Todd Rundgren

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	Todd Rundgren Runt 1970 Bearsville Records		Broke Down & Busted Believe in Me We Gotta Get You a Woman Who's That Man Once Burned Devil's Bite	I'm in the Clique There Are No Words Baby Let's Swing/The Last Thing ........You Said/Don't Tie My Hands Birthday Carol
Todd's first solo record, finally free from the confines of Nazz. Some great pop tunes, a hint of things to come ('We Gotta Get You a Woman') and some experimentation to keep the artist's soul intact.

	Todd Rundgren Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971 Bearsville Records		Long Flowing Robe The Ballad (Denny & Jean) Bleeding Wailing Wall The Range War Chain Letter	A Long, Long Way to Go Boat On the Charles Be Nice to Me Hope I'm Around Parole Remember Me
I like this record. Quietly released in the shadow of his debut and the magnificent Something/Anything? album, there are some very nice songs here.

	Todd Rundgren Something/Anything? 1973 Bearsville Records		I saw the Light It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference Wolfman Jack Cold Morning Light It Takes Two to Tango (This is .................... for the Girls) Sweeter Memories ________________	Intro Breathless The Night the Carousel Burnt Down Saving Grace Marlene Song of the Viking I Went to the Mirror _______________
			Black Maria One More Day (No Word) Couldn't I Just Tell You Torch Song Little Red Lights	Overture - My Roots: Money ........... (That's What I Want) / ............ Messin' with the Kid Dust in the Wind Piss Aaron Hello It's Me Some Folks is Even Whiter Than Me You Left Me Sore Slut
Pure pop sensibilities with a touch of hard rock and a whole lotta soul. Utterly brilliant.

	Todd Rundgren One Long Year 1973 Bearsville Records		International Feel Never Never Land Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off You Need Your Head Rock and Roll Pussy Dogfight Giggle You Don't Have to Camp Around Flamingo Zen Archer Just Another Onionhead / ........ Da DA Dali When the Shit Hits the Fan / ........ Sunset Blvd. Le Feel Internacionale	Sometimes I Don't Know ..... What to Feel Does Anybody Love You? Medley: I'm So Proud ........... Ooh Baby Baby ........... La La Means I Love You ........... Cool Jerk Hungry for Love I Don't Want to Tie You Down Is It My Name? Just One Victory
A masterpiece. A magnum opus if ever there was one . . . 'nuff said. And Todd played every single instrument himself. Genius . . . .

	Todd Rundgren Todd 1974 Bearsville Records		How About a Little Fanfare? I Think You Know The Spark of Life An Elpee's Worth of Toons A Dream Goes On Forever Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song ________________	Drunken Blue Rooster The Last Ride Everybody's Going to Heaven / ........... King Kong Reggae _______________
			No. 1 Lowest Common .................. Denominator Useless Begging Sidewalk Cafe Izzat Love? Heavy Metal Kids	In and Out the Chakras We Go ..(formerly Shaft Goes to Outer .. ..................... Space) Don't You Ever Learn? Sons of 1984
A double album a couple years after a double album is never a good idea, especially if it follows an album like A Wizard/A True Star. Outside of a few good tunes, Todd really dropped the ball on this one.

	Todd Rundgren Initiation 1975 Bearsville Records		Real Man Born to Synthesize The Death of Rock 'n' Roll Eastern Intrigue Initiation Fair Warning	A Treatise on Cosmic Fire Intro - Prana .....ii. The Fire of Mind ....................or Solar Fire .....iii. The Fire of Spirit ................ or Electric Fire .....i. The Internal Fire Or Fire By Friction Outro - Prana
Y'know, I love Todd. I really do. But what was he thinking?? Listening to this record now in the 21st century - I mean this was Spinal Tap before Spinal Tap! At least there's 'Real Man" on it.

	Todd Rundgren faithful 1976 Bearsville Records		Black and White Love of the Common Man When I Pray Cliche The Verb 'To Love' Boogies (Hamburger Hell)	Happenings Ten Years Time Ago Good Vibrations Rain Most Likely You Go Your Way ...................... and I'll Go Mine If Six Was Nine Strawberry Fields Forever
Thank God Todd finally abandoned the prog rock shtick. It really wasn't working. With this record he got back to where he once belonged (!) and churned out some very good / great power pop. The second side of covers was a cool idea, too, but he stayed to close to the original versions for my liking. A little experimentation would have been nice.

	Todd Rundgren Hermit of Mink Hollow 1978 Bearsville Records		All the Children Sing Can We Still Be Friends Hurting for You Too Far Gone Onomatopoeia Determination	Bread Bag Lady You Cried Wolf Lucky Guy Out of Control Fade Away
What a great record! This is the embodiment of Todd. One of those 'if you can only have one album' albums. And he did it all by himself! Writing, performing, production - it's all Todd!

	Todd Rundgren Back to the Bars 1978 Bearsville Records		Real Man Love of the Common Man The Verb "To Love" Love in Action A Dream Goes On Forever ________________	Sometimes I Don't Know What ....................... to Feel The Range War Black & White The Last Ride Cliche? Don't You Ever Learn _______________
			Never Never Land Black Maria Zen Archer Medley: I'm So Proud ............Ooh Baby Baby ............La La Means I Love You ............I Saw the Light	It Wouldn't Have Made Any ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Difference Eastern Intrigue Initiation Couldn't I Just Tell You Hello It's Me
A great live album, with side one recorded at the Agora in Cleveland, with Utopia.

	Todd Rundgren Healing 1981 Bearsville Records		Healer Pulse Flesh Golden Goose Compassion Shine	Healing Part I Healing Part II Healing Part III Bonus 45 rpm single: Time Heals Tiny Demons
Absolutely brilliant. One of the rare times when art comes before commerce. Todd has always been a bit commercial, knowing a good hook when he writes it. But this album is magnificent, with nary a commercial hook to be found. In fact, the song that was released as a single was from the bonus 45 included. To hear uncompromisingly beautiful music from the recent past, do yourself a favour and listen to this album.

	Todd Rundgren The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect 1982 Bearsville Records		Hideaway Influenza Don't Hurt Yourself There Goes Your Baybay	Tin Soldier Emperor of the Highway Bang the Drum All Day Drive Chant
An inconsequential album, it's thoroughly enjoyable nonetheless. Although there are a few too many keyboards and synthesizers for my liking, it's still quite good. But if you don't have it, you're not missing much.

	Todd Rundgren A Cappella 1985 Warner Bros. Records		Blue Orpheus Johnee Jingo Pretending to Care Hodja Lost Horizon	Something to Fall Back On Miracle in the Bazaar Lockjaw Honest Work Mighty Love
Only Todd . . . every sound on this record his made form Todd's mouth. Pretentious? In the hands of some other artists yes, but in Todd's case it is highly original and incredibly realized. Especially the single, 'Something to Fall Back On'. When you think about it, it is truly amazing that not one musical instrument was used in the recording of this great record.

	Todd Rundgren Nearly Human 1989 Warner Bros. Records		The Want of a Nail The Waiting Game Parallel Lines Two Little Hitlers Can't Stop Running	Unloved Children Fidelity Feel It Hawking I Love My Life
At first I didn't like this album. I thought it was overproduced and the songs were not Todd caliber. Over the years, I've realized how totally wrong I was. It's now one of my favourite Todd albums.

	Todd Rundgren 2nd Wind 1991 Warner Bros. Records		Change Myself Love Science Who's Sorry Now The Smell of Money If I Have to Be Alone	Love in Disguise Kindness Public Servant Gaya's Eyes Second Wind
Kind of a surprise when this was released, Todd continued his new approach to recording by doing it with a full band. Some quirky theatrical stuff, some great pop songs, and a couple of hard-driving tunes here. Good album.

	Todd Rundgren The Individualist 1995 ION Records		Tables Will Turn If Not Now, When? Family Values The Ultimate Crime Espresso (All Jacked Up)	The Individualist Cast the First Stone Beloved Infidel Temporary Sanity Woman's World
Trying to gain forgiveness for the dismal No World Order album, Todd tried to compromise by releasing an album of actual songs, though most were paired with a dance/industrial-type beat. For a couple tunes this would be okay, but for an entire album? I don't NOT like this album, but I'm not that fond of it, either.

	Todd Rundgren With a Twist . . . 1997 Guardian Records		I Saw the Light Influenza Can We Still Be Friends Mated It Wouldn't Have Made Any ..... ..... .... .... ..... Difference	Love is the Answer Fidelity Never Neverland Hello, It's Me I Want You A Dream Goes On Forever
Todd's a strange bird. He released this album, a collection of his past hits redone in the Bossa Nova style. A pretty good make-out record, but out of that scenario this is kind of lame.

	Todd Rundgren One Long Year 2000 Artemis Records		I Hate My Frickin' ISP Buffalo Grass Jerk Bang On the Ukulele Daily Where Does the Time Go?	Love of the Common Man Mary and the Holy Ghost Yer Fast (And I Like It) Hit Me Like a Train The Surf Talks
FINALLY, some SONGS from Todd! I mean REAL songs, just like he used to do 'em! For me this is his most listenable album since Nearly Human. There's still some weird stuff here, as well as the industrial junk he keeps trying to do, but overall this is a good record.

	Todd Rundgren Liars 2004 Sanctuary Records		truth sweet happyanniversary soulbrother stoodup mammon future	past wondering flaw afterlife living godsaid liar
Like I said, Todd is a strange bird. But love him or hate him, he's his own man and he sure is talented. This one was released pretty much under the radar to little fanfare. Sad, really, because this is a strong record with some great songs. If you're a Todd fan, pick this up.


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