简介:by Stephen Thomas Erlewine 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 ecc...
Going all the way back to Rundgren's breakthrough, the much lauded double album Something/Anything? from 1972, he has demonstrated an interest and sometimes fascination with electronic sounds. Albums such as that one, 1973's A Wizard, A True Star, 1974's Todd all the way up to modern ...
In January 1971, Rundgren released his first solo album,Runt, a youthful, exuberant collection of pop songs that spawned a Top 20 hit in the USA, 'We Gotta Get You A Woman'. His most commercially successful effort,Something / Anything?, appeared in the spring of 1972, rising to number 2...
As its title suggests, Rundgren's 11th album is solely a cappella; every sound made on the 40-minute LP is constructed from his voice. It's a gimmick for sure but unlike some of Rundgren's other stunt records,A Cappellaincludes some good songs, especially "Something to Fall Back On," ...
Todd Rundgren's Utopia is a music studio album recording by UTOPIA (Eclectic Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 1974 on cd, lp / vinyl and/or cassette. This page includes Todd Rundgren's Utopia's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians an
'Something/Anything?' Bearsville 'Something/Anything?' Todd Rundgren (1972):Then as now a roving, feverishly inventive personality, it took a double album to capture what seemed until then uncapturable: Todd Rundgren's muse. No surprise then that this is all over the map. But who needs ...
He left the band the following year to pursue his own path, and by 1971 Rundgren was contending with the fact that his pending solo debut Something/Anything? had accidentally grown to nearly a double-LP. “I needed songs for the fourth side, so I decided to update ‘Hello It’s Me,’...
Todd Rundgren: "Hello It's Me" (1972) On his first solo album, 1970'sRunt, Rundgren established himself as a piano playing singer/songwriter. But the double LPSomething/Anything?started his drift away from pop hits and piano ballads. He was discontent with the idea of being seen purely ...
'Abbey Road' (1969): "Something" Harrison was finally given an A-side of a Beatles single, pulled from the final album they recorded. It went to No. 1. A majestic love song better than anything on the LP written by his two more established bandmates. ...
'Abbey Road' (1969): "Something" Harrison was finally given an A-side of a Beatles single, pulled from the final album they recorded. It went to No. 1. A majestic love song better than anything on the LP written by his two more established bandmates. ...