As is an old friend's that lived on the same floor of the dorm I lived in during college. We all could not wait for the release of this LP ! The LP blew us away. Still have it as well as his enitire LP catalog (Nazz too). I am a long time Todd fan from Nazz days. He is such an under rated guitar player and is seldom credited with the artists he has produced !
Todd.......Sometimes, a lot of times actually, I wake up and start singing Todd, Wizard A True Star or Ballad. Today it was One is the Lowest and what a blast those guitar solos are live. He's the best, able to play any genre to perfection. Hey Mitchell Smith, same here! My prog rock and Todd friends are on the poster. One still has the original lp and poster. You could not get that away from him with an army.
Bought the album with this track back in, what? 1974? I had seen him in concert a year before and was blown away. Always, always one of my guitar hero’s Fast forward 30 years when I met him backstage when he was touring with Ringo in the 90’s. He, Joe Walsh and Nils Lofgren just came up to us and chatted with us. (I was a photog with a reporter looking to talk with Ringo, not these guys!) It wasn’t until I was in my way back to the office I was like…WAIT A MINUTE! THAT was TODD! Well, what do you expect? He’s just a Guitar God walking around disguised as a normal human being. 😎 As many have noted here; one of the most underrated guitar influences today.
Todd is Unpredictable..What a Rocking Song, and his Guitar Playing is Fantastic..Kasim was Playing That Bass to..one of the best Video's I've seen in a longtime,,It was Memory on FB from 5 years ago,,
Todd plays so many instruments all good seen him live brilliant great band as usual wrote so many great songs rock and ballards legend great vocals great albums and still rocking today
I Bought this album when it first came out. I was really to poor to buy it but I did anyway. Just me & my dog, listening to this song, both of us eating dehydrated potatoes on Todd lane in Austin Texas 1974. ( No money, But great song, great dog. Austin in the 70's ) What a trip !
I know I'm kind of late responding here, however this song was written prior to Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs being released. Todd's always had his own hint of Hendrix sound in his guitar playing.
Such a lovely pace they played this, letting the notes talk a little more. Suits Todd's voice as well. He always seems to be able to add something to a cover.
In case you had not noticed, Todd isnt really a covers guy. Except occasionally for a specific project when he wants to explore something. This isn't one of those.
This is the best version on youtube. Anyone remember theposter that came out with the album? I need a copy. I will pay big bucks for it. My name is on it.
When I was 17, I kinda didn't like this song too much - about the only one from the LP I didn't like. And today, it's one of my favs...has been for a while. But this rendition is f'n amaaaaa-ZINGGGGG!
It's his song and all, but he left out like three lines in recitation( a poem of love) part,not that I really give a shit,It was this album that really got me into Todds work,and know all the words verbatim
Todd when he self-deprecates is just as bunt as in all his deprecation - he referred to his early stuff as, formulaic. OK so add this video, if you can, to a formula. I suppose what he must have meant is that there are only 7 keys, 12 notes, and 4 guys in the band - who can make 8 parts, because they all sing - and so hey, I made gravy. But even so how did Todd find space within it, to find first-time melody hooks, diatonic ones at that, after 300 years of the combinations being dug out? You can't do any more in the recording industry than this 1 person has done. Todd Rundgren should be handing out the Grammies, not, waiting for one.
Clearly 7/11 is the greatest occult number imaginable 480 5280 is but the basic circled square. Most humans are beyond ignorant of Jesus and his incomprehensible knowledge of energy and the omnipresents of the mind of the Father.
When souls need wisdom and we seek a UFO cult such as Scientology via a scifi author then you know something is wrong with this Crowley perversion of Hermetic philosophy. Go Todd.
