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From | "Rick McCall" <rickmccall@suddenlink.net> |
Subject | Re: TR |
Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:41:47 -0500 |
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O.k., them are fighting words!
Not really, but Something/Anything is one of the best pop records of the
past 35+ years - still stands up today. C'mon, Couldn't I Just Tell You is
just about perfect.
My favorite TR elpee out of all of them to date is still A Wizard A True
Star. About a third of it sounds like he was under the influence of some
strong substance, but even then, the melodies are incredible. And when he
hits, which is about two-thirds of the time, they are grand slams, not just
home runs. Simply a brilliant album.
The follow-up, Todd, is a bit more hit and miss, but still contains some
great pop masterpieces (A Dream Goes On Forever springs to mind). I
wouldn't consider any of these albums (or Runt or Ballad of Todd) to be
artsy whatsoever.
After Todd, though, your mileage may vary. A lot. Especially, as you point
out, with the experimental Utopia stuff.
Best,
Rick
>I'm an '80s Todd and Utopia fan. The artsy-fartsy '70s Utopia is not a big
>favorite of mine.
>Whit
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