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Global
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Global Image
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7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest solo studio release for the Hawaiian-based Pennsylvania producer/musician features influences from electronic, 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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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 7, 2015
    80
    You'll find much to love on Global. [May 2015, p.102]
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  2. AllMusic
    Apr 7, 2015
    70
    It's perched at a point between the past and the present, protest and satire, and that inscrutability is often where Rundgren does interesting work.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Apr 7, 2015
    60
    No doubt delightful for existing Rundgren fans, you deserve a medal if, as an uninitiated listener, you make it out of Global feeling inspired like never before.
  4. Uncut
    Apr 7, 2015
    60
    He always wants to explore idiosyncratic digital terrains: admirable but, as his 24th LP shows, not always convincing. [May 2015, p.80]
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  5. Record Collector
    Apr 24, 2015
    60
    Global is as pastiche-y as the album’s cartoon-styled portrait sleeve, but no less enjoyable for that.
  6. Mojo
    Apr 21, 2015
    40
    What it lacks, however, is the quality of songwriting in his best best work from the '70s. [May 2015, p.90]
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  7. Q Magazine
    May 6, 2015
    40
    It's not all bad, but Global suggest the hardest-working man in experimental pop needs a lie down. [Jun 2015, p.111]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Johnrieber
    Apr 30, 2015
    10
    If you believe "Todd is God", then this is just another reason why. Todd is exploring all musical sources right now, so you getIf you believe "Todd is God", then this is just another reason why. Todd is exploring all musical sources right now, so you get EDM-influenced opener "Evrybody", energetic and anthemic, but you also get gorgeous songs like "Soothe"...Todd can write incredible hooks, but here he explores a different way to express his muse...listen three times in a row and you will be hooked. It is a crime that he is so overlooked...… Expand
  2. thegrahamexton
    Oct 28, 2016
    10
    On this album Todd filters his thoughts on global warming, the environment, cocooning, feminism through an EDM soundtrack. He even throws in aOn this album Todd filters his thoughts on global warming, the environment, cocooning, feminism through an EDM soundtrack. He even throws in a millennial whoop without being obnoxious about it. The result is his most commercial album since the early seventies. The lyrics are smart, yet use the language of dance music to make their point. The music is largely electronic because Todd's studio is now a laptop, but every now and then the Todd of old reappears, just to remind you he was great then and remains so.… Expand

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