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  • Summary: The latest release for the Philadelphia producer/singer-songwriter features guest appearances by Moe Berg, John Boutte, Dam Funk, Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan), Daryl Hall, Michael Holman, Bettye LaVette, Trent Reznor, Robyn, Atticus Ross, Joe Satriani, Bobby Strickland, Joe Walsh (of TheThe latest release for the Philadelphia producer/singer-songwriter features guest appearances by Moe Berg, John Boutte, Dam Funk, Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan), Daryl Hall, Michael Holman, Bettye LaVette, Trent Reznor, Robyn, Atticus Ross, Joe Satriani, Bobby Strickland, Joe Walsh (of The Eagles), and KK Watson. Expand
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  1. Magnet
    Jun 28, 2017
    80
    The mixed-bag effect of White Knight reaches its best moments on Runt's partnership with R&B shouter Bettye LaVette on the salty soul of "Naked & Afraid," and his teaming with Nine Inch Nails' film composition team Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the crushing, cinematic "Deaf Ears." [No. 143, p.61]
  2. 70
    Rundgren tricks abound in the sonics--he’s a master of the synth and the Beach Boys chorus, but the overall mood is on point.
  3. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    70
    Crazy, tender and occasionally corny, Rundgren remains defiantly unpredictable. [Jul 2017, p.60]
  4. May 11, 2017
    60
    White Knight is split fairly evenly between solid senders and odd detours, which just makes the overall package weirder: it has the bones of a good record but Rundgren seems disinterested in actually making a good record
  5. May 11, 2017
    60
    Inconsistency is like a muse here, but he seems to work best with Seventies peers like Joe Walsh, Daryl Hall and Donald Fagen, whose smooth Donald Trump parody "Tin Foil Hat" is a timely highlight.
  6. 50
    It’s far from prime Rundgren and there’s little doubt that most of this would sound better with a full band instead of Rundgren’s “I’ll do it alone and save some money” keyboard dominated music.
  7. May 12, 2017
    50
    Mostly, White Knight sounds like an album that was probably a lot more fun to make than it is to listen to.

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