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 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 > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 > > _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your HotmailŪ-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx