Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren is an American singer-songwriter and producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as founder of the band Utopia. Starting in the 1960s with the psychedelic band Nazz in Philadelphia, his solo career started out successfully with such hits as "I Saw the Light" and "Hello It's Me" (a reworked Nazz tune). With his 1972 release 'Something/Anything?' seen as a magnum opus due to its mix of power pop, rock n roll, and more. Utopia (or Todd Rundgren's Utopia) concentrated on eccentric progressive epics. His acclaimed production effort started early, with work for Sparks and the New York Dolls, and continued with Meat Loaf, XTC, The Psychedelic Furs, and many others. Continuing to release solo albums over the years, he's created many other hits, the novelty tune "Bang the Drum All Day" in particular seeming timeless.

Rundgren is well known among his fans as being an electronic music revolutionary. His skilled production techniques, matched by his belief that he has ability to play just about any instrument at a mastery level, has allowed him to release some of the most honest and personal music of his time. Many of his solo albums, including Something/Anything?]' were made completely by himself. That is, he played all the instruments, sang all the vocals, did all of the recording, editing, mixing, and mastering.

Website: http://www.tr-i.com/

Core discography:

With Nazz:

1968 - Nazz

1969 - Nazz Nazz

1970 - Nazz III

Solo:

1970 - Runt

1971 - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

1972 - Something/Anything?

1973 - A Wizard, a True Star

1974 - Todd

1975 - Initiation

1976 - Faithful

1978 - Hermit of Mink Hollow

1978 - Back to the Bars (live)

1981 - Healing

1983 - The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

1985 - A Cappella

1989 - Nearly Human

1991 - 2nd Wind

1993 - No World Order

1995 - The Individualist

1997 - With a Twist

1998 - Up Against It

2000 - One Long Year

2003 - Can't Stop Running (live box set)

2004 - Liars

2008 - Arena

2011 - Todd Rundgren's Johnson

2011 - (re)Production

2013 - State

2015 - Global

2015 - Runddans (collaboration with Emil Nikolaisen and Hans-Peter Lindstrøm)

2017 - White Knight

With Utopia:

1974 - Todd Rundgren's Utopia

1975 - Another Live

1976 (released 2001) - Disco Jets

1977 - Ra

1977 - Oops! Wrong Planet

1980 - Adventures in Utopia

1980 - Deface the Music

1982 - Swing to the Right

1982 - Utopia

1984 - Oblivion

1985 - P.O.V.

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