With a Twist [Import]

Todd Rundgren | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002SNE
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,494 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered edition of this 1997 album from the acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer. The album was the result of Todd's affection for Bossa Nova music, which saw him revisit many of his classic songs and re-arrange them in a Bossa Nova style to great effect. This edition fully restores all original album artwork and features a new essay. Esoteric. 2011. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece of understated passion for song, May 29, 2003

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John Walker "Guitar Lover" (Manistee, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With a Twist (Audio CD)

This album is stunningly beautiful. I remember reading that Rundgren recorded it as a slap in the face to his label, which wanted another "Best Of" album, and it is a best of. The musicianship, recording values and Todd's singing are all first rate. He is America's great under-rated musical treasure. For you guys, this album is a genuine chick magnet, too. I'm heartbroken that it's out of print. My wife and I always manage to take a few turns around the livingroom floor when we hear "Mated." If you're a true fan of the true star, purchase it used. If you don't like it, I'll buy it from you.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice change of pace - not merely a send-up of his own stuff, July 26, 2002

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This review is from: With a Twist (Audio CD)

Not since I once heard Dread Zeppelin's cover blends of Led Zeppelin crossed with Elvis Presley in have I heard such profoundly creative remakes of classic rock songs. While it should come as no real surprise that Rundgren himself is capable of rethinking his own material, here is a truly original synthesis, treating his material with due respect even as he has reconstituted it. The only song this approach does not work with, 'Hello, It's Me', sounds a wee bit over the top and campy. Every other song is smooth, smooth, smooth. The effect is heightened if you make this the chaser to other albums of his and find yourself comparing one rendition to another.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cool, very cool (but I didn't care for Hello It's Me), July 16, 2002

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Joseph Townsend "the rake" (Hattiesburg, Ms. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With a Twist (Audio CD)

Seriously, I like this album a lot, and it is very good, as one reviewer already noted, to put on as background music. You can enjoy these bossa nova covers on several different levels, but I also agree with another reviewer who called Todd's treatment of "Hello Its Me" as "weird". I did like several songs that I was not familiar with a lot (Mated, Influenza). Never Neverland works very well in this style, but perhaps the biggest surprise is the uptempo treatment of "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference". I found the album to have an overall fresh feel to it, and I did think that the production was very good with nice vocals. "A Dream Goes on Forever" was also very nicely done. I don't think most fans will be disappointed, but I think that maybe a few more songs could have been covered on the album. I give it a good solid 4 stars.