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Apr 24, 2015Global is as pastiche-y as the album’s cartoon-styled portrait sleeve, but no less enjoyable for that.
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Apr 9, 2015Todd tended to distance all but the most devoted, thanks to an album that was, to say the least, rather difficult to digest. So while Global draws from the same synthesized setup, fortunately there’s plenty here to keep everyone enthralled.
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UncutApr 7, 2015He 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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Apr 7, 2015No 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.
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Q MagazineMay 6, 2015It'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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MojoApr 21, 2015What it lacks, however, is the quality of songwriting in his best best work from the '70s. [May 2015, p.90]
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