Todd Rundgren Best of Lp's

The great thing with Todd is he is NO one hit wonder.
So,he got lots of great stuff,I'm partial to his nearly human album,C- for sonics.

And I like his, Individualist CD, B+/A- for sonics.
Which HE most certainly is.

He did some Tubes stuff too.

If you like him you might try the tubes.(not hifi)group.

YOU CAN'T JUDGE TODD BY ANY ONE ALBUM.
He's a musical shape shifter.

sorry to shout,had to make the point. I don't like his older stuff all that much,just some,like Hermit of mink hollow.

And he is an acquired taste.I didnt like the individualist much when I got it,after some years its grown on me. He can be like that.
Some albums, he plays everything on the record,I saw him in San Fransico and What a preformer! Tremendous vibe and energy,explosive...

I dont like his new album,boy did I want too.

Enjoy!

I enjoy "Something/Anything" both music and sonics. I am speaking of the original pressing. I don't have any experience with any of the reissues.

As McGarick points out, TR likes to wander and therefore his records tend to feel inconsistent, both within each cd, and from cd to cd. However, there's such a great wealth of music there that you just have to wade through some of the more curious stuff. Over time, you may learn to enjoy that, too.

"Something/Anything", "Nearly Human", and "Mink Hollow" are all on my short list of great pop/rock albums and would be the first three TR records to seek out IMHO. For me, Utopia is best represented on the live records. The 8 million different TR and Utopia live recordings are all generally worth owning because the songs are constantly reworked and because TR is a wonderful guitar player whose long suit is wit, something sorely lacking in most soloists these days!

Enjoy.

Marty

a madman in concert! i saw his one man show and was blown away - hard to believe he was so wild (and crude)

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I like Todd's music, but I have to say a 1976 performance was perhaps the worst concert ever. About a quarter of the audience left prior to concert ending, and no demands for an encore, I think that a singular experience. My friend and I only stuck around to take in the whole sorry experience, we actually thought people were going to riot. Sorry Todd fans.