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My dad introduced me to Todd when I was about five or six. He had a copy of utopia anthology 74 to 85. My little mind was blown! A wizard a true star is my favorite album by far, with my favorite song being sometimes I don’t know what to feel! Great video!
Thank you! For me that album just gets better and better the more I listen to it. There’s so much depth to it and I always pick up on new things and develop new appreciations for different tracks after every listen. Definitely give Healing a few listens that album is mind blowing in my opinion. Thanks a lot for watching!
@@keithparker1346whaaaaaat?! Are you sure you have given a proper listen to “Blue Orpheus”? “Lost Horizon”?? “Something To Fall Back On”????! These songs are so distinctly great.
@@warmbodytoob yes I have. Sorry I'm a Todd fan but this album just didn't do it for me. I respect it's tech in just using vocal samples but that's it. I'm not going to waste time trying to prove my taste is right when it's just taste
Great job Mike. It's not often that someone get's Todd's music pretty spot on. As a lifelong fan I'd move Initiation to an S. It's limited but has a few of his greatest compositions (Initiation, Fair Warning). Love that you put State up there. An absolutely underappreciated album. I've never been able to get into Arena either. Love Courage, that's about it. Touche!
Solid list. State cannot be ahead of Initiation though lol. I would maybe switch the Runt albums around, and Arena is a record that has _really_ grown on me lately.
I’m definitely gonna give Arena a few more listens that seemed to be the one most people disagreed with so maybe I’m missing something. State has really grown on me over time though I really enjoy every song on it and like the dark aesthetic of the album
@@keithparker1346 This is funny you responded to this now cause I'm in the midst of another phase of being obsessed with this album lol. Hard guitars and pop hooks. Liars is Todd's 2000s masterpiece, and Arena is not far behind (for me).
Brilliant analysis of Todd’s albums can only disagree about Rundans this is a stellar album in every way and I would rate as S. Thanks for the effort and dedication you must have put in. As a long time Todd fan one of the best introductions to his music I have seen. Cheers JC
Wow that means so much to me thank you so much! I will admit I haven’t listen to Runddans as much as the rest so I will give it a few more listens and see if anything changes. Thanks again for the very kind words!
I agree for the most part. Hermit and Healing are also two of my favorites. I'd move Runt up to A and Acapella down to B. Re-production, Johnson, State and Global are all D's for me. Devil's Bite, Who's That Man, Black and White, Chant and Drive are all great songs! Rock out a little man!
Nice! Glad we both have the same top 2. I’d recommend giving Acapella a few more listens it definitely grew on me more and more over time and didn’t hook me right from the first listen but now it very well may be my 3rd after Hermit and Healing. I also feel the same way about State, I listened to that album a bunch during the lockdown and something about it really resonated with me and grew on me. I really enjoy Todd’s darker side and I think that album is probably his darkest work yet. Thanks a lot for listening!
I am almost ashamed to admit that I 100% agree with your ratings and everything that you said about the particular album. Hermit and Healer are also my favorite albums with Accapella and Wizard close up behind. I can't stand American stuff as a general rule as it seems to lack originality but that is certainly something that Todd could never be accused of, along with Zappa and very few others.
Check 70s Steely Dan or Sparks. well, I guess you know. Funkadelic and Parliament also come to mind although Clinton is not on par with the kinds of TR or Steely Dan...
Great video! For Runt, the rock songs, I feel, are what drives it, and I love them. I also love the more jazzy ones. But for songs like Believe In Me, or There Are No Words, I think those styles are done better in the next album. Also I will not hear a word against the last 3 songs on TEPTAE lol. Have you heard the other version of Drive, from Hello It's Me And My Friends? Yay, another A Cappella fan! That was my first album, as we sung Hodja in our school choir, and that's how I started this obsession. Want of a Nail and I Love My Life are some of my favourite Todd songs ever, and Parallel Lines is one I don't care for. Interesting. No mention of Kindness? :( That reminds me, I must listen to all his 21st-century work - I only knew White Knight and One Long Year. Nice job; you just earned yourself another subscriber.
Thank you! I haven’t heard the other version of Drive but maybe that will shift my opinion lol i don’t know why the end of that album has never resonated with me. And yes I should’ve meantioned Kindness that’s totally fair. Thanks again for the kind words!
Thanks for the Todd...I pretty much agree with most of your ratings except Initiation is an S. I would drop Liars, Acapella, Individualist, and State to a B. Move Arena to a B - funny but I don't like the production/mix on it though. Keep it up!
Thanks for the video. I always felt that Hermit was Todd's attempt to replicate the success of Something Anything in a condensed form. It was a definite u-turn from what he had been doing. I pretty much go along with your ratings. A Capella would be a B or C for me, a failed experiment. With A Twist- A. The TR-I albums would be a C for me- very disappointing. State- B along with Global.
@@h.m.7218 Yeah pretty much. When I get really into a musical artist I have a tendency to get pretty obsessive with their works and Todd has been my most recent obsession. He is for sure a new hero of mine, one of the most unique and talented musicians/songwriters that I've stumbled on in a long time.
Good overall analysis and excellent presentation, but as a Todd fan I have to say that most of these albums are ranked at least a grade too high (and in the cases of A Capella and State WAY too high). Todd has proven to be a very talented artist and producer but he is not Godd and he has released some lesser albums along the way (especially his late-period obsession with electronica).
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My dad introduced me to Todd when I was about five or six. He had a copy of utopia anthology 74 to 85. My little mind was blown! A wizard a true star is my favorite album by far, with my favorite song being sometimes I don’t know what to feel! Great video!
You did this on my 70th birthday. Thanks!
You nailed the rating for “Acapella” ; that record is mind blowing. Gonna check out “Healing” now, never gave that the same chance.
Thank you! For me that album just gets better and better the more I listen to it. There’s so much depth to it and I always pick up on new things and develop new appreciations for different tracks after every listen. Definitely give Healing a few listens that album is mind blowing in my opinion. Thanks a lot for watching!
I rate A Capella low...it's great in concept but has no memorable songs...a technical marvel but kind of meaningless without decent songs
@@keithparker1346whaaaaaat?! Are you sure you have given a proper listen to “Blue Orpheus”? “Lost Horizon”?? “Something To Fall Back On”????! These songs are so distinctly great.
@@warmbodytoob yes I have. Sorry I'm a Todd fan but this album just didn't do it for me. I respect it's tech in just using vocal samples but that's it. I'm not going to waste time trying to prove my taste is right when it's just taste
I love his weird years with wizard and Todd. His drums and synths I hear in a lot of music today like Mac Demarco tame impala. A true star indeed
Great job Mike. It's not often that someone get's Todd's music pretty spot on. As a lifelong fan I'd move Initiation to an S. It's limited but has a few of his greatest compositions (Initiation, Fair Warning). Love that you put State up there. An absolutely underappreciated album.
I've never been able to get into Arena either. Love Courage, that's about it.
Touche!
The Last Ride from Todd a Great song
Solid list. State cannot be ahead of Initiation though lol. I would maybe switch the Runt albums around, and Arena is a record that has _really_ grown on me lately.
I’m definitely gonna give Arena a few more listens that seemed to be the one most people disagreed with so maybe I’m missing something. State has really grown on me over time though I really enjoy every song on it and like the dark aesthetic of the album
@@MikeGodetteMusic Arena surprisingly has "hooks for days" (as the kids would say).
Arena IMO is one of Todds worst albums though Strike is a good ACDC pastiche
@@keithparker1346 This is funny you responded to this now cause I'm in the midst of another phase of being obsessed with this album lol. Hard guitars and pop hooks.
Liars is Todd's 2000s masterpiece, and Arena is not far behind (for me).
@@neosquid9609 that's the thing. I really rate Healing but I've known people to think it's just weird shit. In the end it's just opinion and taste
Todd Rundgren - A genius, a true star! Excellent review. Agree on most, disagree on some but that is why music is great!
Great review 😊
Brilliant analysis of Todd’s albums can only disagree about Rundans this is a stellar album in every way and I would rate as S. Thanks for the effort and dedication you must have put in. As a long time Todd fan one of the best introductions to his music I have seen. Cheers JC
Wow that means so much to me thank you so much! I will admit I haven’t listen to Runddans as much as the rest so I will give it a few more listens and see if anything changes. Thanks again for the very kind words!
Liars may be my favorite Todd Rundgren album, followed by Nearly Human.
Great picks...Nearly Human is my #1
I agree for the most part. Hermit and Healing are also two of my favorites. I'd move Runt up to A and Acapella down to B. Re-production, Johnson, State and Global are all D's for me. Devil's Bite, Who's That Man, Black and White, Chant and Drive are all great songs! Rock out a little man!
Nice! Glad we both have the same top 2. I’d recommend giving Acapella a few more listens it definitely grew on me more and more over time and didn’t hook me right from the first listen but now it very well may be my 3rd after Hermit and Healing. I also feel the same way about State, I listened to that album a bunch during the lockdown and something about it really resonated with me and grew on me. I really enjoy Todd’s darker side and I think that album is probably his darkest work yet. Thanks a lot for listening!
Hermit is my favorite as well. Great analysis
I am almost ashamed to admit that I 100% agree with your ratings and everything that you said about the particular album. Hermit and Healer are also my favorite albums with Accapella and Wizard close up behind. I can't stand American stuff as a general rule as it seems to lack originality but that is certainly something that Todd could never be accused of, along with Zappa and very few others.
Check 70s Steely Dan or Sparks. well, I guess you know. Funkadelic and Parliament also come to mind although Clinton is not on par with the kinds of TR or Steely Dan...
Great video! For Runt, the rock songs, I feel, are what drives it, and I love them. I also love the more jazzy ones. But for songs like Believe In Me, or There Are No Words, I think those styles are done better in the next album.
Also I will not hear a word against the last 3 songs on TEPTAE lol. Have you heard the other version of Drive, from Hello It's Me And My Friends?
Yay, another A Cappella fan! That was my first album, as we sung Hodja in our school choir, and that's how I started this obsession.
Want of a Nail and I Love My Life are some of my favourite Todd songs ever, and Parallel Lines is one I don't care for. Interesting.
No mention of Kindness? :(
That reminds me, I must listen to all his 21st-century work - I only knew White Knight and One Long Year.
Nice job; you just earned yourself another subscriber.
Thank you! I haven’t heard the other version of Drive but maybe that will shift my opinion lol i don’t know why the end of that album has never resonated with me. And yes I should’ve meantioned Kindness that’s totally fair. Thanks again for the kind words!
Thanks for the Todd...I pretty much agree with most of your ratings except Initiation is an S. I would drop Liars, Acapella, Individualist, and State to a B. Move Arena to a B - funny but I don't like the production/mix on it though. Keep it up!
All my favorites top your list. But you didn't mention one of my all time songd from the Todd album
Thanks for the video. I always felt that Hermit was Todd's attempt to replicate the success of Something Anything in a condensed form. It was a definite u-turn from what he had been doing. I pretty much go along with your ratings. A Capella would be a B or C for me, a failed experiment. With A Twist- A. The TR-I albums would be a C for me- very disappointing. State- B along with Global.
Good to see new fans of TR's music. When did you start digging into his discography ? You say you first only knew the hits.
I knew a few of the hits for a few years now but at the start of Covid I started going really deep into his discography and exploring it in order
@@MikeGodetteMusic Wow... So you got into the whole discography in one year or so ? Wow... So you've got a new personal hero, don't you ?
@@h.m.7218 Yeah pretty much. When I get really into a musical artist I have a tendency to get pretty obsessive with their works and Todd has been my most recent obsession. He is for sure a new hero of mine, one of the most unique and talented musicians/songwriters that I've stumbled on in a long time.
Easier to say the bad Rundgren albums to steer clear of...A Capella ( sorry its got no decent songs) Johnson, Arena, Reproduction
OK with Johnson but the other three do have very good songs, including Repro.
@@h.m.7218 it's all just taste in the end
@@keithparker1346 I know. Just saying...
Good overall analysis and excellent presentation, but as a Todd fan I have to say that most of these albums are ranked at least a grade too high (and in the cases of A Capella and State WAY too high). Todd has proven to be a very talented artist and producer but he is not Godd and he has released some lesser albums along the way (especially his late-period obsession with electronica).