“Something / Anything?” by Todd Rundgren - album review
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Third album from the 23-year-old New York based pop-rocker, largely recorded in L.A., and the first to use his own name following two with the Runt moniker. A talented all-rounder, he wrote, played, sang, engineered, and produced everything on three of the four sides of the double album. It proved to be his biggest hit album (#29) and also housed his two biggest hit singles; “I Saw The Light” (#16) and “Hello It's Me” (#5, a remake of his own 1968 song done with Nazz). His brand of experimental pop (vaguely some kinda one-man-Sgt-Pepper) bores me senseless, although it's to his credit that he doesn't take it all too seriously, allowing mistakes to be heard, and interjecting with some chatty interludes.
The Jukebox Rebel
31–Jan–2016
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:56]  Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light (Todd Rundgren) Pop |
| A2 | [03:50]  Todd Rundgren - It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference (Todd Rundgren) Pop Ballad |
| A3 | [02:54]  Todd Rundgren - Wolfman Jack (Todd Rundgren) Pop |
| A4 | [03:55]  Todd Rundgren - Cold Morning Light (Todd Rundgren) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
| A5 | [02:41]  Todd Rundgren - It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For The Girls) (Todd Rundgren) Cerebral Pop |
| A6 | [03:36]  Todd Rundgren - Sweeter Memories (Todd Rundgren) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
| B1 | [01:11]  Todd Rundgren - Intro (Todd Rundgren) Sketch / Skit |
| B2 | [03:15]  Todd Rundgren - Breathless (Todd Rundgren) Electronica |
| B3 | [04:29]  Todd Rundgren - The Night The Carousel Burnt Down (Todd Rundgren) Cerebral Pop |
| B4 | [04:12]  Todd Rundgren - Saving Grace (Todd Rundgren) Pop |
| B5 | [03:54]  Todd Rundgren - Marlene (Todd Rundgren) Pop Ballad |
| B6 | [02:35]  Todd Rundgren - Song Of The Viking (Todd Rundgren) Cerebral Pop |
| B7 | [04:05]  Todd Rundgren - I Went To The Mirror (Todd Rundgren) Songwriter |
| C1 | [05:20]  Todd Rundgren - Black Maria (Todd Rundgren) Rock |
| C2 | [03:43]  Todd Rundgren - One More Day (No Word) (Todd Rundgren) Songwriter |
| C3 | [03:34]  Todd Rundgren - Couldn’t I Just Tell You (Todd Rundgren) Rock |
| C4 | [02:52]  Todd Rundgren - Torch Song (Todd Rundgren) Songwriter |
| C5 | [04:53]  Todd Rundgren - Little Red Lights (Todd Rundgren) Rock |
| D1 | [02:29] Todd Rundgren - Overture–My Roots: Money (That’s What I Want) / Messin’ With The Kid (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr. - Mel London) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| D2 | [03:49]  Todd Rundgren - Dust In The Wind (Mark Klingman) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
| D3 | [03:26] Todd Rundgren - Piss Aaron (Todd Rundgren) Pop |
| D4 | [04:42] Todd Rundgren - Hello It’s Me (Todd Rundgren) Pop |
| D5 | [03:56] Todd Rundgren - Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me (Todd Rundgren) Rock |
| D6 | [03:13] Todd Rundgren - You Left Me Sore (Todd Rundgren) Pop |
| D7 | [04:03]  Todd Rundgren - Slut (Todd Rundgren) Rock |
