Runt [IMPORT]

Todd Rundgren

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 2002)
• Original Release Date: September 1970
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ampex
• ASIN: B0000254MK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #522,509 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Steven Clem Haley "Steve is in Stillwater" (Stillwater, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorites, March 27, 2007

By	Dark Star-The Other One (The Bus To Never Ever Land) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Runt (Audio CD)

This is Todd's first solo album and it's still one of my favorites. 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. 1970, Todd said that he was suprised that the record was released and it took the label awhile to release it. 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. Starting off with Broke Down And Busted which finds Todd reinventing the blues in a nice way. Believe In Me is a soft and pretty song making me wish that he still did this tune. We Gotta Get You A Woman is a radio friendly number while still being fun to listen to. By the way, this song was banned. Who's That Man is really the only song on here that hasn't aged that well for me. Once Burned has an interesting melody. Devil's Bite is fun. I'm In The Clique finds Todd showing his wit and a hook that'll stick in your brain all day. There Are No Words is a little experimental piece that shows some of what's to come in some of his later work. The medley is fun and rockin'. 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. I have this in several different releases with the current Japan being the best. However, this version also has a high price tag and the domestic doesn't sound that bad to me.