Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren
Born: Jun 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, PA
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Soft Rock, Power Pop, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Blue-Eyed Soul, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Comedy Rock
Biography: Todd Rundgren's best-known songs -- the Carole King pastiche "I Saw the Light," the ballads "Hello, It's Me" and "Can We Still Be Friends," and the goofy novelty "Bang on the Drum All Day" -- suggest that he is a talented pop craftsman, but nothing more than that. On one level, that perception is true ...Read full biography
Something/Anything
Released: 1972
Label: Rhino
Critics' Rating:
Others had recorded one-man albums before Todd Rundgren, most notably Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, but with Something/Anything? he captured the homemade ambience of McCartney with the visionary feel ...Read full review
Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Released: 1971
Label: Rhino
Critics' Rating:
Upon its release, Rolling Stone called The Ballad of Todd Rundgren "the best album Paul McCartney" never made, and even if the album doesn't sound particularly McCartney-esque, it does share the homespun, ...Read full review
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