ONCE UPON A TIME.....Todd

 

TODD RUNDGREN  Todd  (Bearsville,1974) - Crossover prog


     "Todd" was the follow up to "A Wizard, A True Star", and builds on the trippy music of that album, but has more consistency.
     Todd mixes up all of the styles of music he was into at the time, making this a music lovers extravaganza. First, there's a few of those ballads he has always been known for. The most famous of these is A Dream Goes On Forever. I'd swear this song was inspired by Brian Wilson's "Pet Sounds" album. The rhythm in particular has a sound similar to I Just Wasn't Made For These Times.
     There is also a few heavy rockers. Heavy Metal Kids is a great one, and became a concert favorite with Todd's solo band as well as Utopia. But the real fun comes from the experimental pieces. Right from the start, How About A Little Fanfare?, the album is a roller coaster ride of bizarre noises made into music and wild studio wizardry.

TRACKLIST LP1 - How About A Little Fanfare / I Think You Know / The Spark Of Life / An Elpee's Worth Of Toons /                                A Dream Goes On Forever / Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song / Drunken Blue Rooster / The                                      Last Ride / Everybody's Going To Heaven-King Kong Reggae

                     LP2 - No.1 Lowest Common Denominator / Useless Begging / Sidewalk Cafe / Izzat Love / Heavy                                      Metal Kids / In And Out The Chakras we Go / Don't You Ever Learn / Sons Of 1984


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