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Music CD: Initiation
Artist: Todd Rundgren
List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $5.54
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Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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1. Real Man
2. Born To Synthesize
3. The Death Of Rock And Roll
4. Eastern Intrigue
5. Initiation
6. Fair Warning
7. A Treatise On Cosmic Fire
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227086626
Label: Rhino / Wea
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Studio: Rhino / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Initiation
Comment: I'm glad I finnaly found this piece of Todd's work on CD. It brought back memories of days well gone by.
I've searched high and low for his "Works" and finally found it without bidding against other fans on ebay.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What Was Todd On When He Came Up With This?
Comment: If there ever was a reason to stay drug-free, Initiation proves it. Todd, easily one of the most gifted songwriters in pop rock history, completely falls off the deep end with Initiation. I'm not going to experiment with what Todd used to come up with this album, but perhaps that means that I won't ever appreciate this album. I'm fine with that--the bizarre album is virtually unlistenable except for the first track. Todd has dozens of classic songs, so even devoted Todd-ees can skip purchasing Initiation and have a real complete disography of his work.
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Summary: Fair Warning
Comment: This is one of my all time favorite Todd albums. There isn't a bad song on here and it's unfortunate that at it's release was widely panned. The album also lasts 67 and 1/2 minutes which in the days of lps was quite long. Side one features six songs played mostly with Utopia which was going thru a lineup change at the time. In fact, it was during these sessions that Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox were "asked" to join the band. Side two is made up of the Cosmic Fire segment running 36 minutes. The most known song on here is Real Man which beings the album in fine fashion followed by Born To Synthisize(think of the Grateful Dead's What's Become Of The Baby).Eastern Intrigue is fun which runs into the title track which smokes with some help from early midi stuff. Fair Warning is a cool ballad with great lyrics about an individual's choice in the way things are(I don't like to call it fate as it releaves the person's responsibility for their actions like the song suggests).
I should add that all the songs on here have meaning.Side two is given to an instrumental piece called Cosmic Fire. The best sounding version is again the Japan import
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Summary: Fair Warning
Comment: This is one of my all time favorite Todd albums. There isn't a bad song on here and it's unfortunate that at it's release was widely panned. The album also lasts 67 and 1/2 minutes which in the days of lps was quite long. Side one features six songs played mostly with Utopia which was going thru a lineup change at the time. In fact, it was during these sessions that Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox were "asked" to join the band. Side two is made up of the Cosmic Fire segment running 36 minutes. The most known song on here is Real Man which beings the album in fine fashion followed by Born To Synthisize(think of the Grateful Dead's What's Become Of The Baby).Eastern Intrigue is fun which runs into the title track which smokes with some help from early midi stuff. Fair Warning is a cool ballad with great lyrics about an individual's choice in the way things are(I don't like to call it fate as it releaves the person's responsibility for their actions like the song suggests).
I should add that all the songs on here have meaning.Side two is given to an instrumental piece called Cosmic Fire. The best sounding version is again the Japan import
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Summary: An insult to his listeners
Comment: Todd Rundgren is part genious, part kid, and part lazy bumb. This work, when contrasted with Lies is pathetic. Using one long song on one side to fill up the album with junk is a slap in the face of his fans.
I love "The Last Ride" but the rest of this album can just be trashed.
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Special 20bit K2 Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.
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