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- Summary: The latest solo release for the rock singer/producer was recorded on a laptop and integrates electronic music elements to rock and soul music.
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- Record Label: Esoteric Antenna
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Art Rock
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| LYRICS: "Ping Me" - Todd Rundgren I know it isn't fair to ask for something that I may not return sometimes I get so absent-minded I come off... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 26, 2013There's still a rich seam of experimentation, but with more palatable results than has often been the case. [Jul 2013, p.95]
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Jun 4, 2013Even the bluntest songs (Angry Bird, Party Liquor) have a dark, cautionary subtext, while the bereft, beautiful Something From Nothing (“about becoming dependent upon faith, which is as much a danger as a source of solace in troubled times”) genuinely stands shoulder to shoulder with Rundgren’s finest ballads.
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Apr 11, 2013Rundgren is pushing the edges of his comfort zone just enough to keep himself stimulated while offering enough melody to satisfy those fans whose concentration usually drifts whenever he wanders, and the result is an imperfect but satisfying art-pop album.
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Apr 11, 2013State sees Todd Rundgren deliver his customary laconic commentaries on a world gone mad from behind a wall of rock, techno and dubstep riffs.
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UncutApr 11, 2013For those of us in love with Something/Anything and A Wizard, A True Star, recent Rundgren LPs have us squinting our ears, trying to locate the genius hidden behind obfuscating layers of electronic bluster. [May 2013, p.76]
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MojoApr 11, 2013Partly dependent on the oft-derided production tics of '80s pop and soul, and partly a lagging stab at a (fairly) contemporary dance album, it may even disquiet the Toddheads. [May 2013, p.84]
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Jun 20, 2013Those that deem this effort too weird or erratic are best advised to consider the deluxe edition with its live bonus disc recorded with the Metropole Orchestra at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.