Todd (album)

Todd is a double album by Todd Rundgren, released in 1974. It was an expansion of his experimentation on A Wizard, A True Star. It showed his growing interest in the synthesizer, and its ability to expand the textures of rock music. Much of the album is intensely experimental. However, it is not without its share of pop songs. Todd also tinkers with the synth heavy progressive sound he would take to an extreme with his later band Utopia. An interesting sidenote, is that he covers a Gilbert & Sullivan song from their 1882 opera "Iolanthe" on this album, and the title of their 1893 opera "Utopia, Limited" may have inspired the naming of Rundgren's next band Utopia, which continued to explore synthesizer oriented Rock.

Track listing

All songs by Todd Rundgren (except when noted)

1. "How About a Little Fanfare?" (1:03)
2. "I Think You Know" (3:04)
3. "The Spark of Life" (6:23)
4. "An Elpee's Worth of Toons" (2:09)
5. "A Dream Goes on Forever" (2:21)
6. "Lord Chancellor's Nightmare" (Gilbert/Sullivan) (3:32)
7. "Drunken Blue Rooster" (3:00)
8. "The Last Ride" (4:48)
9. "Everybody's Going to Heaven/King Kong Reggae" (6:38)
10. "No 1. Lowest Common Denominator" (5:12)
11. "Useless Begging" (3:40)
12. "Sidewalk Cafe" (2:15)
13. "Izzat Love?" (1:55)
14. "Heavy Metal Kids" (4:16)
15. "In and Out the Chakras We Go (Formerly - Shaft Goes to Outer Space)" (5:47)
16. "Don't You Ever Learn?" (6:04)
17. "Sons of 1984" (4:34)

Charts

Album - Billboard

Singles - Billboard