Singer/songwriter/studio wizard Todd Rundgren released this modest transitional masterwork between Nazz and his official solo work. This was his second album with his studio band Runt which this time around included four different drummers and two different bassists supporting him as he plays everything else. 'Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren' shows him smoothing out the rough edges and getting more introspective, though there are rockers and sillyness amid the sadness. The album cover shows him at a piano with a noose around his neck, which is a jokey reference to the sniffly subject matter of much of the songs as well as the way piano players have often risked the ire of their audiences. Channelling Laura Nyro and Stevie Wonder, Rundgren creates his own signature sound and sets the stage for his next album.
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'Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren'
full album:
All songs written by Todd Rundgren.
Side one
"Long Flowing Robe" – 3:30
"The Ballad (Denny & Jean)" – 3:30
"Bleeding" – 4:05
"Wailing Wall" – 3:05
"The Range War" – 2:38
"Chain Letter" – 5:02
Side two
"A Long Time, A Long Way to Go" – 2:12
"Boat on the Charles" – 4:28
"Be Nice to Me" – 3:27
"Hope I'm Around" – 4:55
"Parole" – 4:22
"Remember Me" – 0:51
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