovation -- this time, however, it was an enhanced CD. The Individualist earned better reviews than No World Order, particularly among computer-based publications. During this time, he also worked as a DJ on the acclaimed syndicated radio program The Difference with Todd. The show was nominated for several awards, but its production was ceased in November 1996 due to an altered show format. He also did several television and film soundtracks, including the hit Farrelly Brothers movie Dumb and Dumber. In 1997, the fledgling Angel Records offshoot Guardian Records offered Rundgren a significant amount of money to re-record many of his hits and cult favorites as a bossa nova record. Clearly, Guardian was attempting to capitalize on the lounge fad of the mid-90s, but Rundgren took the bait, supporting the resulting record, With a Twist, with a full-fledged tour. Prior to hitting the road in the U.S., he was one of the first Western artists to perform for the Chinese during the summer Shanghai Festival. That year saw the first release of his Up Against It songs through the Japanese label Pony Canyon. He also inked a deal to host a weekly online radio program called Music Nexus for the EnterMedia network. In fact, the Internet became the main focus of Rundgrens career by the end of the 90s. In 1996, he launched Waking Dreams, a collective that developed creative ideas in marketable commodities. Perhaps more importantly to the music industry, Rundgren also founded PatroNet, an innovative device that lets users subscribe to music offered directly from his site -- with no record company middlemen at all. During all this, Rundgren continued to work on new music -- intending to distribute his new material a song at a time through PatroNet -- as well as write his much-delayed autobiography (despite short previews on his official website, its yet to be published). The late 90s saw Rundgren return to the road for several different tours -- both as a solo performer and as part of Ringo Starrs All-Starr Band, as he also continued to produce other acts (Splenders Halfway Down the Sky, Bad Religions The New America, etc.). The emergence of numerous archival projects began to surface in the early 21st century, such as The King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert and a slew of Japanese-only rarity sets as part of the ongoing Todd Archive Series (by mid-2001, 11 different sets had been issued -- comprised of outtakes, demos, and full concerts over the years featuring Rundgren solo, Utopia, and even the Nazz), as well as a compilation of tracks that has only been available previously on his PatroNet service, titled One Long Year. In the summer of 2001, Rundgren participated in the A Walk Down Abbey Road: A Tribute to the Beatles tour, which also included Ann Wilson (Heart), John Entwistle (the Who), and Alan Parsons (the Alan Parsons Project). Three years later, Rundgren issued his first rock album in over a decade. Liars, a politics-heavy concept record, was issued on Sanctuary in spring 2004. After a brief sojourn where he fronted the New Cars, Rundgren returned to the solo arena with Arena in 2008. Over the next few years, he spent some time touring, playing some of his classic albums in their entirety -- separate tours consisted of A Wizard, a True Star, Todd, and Healing -- and in 2011, and releasing two albums: a collection of Robert Johnson covers called Todd Rundgrens Johnson and (Re)Production, where he offered electronic reworkings of songs hed produced for other artists. Following these two curious detours, Rundgren released the arty pop album State, his first collection of original material in five years; it appeared in April 2013. Less than two years later, he returned with his 25th studio album, Global, a typically anachronistic fusion of classic rock, soul, and contemporary dance music. Shortly after its release, the Smalltown Supersound label issued the 12-part, 39-minute Runddans, a collaboration with revered Norwegian musicians Emil Nikolaisen (of Serena-Maneesh) and Hans-Peter Lindstrøm, which Rundgren likened to a train ride. Rundgren continued to indulge his yen for collaboration on 2017s White Knight, which featured appearances by Trent Reznor, Robyn, Joe Walsh, Donald Fagen, and Daryl Hall. Cleopatra released White Knight in May of 2017 and by the fall, Rundgren was touring again with Ringo Starr.
	Album: 1 of 46 Title:  Faithful Released:   Tracks:  12 Duration:  50:25 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Happenings Ten Years Time Ago  (03:13) 2   Good Vibrations  (03:44) 3   Rain  (03:17) 4   Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)  (03:27) 5   If 6 Was 9  (04:55) 6   Strawberry Fields Forever  (03:53) 7   Black and White  (04:44) 8   Love of the Common Man  (03:36) 9   When I Pray  (02:59) 10  Cliché  (04:01) 11  The Verb "to Love"  (07:25) 12  Boogies (Hamburger Hell)  (05:06)
Faithful : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgren considered 1966 the beginning of his professional musical career, largely because the Nazz formed around that time. As a celebration, he recorded Faithful. Presumably, Faithful celebrates the past and the future by juxtaposing a side of original pop material with a side of covers. Actually, "covers" isnt accurate -- the six oldies that comprise the entirety of side one are re-creations, with Rundgren "faithfully" replicating the sound and feel of the Yardbirds ("Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"), Bob Dylan ("Most Likely You Go Your Way and Ill Go Mine"), Jimi Hendrix ("If Six Was Nine"), the Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations") and the Beatles "("Rain," "Strawberry Fields Forever"). All of this is entertaining, to a certain extent, especially since its remarkable how close Rundgren comes to duplicating the very feel of the originals. Still, its hard to see it as much more than a flamboyant throwaway, especially when compared with the glorious second side. For the first time since Something/Anything?, Rundgren allows himself to write and -- more importantly -- record straight-ahead pop songs. Certainly, A Wizard, A True Star, Todd and Initiation had their share of great songs, but they werent delivered as pop songs; they were telegraphed as art. Here, Rundgren delivers pop and rock songs with ease, letting the melodies glide to the forefront. There are embellishments, of course, but the end result is a lushness thats apparent even on the hard rockers. If Rundgren had made all of Faithful originals, it would have been a pure pop masterpiece. As it stands, its essential for the faithful -- not only for hardcore Toddheads, but for devoted pop fans as well.
	Album: 2 of 46 Title:  Runt Released:  1971 Tracks:  10 Duration:  40:17 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Broke Down and Busted  (04:34) 2   Believe in Me  (02:02) 3   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (02:52) 4   Whos That Man?  (03:00) 5   Once Burned  (02:08) 6   Devils Bite  (03:54) 7   Im in the Clique  (04:51) 8   There Are No Words  (02:12) 9   Baby Lets Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Dont Tie My Hands  (05:28) 10  Birthday Carol  (09:13)
Runt : Allmusic album Review : Reluctant to start a full-fledged solo career after leaving the Nazz, Todd Rundgren formed Runt, a band that was a front for what was in effect a solo project. Such isolationism lends Runt its unique atmosphere -- it is the insular work of a fiercely talented artist finally given the opportunity to pursue his off-kilter musical vision. From the moment the slow, bluesy psychedelic grind of "Broke Down and Busted" starts the album, its apparent that Rundgren could never have made Runt with the Nazz -- and thats before the introspective ballads or the willfully strange stuff kicks in. Throughout the record, Rundgren reveals himself as a gifted synthesist, blending all manners of musical styles and quirks into a distinctive signature sound. Hes as interested in sound as he is in song and while he would later pursue these tendencies to extremes, Runt finds him learning how to create an effective sound with the studio, which may be the reason why the album runs the gamut from hard rockers like "Whos That Man?" to ballads like "Once Burned." Although these songs are instantly appealing, the album really gets interesting when he reaches between those two extremes, whether its in the classic pop medley "Baby Lets Swing," the bizarrely tongue-in-cheek "Im in the Clique," or the equally impish "We Gotta Get You a Woman," which gave Rundgren his first hit. All the details buried within these songs -- not only in the deceptively direct productions, but within the writing itself -- confirm Rundgrens exceptional skill at songcraft. He occasionally slips on Runt, delivering tracks that rely on production instead of a blend of studiocraft and songcraft, but it remains a thoroughly impressive debut and one of his finest pop records.
	Album: 3 of 46 Title:  Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren Released:  1971-06-24 Tracks:  12 Duration:  41:30 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Long Flowing Robe  (03:25) 2   The Ballad (Denny & Jean)  (03:05) 3   Bleeding  (04:01) 4   Wailing Wall  (03:04) 5   The Range War  (02:37) 6   Chain Letter  (05:06) 7   A Long Time, a Long Way to Go  (02:13) 8   Boat on the Charles  (04:25) 9   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 10  Hope Im Around  (04:54) 11  Parole  (04:20) 12  Remember Me  (00:52)
Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren : Allmusic album Review : Upon its release, Rolling Stone called The Ballad of Todd Rundgren "the best album Paul McCartney" never made, and even if the album doesnt sound particularly McCartney-esque, it does share the homespun, melodic charm of the best of his early albums. Arguably, its better than Pauls solo work, since it is focused and subtle, never drawing attention to Rundgrens considerable skills as a writer and producer. He tones down the hard rock and his impish wit, lending the album a sense of direction missing on Runt. Thats not to say he abandoned his sense of humor -- as if the cover shot of Rundgren sitting at a piano with a noose around his neck left any doubt. This time around, it takes some careful listening to hear the jokes, such as the opening Floyd Cramer piano lick on "Range War." On such clever in-jokes as "Chain Letter," as well as ballads like "Hope Im Around," the artist reveals himself as an exceptional craftsman and songsmith. In fact, Ballad is considerably more song-oriented than its predecessor, with very little of the jams and instrumental sections that occasionally bogged down Runt. Here, even propulsive pop tunes such as "Bleeding" and "Long Flowing Robe," along with the hard rocker "Parole," are as much about the song as the performance, which is probably appropriate for an album called The Ballad of Todd Rundgren. Another thing about that title -- it may be a joke, but the album inarguably offers a glimpse into Rundgrens inner world through a combination of introspective ballads, off-hand jokes, musical virtuosity, outright weirdness, and unabashed showmanship. And thats the charm of The Ballad -- its the slyly sardonic masterwork of a loner who may be sensitive, but is certainly not shy.
	Album: 4 of 46 Title:  Something/Anything? Released:  1972-02-15 Tracks:  27 Duration:  1:35:17 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   I Saw The Light  (03:00) 2   It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference  (03:50) 3   Wolfman Jack  (02:56) 4   Cold Morning Light  (03:35) 5   It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)  (02:41) 6   Sweeter Memories  (03:36) 7   Intro  (01:11) 8   Breathless  (03:15) 9   The Night The Carousel Burned Down  (04:28) 10  Saving Grace  (04:12) 11  Marlene  (03:54) 12  Song of the Viking  (02:36) 13  I Went To The Mirror  (04:03) 1   Black Maria  (05:20) 2   One More Day (No Word)  (03:43) 3   Couldn’t I Just Tell You  (03:36) 4   Torch Song  (02:53) 5   Little Red Lights  (04:50) 6   Overture: My Roots: Money (Thats What I Want) / Messin With The Kid  (02:28) 7   Dust in the Wind  (03:49) 8   Piss Aaron  (03:26) 9   Hello Its Me  (04:37) 10  Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me  (03:59) 11  You Left Me Sore  (03:13) 12  Slut  (04:03) 13  It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference (Bearsville Sound Studio B)  (04:04) 14  Something / Anything Promos, #1 - #6  (01:54)
Something/Anything? : Allmusic album Review : After two albums, Todd Rundgren had one hit and a burgeoning cult following, plus growing respect as a hitmaking record producer. Theres no question he was busy, but as it turns out, all this work only scratched the surface of his ambition. He had decided to abandon the Runt pretense and recorded a full double album by himself (save for one side). Others had recorded one-man albums before, most notably Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, but Rundgren -- without borrowing musically from either artist -- captured the homemade ambience of McCartney with the visionary feel of Music of My Mind, adding an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music from Gilbert & Sullivan through Jimi Hendrix, plus the crazed zeal of a pioneer. Listening to Something/Anything? is a mind-altering trip in itself, no matter how many instantly memorable, shamelessly accessible pop songs are scattered throughout the album. Each side of the double album is a concept onto itself. The first side is "a bouquet of ear-catching melodies"; side two is "the cerebral side"; on side three "the kid gets heavy"; side four is his mock pop operetta, recorded with a full band including the Sales brothers. It gallops through everything -- Carole King tributes ("I Saw the Light"), classic ballads ("Hello Its Me," "It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference"), Motown ("Wolfman Jack"), blinding power pop ("Couldnt I Just Tell You"), psychedelic hard rock ("Black Maria"), pure weirdness ("I Went to the Mirror"), blue-eyed soul ("Dust in the Wind"), and scores of brilliant songs that dont fall into any particular style ("Cold Morning Light," "It Takes Two to Tango"). Its an amazing journey thats remarkably unpretentious. He may have contributed self-penned liner notes, but Rundgren peppers his writing with self-aware, self-deprecating asides, and he also indulges his bizarre sense of humor with gross-outs ("Piss Aaron") and sheer quirkiness, such as an aural tour of the studio at the beginning of side two. Something/Anything? has a ton of loose ends throughout: plenty of studio tricks, slight songs (but no filler), snippets of dialogue, and purposely botched beginnings, but all these throwaways simply add context -- theyre what makes the album into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through the mind of an insanely gifted pop music obsessive. Rundgren occasionally touched on the sheer brilliance of Something/Anything? in his later work, but this extraordinary double album is the one time where his classicist songcraft and messy genius converged to create an utterly unique, glorious record.
	Album: 5 of 46 Title:  A Wizard, a True Star Released:  1973-03-29 Tracks:  19 Duration:  55:59 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   International Feel  (02:50) 2   Never Never Land  (01:34) 3   Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off  (01:14) 4   You Need Your Head  (01:02) 5   Rock and Roll Pussy  (01:08) 6   Dogfight Giggle  (01:05) 7   You Don’t Have to Camp Around  (01:03) 8   Flamingo  (02:35) 9   Zen Archer  (05:35) 10  Just Another Onionhead / Dada Dali  (02:24) 11  When the Shit Hits the Fan / Sunset Blvd.  (04:02) 12  Le Feel Internacionale  (01:48) 13  Sometimes I Don’t Know What to Feel  (04:16) 14  Does Anybody Love You?  (01:31) 15  Medley: I’m So Proud / Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk  (10:35) 16  Hungry for Love  (02:18) 17  I Don’t Want to Tie You Down  (01:56) 18  Is It My Name?  (04:01) 19  Just One Victory  (04:59)
A Wizard, a True Star : Allmusic album Review : Something/Anything? proved that Todd Rundgren could write a pop classic as gracefully as any of his peers, but buried beneath the surface were signs that he would never be satisfied as merely a pop singer/songwriter. A close listen to the album reveals the eccentricities and restless spirit that surges to the forefront on its follow-up, A Wizard, A True Star. Anyone expecting the third record of Something/Anything?, filled with variations on "I Saw the Light" and "Hello Its Me," will be shocked by A Wizard. As much a mind-f*ck as an album, A Wizard, A True Star rarely breaks down to full-fledged songs, especially on the first side, where songs and melodies float in and out of a hazy post-psychedelic mist. Stylistically, there may not be much new -- he touched on so many different bases on Something/Anything? that its hard to expand to new territory -- but its all synthesized and assembled in fresh, strange ways. Often, its a jarring, disturbing listen, especially since Rundgrens humor has turned bizarre and insular. It truly takes a concerted effort on the part of the listener to unravel the record, since Rundgren makes no concessions -- not only does the soul medley jerk in unpredictable ways, but the anthemic closer, "Just One Victory," is layered with so many overdubs that its hard to hear its moving melody unless you pay attention. And thats the key to understanding A Wizard, A True Star -- its one of those rare rock albums that demands full attention and, depending on your own vantage, it may even reward such close listening.
	Album: 6 of 46 Title:  Todd Released:  1974 Tracks:  17 Duration:  1:07:25 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   How About a Little Fanfare  (00:57) 2   I Think You Know  (03:48) 3   The Spark of Life  (06:43) 4   An Elpees Worth of Toons  (02:08) 5   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:21) 6   Lord Chancellors Nightmare Song  (03:30) 7   Drunken Blue Rooster  (03:00) 8   The Last Ride  (04:46) 9   King Kong Reggae  (06:35) 1   Number 1 Lowest Common Denominator  (05:10) 2   Useless Begging  (03:27) 3   Sidewalk Cafe  (02:25) 4   Izzat Love?  (01:56) 5   Heavy Metal Kids  (04:13) 6   In and Out the Chakras We Go (formerly: Shaft Goes to Outer Space)  (05:48) 7   Dont You Ever Learn  (06:01) 8   Sons of 1984  (04:37)
Todd : Allmusic album Review : Maybe some listeners thought that the sonic trip A Wizard, A True Star was a necessary exercise in indulgence and that Todd Rundgren would return to the sweet pop of Something/Anything? for its follow-up. Not a chance. As it turned out, A Wizard was the launch pad for further dementia, and, depending on your point of view, indulgence. Its follow-up was Todd, an impenetrable double album filled with detours, side roads, collisions and the occasional pop tune. That those pop tunes are among his best may come as little consolation to the lightweight fan who has stumbled upon Todd. Conceptually, A Wizard, A True Star may be the wilder record, but Todd is a more difficult listen, thanks to the layers of guitar solos and blind synth prog tunes, such as "In and Out the Chakras We Go." Large stretches of the album are purely instrumental, foreshadowing the years of synth experiments with Utopia that were just around the corner. The murk subsides every so often, revealing either exquisite ballads ("A Dream Goes on Forever"), blistering rock ("Heavy Metal Kids") or, more murk and dementia (particularly with how Gilbert & Sullivan rear their heads not only on the requisite novelty "An Elpees Worth of Tunes," but an honest-to-goodness cover of "Lord Chancellors Nightmare Song"). These are some major additions to his catalog, but the experiments and the excesses are too tedious to make Todd a necessary listen for anyone but the devoted. But for those listeners, the gems make the rough riding worthwhile.
	Album: 7 of 46 Title:  Initiation Released:  1975-05-20 Tracks:  7 Duration:  1:07:29 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Real Man  (04:25) 2   Born to Synthesize  (03:43) 3   The Death of Rock and Roll  (03:48) 4   Eastern Intrigue  (05:04) 5   Initiation  (07:04) 6   Fair Warning  (08:00) 7   A Treatise on Cosmic Fire  (35:22)
Initiation : Allmusic album Review : Returning to solo recording almost immediately after forming Utopia, Todd Rundgren continued with the synth-heavy prog rock he pioneered with Todd Rundgrens Utopia on Initiation. The differences immediately resonate with "Real Man," a terrific song that encapsulates not only his newfound fondness for electronics, but also his burgeoning spirituality and his knack for pop craft. "Real Man" is so good, its tempting to believe that the remainder of Initiation will follow in the same direction, resulting in an inspired, truly progressive fusion of classic Rundgren and synthesizers. As soon as the second track, an a cappella vocoder opus called "Born to Synthesize," its clear that Rundgren has no intention of following that path, choosing to push the limits of synth technology and recorded music instead of constructing an album. Initiation suffers accordingly. At times, particularly on the first, song-oriented side, it is pretty intriguing, but too often, the results are simply frustrating because it doesnt go anywhere. Thats particularly true with "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire," a half-hour "suite" that comprises all of side two and doesnt really go anywhere, despite hitting many stops along the way. Its enough to erase the memory of "Real Man," "Eastern Intrigue" and "Initiation," the moments where it all comes together on the first half of the record, but another spin of the first side reveals that Rundgren could have made Initiation something special if he had the discipline.
	Album: 8 of 46 Title:  Hermit of Mink Hollow Released:  1978-04-13 Tracks:  12 Duration:  35:31 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   All the Children Sing  (03:11) 2   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 3   Hurting for You  (03:22) 4   Too Far Gone  (02:40) 5   Onomatopoeia  (01:35) 6   Determination  (03:13) 7   Bread  (02:50) 8   Bag Lady  (03:16) 9   You Cried Wolf  (02:32) 10  Lucky Guy  (02:06) 11  Out of Control  (03:58) 12  Fade Away  (03:06)
Hermit of Mink Hollow : Allmusic album Review : Over the course of 1977, Todd Rundgren moved Utopia toward a more pop-oriented direction, winding up with the slick mainstream arena rock of Oops! Wrong Planet. With that in mind, it makes sense that The Hermit of Mink Hollow -- his first full-fledged solo album since Initiation, if you discount the half-cover/half-original Faithful -- finds Rundgren in his pop craftsman persona. The difference is, hes heartbroken. His relationship with Bebe Buell collapsed during 1977 and its clear that the separation has pained him, since pain and melancholy underpin the album, whether its on ballads ("Can We Still Be Friends") or on apparently joyous revelries, like "All the Children Sing." That said, this is a Rundgren solo album and he has not abandoned his trademarks, which means that the lush ballads are paired with novelties ("Onomatopoeia," which sounds exactly how you hope it does), ersatz soul ("You Cried Wolf"), and pure pop ("Hurting for You"). Hermit is also the first record Rundgren recorded completely alone since Something/Anything? Where that record sounded like the inner workings of a madman, with each song providing no indication what the next would sound like, Hermit is more cohesive. It also feels less brilliant, even if it is, in many ways, nearly as excellent as Rundgrens masterwork, mainly because it doesnt have such a wide scope. Still, the reason The Hermit of Mink Hollow is such a milestone in Rundgrens career is because its a small album, filled with details, and easily the most emotional record he made.
	Album: 9 of 46 Title:  Healing Released:  1981 Tracks:  9 Duration:  47:15 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Healer  (03:41) 2   Pulse  (03:09) 3   Flesh  (04:00) 4   Golden Goose  (03:18) 5   Compassion  (04:48) 6   Shine  (08:14) 7   Healing, Part I  (07:32) 8   Healing, Part II  (07:51) 9   Healing, Part III  (04:39)
Healing : Allmusic album Review : Healing is a subdued, reflective effort unlike anything else in Todd Rundgrens catalog. Certainly, there are some familiar elements throughout Healing, particularly on majestic ballads like "Compassion," but there are more new variations on his style since any album since Initiation. Not coincidentally, that record had hints of the spirituality that surges to the forefront on Healing, but it was nowhere near as musically focused as the latter record. Apart from "Compassion," there is a true lack of singles, which doesnt mean that there arent standouts -- since "Golden Goose" has a weird, jerky hook and the opener "Healer" is a terrific pop single -- that stand on their own merit. Instead, the record works as a whole, flowing as seamlessly as Something/Anything? or Hermit. Unfortunately, its not as strong as either of those records, largely because its about texture and spirit, not individual songs. In a case like that, the music and ambience are as important as the actual songs, and while theyre often very provocative, they tend to meander as well, particularly on the three-part "Healing" suite that comprises the last side of the record. On CD, its calming effect is dissipated because the bonus 7" single "Time Heals"/"Tiny Demons" is added at the end. Their presence makes it clear that Healing was intended as an album unto itself, without much in the way of singles, because each song -- the former being excellent new wave pop, the other a fine ballad -- could have been a single unto itself. In this context, they may deflate the lasting spiritual impression of the album, but they add musical weight, helping make the disc a fine effort.
	Album: 10 of 46 Title:  The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect Released:  1982 Tracks:  9 Duration:  35:38 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Hideaway  (05:01) 2   Influenza  (04:31) 3   Don’t Hurt Yourself  (03:45) 4   There Goes Your Baybay  (03:54) 5   Tin Soldier  (03:13) 6   Emperor of the Highway  (01:41) 7   Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38) 8   Drive  (05:29) 9   Chant  (04:24)
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect : Allmusic album Review : As the early 80s continued to unfold, Todd Rundgren grew increasingly disenchanted with Bearsville, especially since the label wasnt supporting Utopia. He wrangled the band free in 1982, but he still had to deliver solo records to Bearsville. Not entirely pleased with the situation, Rundgren hammered out a collection of pop songs on his own, cynically titling the effort The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. In later years, Rundgren disavowed the album, but it stands as one of his better collections of pop songs, even if it lacks a theme or a unifying sound. There are a fair share of throwaways, not only coming in the expected form of covers (a fine but pointless remake of the Small Faces "Tin Soldier") and Gilbert & Sullivan parodies ("Emperor of the Highway"), but also in the monumentally silly "Bang the Drum All Day," which not only became a hit, but a hit that refused to die, lasting as a radio staple into the late 90s. These three songs are anomalies on Tortured Artist, which for the most part is pure pop and pop-soul, delivered with little fuss or pretention. Theres also little deep meaning to the songs themselves, which is quite unusual for Rundgren, yet the best tunes -- "Hideaway," "Influenza," "There Goes Your Baybay," "Drive," "Chant" -- are indelible, irresistible pop confections that prove Rundgren can be quite involving, even when hes not trying his hardest.
	Album: 11 of 46 Title:  A Cappella Released:  1985-09 Tracks:  10 Duration:  39:45 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Blue Orpheus  (05:03) 2   Johnee Jingo  (03:51) 3   Pretending to Care  (03:42) 4   Hodja  (03:24) 5   Lost Horizon  (04:57) 6   Something to Fall Back On  (04:15) 7   Miracle in the Bazaar  (04:12) 8   Lockjaw  (04:00) 9   Honest Work  (02:40) 10  Mighty Love  (03:40)
	Album: 12 of 46 Title:  Anthology (1968-1985) Released:  1989 Tracks:  27 Duration:  1:46:33 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Open My Eyes  (02:49) 2   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:09) 3   Wailing Wall  (03:09) 4   Be Nice to Me  (03:27) 5   Hello It’s Me  (03:52) 6   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 7   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (03:53) 8   Couldnt I Just Tell You  (03:21) 9   Sometimes I Dont Know What to Feel  (04:20) 10  Just One Victory  (05:01) 11  A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:24) 12  The Last Ride  (04:48) 13  Don’t You Ever Learn?  (06:06) 1   Real Man  (04:29) 2   Black and White  (04:44) 3   Love of the Common Man  (03:39) 4   Cliché  (04:03) 5   All the Children Sing  (03:11) 6   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:40) 7   You Cried Wolf  (02:35) 8   Time Heals  (03:34) 9   Compassion  (04:48) 10  Hideaway  (05:03) 11  Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38) 12  Drive  (05:29) 13  Johnee Jingo  (03:55) 14  Something to Fall Back On  (04:13)
Anthology (1968-1985) : Allmusic album Review : The flagship of Rhinos Todd Rundgren reissue series was Anthology (1968-1985), a double-disc set that traced the rock & roll mavericks career from the Nazz through his decade-and-a-half with Bearsville Records. Designed as the definitive statement of Rundgrens solo work (his work with Utopia received its own Anthology), Anthology (1968-1985) comes very close to fulfilling its goal. Since it covers so much ground, its inevitable that a few essential items and fan favorites are missing, especially since Rundgren was incredibly prolific during these 17 years. And it is true that early masterpieces like "Im in the Clique," "Once Burned," "Chain Letter," "The Range War" and "Long Flowing Robe" are missing, as are several highlights from Something/Anything?, but in their place are stronger tracks from less consistent albums, which makes it a nice retrospective for converted fans who want a comprehensive compilation to supplement the acknowledged classics. That said, the curious or casual listener may find Anthology a bit too sprawling for their tastes, even it does provide an excellent summary of Rundgrens heyday as a cult recording artist. In that case, Rhinos The Very Best of Todd Rundgren is a good choice, since it is a more concise collection that contains all the hits and rock-bottom essentials, plus several Utopia cuts and "The Want of a Nail."
	Album: 13 of 46 Title:  Nearly Human Released:  1989-05-18 Tracks:  10 Duration:  53:16 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   The Want of a Nail  (05:15) 2   The Waiting Game  (04:16) 3   Parallel Lines  (04:23) 4   Two Little Hitlers  (03:58) 5   Can’t Stop Running  (05:04) 6   Unloved Children  (04:05) 7   Fidelity  (04:38) 8   Feel It  (05:42) 9   Hawking  (06:59) 10  I Love My Life  (08:55)
Nearly Human : Allmusic album Review : As the 80s drew to a close, Todd Rundgren turned over a new leaf and began recording for Warner Bros. Not long after the release of his first Warner album A Cappella, he disbanded Utopia, choosing to embark on a few years as a producer and session man. He finally returned with Nearly Human, his first album of new material in four years, in the summer of 1989. During his hiatus as a recording artist, Rundgren became fascinated with recording live music, deciding to record Nearly Human live in the studio -- not nearly as flamboyant as A Cappella, but a gimmick nonetheless. If anything, the live-in-the-studio trick works better than the all-vocal track, not only because its easier to execute, but because the production style complements the soul-inflected songs. Song for song, Nearly Human is his best record since The Hermit of Mink Hollow, since not only is the bulk of the album filled with charging blue-eyed soul like "The Want of a Nail" or sweet ballads like "Parallel Lines," but because there are no novelties, and the cover choice (Elvis Costellos "Two Little Hitlers") is fresh and surprising. At times, his eccentricities get the best of him, as he overstuffs his arrangements or lyrics with unnecessary details, but these are minor points -- Nearly Human finds Rundgren at the top of his game as a performer, producer, and songwriter, sustaining his momentum in a way he hadnt for nearly a full decade.
	Album: 14 of 46 Title:  2nd Wind Released:  1991-01-29 Tracks:  10 Duration:  54:06 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Change Myself  (05:22) 2   Love Science  (05:24) 3   Whos Sorry Now  (06:17) 4   The Smell of Money  (04:06) 5   If I Have to Be Alone  (03:52) 6   Love in Disguise  (04:04) 7   Kindness  (05:31) 8   Public Servant  (05:40) 9   Gayas Eyes  (06:14) 10  Second Wind  (07:30)
2nd Wind : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgrens last major-label album was recorded in July 1990, at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco before a live audience, although under recording studio conditions, with a backup band that included some local talent: Roger Powell of Utopia, Vince Welnick (who would join the Grateful Dead later in the year), Prairie Prince of the Tubes, Ross Valory of Journey, and Jenni Muldaur. Its a mixed set, including three songs Rundgren wrote for the off-Broadway musical Up Against It, which was based on an unproduced screenplay British playwright Joe Orton wrote in the 1960s for the Beatles. Those songs have a Kurt Weill-ish tone, while songs like "Love Science" are up-tempo R&B; and the leadoff track, "Change Myself," is in Rundgrens familiar pop/rock style. On the whole, though, theres nothing to get excited about here.
	Album: 15 of 46 Title:  The Best of Todd Rundgren Released:  1992 Tracks:  9 Duration:  31:02 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify    AlbumCover	1   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:09) 2   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 3   Hello It’s Me  (03:52) 4   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:23) 5   Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38) 6   Real Man  (04:29) 7   One World - Utopia  (03:26) 8   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 9   Be Nice to Me  (03:25)
	Album: 16 of 46 Title:  The Individualist Released:  1995-03-17 Tracks:  10 Duration:  1:01:01 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Tables Will Turn  (08:51) 2   If Not Now, When?  (04:42) 3   Family Values  (06:42) 4   The Ultimate Crime  (04:37) 5   Espresso (All Jacked Up)  (05:51) 6   The Individualist  (07:30) 7   Cast the First Stone  (05:06) 8   Beloved Infidel  (04:11) 9   Temporary Sanity  (06:24) 10  Womans World  (07:02)
The Individualist : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgren, who is billed as TR-i on this release, can usually be counted on to produce several pop music gems on his albums. Unfortunately, that doesnt happen here. Its not that the songs are bad (actually, some are), but the songwriting is not up to Rundgrens usual standards. Some tracks are overly preachy. Also accentuating the negative is TR-is rapping, which permeates this release on several selections, especially the title track. TR-i cannot survive the bad rap on The Individualist.
	Album: 17 of 46 Title:  The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection Released:  1996-07-19 Tracks:  157 Duration:  10:40:45 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Broke Down and Busted  (04:34) 2   Believe in Me  (02:02) 3   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:09) 4   Whos That Man?  (03:00) 5   Once Burned  (02:08) 6   Devils Bite  (03:54) 7   Im in the Clique  (04:51) 8   There Are No Words  (02:12) 9   Baby Lets Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Dont Tie My Hands  (05:28) 10  Birthday Carol  (09:13) 1   Long Flowing Robe  (03:25) 2   The Ballad (Denny & Jean)  (03:05) 3   Bleeding  (04:01) 4   Wailing Wall  (03:04) 5   The Range War  (02:37) 6   Chain Letter  (05:06) 7   A Long Time, a Long Way to Go  (02:13) 8   Boat on the Charles  (04:25) 9   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 10  Hope Im Around  (04:54) 11  Parole  (04:20) 12  Remember Me  (00:52) 1   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 2   It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference  (03:51) 3   Wolfman Jack  (02:56) 4   Cold Morning Light  (03:35) 5   It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)  (02:41) 6   Sweeter Memories  (03:35) 7   Intro  (01:11) 8   Breathless  (03:15) 9   The Night the Carousel Burnt Down  (04:29) 10  Saving Grace  (04:12) 11  Marlene  (03:54) 12  Song of the Viking  (02:35) 13  I Went to the Mirror  (04:06) 1   Black Maria  (05:18) 2   One More Day (No Word)  (03:44) 3   Couldn’t I Just Tell You  (03:34) 4   Torch Song  (02:51) 5   Little Red Lights  (04:51) 6   Overture - My Roots: Money (Thats What I Want)/Messin With the Kid  (02:30) 7   Dust in the Wind  (03:46) 8   Piss Aaron  (03:28) 9   Hello Its Me  (04:41) 10  Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me  (03:57) 11  You Left Me Sore  (03:43) 12  Slut  (03:35) 1   International Feel  (02:50) 2   Never Never Land  (01:34) 3   Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off  (01:14) 4   You Need Your Head  (01:02) 5   Rock and Roll Pussy  (01:08) 6   Dogfight Giggle  (01:05) 7   You Don’t Have to Camp Around  (01:03) 8   Flamingo  (02:35) 9   Zen Archer  (05:35) 10  Just Another Onionhead / Dada Dali  (02:24) 11  When the Shit Hits the Fan / Sunset Blvd.  (04:02) 12  Le Feel Internacionale  (01:48) 13  Sometimes I Don’t Know What to Feel  (04:16) 14  Does Anybody Love You?  (01:31) 15  Medley: I’m So Proud / Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk  (10:35) 16  Hungry for Love  (02:18) 17  I Don’t Want to Tie You Down  (01:56) 18  Is It My Name?  (04:01) 19  Just One Victory  (04:59) 1   How About a Little Fanfare?  (01:03) 2   I Think You Know  (03:04) 3   The Spark of Life  (06:23) 4   An Elpee’s Worth of Toons  (02:09) 5   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:21) 6   Lord Chancellor’s Nightmare Song  (03:32) 7   Drunken Blue Rooster  (03:00) 8   The Last Ride  (04:48) 9   Everybody’s Going to Heaven / King Kong Reggae  (06:38) 10  Number 1 Lowest Common Denominator  (05:12) 11  Useless Begging  (03:40) 12  Sidewalk Cafe  (02:15) 13  Izzat Love?  (01:55) 14  Heavy Metal Kids  (04:16) 15  In and Out the Chakras We Go  (05:47) 16  Don’t You Ever Learn?  (06:06) 17  Sons of 1984  (04:33) 1   Real Man  (04:25) 2   Born to Synthesize  (03:43) 3   The Death of Rock and Roll  (03:48) 4   Eastern Intrigue  (05:04) 5   Initiation  (07:04) 6   Fair Warning  (08:00) 7   A Treatise on Cosmic Fire  (04:21) 8   i. The Fire of Mind or Solar Fire  (03:49) 9   ii. The Fire of Spirit or Electric Fire  (07:33) 10  iii. The Internal Fire or Fire by Friction  (19:36) 1   Happenings Ten Years Time Ago  (03:13) 2   Good Vibrations  (03:44) 3   Rain  (03:17) 4   Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)  (03:27) 5   If 6 Was 9  (04:55) 6   Strawberry Fields Forever  (03:53) 7   Black and White  (04:44) 8   Love of the Common Man  (03:36) 9   When I Pray  (02:59) 10  Cliché  (04:01) 11  The Verb "to Love"  (07:25) 12  Boogies (Hamburger Hell)  (05:06) 1   Real Man  (04:47) 2   Love of the Common Man  (04:25) 3   The Verb "To Love"  (08:01) 4   Love in Action  (03:44) 5   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:33) 6   Sometimes I Dont Know What to Feel  (04:23) 7   The Range War  (02:46) 8   Black and White  (05:34) 9   The Last Ride  (06:04) 10  Cliché  (04:13) 11  Dont You Ever Learn?  (05:55) 1   Never Never Land  (02:49) 2   Black Maria  (05:42) 3   Zen Archer  (05:27) 4   Medley  (11:09) 5   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (04:40) 6   Eastern Intrigue  (05:58) 7   Initiation  (06:36) 8   Couldnt I Just Tell You  (04:04) 9   Hello Its Me  (04:26) 1   All the Children Sing  (03:11) 2   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 3   Hurting for You  (03:22) 4   Too Far Gone  (02:40) 5   Onomatopoeia  (01:35) 6   Determination  (03:13) 7   Bread  (02:50) 8   Bag Lady  (03:16) 9   You Cried Wolf  (02:32) 10  Lucky Guy  (02:06) 11  Out of Control  (03:58) 12  Fade Away  (03:06) 1   Healer  (03:41) 2   Pulse  (03:09) 3   Flesh  (04:00) 4   Golden Goose  (03:18) 5   Compassion  (04:48) 6   Shine  (08:14) 7   Healing, Part I  (07:32) 8   Healing, Part II  (07:51) 9   Healing, Part III  (04:39) 10  Time Heals  (03:34) 11  Tiny Demons  (03:09) 1   Hideaway  (05:01) 2   Influenza  (04:31) 3   Don’t Hurt Yourself  (03:45) 4   There Goes Your Baybay  (03:54) 5   Tin Soldier  (03:13) 6   Emperor of the Highway  (01:41) 7   Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38) 8   Drive  (05:29) 9   Chant  (04:24)
The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgrens classic run of the 70s and early 80s gets the budget box treatment in The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection. These albums -- the first being Runt, the last being The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect; all studio albums apart from the epic double live set Back to the Bars, all solo, no Utopia LPs -- have been reissued many times, most recently in deluxe editions by Edsel. Any of the bonus tracks that have popped up on these reissues are absent -- this applies not just to the alternate Runt that finally surfaced in the 2010s, but also the EP that came with Healing, included on an early Rhino CD reissue -- but each of the records is attractive as a mini-LP, the sound is good, and the price is cheap, so its a good, easy way to get the Todd basics.
	Album: 18 of 46 Title:  Up Against It Released:  1997-05-16 Tracks:  15 Duration:  1:01:36 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   When Worlds Collide  (03:35) 2   Free, Male and 21  (03:35) 3   The Smell of Money  (03:19) 4   If I Have to Be Alone  (03:44) 5   Up Against It  (03:36) 6   Life Is a Drag  (03:57) 7   Parallel Lines  (03:10) 8   Lilis Address  (05:50) 9   Love in Disguise  (03:54) 10  Maybe Im Better Off  (04:04) 11  Youll Thank Me in the End  (04:08) 12  From Hunger  (02:41) 13  We Understand Each Other  (04:13) 14  Entropy  (04:48) 15  Finale  (07:02)
	Album: 19 of 46 Title:  I Saw the Light (and Other Hits) Released:  1997-06-10 Tracks:  10 Duration:  34:46 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Hello It’s Me  (03:52) 2   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:24) 3   Real Man  (04:29) 4   One World  (03:25) 5   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:09) 6   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 7   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 8   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 9   Good Vibrations  (03:44) 10  Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38)
	Album: 20 of 46 Title:  The Very Best of Todd Rundgren Released:  1997-07-29 Tracks:  16 Duration:  1:01:20 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:09) 2   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 3   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 4   Hello It’s Me  (04:24) 5   Couldn’t I Just Tell You  (03:34) 6   Just One Victory  (04:59) 7   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:21) 8   Real Man  (04:25) 9   Love of the Common Man  (03:36) 10  Love Is the Answer  (04:18) 11  Love in Action  (03:29) 12  Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 13  The Very Last Time  (03:52) 14  Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38) 15  Something to Fall Back On  (04:13) 16  The Want of a Nail  (05:15)
The Very Best of Todd Rundgren : Allmusic album Review : The Very Best of Todd Rundgren distills the Runts career to just the hit singles, which is surprisingly effective. Most casual Todd fans will only want the hits -- "We Gotta Get You a Woman," "I Saw the Light," "Hello, Its Me," "Bang on the Drum" -- and not invest in the double-disc set Anthology (1968-1985), which simply contains too much music for most listeners. With The Very Best of, all of the good stuff (including "The Want of a Nail," which is not on Anthology) is here, satisfying the needs of the casual and curious.
	Album: 21 of 46 Title:  With a Twist... Released:  1997-09-23 Tracks:  11 Duration:  42:56 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   I Saw the Light  (03:43) 2   Influenza  (04:21) 3   Can We Still Be Friends?  (03:36) 4   Mated  (04:45) 5   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (04:20) 6   Love Is the Answer  (03:53) 7   Fidelity  (04:00) 8   Never Neverland  (02:03) 9   Hello, Its Me  (04:29) 10  I Want You  (04:42) 11  A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:59)
With a Twist... : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgren lost the plot somewhere around 1993, when he began exploring computer technology and attempted to create interactive albums. With its spare, low-key arrangements, With a Twist was supposed to put Rundgren back on track, but instead its yet another detour for an artist who spent much of the 90s in limbo. Inspired by the lounge and unplugged fads, Rundgren decided to rework many of his best songs -- "I Saw the Light," "Hello, Its Me," "A Dream Goes on Forever" -- as acoustic lounge songs. Conceptually, this is intriguing, but only a few cuts work well, and by the end of the record, the entire joke has run out of steam. For fans, With a Twist may be worth a listen, but its hard to deny that the lack of imagination and the cheap jokes make the album disheartening.
	Album: 22 of 46 Title:  Free Soul: The Classic of Todd Rundgren Released:  1998 Tracks:  23 Duration:  1:18:23 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Believe in Me  (02:02) 2   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:09) 3   Long Flowing Robe  (03:25) 4   Chain Letter  (05:02) 5   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 6   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 7   Cold Morning Light  (03:35) 8   It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)  (02:41) 9   Saving Grace  (03:50) 10  Hello Its Me  (04:14) 11  You Left Me Sore  (03:04) 12  Does Anybody Love You?  (01:31) 13  A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:21) 14  Izzat Love?  (01:55) 15  Sons of 1984  (04:33) 16  Rain  (03:17) 17  Love of the Common Man  (03:36) 18  Cliché  (04:01) 19  Can We Still Be Friends  (03:34) 20  All the Children Sing  (03:08) 21  Determination  (03:11) 22  Compassion  (04:43) 23  Hideaway  (05:01)
	Album: 23 of 46 Title:  Somewhere / Anywhere Released:  1998-09-23 Tracks:  23 Duration:  1:04:55 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Be Nice to Me  (03:35) 2   Open My Eyes  (05:07) 3   Broke Down and Busted  (05:00) 4   Believe in Me  (02:22) 5   Ooh Baby Baby  (03:06) 6   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (04:04) 7   Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere  (03:45) 8   Something / Anything (Promo 1)  (00:17) 9   Something / Anything (Promo 2)  (00:20) 10  Hold Me Tight  (02:37) 11  96 Tears  (03:02) 12  A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:47) 13  Just One Victory  (06:08) 14  Something / Anything (Promo 3)  (00:20) 15  Something / Anything (Promo 4)  (00:19) 16  Do Ya  (04:09) 17  Where Does the Time Go?  (04:50) 18  Something / Anything (Promo 5)  (00:15) 19  Something / Anything (Promo 6)  (00:34) 20  Sequence 1  (02:17) 21  Sequence 2  (02:53) 22  Sequence 3  (03:13) 23  Sequence 4  (03:55)
	Album: 24 of 46 Title:  Live in Chicago 91 Released:  1999 Tracks:  23 Duration:  2:10:10 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Love Science  (07:06) 2   Real Man  (04:32) 3   Love Of The Common Man  (05:39) 4   Whos Sorry Now  (07:48) 5   Johnee Jingo  (04:28) 6   Mighty Love  (03:22) 7   Parallel Lines  (04:33) 8   Cant Stop Running  (05:53) 9   Unloved Children  (05:13) 10  Smell Of Money  (04:22) 11  Change Myself  (05:41) 1   Kindness  (06:02) 2   Secret Society  (04:32) 3   Something To Fall Back On  (03:32) 4   Rock Love  (05:31) 5   Lost Horizon  (03:05) 6   Marvin Gaye Medley  (08:00) 7   Feel It  (07:43) 8   Second Wind  (07:47) 9   The Want Of A Nail  (05:18) 10  Hello Its Me  (06:31) 11  Jesse  (06:33) 12  Public Servant  (06:59)
Live in Chicago '91 : Allmusic album Review : Issued as an archival album eight years after the fact, Live in Chicago 91 finds Todd Rundgren on tour promoting what would turn out to be his final major-label album, 2nd Wind. That album had been released seven months prior to his Chicago concert at the Riviera Theater on August 26, and it had long since slipped off the charts. But that didnt keep Rundgren from performing seven songs from it, along with four songs from its 1989 predecessor, Nearly Human, and another four from 1985s A Cappella. Thus, the bulk of the show represented Rundgrens then-recent output, although, as usual, he found room for such concert favorites as "Real Man," "Love of the Common Man," and "Hello Its Me." Fans will be especially interested in the unusual selections, which include two Utopia numbers, "Secret Society" and "Rock Love"; the "Marvin Gaye Medley" of "Whats Going On," "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," and "I Want You" that Rundgren had been appending to A Cappellas "Lost Horizon" since 1985; the Tubes "Feel It," which Rundgren had co-written; and, particularly, "Jesse," an unrecorded song on which Rundgren flipped the bird in explicit terms to Jesse Helms, Tipper Gore, and Pope John Paul II before recommending that his listeners register to vote. Although A Cappella, Nearly Human, and 2nd Wind were not among Rundgrens most popular recordings (none of them producing a hit single or crossing number 100 in the charts), the concert demonstrated that they were full of catchy Rundgren songs that deserved a chance to be heard.
	Album: 25 of 46 Title:  I Saw the Light (Best of) Released:  2000-02-21 Tracks:  17 Duration:  1:02:57 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   I Saw the Light  (03:00) 2   Hello Its Me  (04:43) 3   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:36) 4   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:08) 5   Bang the Drum All Day  (03:36) 6   Love Is the Answer  (04:11) 7   Time Heals  (03:31) 8   Just One Victory  (04:58) 9   A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:23) 10  Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 11  Tiny Demons  (03:11) 12  Real Man  (04:28) 13  Couldnt I Just Tell You  (03:34) 14  All the Children Sing  (03:10) 15  Love of the Common Man  (03:36) 16  Heavy Metal Kids  (04:17) 17  Freedom Fighters  (04:01)
	Album: 26 of 46 Title:  One Long Year Released:  2000-07-13 Tracks:  10 Duration:  42:47 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   I Hate My Frickin ISP  (03:46) 2   Buffalo Grass  (04:32) 3   Jerk  (04:40) 4   Bang on the Ukelele Daily  (03:04) 5   Where Does the Time Go?  (04:48) 6   Love of the Common Man  (03:27) 7   Mary and the Holy Ghost  (04:22) 8   Yer Fast (and I Like It)  (03:14) 9   Hit Me Like a Train  (05:01) 10  The Surf Talks  (05:49)
One Long Year : Allmusic album Review : During the last quarter of the 90s, Todd Rundgren spent much of his time on the Internet, distributing music and previews of his in-progress autobiography through his net service, Patronet. Hence, the appearance of One Long Year, a disc that collects highlights from the Patronet service, plus a couple odds and ends. Technically, it doesnt have a cohesive concept like With a Twist or TR-I, but thats fine, because its patchwork quality is not only charming, it results in a ragged, multifaceted pop charmer reminiscent of 1982s The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. Like that album, One Long Year boasts a fair share of sparkling pop gems. This time around, its not quite as pop oriented or tuneful, since there are a re-recording of "Love of the Common Man" and a cut-and-paste instrumental ("Mary and the Holy Ghost") among the rockers, ballads, and pop tunes. This may result in choppy momentum, but diehards are much more likely to appreciate these quirks rather than be alienated by them. Theyd be right to accept them, since the gems are things to embrace. "I Hate My Frickin ISP" may be a goofy rant at Internet service providers, but it has a hook and it rocks, just like the cheerfully sleazy "Yer Fast (And I Like It)." It doesnt all drive hard, however, there are sweet moments like "Buffalo Grass" and "The Surf Talks" that give the album an appealing sheen. True, this doesnt really make One Long Year a classic -- even a second-tier Rundgren classic like, say, Tortured Artist -- but it is a highly enjoyable patchwork that illustrates that Rundgren remains a restless musical experimenter and a first-class pop craftsman. And thats enough for anybody thats curious about a new Rundgren album in 2000.
	Album: 27 of 46 Title:  Demos And Lost Albums Released:  2001 Tracks:  39 Duration:  2:16:27 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Lucky Guy  (02:00) 2   You Cried Wolf  (02:32) 3   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:32) 4   Last of the New Wave Riders  (04:28) 5   Second Nature  (02:44) 6   The Very Last Time  (03:59) 7   Dont Tie My Hands  (03:22) 8   Umbrella Man  (03:39) 9   One World  (02:53) 10  Attitude  (03:49) 11  Libertine  (02:43) 12  Feet Dont Fail Me Now  (03:04) 13  Hideaway  (05:01) 14  Influenza  (04:33) 15  There Goes Your Baybay  (04:02) 16  Too Much Water "Dance Version"  (06:23) 17  Mimi Gets Mad  (03:49) 18  Secret Society  (03:58) 19  Wildlife  (03:53) 1   We Are Crazy (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (03:00) 2   Hello, I Love You (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (02:16) 3   Fransky & Crutch (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (02:18) 4   Sara Spiggot (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (04:26) 5   Froggy Went a Pumpkin (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (03:26) 6   Im in Between (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (02:32) 7   96 Tears (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (03:09) 8   Magic Me (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (03:28) 9   Informer Chic (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (03:01) 10  Pink Panties & Poison Pen (Froggy Went a Pumpkin)  (04:23) 11  Disco Jets (disco Jets)  (03:32) 12  Cosmic Convoy (disco Jets)  (03:13) 13  Time Warp (disco Jets)  (02:30) 14  V.H.F. (disco Jets)  (03:46) 15  Star Trek (disco Jets)  (04:07) 16  Pet Rock (disco Jets)  (03:22) 17  Space War (disco Jets)  (03:25) 18  Rising Sun (disco Jets)  (03:49) 19  Black Hole (disco Jets)  (03:19) 20  Spirit of 76 (disco Jets)  (02:45)
	Album: 28 of 46 Title:  Todd Rundgren Released:  2002-07-02 Tracks:  12 Duration:  41:30 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Ballad (Denny & Jean)  (03:05) 2   Bleeding  (04:01) 3   The Range War  (02:37) 4   Chain Letter  (05:06) 5   A Long Time, a Long Way to Go  (02:13) 6   Boat on the Charles  (04:25) 7   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 8   Hope Im Around  (04:54) 9   Parole  (04:20) 10  Remember Me  (00:52) 11  Long Flowing Robe  (03:25) 12  Wailing Wall  (03:04)
Todd Rundgren : Allmusic album Review : In 2000 Bob Kulick and Billy Sherwood took original Todd Rundgren vocal tracks and replaced the instrumentation with their own playing, intending the resulting Re-Mixes album as a sort of tribute. Unfortunately, the new versions carried none of Rundgrens considerable pop smarts, and the whole project was an exercise in pointless meddling, making this budget reissue something only the most rabid Rundgren fan would want to own.
	Album: 29 of 46 Title:  With a Little Help From My Friends Released:  2003 Tracks:  11 Duration:  41:57 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Hello It’s Me  (04:27) 2   Dream Goes On Forever  (02:22) 3   Mated  (04:04) 4   Something to Fall Back On  (04:19) 5   Bang on the Drum All Day  (03:31) 6   Love Is the Answer  (04:20) 7   Drive  (05:16) 8   Emperor of the Highway  (01:38) 9   Time Heals  (03:29) 10  Compassion  (04:29) 11  Tiny Demons  (04:02)
With a Little Help From My Friends : Allmusic album Review : Most tribute albums are thought to be completely new recordings by other artists, but there are indeed some different approaches/techniques that can be used. Case in point -- utilizing preexisting tracks from the original performer, and merging them with newly recorded tracks by other artists. Todd Rundgren was the recipient of such a tribute on 2002s Todd Rundgren & His Friends, which has been reissued several times subsequently under different titles, including 2003s With a Little Help from My Friends. Produced by Billy Sherwood and Bob Kulick, the majority of the "tributizers" are from the hard rock world -- including current/former members of Kiss, Billy Idol, Mr. Big, Def Leppard, and King Crimson, among others. Included is a version of Rundgrens biggest hit, "Hello Its Me," with Edgar Winter blowing some accompanying saxophone, as well as noted session guitarist (and former member of Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter jamming on "Something to Fall Back On." But there are also several instances when the newly recorded bits take away from the original, as evidenced by Gary Hoeys constant six-string fills on "Love Is the Answer." Another complaint is that not a lot of Rundgrens best-known material is covered, as evidenced by such obscure selections as "Drive," "Emperor of the Highway," etc. You get the feeling that most of these headbanging contributors would have been better suited for Rundgrens harder rocking and more guitar-based selections ("Black Maria," "Heavy Metal Kids," "Love in Action," etc.). Guess theres always a chance of a "Pt. 2." [Note: other titles that are With a Little Help from My Friends with different packaging include Hello Its Me and My Friends, Re-Mixes, and Todd Rundgren and Friends: Great Classics.]
	Album: 30 of 46 Title:  Forever Gold Released:  2003 Tracks:  11 Duration:  41:56 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Mated  (04:04) 2   Hello Its Me  (04:26) 3   Something to Fall Back On  (04:19) 4   Love Is the Answer  (04:20) 5   Drive  (05:15) 6   Bang on the Drum  (03:32) 7   Emperor of the Highway  (01:37) 8   Time Heals  (03:28) 9   Tiny Demons  (04:02) 10  Compassion  (04:29) 11  Dream Goes on Forever  (02:20)
	Album: 31 of 46 Title:  Liars Released:  2004-03-17 Tracks:  14 Duration:  1:14:20 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Truth  (05:13) 2   Sweet  (05:53) 3   Happy Anniversary  (04:20) 4   Soul Brother  (04:21) 5   Stood Up  (04:44) 6   Mammon  (04:46) 7   Future  (06:21) 8   Past  (06:18) 9   Wondering  (05:05) 10  Flaw  (04:56) 11  Afterlife  (03:54) 12  Living  (05:36) 13  God Said  (07:36) 14  Liar  (05:11)
Liars : Allmusic album Review : It has been so long since Todd Rundgren has seemed to take his recording career seriously that its easy to assume that his 2004 album, Liars, would fit right alongside such follies as the awkwardly interactive TR-i or the bossa nova tribute With a Twist, or perhaps that its merely like the endearingly messy collection of tunes One Long Year. After nearly 15 years of these kinds of releases, it seemed like Rundgren had drifted into the wilderness, where he was more concerned with technology than crafting albums, so its an utter shock that Liars isnt only a carefully considered, carefully constructed record, but that its his best pop album in over 20 years. Like any of his best albums, it benefits by having a loose theme or at least an overriding concept that focuses Rundgren. The title makes plain what the theme is, but in case you didnt catch it, Todd spells it out in the liner notes: "All of these songs are about a paucity of truth. At first they may seem to be about other things, but that is just a reflection of how much dishonesty we have accepted in our daily lives." Rundgren is furious about lies, whether they come from the government, religion, family, or entertainment. Hes angry that the bright optimistic future he was promised as a kid hasnt arrived, hes angry that all the promises of the 60s have been tattered, hes angry that music hes loved has been cheapened and removed of soul, hes angry and despairing about his country and the world, and that anger has led him to shed some of his musical crutches -- particularly an overindulgence on new technology and a penchant for cuteness -- and deliver a tuneful, visceral, catchy album where even the softer, sweeter songs have heavy themes. Perhaps he decided that the only way his thoughts could be clearly heard is through pop songs both elaborate and simple, but whatever the case, this is the first time he hasnt seemed embarrassed to be writing pop songs since Tortured Artist, but this album has a gravity and urgency that record lacked. He hasnt sounded this engaged or impassioned since The Hermit of Mink Hollow, giving slow, soulful tunes like "Sweet" and "Past" a touchingly bittersweet feel and harder numbers like "Mammon" and "Liar" a visceral, gut-level impact; few angry protest albums have been this catchy. Rundgren has so much to say he lets Liars run long -- longer than A Wizard, a True Star or Todd, actually -- but its always absorbing and often quite gripping, proof that he not only still retains the ability to surprise, but that he can make an album as provocative and successful as he did during his 70s peak. And that makes Liars one hell of a comeback.
	Album: 32 of 46 Title:  Todd Rundgren & Friends: Greatest Classics Released:  2004-06 Tracks:  11 Duration:  41:52 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Drive  (05:15) 2   Hello, It’s Me  (04:24) 3   Time Heals  (03:28) 4   Love Is the Answer  (04:19) 5   Bang on the Drum All Day  (03:34) 6   Tiny Demons  (04:02) 7   Something to Fall Back On  (04:19) 8   Compassion  (04:29) 9   Mated  (04:04) 10  A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:22) 11  Emperor of the Highway  (01:36)
	Album: 33 of 46 Title:  Todd Rundgren: The Definitive Rock Collection Released:  2006-10-17 Tracks:  30 Duration:  2:04:03 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (03:10) 2   Be Nice to Me  (03:26) 3   Wailing Wall  (03:06) 4   I Saw the Light  (02:59) 5   Couldnt I Just Tell You  (03:21) 6   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (03:52) 7   Hello Its Me  (04:22) 8   Just One Victory  (04:56) 9   Sometimes I Dont Know What to Feel  (04:18) 10  A Dream Goes on Forever  (02:25) 11  Real Man  (04:30) 12  Love of the Common Man  (03:39) 13  Cliché  (04:01) 14  The Verb To Love  (07:29) 15  Love Is the Answer  (04:09) 1   Love in Action  (03:27) 2   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:38) 3   All the Children Sing  (03:11) 4   The Very Last Time  (03:53) 5   Time Heals  (03:34) 6   Compassion  (04:43) 7   Hammer in My Heart  (04:12) 8   Hideaway  (05:00) 9   Bang the Drum All Day  (03:36) 10  Crybaby  (04:23) 11  Mated  (03:57) 12  Something to Fall Back On  (04:15) 13  The Want of a Nail  (05:15) 14  Change Myself  (05:24) 15  Sweet  (05:52)
	Album: 34 of 46 Title:  Arena Released:  2008-09-29 Tracks:  13 Duration:  56:41 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Mad  (03:36) 2   Afraid  (04:52) 3   Mercenary  (04:03) 4   Gun  (03:54) 5   Courage  (03:44) 6   Weakness  (05:16) 7   Strike  (03:29) 8   Pissin  (04:40) 9   Today  (05:23) 10  Bardo  (06:14) 11  Mountaintop  (04:18) 12  Panic  (03:11) 13  Manup  (04:01)
Arena : Allmusic album Review : If ever a title explained an albums intent, its Todd Rundgrens Arena, an explicit return to the extravagantly theatrical guitar rock he abandoned, largely out of boredom, some 25 years ago. During that quarter century, Rundgren touched upon almost all of his other obsessions, spending a considerable amount of time fixated upon technology, but deliberately avoided anything resembling Utopia until he stepped in for an absent Ric Ocasek for the 2005 Cars reunion which followed on the heels of Liars, Todds strongest and poppiest album in years. The New Cars -- as the reunited band was wittily dubbed -- returned Rundgren to arenas and reignited his interest in outsized rock & roll, so he threw himself into a project that gave him an excuse to sing skyscraper hooks and play too much guitar, which is exactly what Arena promises and delivers. Apart from an occasional glimpse of computer-stitched seams, the album is an uncanny recreation of Todds late-70s/early-80s period, occasionally playing like a belated sequel to 1983s The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. On a pure sonic level, this may be true -- especially when he glides into a glimmering, quietly insistent pop tune like "Courage" -- but the aesthetics are sharply different, as Rundgren never indulges in the impish humor that surfaced continually on Tortured Artist, preferring to stew in the outrage that fueled Liars. Opening with the outright threat "Mad," Arena roils with fear and frustration, manifesting in gnarled knots of guitars and cavernous drumbeats, not to mention staccato successions of blunt, one-word song titles. Just as it did on Liars, this fury ties Arena together but thanks to all the exaggerated gestures, this feels angrier as a whole, which makes it pretty bracing. Rundgrens deliberate dramatics also make the gentler songs seem sweeter, but also make his sardonic jokes and political protests -- which do come hand in hand, as on the soldier-chant chorus of "Gun" -- draw blood. And that may be the most curious thing about Arena: musically, its an unabashed throwback, having nothing to do with what arena rock is in 2008, but Todds songs are all about the conflicted, confused present. This seeming paradox doesnt turn Arena into a muddle but instead gives it some invigorating friction that makes the album seem urgent and captivating, if not necessarily vital.
	Album: 35 of 46 Title:  Original Album Series Released:  2010-03-01 Tracks:  55 Duration:  3:23:23 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Broke Down and Busted  (04:34) 2   Believe in Me  (02:02) 3   We Gotta Get You a Woman  (02:52) 4   Whos That Man?  (03:00) 5   Once Burned  (02:08) 6   Devils Bite  (03:54) 7   Im in the Clique  (04:51) 8   There Are No Words  (02:12) 9   Baby Lets Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Dont Tie My Hands  (05:28) 10  Birthday Carol  (09:13) 1   Long Flowing Robe  (03:25) 2   The Ballad (Denny & Jean)  (03:05) 3   Bleeding  (04:01) 4   Wailing Wall  (03:04) 5   The Range War  (02:37) 6   Chain Letter  (05:06) 7   A Long Time, a Long Way to Go  (02:13) 8   Boat on the Charles  (04:25) 9   Be Nice to Me  (03:25) 10  Hope Im Around  (04:54) 11  Parole  (04:20) 12  Remember Me  (00:52) 1   Happenings Ten Years Time Ago  (03:13) 2   Good Vibrations  (03:44) 3   Rain  (03:17) 4   Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)  (03:27) 5   If 6 Was 9  (04:55) 6   Strawberry Fields Forever  (03:53) 7   Black and White  (04:44) 8   Love of the Common Man  (03:36) 9   When I Pray  (02:59) 10  Cliché  (04:01) 11  The Verb "to Love"  (07:25) 12  Boogies (Hamburger Hell)  (05:06) 1   All the Children Sing  (03:11) 2   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 3   Hurting for You  (03:22) 4   Too Far Gone  (02:40) 5   Onomatopoeia  (01:35) 6   Determination  (03:13) 7   Bread  (02:50) 8   Bag Lady  (03:16) 9   You Cried Wolf  (02:32) 10  Lucky Guy  (02:06) 11  Out of Control  (03:58) 12  Fade Away  (03:06) 1   Hideaway  (05:01) 2   Influenza  (04:31) 3   Don’t Hurt Yourself  (03:45) 4   There Goes Your Baybay  (03:54) 5   Tin Soldier  (03:13) 6   Emperor of the Highway  (01:41) 7   Bang the Drum All Day  (03:38) 8   Drive  (05:29) 9   Chant  (04:24)
	Album: 36 of 46 Title:  Todd Rundgrens Johnson Released:  2011-04-26 Tracks:  12 Duration:  40:06 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Dust My Broom  (02:45) 2   Stop Breakin Down  (03:51) 3   Kindhearted Woman Blues  (03:08) 4   Walking Blues  (03:24) 5   Love In Vain  (03:41) 6   Last Fair Deal Gone Down  (02:53) 7   Sweet Home Chicago  (05:18) 8   Theyre Red Hot  (02:37) 9   Come On In My Kitchen  (02:58) 10  Hellhound On My Trail  (03:28) 11  Traveling Riverside Blues  (02:58) 12  Crossroads Blues  (03:05)
Todd Rundgren's Johnson : Allmusic album Review : Nominally, Todds punningly titled 2011 album Todd Rundgrens Johnson is a tribute to the legendary Robert Johnson -- delivered just in time for the great mans 100th birthday -- but Rundgren has never shown much interest in the blues. He threw away a cover of Junior Wells "Messin with the Kid" on Something/Anything?, but it was an introduction that played like an afterthought -- but hes always pledged allegiance to British blues. Thats the blues he celebrates on Todd Rundgrens Johnson, the kind powered by overdriven Marshall amps that pumped out heavy riffs and long solos, a sound many miles away from Johnsons spare, skeletal Delta blues. This being Rundgren, things arent quite so simple, of course. Eschewing the basic two-guitar/bass/drums lineup of British blues, he recorded everything but the bass himself -- longtime running mate Kasim Sulton manned the four strings -- never resisting the opportunity to layer on digital effects, piling on harmonizers and watery choruses at will. All this flair skews Todd Rundgrens Johnson toward a bizarre mutation of Faithful, Arena, and Nearly Human, a curious concoction of lumbering blooze and shimmering cleanliness thats as bewildering as anything Todd has released…which is no small feat but not necessarily an interesting one, either.
	Album: 37 of 46 Title:  [Re]Production Released:  2011-09-13 Tracks:  15 Duration:  55:53 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify    AlbumCover	1   Prime Time (remix)  (03:30) 2   Dancing Barefoot  (03:56) 3   Two Out Of Three Aint Bad  (03:22) 4   Chasing Your Ghost  (03:29) 5   Love My Way  (04:31) 6   Personality Crisis  (03:53) 7   Is It A Star?  (03:38) 8   Tell Me Your Dreams  (03:50) 9   Take It All  (04:09) 10  I Cant Take It  (03:12) 11  Dear God  (03:59) 12  Out Of My Mind  (03:27) 13  Everything  (04:25) 14  Walk Like A Man  (03:27) 15  Nothing To Lose  (03:05)
	Album: 38 of 46 Title:  No World Order Released:  2011-11-08 Tracks:  38 Duration:  2:23:34 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Worldwide Epiphany 1.0  (01:19) 2   No World Order 1.0  (00:57) 3   Worldwide Epiphany 1.1  (01:21) 4   Day Job 1.0  (04:24) 5   Property 1.0  (04:30) 6   Fascist Christ 1.0  (05:35) 7   Love Thing 1.0  (03:44) 8   Time Stood Still 1.0  (01:42) 9   Proactivity 1.0  (02:55) 10  No World Order 1.1  (06:21) 11  Worldwide Epiphany 1.2  (04:23) 12  Time Stood Still 1.1  (00:38) 13  Love Thing 1.1  (01:36) 14  Time Stood Still 1.2  (02:33) 15  Word Made Flesh 1.0  (04:36) 16  Fever Broke 1.0  (06:31) 17  Day Job (US Club version)  (05:48) 18  No World Order (Yakohama Morning version)  (03:47) 19  Day Job (US Radio version)  (03:42) 1   Worldwide Epiphany (Lite version)  (05:21) 2   Love Thing (Lite version)  (03:46) 3   Property (Lite version)  (04:14) 4   Day Job (Lite version)  (03:13) 5   Fascist Christ (Lite version)  (04:51) 6   No World Order (Lite version)  (05:11) 7   Time Stood Still (Lite version)  (03:14) 8   Proactivity (Lite version)  (02:55) 9   Word made Flesh (Lite version)  (04:38) 10  Fever Broke (Lite version)  (02:56) 11  Fascist Christ (Fax version)  (04:12) 12  Property (Video version)  (03:59) 13  Day Job (Radio version)  (04:27) 14  Fascist Christ (Radio version)  (04:03) 15  Fever Broke (Xaos version)  (03:59) 16  Property (Lost version)  (04:35) 17  Day Job (Club version)  (03:42) 18  Fascist Christ (Broken version)  (03:53) 19  No World Order (Yokohama Night version)  (03:44)
No World Order : Allmusic album Review : Every Todd Rundgren album seems to have a gimmick, and on this one, the trick is that he recorded almost four hours of musical fragments of four to eight seconds each and put them on an interactive CD so that they could be combined in a nearly infinite number of ways. If you have a CD-ROM, that is. If you only have a regular old CD player, this noninteractive version presents ten songs and six variations on them. Rundgren has added rap to his arsenal, his lyrics are more political, and many of the tracks seem aimed at the dancefloor. Rundgren fans will be put off, while the new jack swingers wont bother to listen. But the real problem is that its just not very good.
	Album: 39 of 46 Title:  Initiation / Faithful Released:  2012 Tracks:  20 Duration:  2:03:20 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Real Man  (04:27) 2   Born To Synthesize  (03:41) 3   The Death Of Rock And Roll  (03:48) 4   Eastern Intrigue  (05:04) 5   Initiation  (07:04) 6   Fair Warning  (08:08) 7   A Treatise On Cosmic Fire  (35:25) 1   Happenings Ten Years Time Ago  (03:15) 2   Good Vibrations  (03:44) 3   Rain  (03:19) 4   Most Likely Youll Go Your Way And Ill Go Mine  (03:28) 5   If Six Was Nine  (04:56) 6   Strawberry Fields Forever  (03:52) 7   Black And White  (04:43) 8   Love Of The Common Man  (03:37) 9   When I Pray  (02:58) 10  Cliché  (04:01) 11  The Verb "To Love"  (07:26) 12  Boogies (Hamburger Hell)  (05:08) 13  Open My Eyes (live at Cape Cod Arena 8/23/75)  (05:07)
Initiation / Faithful : Allmusic album Review : Edsels 2011 two-fer pairs Todd Rundgrens dense Initiation with its much lighter sequel Faithful, adding a live performance of Nazzs "Open My Eyes" from a 1975 show at Cape Cod Arena as a bonus track to the second disc.
	Album: 40 of 46 Title:  A Cappella / Nearly Human / 2nd Wind Released:  2012 Tracks:  31 Duration:  2:33:54 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Blue Orpheus  (05:04) 2   Johnee Jingo  (03:54) 3   Pretending To Care  (03:45) 4   Hodja  (03:24) 5   Lost Horizon  (05:00) 6   Something To Fall Back On  (04:15) 7   Miracle In The Bazaar  (04:14) 8   Lockjaw  (04:00) 9   Honest Work  (02:43) 10  Mighty Love  (03:41) 11  Something To Fall Back On (dance mix)  (06:14) 12  The Want Of A Nail  (05:15) 13  The Waiting Game  (04:17) 14  Parallel Lines  (04:24) 15  Two Little Hitlers  (03:59) 16  Cant Stop Running  (05:05) 17  Unloved Children  (04:06) 18  Fidelity  (04:40) 1   Feel It  (05:44) 2   Hawking  (07:00) 3   I Love My Life  (08:57) 4   Change Myself  (05:22) 5   Love Science  (05:24) 6   Whos Sorry Now  (06:17) 7   The Smell Of Money  (04:06) 8   If I Have To Be Alone  (03:51) 9   Love In Disguise  (04:03) 10  Kindness  (05:31) 11  Public Servant  (05:40) 12  Gayas Eyes  (06:13) 13  Second Wind  (07:32)
A Cappella / Nearly Human / 2nd Wind : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgrens last three albums for Bearsville are rounded up on this double-disc set: the experimental A Cappella, the slick soul of Nearly Human, and the live-in-studio 2nd Wind. Apart from a dance mix of A Cappellas "Something to Fall Back On," there are no bonus tracks, only new notes from Rundgren expert Paul Myers, and the audio is remastered, making this as an appealing package.
	Album: 41 of 46 Title:  Hermit of Mink Hollow / Healing / The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect Released:  2012 Tracks:  32 Duration:  2:05:32 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   All The Children Sing  (03:12) 2   Can We Still Be Friends  (03:37) 3   Hurting For You  (03:24) 4   Too Far Gone  (02:41) 5   Onomatopoeia  (01:37) 6   Determination  (03:13) 7   Bread  (02:52) 8   Bag Lady  (03:17) 9   You Cried Wolf  (02:31) 10  Lucky Guy  (02:08) 11  Out Of Control  (04:00) 12  Fade Away  (03:10) 13  Hideaway  (05:02) 14  Influenza  (04:31) 15  Dont Hurt Yourself  (03:45) 16  There Goes Your Baybay  (03:55) 17  Tin Soldier  (03:13) 18  Emperor Of The Highway  (01:41) 19  Bang The Drum All Day  (03:37) 20  Drive  (05:29) 21  Chant  (04:26) 1   Healer  (03:42) 2   Pulse  (03:09) 3   Flesh  (04:00) 4   Golden Goose  (03:19) 5   Compassion  (04:47) 6   Shine  (08:15) 7   Healing Part I  (07:27) 8   Healing Part II  (07:51) 9   Healing Part III  (04:41) 10  Time Heals  (03:35) 11  Tiny Demons  (03:11)
Hermit of Mink Hollow / Healing / The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect : Allmusic album Review : Edsels double-disc set rounds up three of Todd Rundgrens best mid-period albums: 1978s The Hermit of Mink Hollow, Healing, and 1982s The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. Although Healing does contain the bonus 7" "Time Heals"/"Tiny Demons," there are no bonus tracks here, but there are liner notes by Paul Myers and the lyrics to Healing, published for the first time ever; the albums are also remastered.
	Album: 42 of 46 Title:  State Released:  2013-04-08 Tracks:  24 Duration:  1:57:58 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Imagination  (08:10) 2   Serious  (04:13) 3   In My Mouth  (04:16) 4   Ping Me  (04:40) 5   Angry Bird  (04:18) 6   Smoke  (05:48) 7   Collide-A-Scope  (05:19) 8   Something From Nothing  (04:23) 9   Party Liquor  (04:17) 10  Sir Reality  (06:22) 1   Another LIfe  (07:02) 2   Hello, Its Me  (04:47) 3   Pretending To Care  (04:51) 4   Flamingo  (03:09) 5   Frogs  (03:51) 6   If I Have To Be Alone  (03:56) 7   Love In Disguise  (04:08) 8   Love Science  (05:35) 9   Mammon  (04:47) 10  Fascist Christ  (07:48) 11  We Gotta Get You A Woman  (03:44) 12  Bag Lady  (04:12) 13  Can We Still Be Friends?  (04:19) 14  Fade Away  (03:52)
State : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgren long ago seized his status as a maverick, and his unpredictability can be as maddening as it is invigorating. State, by some counts his 20th proper solo album (the count gets a little confusing thanks to odd detours like the two he took in 2011; covering a blues legend on Todd Rundgrens Johnson and re-recording songs he produced for other artists), is maddening and invigorating in nearly equal measure, but ever so slightly favors the latter. Rundgren remains a devotee of D.I.Y. and there can be some audible hints that State may have been recorded at home and slightly on the cheap; its never quite as chintzy as (Re)Production but theres certainly a thinness to the production, particularly the drum loops, that suggests Todd assembled this all directly onto iMac. Of course, this is part of the charm of State, as is how Rundgren seamlessly splices elements of his past together here, relying heavily on the expansive arena art rock of Utopia -- not surprising, given the groups recent reunion -- and the glossy AOR punch of Nearly Human, threading just a bit of the pop classicism of Liars into the mix but also some of the up-to-the-minute modernism of Tr-i, via the vaguely silly song titles "Angry Bird" and "Ping Me." Unlike the balls-out guitar rock of 2008s Arena, it doesnt feel like Rundgren is pushing too hard here, partially because he allows himself to slip into some of his favorite mild indulgences, letting the opening "Imagination" stretch out and shimmer for eight minutes and later throwing out a frenetic, impish novelty in "Party Liquor." Such quirks are endearing while others, like the stiff computerized funk of "Serious," are slightly baffling, but State never feels forced, either in its execution or concept. Rundgren is pushing the edges of his comfort zone just enough to keep himself stimulated while offering enough melody to satisfy those fans whose concentration usually drifts whenever he wanders, and the result is an imperfect but satisfying art-pop album.
	Album: 43 of 46 Title:  Global Released:  2015-04-07 Tracks:  12 Duration:  48:28 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Evrybody  (03:28) 2   Flesh & Blood  (04:50) 3   Rise  (03:44) 4   Holyland  (04:04) 5   Blind  (04:38) 6   Earth Mother  (03:27) 7   Global Nation  (03:44) 8   Soothe  (03:52) 9   Terra Firma  (04:25) 10  Fate  (04:09) 11  Skyscraper  (04:06) 12  This Island Earth  (04:01)
Global : Allmusic album Review : Many of Todd Rundgrens adventures in the new millennium were marked by restless flitting about from one idea to the next, but Global finds him more or less adopting the groove he started on 2013s State. Certainly, the one-word title picks up the thread of State, expanding his outlook from the nation to the world at large, and theres an undeniable undercurrent of social protest, or at least discontent, flowing underneath Global. Musing about life on "This Island Earth," Rundgren posits that if "we dont rise, we will fall," one of many vague calls to arms peppered throughout the record. This being Todd, the good intentions are often inextricable from the silliness, reaching some kind of fever pitch on "Earth Mother," where he shouts out to his sisters without ever quite realizing that his call for "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" could be seen as vaguely condescending. Then again, one of the great pleasures of Rundgren is how hell camouflage his message in sheer absurdity. He doesnt attempt to hide this goofiness on Global, not when it opens with a "Bang on the Drum" update called "Evrybody," where he claims "everybody wants a twerk from Miley." This isnt the only time Todd conjures memories of The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect, either; large chunks of Global pulsate to a similar AOR spin on new wave, but he pushes these melodic tendencies through homemade tech filters and other modern accouterments, including a jape at EDM. Sometimes these stylish flirtations are done in jest, sometimes theyre done stone-cold sober, sometimes its hard to tell the difference, but thats what is compelling about Global: its perched at a point between the past and the present, protest and satire, and that inscrutability is often where Rundgren does interesting work.
	Album: 44 of 46 Title:  Runddans Released:  2015-05-03 Tracks:  12 Duration:  39:40 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   B for Birth  (03:08) 2   Liquid Joy from the Womb of Infinity  (05:58) 3   Oppad, Over Skyene  (02:16) 4   Solus  (01:39) 5   Put Your Arms Around Me  (03:52) 6   Altar of Kauaian Six String (Todds Solo)  (01:03) 7   Out of My Head (Lone Vibes)  (01:58) 8   Rundt Rundt Rundt  (05:26) 9   Wave of Heavy Red (Disko-Nektar)  (05:19) 10  T.H.E. Golden Triangle (Dry Mouthed Gargoyles In a Fountain of Fluorescent Shepard Tones)  (01:16) 11  Ravende Gal (Full Circle)  (05:09) 12  Ohr.. Um.. Am.. Amen (Aftermath)  (02:30)
Runddans : Allmusic album Review : Veteran rock maverick Todd Rundgren, wall-of-sound Serena-Maneesh shoegazer Emil Nikolaisen, and space disco cadet Hans-Peter Lindstrøm announced an album collaboration in early 2014 and intended to release it a few months later. Runddans, however, didnt surface until May 2015. It shortly followed the release of Rundgrens Global, as Rundgren was engaged in an extensive U.S. tour -- for which he was backed by modern funk master Dâm-Funk -- unfortunately not billed as Dâm-Runt. Recorded in Oslo and on Kauai, Runddans began as an improvisation. In final form, its a sculpted 39-minute album, divided into 12 segments, that could have been commissioned by a planetarium for a vaguely spiritual film about life cycles, landscapes, and maybe natural disasters. The input of all three musicians can be heard from front to back, through swirling layers of ever-shifting sounds and trance-inducing sequences that escalate, expansive and borderline theatrical, with shifts between light and heavy that occur gradually more often than abruptly. Rundgrens occasional vocal lines hover from above like hes some kind of deity, informing "You will never be closer than you are now" one moment and imploring "Put your arms around me" the next. When his guitar comes out, it tends to intensify -- in a rather volcanic manner -- the more turbulent moments. It adds to the unease and chaos, like the point where he echoes Little Anthony & the Imperials, woefully singing "I think Im going outta my head," at the onset of "Alter of Kauaian Six String (Todds Solo)." Its all roughly as dizzying as anything from the musicians past -- a trippy and transportive diversion, if relatively trivial in comparison to their peak creative achievements.
	Album: 45 of 46 Title:  Box O Todd Released:  2016 Tracks:  38 Duration:  2:51:31 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Banter & Soundcheck  (02:04) 2   Believe In Me  (02:51) 3   Lady On The Terrace  (04:47) 4   I Got My Pipe  (05:36) 5   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (04:19) 6   Rock All Over Again  (03:18) 7   Everybody In The Congregation  (04:50) 8   Broke Down & Busted  (05:17) 9   Tonight I Wanna Love Me A Stranger  (04:29) 10  Ooh Baby Baby  (04:16) 11  Hold Me Tight (Excerpt)  (02:52) 12  Before I Grow Too Old  (03:00) 13  Be Nice To Me  (04:26) 14  Im Feelin Better  (04:11) 15  The Ballad (Denny & Jean)  (03:25) 1   Broke Down & Busted  (05:27) 2   Georgia Swing  (03:42) 3   Outside Love  (05:55) 4   Piss Aaron  (04:27) 5   A Dream Goes On Forever  (02:32) 6   I Saw The Light  (03:39) 7   It Wouldnt Have Made Any Difference  (04:44) 8   Feels So Good to Be Alive  (04:13) 9   Mad Red Ant Lady  (09:02) 10  Blaze  (03:44) 11  Lady On The Terrace  (05:25) 12  Slut  (03:18) 1   Intro  (00:41) 2   I Saw The Light  (03:51) 3   A Dream Goes On Forever  (02:48) 4   Piss Aaron  (07:47) 5   Lord Chancellors Nightmare Song  (03:26) 6   Hello Its Me  (04:27) 7   Banter  (00:16) 8   Utopia Theme  (14:11) 9   Black Maria  (06:26) 10  Hungry For Love  (02:26) 11  The Ikon (Segments)  (09:23)
	Album: 46 of 46 Title:  White Knight Released:  2017-05-12 Tracks:  15 Duration:  52:44 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Come  (04:07) 2   I Got Your Back  (03:39) 3   Chance for Us  (04:14) 4   Fiction  (03:42) 5   Beginning (of the End)  (03:55) 6   Tin Foil Hat  (03:24) 7   Look at Me  (03:08) 8   Let’s Do This  (03:07) 9   Sleep  (02:52) 10  That Could Have Been Me  (03:18) 11  Deaf Ears  (02:58) 12  Naked & Afraid  (03:57) 13  Buy My T  (03:11) 14  Wouldn’t You Like to Know  (03:54) 15  This Is Not a Drill  (03:18)
White Knight : Allmusic album Review : Todd Rundgren prides himself in defying easy categorization and while that restlessness has resulted in brilliant work, its also led him to cut confounding records. White Knight belongs to the latter category. A star-studded affair -- 12 of the 15 songs feature a collaborator -- White Knight covers a lot of stylistic ground (as would be fitting on a record that features Daryl Hall, Joe Walsh, Trent Reznor, and Robyn), but its constricted by its chintzy production. A master of the studio, Rundgren jettisons any semblance of warmth for a crisp, clean computerized sound -- an aesthetic that has been common for Todd in the 21st century but one that has never sounded quite so cheap. If he was making this album alone at home, perhaps thered be a hint of homespun charm, but it becomes flat-out bizarre to have his guests follow this same perfunctory execution. Happily, every one of the featured musicians is game to play along with Rundgren. Reznor and his partner Atticus Ross give "Deaf Ears" some chilly dissonance, Daryl Hall brings soul to "Chance for Us," Moe Bergs turn on "Lets Do This" is buoyant power pop, Robyn is an ideal counterpoint on the AOR ballad "That Could Have Been Me," and you can hear Donald Fagen grin on the anti-Trump groover "Tin Foil Hat." All these prove that White Knight has a relatively strong song foundation but these tunes are undercut by that cold, glistening production, a sound that calcifies when he indulges in hip-hop satire ("Look at Me") or pushes Bettye LaVette into EDM ("Naked & Afraid"). White Knight is split fairly evenly between solid senders and odd detours, which just makes the overall package weirder: it has the bones of a good record but Rundgren seems disinterested in actually making a good record.