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White Knight (Todd Rundgren Album)
This article is a discography of American rock musician Todd Rundgren.Stage Fright'' (1970) – The Band *''Straight Up (Badfinger album)">Straight Up'' (1971) – Badfinger *''Halfnelson (album), Halfnelson'' (1971) - Sparks (band), Sparks *''New York Dolls (album), New York Dolls'' (1973) – New York Dolls *''We're an American Band'' (1973) – Grand Funk Railroad *''Mother's Pride'' (1973) – Fanny (band), Fanny *''Shinin' On'' (1974) - Grand Funk Railroad *''War Babies'' (1974) – Hall & Oates *'' Felix Cavaliere'' (1974) – Felix Cavaliere *''Bricks'' (1975) – Hello People *'' L'' (1976) – Steve Hillage *'' Bat Out of Hell'' (1977) – Meat Loaf *''Remote Control'' (1979) - The Tubes *''TRB Two'' (1979) - Tom Robinson Band *''Guitars and Women'' (1979) - Rick Derringer *''Wave'' (1979) - Patti Smith Group *''Wasp'' (1980) - Shaun Cassidy *''Walking Wild'' (1981) - New England *''Bad for Good'' (1981) - Jim Steinman *'' Forever Now'' (1982) – The Psychedelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Utopia. He is known for his sophisticated and often unorthodox music, his occasionally lavish stage shows, and his later experiments with interactive entertainment. He also produced music videos and was an early adopter and promoter of various computer technologies, such as using the Internet as a means of music distribution in the late 1990s. A native of Philadelphia, Rundgren began his professional career in the mid 1960s, forming the psychedelic band Nazz in 1967. Two years later, he left Nazz to pursue a solo career and immediately scored his first US top 40 hit with "We Gotta Get You a Woman" (1970). His best-known songs include "Hello It's Me" and " I Saw the Light" from ''Something/Anything?'' (1972), which get frequent air time on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wizard, A True Star
''A Wizard, a True Star'' is the fourth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released March 2, 1973, on Bearsville Records. It marked a departure from his previous, ''Something/Anything?'' (1972), with its lesser reliance on straightforward pop songs, a development he attributed to his experimentation with psychedelic drugs and his realization of "what music and sound were like in my internal environment, and how different that was from the music I had been making." The album was produced, engineered, and, with the exception of some tracks, entirely performed by Rundgren. He envisioned the record as a hallucinogenic-inspired "flight plan" with all the tracks seguing seamlessly into each other, starting with a "chaotic" mood and ending with a medley of his favorite soul music, soul songs. At the time of release, he stated that ''Wizard'' intended to advance utopian ideals; later, he said that the album had no definite meaning. No singles were issued from the album, as he wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With A Twist 1994
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With a Twist may refer to: * A twist, a type of cocktail garnish * ''With a Twist'' (Todd Rundgren album) * ''With a Twist'' (Straight No Chaser album) *''With a Twist'', album by Alison Limerick Alison T. Limerick (born 1959, Stepney) is a British singer who scored success in the 1990s with the club anthem " Where Love Lives", which was her solo debut and a No. 3 hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play in 1991. Biography Limerick attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Against It! (Todd Rundgren Album)
''Up Against It!'' is a 1997 album by Todd Rundgren consisting mostly of song demos he wrote and recorded between 1986 and 1989 for the musical theater adaptation of the never-produced screenplay ''Up Against It''. The play was originally written in 1967 by Joe Orton for the Beatles. Background This album is Rundgren's score to the stage adaptation of playwright Joe Orton's Up Against It, the unfilmed screenplay originally mooted as the third Beatles film (after ''A Hard Day's Night'' and ''Help!''). They declined it, so he reworked it to lessen their presence, successfully sold it to the producer Oscar Lewenstein, and then was violently murdered by boyfriend Kenneth Halliwell in a notorious murder-suicide. With Orton no longer around to help push it along, development stalled, and the script was never filmed. It was published in book form a couple of times, however, and in the 1980s Joseph Papp decided to give the script a new lease on life as a piece of musical theater - hence th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Individualist
''The Individualist'' is a 1995 album by Todd Rundgren, under the pseudonym "TR-i". The second of Todd's TR-I projects, following 1993's ''No World Order'', the album saw Rundgren play all instruments during the recording sessions. Rundgren mixes uptempo numbers, studio gimmickry, and his usual ballads on this mid-1990s release. The Enhanced CD includes interactive "play" with video experiences (on compatible computers) for every song, and listeners can play "Cast the First Stone" as a video game. "Espresso" and "Woman's World" are also interactive videos. The lyrical content is largely political and spiritual, with Rundgren expressing his outspoken views against conservatism, particularly on "Family Values" with its slams against Dan Quayle. "Tables Will Turn" is a song about social inequity and how inevitably the situation will change. "If Not Now When" expresses anger against those who claim they want positive change but are too apathetic to act. In accordance with the humanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No World Order
''No World Order'' is the fourteenth studio album by Todd Rundgren (credited to TR-i). It was released on July 6, 1993, for the Philips CD-i, making it the first interactive album in history. Its music was heavily influenced by electronica and rap. Interactive release This CD-only recording was available in an interactive version on Philips' short-lived CD-i format, as well as the Macintosh and Windows operating systems. The interactive version included the ability to alter the playback of the music by selecting a pre-determined sequence by either Rundgren or one of his four guest producers - Don Was, Jerry Harrison, Hal Willner and Bob Clearmountain. The interface allowed the listener to control various aspects of music playback. If the user did nothing, the Rundgren mix would start and play through to the end. The interactive interface presented standard playback controls and the following major functions, plus a help function: * Program :(TR-i, Hal Willner, Bob Clearmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Wind
''2nd Wind'' is the thirteenth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released in 1991 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached number 118 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. ''2nd Wind'' includes the single "Change Myself" and was Rundgren's final album on a major label until 2004's '' Liars''. Background As with its predecessor, '' Nearly Human'', Rundgren chose to record the album with a full band, as opposed to playing all of the instruments himself. The album was recorded live in front of an audience at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California, over the course of a week. The album includes three songs ("The Smell of Money", "If I Have to Be Alone" and "Love in Disguise") written for Rundgren's musical version of the Joe Orton play/screenplay ''Up Against It''. "Gaya's Eyes" continues the new, more mature sound introduced on the preceding album '' Nearly Human''. Rundgren used the video for the album's only single, "Change Myself," as a showcase for the NewTe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nearly Human
''Nearly Human'' is a 1989 album by the rock musician Todd Rundgren, released by Warner Bros. Records. It was his first release in four years, although he had been active as a producer in the intervening years. Many of the album's songs deal with loss, self-doubt, jealousy and spiritual recovery. It was also the first collaboration between Rundgren and Michele Gray, a singer and ex-model who helped to organize the sessions. Gray sang backing vocals, both on the record and on subsequent tours, and the pair later married. Recording The song "Parallel Lines" was originally written for Rundgren's musical theater Off Broadway production of Joe Orton's ''Up Against It''. The original version is rather slow and can be found on Rundgren's Japan-only album, '' Up Against It!''. The song was re-recorded here with an uptempo and lusher arrangement. Unlike a large portion of Rundgren's solo albums on which he played all the instruments and sang all lead and backing vocals, ''Nearly Human'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cappella (Todd Rundgren Album)
''A Cappella'' is a 1985 album by Todd Rundgren. The album is one of Rundgren's most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist's voice. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds. This approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk. ''A Cappella'' was finished in 1984 and slated for release on Bearsville Records later that year. But with Bearsville's slimming artist roster and lack of successful artists, founder Albert Grossman did not want to risk releasing an album that he felt was too experimental and would not sell, so ''A Cappella'' was shelved. According to journalist Barney Hoskyns, Grossman's increasingly fractious relationship with Rundgren also factored into the decision. Bearsville filed for bankruptcy in 1985 and all of its remaining master recordings were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
''The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect'' is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on ''Tortured Artist'' (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day". The album was also his last official release on Bearsville Records. Track listing All songs by Todd Rundgren; except when noted. ;Side one #"Hideaway" – 4:58 #"Influenza" – 4:29 #"Don't Hurt Yourself" – 3:41 #"There Goes Your Baybay" – 3:53 ;Side two #"Tin Soldier" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:10 #"Emperor of the Highway" – 1:39 #"Bang the Drum All Day "Bang the Drum All Day" is a 1983 song by Todd Rundgren. The lyrics describe, in the first person, the narrator's drive to play drums or improvised percussion to the exclusion of other acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Healing (Todd Rundgren Album)
''Healing'' is Todd Rundgren's ninth studio album, released in 1981. The album's themes are spirituality and the human condition, something Rundgren had touched on many times in earlier works but never with the consistency exhibited here as every track explores a different aspect. The back cover image of the album (artwork by Prairie Prince) shows the caduceus and a Qabalistic Tree of Life each overlaid by a treble clef (Which is reversed for the Tree of Life), reflecting Rundgren's linking of his spirituality and music. The original vinyl release includes a bonus 7" 33rpm single featuring the tracks "Time Heals" and "Tiny Demons" which are unlisted on the album sleeve but are included at the end of the later CD release as tracks 10 and 11. "Time Heals" and "Compassion" were both released as singles and a promotional video was made for the former, which was the eighth music video to air on MTV during its launch on August 1, 1981. Live performance In September 2010, Rundgren per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermit Of Mink Hollow
''Hermit of Mink Hollow'' is the eighth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released May 1978 on Bearsville Records. All of the instruments and vocals were performed solely by Rundgren. He intended the songs on the album to be performed on piano with minimal arrangements, apart from the bass, drums and voices, and for the material to showcase his newly refined singing ability. Per the title, Rundgren recorded this album at his house on Mink Hollow Road in Lake Hill, New York. At the time, he had felt that he had been a "studio hermit" working in an "insular little 24-hour-a-day think tank" and subsequently realized that "too much social interaction adaffected isoverall creativity."Myers, Paul (2014). ''Hermit of Mink Hollow'' Deluxe Casebound Book Edition (liner notes). Edsel DSA 5033 Although the album's "confessional" songs are often attributed to his recent separation from the model Bebe Buell, Rundgren denied that the songs were necessarily autobiographical. The albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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