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From | Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> |
Subject | Re: TR |
Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:48:46 +0000 |
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Oh yes, I am on there.
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:38:27 -0400
> From: jsavitz3@gmail.com
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: TR
>
> Speaking of which, it came with a card you could send in to have your name
> appear on a poster of TR's face made up of the names submitted which was
> included with the "Todd" double album, his next release. My name's on there.
> Anybody else?
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > "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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