Here We Discuss Todd Rundgren's Bizarro "Healing"

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‘Healing’ pt 3 is one of favourite tracks...nobody does gorgeous warm euphoria like Todd

X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Thursday, 18 February 2021 21:21 (three years ago) link

I mean the 8 minutes of "Shine" is just....what da fuck

Yes. Even tho I mentioned it in my OP, I had forgotten what a truly unique lump of strange this song is.

I will rep until I die for the Healing suite. When it comes to Todd I will always make time for the melisma-tizing, the wobbly homemade electronics, the “spiritual” percussion and Fauxtown sax riffs.

Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 21 February 2021 19:24 (three years ago) link

ten months pass...

This got a 40th anniversary RSD reissue. I already have the original LP, but it looked pretty and I was able to win an eBay auction at $9.99 for it, so here it is:

https://i.imgur.com/9Xve3TZ.png

don't think it was remastered at all, but this pressing sounds a lot better than the one I have. though that's mostly because it's clean. the bass really pops on it which is good because pretty much everything Todd touches is a tad treble-heavy. anyway I think Side 2 of this might be my single favorite side of any Todd record, even including AWATS. I love that Todd is actually playing the synth bit the whole time. it's such an electronic and futuristic sound (at least it was then) that hearing human touches like randomly double-tapping the triangle are kinda endearing. also I may be 100% wrong on this but it almost sounds like it could've been a big influence on Underworld? I swear some of the same sounds are there. (think Part 2 & "Most 'Ospitable")

frogbs, Thursday, 30 December 2021 05:25 (two years ago) link

one year passes...

Saw the movie “worst person in the world” and one of the most memorable music/scene moments was set to “Healing pt. 1”. I was surprised to discover it was a Todd Rundgren song. What a cool track. I seriously need to explore his discography beyond the mid-70s.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 00:37 (five months ago) link

"Tiny Demons" appeared in a early episode of Miami Vice.

#OneThread

an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 00:45 (five months ago) link


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