Discoteca Imaginaria: Izzat Todd Rundgren?
04.02.24
While the global pandemic may have put a damper on our adventures in clubbing, music still has the power to transport us to places unknown. For now, the greatest club on earth may exist in our imagination – Discoteca Imaginaria. Each episode takes listeners to the scenes, clubs, regions and technology that have shaped our sonic history.
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“Hello, It’s Me” was first recorded in 1968 by the psychedelic rock group Nazz, penned by the band’s then 20-year-old frontman Todd Rundgren. The song wouldn’t become an international hit until it was reworked years later for the album Something/Anything. But commercial success was never the point of Todd Rundgren’s own work. While he would go on to produce acclaimed albums for Sparks, Meat Loaf, Patti Smith, Psychedelic Furs and XTC, his solo releases evolved into increasingly avant-garde soundscapes. It is this uncompromising ethos that made Todd Rundgren an artist’s artist, whose technological wizardry was capable of harnessing both critical and commercial success – when he felt like it.
Tracklist:
Todd Rundgren – Flamingo
“Origins of Nazz” (Anton Perich Presents, Fillmore East 1973)Nazz – Forget It About It
Nazz – Hello It’s Me
“Parameters of Rock n Roll Conciousness” (Anton Perich Presents, Fillmore East 1973)Todd Rundgren – We Gotta Get You A Woman
Todd Rundgren – Bleeding
“Being a Multi-Hyphenate” (Anton Perich Presents, Fillmore East 1973)Sparks – Wonder Girl
Badfinger – I’d Die Babe
Todd Rundgren – Breathless
“The New York Dolls are Trash” (Nick Kent, NME 1973)New York Dolls – Trash
Fanny – All Mine
“What Success Is” (Anton Perich Presents, Fillmore East 1973)Todd Rundgren – Hello It’s Me
Todd Rundgren – Sometimes I Don’t Know What to Feel
Todd Rundgren – Intro
Todd Rundgren – International Feel / Never Never Land
Todd Rundgren – When the Shit Hits the Fan / Sunset Blvd.
Todd Rundgren – Sidewalk Café
Todd Rundren – Izzat Love
“Records I Do For Other Reasons” (Anton Perich Presents, Fillmore East 1973)Daryl Hall & John Oates – Can’t Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long)
The Tubes – No Mercy
“Working with Todd Rundgren” (Jim Steinman, 2003 Unknown)Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
“Becoming Famous” (Anton Perich Presents, Fillmore East 1973)Todd Rundgren – Good Vibrations
Todd Rundgren – Fade Away
Todd Rundgren – A Treatise On Cosmic Fire
“Touring with Utopia” (1974, Bearsville Promo)Utopia – Magic Dragon Theatre
Utopia – Set Me Free
“A Conversation with Patti Smith” (1979, Back to the Bars Sampler)Patti Smith – Dancing Barefoot
Steve Hillage – Hurdy Gurdy Man
Todd Rundgren – Healing Pt. 2
“Todd on Dear God” (Skylarking Promo, 1986)XTC – Dear God
Psychedelic Furs – President Gas
“The Future of Music” (Entertainment Tonight, 1983)Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum All Day
