Haiku Review of Todd Rundgren's solo albums
John Glossenger
Copyright @2006
Copyright @2006
Runt | Todd's first recording Rising from obscurity He hints at genius Influenced by blues, Rock, pop and a capella He finds his own style Tuneful songs and an Amazing stylistic range Become his pattern If you are lucky Then you own the rare version It has extra songs |
The Ballad of Todd Rundgren | A few lite rockers But the best songs are ballads Not afraid to feel |
Something/Anything? | Twenty-five songs of Love, loss, passion and humor Todd's pop masterpiece Sonic wunderkind He played and sang everything On seventeen songs Some radio hits Todd found a nation of fans That he can't let down |
A Wizard, A True Star | Covers of soul songs And many strange song fragments What was he thinking? Musical mindtrip Cacophany and weirdness Ahead of its time Among the chaos Astute listeners will hear Some of Todd's best songs |
Todd | Worlds of tomorrow On two LPs worth of tunes Only one pop song Numerous song styles Multi-colored recording That matches his hair |
Initiation | Todd goes synth crazy Another challenging set For his diehard fans |
Faithful | Side one has exact Copies of classic rock songs Stunning mimicry Why did he do it? An impressive achievement But kinda pointless Side two is better Six new rock, soul and pop songs That are now classics |
Hermit of Mink Hollow | Concise and tuneful My favorite Todd album Pure pop perfection |
Back To The Bars | Career summary On this greatest hits album Rundgren Comes Alive |
Healing | Dark, deep, intense songs Heal the wounds no one can see Shine, you diamond, shine Listen to the sound Of Todd's new age trilogy Feel that pulse, that pulse |
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect | Nine pop songs, my faves Are Influenza, Drive, Chant And Don't Hurt Yourself Todd was surprised when "Bang the drum" became a hit In sports stadiums |
A Cappella | All sounds from Todd's voice Life is a wonderful thing When Todd sings his heart Pretending to Care A seriously sad song Yet so beautiful The Lost Horizon An ideal Todd knew was real Now gone forever |
Nearly Human | Ten soulful pop songs Live studio recording Beauty in the world |
2nd Wind | Goofy cover art Live audience recording Please hold your applause |
No World Order | Interactive Todd Another wacky concept Taken to extremes Pop, rap and techno The sounds of 90's culture All mashed together |
The Individualist | Todd rants about war, Sanity, morality, And hypocrisy Attention Dan Qualye We've got yer famlee values Right here, pal, right here |
Up Against It | Broadway the Todd way Sings all male and female parts Demo recording Released in Japan Costs a bundle to import Diehard fans only |
With a Twist | Todd reworks his hits In the bossa nova style The tour was way cool |
One Long Year | Promised in one year Usual mismatch of styles Three years to finish |
Liars | Simply outstanding Concept album about truth His best since Hermit |