Stereo SACD & CD Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 1396/500!
This 1972 release was engineered by Todd Rundgren with a little help from his friends Rick Derringer, Billy Mundi, Moogy Klingman, Amos Garrett, Bugsy Maugh and Gene Didwiddie (both from the Butterfield Blues Band), the Hunt Brothers, Rick Vito, Jim Horn and the Brecker Brothers. This collection that defines Rundgren's many talents contains many selections that have stood the test of time including "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light".
"I'm probably the whitest singer in the world," Rundgren told Rolling Stone in 1972. "I have no 'soul' in the usual sense - but I can do this great feminine falsetto." On this tour-de-force double album, Rundgren employs that falsetto on two great singles in the vein of Carole King: "I Say The Light" and "Hello It's Me." For the rest of the album, he demonstrates his complete command of the studio, playing almost all the instruments himself, experimenting with a kaleidoscope of rock genres and even delivering a monologue on what poorly made records sound like, complete with examples of hiss and hum.
Never before available on SACD. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Features Billboard Pop Singles "Hello ItÂ’s Me," "I Saw The Light," "CouldnÂ’t I Just Tell You" and "Wolfman Jack". Ranked #396 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
"It's an amazing journey that's remarkably unpretentious. Rundgren peppers his writing with self-aware, self-deprecating asides, indulging his bizarre sense of humor with gross-outs ('Piss Aaron') and sheer quirkiness, such as an aural tour of the studio at the beginning of side two. There are a ton of loose ends throughout Something/Anything?, plenty of studio tricks, slight songs (but no filler), snippets of dialogue, and purposely botched beginnings, but all these throwaways simply add context -- they're what makes the album into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through the mind of an insanely gifted pop music obsessive." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
"After years spent standing just out of reach of the spotlight, Todd Rundgren has made his grand entrance. Perhaps Something/Anything? was consciously designed not as an exposition of genius, but as Todd's way of calling attention to himself, of saying 'Hey, it's me. I'm finally here and this time you'll remember my name.' If that's the case, then this album's primary value is as an introduction to the man and an invitation to his future. It's an invitation that nobody can afford to pass up. Todd Rundgren's name may be worth its weight in gold, but you'll soon discover that his music is worth at least twice as much." - Ben Edmonds, Creem Magazine, 1972
Features:
• Super Audio CD & CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• Mastered from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Autdio
• Housed in a Stoughton old style tip-on gatefold jacket
Selections:
SACD Layer on Disc 1:
1. I Saw the Light
2. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
3. Wolfman Jack
4. Cold Morning Jacket
5. It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For the Girls)
6. Sweeter Memories
7. Intro
8. Breathless
9. The Night the Carousel Burnt Down
10. Saving Grace
11. Marlene
12. Song of The Viking
13. I Went To the Mirror
14. Black Maria
15. One More Day (No Word)
16. Couldn't I Just Tell You
17. Torch Song
18. Little Red Lights
19. Overture - My Roots: Money (That's What I Want) / Messin' With the Kid
20. Dust In the Wind
21. Piss Aaron
22. Hello, It's Me
23. Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than me
24. You Left Me Sore
25. Slut
CD Layer Disc 1:
1. I Saw the Light
2. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
3. Wolfman Jack
4. Cold Morning Jacket
5. It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For the Girls)
6. Sweeter Memories
7. Intro
8. Breathless
9. The Night the Carousel Burnt Down
10. Saving Grace
11. Marlene
12. Song of The Viking
13. I Went To the Mirror
Disc 2 - CD only:
1. Black Maria
2. One More Day (No Word)
3. Couldn't I Just Tell You
4. Torch Song
5. Little Red Lights
6. Overture - My Roots: Money (That's What I Want) / Messin' With the Kid
7. Dust In the Wind
8. Piss Aaron
9. Hello, It's Me
10. Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than me
11. You Left Me Sore
12. Slut
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 1396/500!
This 1972 release was engineered by Todd Rundgren with a little help from his friends Rick Derringer, Billy Mundi, Moogy Klingman, Amos Garrett, Bugsy Maugh and Gene Didwiddie (both from the Butterfield Blues Band), the Hunt Brothers, Rick Vito, Jim Horn and the Brecker Brothers. This collection that defines Rundgren's many talents contains many selections that have stood the test of time including "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light".
"I'm probably the whitest singer in the world," Rundgren told Rolling Stone in 1972. "I have no 'soul' in the usual sense - but I can do this great feminine falsetto." On this tour-de-force double album, Rundgren employs that falsetto on two great singles in the vein of Carole King: "I Say The Light" and "Hello It's Me." For the rest of the album, he demonstrates his complete command of the studio, playing almost all the instruments himself, experimenting with a kaleidoscope of rock genres and even delivering a monologue on what poorly made records sound like, complete with examples of hiss and hum.
Never before available on SACD. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Features Billboard Pop Singles "Hello ItÂ’s Me," "I Saw The Light," "CouldnÂ’t I Just Tell You" and "Wolfman Jack". Ranked #396 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
"It's an amazing journey that's remarkably unpretentious. Rundgren peppers his writing with self-aware, self-deprecating asides, indulging his bizarre sense of humor with gross-outs ('Piss Aaron') and sheer quirkiness, such as an aural tour of the studio at the beginning of side two. There are a ton of loose ends throughout Something/Anything?, plenty of studio tricks, slight songs (but no filler), snippets of dialogue, and purposely botched beginnings, but all these throwaways simply add context -- they're what makes the album into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through the mind of an insanely gifted pop music obsessive." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
"After years spent standing just out of reach of the spotlight, Todd Rundgren has made his grand entrance. Perhaps Something/Anything? was consciously designed not as an exposition of genius, but as Todd's way of calling attention to himself, of saying 'Hey, it's me. I'm finally here and this time you'll remember my name.' If that's the case, then this album's primary value is as an introduction to the man and an invitation to his future. It's an invitation that nobody can afford to pass up. Todd Rundgren's name may be worth its weight in gold, but you'll soon discover that his music is worth at least twice as much." - Ben Edmonds, Creem Magazine, 1972
Features:
• Super Audio CD & CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• Mastered from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Autdio
• Housed in a Stoughton old style tip-on gatefold jacket
Selections:
SACD Layer on Disc 1:
1. I Saw the Light
2. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
3. Wolfman Jack
4. Cold Morning Jacket
5. It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For the Girls)
6. Sweeter Memories
7. Intro
8. Breathless
9. The Night the Carousel Burnt Down
10. Saving Grace
11. Marlene
12. Song of The Viking
13. I Went To the Mirror
14. Black Maria
15. One More Day (No Word)
16. Couldn't I Just Tell You
17. Torch Song
18. Little Red Lights
19. Overture - My Roots: Money (That's What I Want) / Messin' With the Kid
20. Dust In the Wind
21. Piss Aaron
22. Hello, It's Me
23. Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than me
24. You Left Me Sore
25. Slut
CD Layer Disc 1:
1. I Saw the Light
2. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
3. Wolfman Jack
4. Cold Morning Jacket
5. It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For the Girls)
6. Sweeter Memories
7. Intro
8. Breathless
9. The Night the Carousel Burnt Down
10. Saving Grace
11. Marlene
12. Song of The Viking
13. I Went To the Mirror
Disc 2 - CD only:
1. Black Maria
2. One More Day (No Word)
3. Couldn't I Just Tell You
4. Torch Song
5. Little Red Lights
6. Overture - My Roots: Money (That's What I Want) / Messin' With the Kid
7. Dust In the Wind
8. Piss Aaron
9. Hello, It's Me
10. Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than me
11. You Left Me Sore
12. Slut
