Todd Harry Rundgren is an American musician,singer,songwriter,and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Utopia. He is known for his sophisticated and often unorthodox music,his occasionally lavish stage shows,and his later experiments with interactive art. He also produced music videos and was an early adopter and promoter of various computer technologies,such as using the Internet as a means of music distribution in the late 1990s.
The Nazz was an American rock band formed in Philadelphia in 1967. The group was founded by guitarist and main songwriter Todd Rundgren and bassist Carson Van Osten. Drummer Thom Mooney and vocalist/keyboardist Robert "Stewkey" Antoni joined soon after. The group is best known for their debut single "Open My Eyes”,and "Hello It's Me".
Nazz is the debut album by American rock group Nazz. It was released in 1968. The album spawned two singles,"Open My Eyes" and "Hello It's Me",with the latter reaching number 66 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. "Open My Eyes" failed to chart but came to be regarded as a psychedelic rock classic,appearing on several compilations of the genre. "Hello It's Me" became a hit when Nazz guitarist Todd Rundgren re-recorded it for his 1972 solo album Something/Anything?.
The New America is the eleventh studio album by punk band Bad Religion. It was released in 2000 and is their last album on Atlantic Records.
Michael Bruce is a founding member of the original Alice Cooper band. Michael is best known for writing the hits that cemented the Alice Cooper band's legacy in rock history.
Roger the Engineer is the only UK studio album and the third US album by English rock band the Yardbirds. Recorded and released in 1966,it contains all original material and is the only Yardbirds album with guitarist Jeff Beck on all tracks. It was produced by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and manager Simon Napier-Bell.
Something/Anything? is the third album by American musician Todd Rundgren,released in February 1972. It was his first double album,and was recorded in late 1971 in Los Angeles,New York City and Bearsville Studios,Woodstock. Three quarters of the album was recorded in the studio with Rundgren playing all instruments and singing all vocals,as well as being the producer. The final quarter contained a number of tracks recorded live in the studio without any overdubs,save for a short snippet of archive recordings from the 1960s.
Todd is the fifth album and second double album by American musician Todd Rundgren,released in February 1974 on Bearsville Records. It is the follow-up to the previous year's A Wizard,a True Star and features a comparatively heavier reliance on guitar playing and synthesizers. About half of the tracks were performed by Rundgren alone,with the other half recorded with varying configurations of musicians. In the US,the album peaked at number 54,while lead single "A Dream Goes On Forever" reached number 69.
Utopia was an American rock band formed in 1973 by Todd Rundgren. During its first three years,the group was a progressive rock band with a somewhat fluid membership known as Todd Rundgren's Utopia. Most of the members in this early incarnation also played on Rundgren's solo albums of the period up to 1975. By 1976,the group was known simply as Utopia and featured a stable quartet of Rundgren,Kasim Sulton,Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox. This version of the group gradually abandoned progressive rock for more straightforward rock and pop.
The New Cars were a band formed in 2005 by two of the original members of the 1970s/1980s new wave band the Cars. The band was composed of original Cars members Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes,along with vocalist/guitarist Todd Rundgren,bassist/vocalist Kasim Sulton,and drummer Prairie Prince. The band performed the Cars' songs,some new material,and selections from Rundgren's career.
Kasim Sulton is an American bass guitarist,keyboardist and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia,Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States. As a solo artist,Sulton hit the Canadian top 40 in 1982 with "Don't Break My Heart".
Carson Van Osten was an American comics creator and musician.
Ra is the second studio album and third release by Utopia on Bearsville Records,released in 1977. Band leader Todd Rundgren planned on releasing the LP in 1976 on his own label,Ethereal Records,as the new four-piece line up was not signed to Bearsville. Replete with an elaborate $250,000 stage show featuring a 22-foot-tall (6.7 m) pyramid and golden sphinx which took 18 months of prep,Ra was Rundgren's most ambitious live undertaking.
Adventures in Utopia is the fourth studio album by Utopia.
This article is a discography of American rock musician Todd Rundgren.
Fuse was an American rock band formed in Rockford,Illinois,in late 1968,after Rick Nielsen proposed the merging of two local bands:The Grim Reapers and Toast and Jam. Managed by Ken Adamany,Fuse's line-up consisted of Rick Nielsen (keyboards/guitar),Joe Sundberg (vocals),Tom Petersson,Craig Myers,and Chip Greenman (drums/percussion). Members of the band later formed Cheap Trick.
"Hello It's Me" is a song written by American musician Todd Rundgren. It was the first song he wrote,and was recorded by his group Nazz as a slow ballad,released as the B-side of the band's first single,"Open My Eyes",in 1968. A mid-tempo version of "Hello It's Me",recorded for Rundgren's 1972 solo album Something/Anything?,was issued as a single in 1973,reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nazz Nazz is the second studio album by American rock band Nazz,released in April 1969 by SGC Records. The album's recording was marked by bitter artistic disagreements and power struggles among the group,and the Nazz broke up shortly after it was completed. It sold only modestly well upon release but has gained greater attention due to positive critical reappraisals following Nazz guitarist Todd Rundgren's emergence as a star.
"I Can't Take It" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick,which was released in 1983 as the second single from their seventh studio album Next Position Please. The song was written by Robin Zander and produced by Todd Rundgren.
Elizabeth was an American psychedelic rock/progressive rock band that were active from 1967 to 1970. They were based out of Philadelphia and known for their unique musical and sonic blend of baroque,classical,folk,American rock,British rock,country,and ragtime. Elizabeth's members were:Steve Weingarten,who died in 2007;Bob Patterson;Jim Dahme;Steve Paul Bruno;and,Hank Ransome (drums).
