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Good start. His dated-sounding ballads are included (sorry, but they DO sound stuck in the 70's) and his weirder moments (in other words, his BEST stuff) has been included as well. Todd Rundgren's first solo album shows signs of a great songwriter with the ability to experiment. The songs for the most part are memorable, with Todd already showing signs of a musician going in a direction that would put him on the map forever.
Todd lost the plot after becoming mesmerized by the glitter of his own gadgetry. Perfect blue-eyed Philadelphia soul, Runt has earned a place in pop history alongside Laura Nyro's incredible Christmas and the Beads of Sweat. Every song is superb.
If you get this CD in addition to SOMETHING/ANYTHING., THE DEFINITIVE ROCK COLLECTION, ANTHOLOGY 1968-1985, and Utopia's ANTHOLOGY 1974-1985, you'll have an excellent picture of where Todd Rundgren's career has gone since 1970. In fact, if people in the group I'm in now suggest that I try to take teasing like the humor in such songs as "We Gotta Get You A Woman" and a few others, I'd have no trouble accepting the advice. One of the best Paul McCartney albums that McCartney never made, RUNT by Todd Rundgren is an album he never could have made during his time with the Nazz. Although there are hard-rock songs and beautiful ballads, the album is at its best when Rundgren gets between the two extremes and lets his wicked sense of humor enjoy free reign.
however this cd is really a gem dated yes but what a fun little album BROKEN DOWN AND BUSTED a great rocker BELIEVE IN ME a cute little simple love song WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN great teenagepop tune.WHOS THAT MAN some neat crafty guitar work.ONCE BURNED sounds like a woodstock era song but really cool.Side 2 was eoually as fun IM IN THE CLIQUE a fun little jam.THERE ARE NO WORDS really is not much more than a chant but the little medley afterwards makes the whoile second side.This cd import K2HD recording is the way to go the recording sound so unbelievably clear its scary.TODD was always a briliant wizard in the studio and you can hear why.Some 2007 Recordings should sound as good. TODD has been panned by reviewers for many years since this album came out in the earlier days.
1970, Todd said that he was suprised that the record was released and it took the label awhile to release it. Once Burned has an interesting melody. Birthday Carol is pretty but with a great blues rock beginning before drifting into a somber dreamlike piece that can bring tears to your eyes. This is Todd's first solo album and it's still one of my favorites. I have this in several different releases with the current Japan being the best. Who's That Man is really the only song on here that hasn't aged that well for me. However, this version also has a high price tag and the domestic doesn't sound that bad to me.
Starting off with Broke Down And Busted which finds Todd reinventing the blues in a nice way. The medley is fun and rockin'. There Are No Words is a little experimental piece that shows some of what's to come in some of his later work. Believe In Me is a soft and pretty song making me wish that he still did this tune. I'm In The Clique finds Todd showing his wit and a hook that'll stick in your brain all day.
Todd was working as a recording engineer at the then new Record Plant in New York and part of the deal was that he received free studio time and he ended up making this album.Originally released on Ampex Records in Sept. Devil's Bite is fun. By the way, this song was banned. The first pressings had two songs not listed on the back cover(Hope I'm Around and Say No More)as well as the medley being made up of an extended piece of Baby, Let's Swing. We Gotta Get You A Woman is a radio friendly number while still being fun to listen to.
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