Pop, art rock, experimental rock, neoprog, psychedelic pop, pop soul, electropop, blue eyed soul, poprock, synth pop. Oh, i know, his prog explorations with utopia are largely unlistenable, but i would ask you to look at exhibit a, the 1972 double lp somethinganything. Stream tracks and playlists from todd rundgren on your desktop or mobile device. Todd rundgrens somethinganything, released in february of 1972, is a generous double album full of melodies so sweet 4 out of 5 dentists. These artists include the capitols, curtis mayfield, the delfonics and smokey robinson whilst todd certainly has a soul side, he is not afraid to upset the artistic apple cart, becoming discontented with the comfortable, therefore, for every i saw the light or hello its me, these styles are. Todd harry rundgren born june 22, 1948 is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band utopia. After two albums, todd rundgren had one hit and a burgeoning cult following, plus growing respect as a hitmaking record producer. Blue orpheus 1985 doing a vocalsonly album runs the risk of hollow gimmickry, but a cappella wasnt some vapid precursor to the singoff. Todd rundgren lyrics 319 song lyrics sorted by album, including i saw the light, hello, its me. Todd rundgren from garage rocker, to mooneyed balladeer, to classicrock hitmaker, to prog maestro, to experimental producer, to technical innovator, todd. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from todd rundgren.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Todd rundgren, a budding producer whose credits included the bands stage fright and badfingers straight up and virtual oneman band, was not to be outdone. I love synths, 70s poprock, and drugs, so it was only a matter of time before i posted initiation, an album representing the moment in which former poprocker todd rundgren, clearly having already embraced his love for hallucinogens, did so for his love of. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Todd rundgren something from nothing lyrics genius. For the sake of convenience, singles recorded by rundgren as a member of nazz, runt and utopia are listed here for a full discography of nazz, see nazz for a full discography of utopia, see utopia. The title of todd rundgrens 1973 solo album aptly sums up the contributions of this multifaceted artist to stateoftheart music. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop star, supported by the certified gold solo double lp somethinganything. Were just something i never knew till i saw the light in your eyes, in your eyes but i love you best its not something that i say in jest cause youre different, girl, from all the rest in my eyes and i ran out before but i wont do it anymore cant you see the light in my eyes in my eyes in my eyes in my eyes.
I first got this in the late 1970s when hello its me and i saw the light were still getting regular airplay and it blew me away to. Also released were reconstructed which features techno remixes of rundgren and utopia tracks by other artists and todd rundgren and his friends which contains various artists remakes and remixes rundgren songs. On somethinganything, todd does something truly amazing. Todd rundgren the complete bearsville albums collection cd boxset 2016. Todd harry rundgren born june 22, 1948 is an american multiinstrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. A brilliant and eclectic poprock album from the legendary todd rundgren. Perguntas, avisos ou problemas no blog, serao atendidos somente atraves do email. I must make something perfectly clear to that nation of todd fans about something anything. Below is a list of todd rundgrens singles that charted in the us, canada or uk.
Probably only surpassed by a wizard a true star by the same man. Listen to your favorite songs from somethinganything by todd rundgren now. For the album by todd rundgren, see somethinganything. Staring down a dry hole that used to be a well this town has dried up long ago theres no tale left to tell i am the sole survivor each day i search the. The words studio genius get flung about willynilly, but todd rundgren, the guy who gave us hello, its me, is the real thing. Theres no question he was busy, but as it turns out, all this work read more. Todd harry rundgren born june 22, 1948 in upper darby, pennsylvania, is an american musician. He is known for his sophisticated and oftenunorthodox music, his occasionally lavish stage shows, and his later experiments with interactive entertainment. It takes two to tango this is for the girls lyrics. Todd rundgren something anything cd2 mp3 album download. Rhino arguably his finest moment, this superb double set had just about every critic in america declaring todd rundgren rocks next great tunesmith. There is not much i can add to the great things so many people have said about todd rundgrens somethinganything over the years.
Rundgren returned to recording under his own name for with a twist, an album of bossanova covers of his older material. Todd rundgren initiation 1975 someone mustve seen this post coming, right. Listen to todd rundgren soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1129 tracks. Something anything is a classic album can i say album these days from a master music maker. See more ideas about todd rundgren, classic rock artists and psychedelic bands. In a world of rock book publishing, where oft times a bunch of books written by a bunch of hacks are rushed to market to take advantage of a breaking new artist, myers look at the producer life of todd rundgren, a wizard, a true star, is a credibly premised and historically appropriate subject on which to base a volume. Something anything is the second single taken from indie band travis sixth studio album ode. Todd rundgren reflects on the difference between his pop hits and the art that followed. Listen to your favorite songs from somethinganything. Todd rundgren this 1972 release, from bearsville records, was engineered by todd rundgren with a little help from his friends rick derringer, billy mundi, moogy klingman, amos garrett, bugsy maugh and gene didwiddie both from the butterfield blues band, the. Stream somethinganything by todd rundgren on amazon music.
It was rundgrens third solo release, and was recorded in. Mar 22, 2014 this pin was discovered by benno jones. As with badfinger and harry nilsson, his aesthetic is heavily informed by the beatles maccas sweetness in particular. Todd rundgren has promised five decades of hits on this tour as a thank you to fans for. It takes two to tango this is for the girls todd rundgren.
What i do not like about the album is the way the media adored it, and then turned their back on this gifted artist because he did not fit their mold of the upcoming pop star with the release of a wizarda true star. I love this album i think it is a crowning achievement in his career. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl tu like the todd rundgren somethinganything.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Originally released in the spring of 1972 as a doublealbum on bearsville records something anything. Todd rundgren lyrics, songs and albums lyricsfreak. You cant dismiss him as a lightweight popsmith, but are forced to recognize the genius, skill and legitimacy he puts into the music there is so much behind the songs you can feel it. I had the rhino but got rid of it in favor of the 2014 edsel version todd rundgren somethinganythingtodd rundgren music. Is anyone familar with that one, or by any chance has anyone abd the edsel with the version in the complete bearsville albums collection. Todd has composed some of the greatest rock and pop songs in the modern rock era. The internal fire or fire by friction muladhara the dance of kundalini svadhishthana bam, bham, mam, yam, ram, lam, thank you, mahm manipura seat of fire anahata the halls of air vishudda sounds beyond ears ajna sights beyond eyes. Perhaps todd rundgren has made better a wizard, a true star, more concise albums but its hard to deny the considerable charms of somethinganything. Provided to youtube by rhino intro todd rundgren somethinganything. Best sounding rundgren somethinganything cd that i can. Three quarters of the album was recorded in the studio with rundgren playing all instruments and singing all vocals, as well as being the producer. It was one of the greatest gifts along with mott the hooples all.
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