Runt

Todd Rundgren | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032OU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We Gotta Get You This Album, April 12, 2001

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Steven Clem Haley "Steve is in Stillwater" (Stillwater, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Runt (Audio CD)

This is the ulitmate album for sitting around on the couch on a Sunday afternoon. A rarity as far as late introductees to Toddster, but anyone 40 and older will remember fondly "We Gotta Get You A Woman". I remember scouring every used record store in the South trying to find this after it was out of print by the time I discovered Todd circa 1974. Thankfully I finally found an original (you know, the one WITH the nose on the Bear's face).

Fun music to remember your first crush.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a hidden jewel, June 21, 2000

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Rod L. Hale (Galesburg, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Runt (Audio CD)

This is my personal favorite of Runtgren's many discs. As most fans of Todd Runtgren's music know, RUNT is one of his best recordings ever. For those curious and unfamiliar with the body of Runtgren's work, this disk is an excellent choice for first Runtgren disk to add to your collection. Recorded early in TR's career, many of the songs are witty and intelligent, covering a wide musical spectrum of the early seventies psudo-pop. A large variety of musical styles show up in these recordings, thus revealing a master musician striving to find his comfortable place in the fickle world of rock and roll. Nearly all of the tunes on this disk rock hard from beginning to end. This disk includes the big AM radio hit WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU A WOMAN. The other songs on the CD range widely in style. Some could be defined as catchy without being formula pop, yet all tracks also remain strong and inviting. Some tracks (like I'M IN THE CLIQUE) show his legendary sense of humor as well. One of the best selling points of this disc is how well most of the songs have survived the test of time. Many rock stars have come and gone since this recording was released, but Todd Runtgren aptly demonstrates with this disc why he is one of the few surviving purveyors of alternative rock still around.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great nostalgia from a simpler era, January 17, 2007

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Rollie Anderson (Forney, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Runt (Audio CD)

Todd was finally free of the restrictions he felt he needed to escape in the vastly underrated NAZZ and proceeded to make an album that is completely unfettered with labels. He touched nearly every base and style and unleashed his clever wit. I won't go into specifics but this is a real gem of a cd with the outstanding "Baby, Let's Swing" medley being my favorite. It's not slick and over-produced at all, just some excellent songs from a unique talent. In today's world this album would have never seen the light of day but back in those heady days anything was possible and Mr. Rundgren proved it with this collection of songs.