Comments on: The Friday Mixtape: 5/29/09 http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 27 May 2012 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-51800 DwDunphy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:38:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-51800 It's true, but most of his back catalog has lapsed into Out-Of-Print status and, as such, isn't available on iTunes or for a price below $50 per CD. If Rundgren found a way of alleviating that, he would at least be pushing in the right direction, but as things stand, he'll be the guy that did "Hello, It's Me" for a long time to come. It's true, but most of his back catalog has lapsed into Out-Of-Print status and, as such, isn't available on iTunes or for a price below $50 per CD. If Rundgren found a way of alleviating that, he would at least be pushing in the right direction, but as things stand, he'll be the guy that did “Hello, It's Me” for a long time to come.

]]> By: TheCloneRangerhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-51799 TheCloneRanger Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:30:12 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-51799 Hi from one of those few others.<br>I've worked my way through Todd's entire back catalog last year and to me pretty much everything he released between "Adventures in Utopia" and "Swing to the Right" sounds much better nowadays than it did when it was initially released. That goes to show that Todd Rundgren always was a couple of steps ahead of his time.<br>After listening to all the records again (which took a couple of months) a friend and I flew all the way from our hometown (Vienna, Austria) to Milan to attend Todd's only Italian show on the Arena tour (we had to travel because he skipped our country) and ended up as 2 out of about 50 people to watch a great set.<br><br>Seems we're really only a handful of people left, but we could become more if those who didn't actually enjoy Todd's music upon it's release would give the old albums a second chance by listening to them based on matured taste and listening standards.... Hi from one of those few others.
I've worked my way through Todd's entire back catalog last year and to me pretty much everything he released between “Adventures in Utopia” and “Swing to the Right” sounds much better nowadays than it did when it was initially released. That goes to show that Todd Rundgren always was a couple of steps ahead of his time.
After listening to all the records again (which took a couple of months) a friend and I flew all the way from our hometown (Vienna, Austria) to Milan to attend Todd's only Italian show on the Arena tour (we had to travel because he skipped our country) and ended up as 2 out of about 50 people to watch a great set.

Seems we're really only a handful of people left, but we could become more if those who didn't actually enjoy Todd's music upon it's release would give the old albums a second chance by listening to them based on matured taste and listening standards….

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-40744 DwDunphy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:38:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-40744 It's true, but most of his back catalog has lapsed into Out-Of-Print status and, as such, isn't available on iTunes or for a price below $50 per CD. If Rundgren found a way of alleviating that, he would at least be pushing in the right direction, but as things stand, he'll be the guy that did "Hello, It's Me" for a long time to come. It's true, but most of his back catalog has lapsed into Out-Of-Print status and, as such, isn't available on iTunes or for a price below $50 per CD. If Rundgren found a way of alleviating that, he would at least be pushing in the right direction, but as things stand, he'll be the guy that did “Hello, It's Me” for a long time to come.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-30229 DwDunphy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:38:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-30229 It's true, but most of his back catalog has lapsed into Out-Of-Print status and, as such, isn't available on iTunes or for a price below $50 per CD. If Rundgren found a way of alleviating that, he would at least be pushing in the right direction, but as things stand, he'll be the guy that did "Hello, It's Me" for a long time to come. It's true, but most of his back catalog has lapsed into Out-Of-Print status and, as such, isn't available on iTunes or for a price below $50 per CD. If Rundgren found a way of alleviating that, he would at least be pushing in the right direction, but as things stand, he'll be the guy that did “Hello, It's Me” for a long time to come.

]]> By: TheCloneRangerhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-30225 TheCloneRanger Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:30:12 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-30225 Hi from one of those few others.<br>I've worked my way through Todd's entire back catalog last year and to me pretty much everything he released between "Adventures in Utopia" and "Swing to the Right" sounds much better nowadays than it did when it was initially released. That goes to show that Todd Rundgren always was a couple of steps ahead of his time.<br>After listening to all the records again (which took a couple of months) a friend and I flew all the way from our hometown (Vienna, Austria) to Milan to attend Todd's only Italian show on the Arena tour (we had to travel because he skipped our country) and ended up as 2 out of about 50 people to watch a great set.<br><br>Seems we're really only a handful of people left, but we could become more if those who didn't actually enjoy Todd's music upon it's release would give the old albums a second chance by listening to them based on matured taste and listening standards.... Hi from one of those few others.
I've worked my way through Todd's entire back catalog last year and to me pretty much everything he released between “Adventures in Utopia” and “Swing to the Right” sounds much better nowadays than it did when it was initially released. That goes to show that Todd Rundgren always was a couple of steps ahead of his time.
After listening to all the records again (which took a couple of months) a friend and I flew all the way from our hometown (Vienna, Austria) to Milan to attend Todd's only Italian show on the Arena tour (we had to travel because he skipped our country) and ended up as 2 out of about 50 people to watch a great set.

Seems we're really only a handful of people left, but we could become more if those who didn't actually enjoy Todd's music upon it's release would give the old albums a second chance by listening to them based on matured taste and listening standards….

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-29908 DwDunphy Sat, 30 May 2009 15:42:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-29908 No question. Laughing Stock is gorgeous, and a huge thumbs-up to any band who wants to break out of their comfort zone. No question. Laughing Stock is gorgeous, and a huge thumbs-up to any band who wants to break out of their comfort zone.

]]> By: Joe Walsh “Rockets”…Plus Some Kinks, Utopia, and Emerson Lake & Powell « Rock God Credhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-29904 Joe Walsh “Rockets”…Plus Some Kinks, Utopia, and Emerson Lake & Powell « Rock God Cred Sat, 30 May 2009 11:08:38 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-29904 [...] Click here to go to Popdose to check Joe Walsh “Rockets”, Utopia “You Make Me Crazy”, The Kinks “Underneath The Neon Sign”, Emerson, Lake & Powell “Vacant Possession”, and more. [...] [...] Click here to go to Popdose to check Joe Walsh “Rockets”, Utopia “You Make Me Crazy”, The Kinks “Underneath The Neon Sign”, Emerson, Lake & Powell “Vacant Possession”, and more. [...]

]]> By: Dolphhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-29899 Dolph Sat, 30 May 2009 05:10:12 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-29899 That Talk Talk album is one of my best friends. That Talk Talk album is one of my best friends.

]]> By: Eric S.http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-29863 Eric S. Fri, 29 May 2009 23:27:05 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-29863 Love the Utopia track. Great song from a great album. This got played on my college rock station, but you never hear it anywhere these days. The CD starts at $30 for a used copy on Amazon so there must be a few others that remember this fondly. Love the Utopia track. Great song from a great album. This got played on my college rock station, but you never hear it anywhere these days. The CD starts at $30 for a used copy on Amazon so there must be a few others that remember this fondly.

]]> By: Jack Feerickhttp://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-29856 Jack Feerick Fri, 29 May 2009 19:16:37 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19394#comment-29856 That Morricone track is tremendous. One of my very favorites. It's amazing in the context of the film, too - Tuco's pell-mell dash through the graveyard, and the camera whipping around... Man, I need to watch <I>The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</i> again soon.</I> That Morricone track is tremendous. One of my very favorites. It's amazing in the context of the film, too – Tuco's pell-mell dash through the graveyard, and the camera whipping around… Man, I need to watch The Good, the Bad and the Ugly again soon.

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