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| From | Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: TR |
| Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:29:50 +0000 |
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"A wizard a true star" is my favorite TR album ever.
I think Whit was referring to early Utopia albums, not solo Todd albums.
The "Todd" album you mentioned hints at the coming of Utopia in the song "International Feel".
"Wait another year Utopia is here".
Rick ,I loved your "grand slam" reference to Todd's incredible melodies.
> From: rickmccall@suddenlink.net
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: TR
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:41:47 -0500
>
> 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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