Music CD - Todd Rundgren: Healing

	Music CD: Healing Artist: Todd Rundgren List Price: $9.98 Our Price: $5.77 Your Save: $ 4.21 ( 42% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Tracks: 1. Healer 2. Pulse 3. Flesh 4. Golden Goose 5. Compassion 6. Shine 7. Healing Part I 8. Healing Part II 9. Healing Part III 10. Time Heals 11. Tiny Demons
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0081227087425 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: Customer Rating: Summary: Music for mind, body, and soul Comment: I have loved this CD since I was a teenager. Todd really knows how to get to the heart of any life event or situation. Beautiful and Funny. Customer Rating: Summary: Unique, Not Rocking Comment: It sounds like Rundgren, but it is not rocking like his work with Nazz. I wonder if he hoped to write music that induces healing. That, or maybe it is a rock opera about a healer. Customer Rating: Summary: Intensely personal Comment: The story behind this album is that it was Todd's way of dealing with a horrible event in his life. One evening, he and his girlfriend (who was pregnant carrying Todd's oldest son at the time) were tied up and robbed in a home invasion robbery. The most horrible part was that the robbers had the gall to taunt him by singing his early hits like "I saw the light" as they ransacked his house and recording studio. This album is about dealing with trauma and tragedy as the title suggests. It is also about becoming a more spiritual person and the difficulties that any "good" person is likely to experience in this world. Preachy? Maybe. But it beats listening to Gansta Rap. Customer Rating: Summary: Soothing Comment: (4.5 Stars) "Healing" is Todd Rundgren's most subdued, meditative, and spiritual sounding album. It's in many ways a continuation of some of the sound explored on the arty "Initiation" and the pop-tastic "Hermit of Mink Hollow", only more refined and conceptual. Musically, it's very electronic/synthesizer based; don't expect any charging rockers on here. And yeah, this is 1981..so the production does sound dated at times. But it doesn't bother me, given how strong Rundgren's songwriting is. It begins with the uplifting "Healer", one of the more pop based songs on here (although still retaining the spiritual feel of the album). "Pulse" has a rich electronica backdrop; very 80's sounding with all the blips and bleeps (and even synthesized handclaps), but very good too. "Flesh", on the other hand, is a bit more subdued and ethereal. "Golden Goose", like everyone else has said, does not fit in at all with the rest of the album. It's goofy, and borders on novelty throughout. Not that's it's bad; it just doesn't belong on here. "Compassion" is the most known song on here, if any. It's one of Todd's greatest ballads. Gorgeous sounding, introspective, meaningful, and it has a great hook too. Even better is "Shine", a lengthy song that begins as a slow piano ballad before erupting into a total synthesizer hailstorm; the techno/dance beat is backed by euphoric, soulful vocals (gospel like, even) from Todd. Finally, the "Healing" suite, which is composed of three parts. It retains the entire mood of the album: meditative, spiritual, soothing, etc..all the adjectives I've already used. It's atmospheric and lush for the majority, although it turns more pop towards the end. Another stunning composition. As a bonus, you get "Time Heals" and "Tiny Demons" tacked on at the end. This was not part of the album (a single, rather), but lyrically they aren't out of place. The former is a new wave-ish pop song (one of the catchiest, most infectious things Todd has written, actually) while the latter is one of Todd's most haunting ballads. "Healing" is often overlooked, making it a sort of lost gem in Todd's catalogues. Don't pass it up due to obscurity, it's excellent. Customer Rating: Summary: Remarkable! Comment: I bought this album in 1981. I was 15, and "Healing" was one of the very first albums I bought with my own money. That's how crazy I am! And I liked it then, just as I like it now. No matter how many times I hear it, I am still taken by surprise due to its uniqueness and originality. There is no other album quite like it. It does have something in common with its predessessor, the excellent "Hermit Of Mink Hollow", but it's also very different. I like to think of "Hermit" as DAY and "Healing" as NIGHT. This album has atmosphere! It's loaded with synths and drum machines, but don't let that scare you. Just be aware that "Healing" is very personal, spiritual, and about as idiosyncratic as it's possible for a pop album to be. My favourite track is "Shine". This song means so much to me! It is, in my opinion, a good candidate for the definitive Todd Rundgren song. Mystical, futuristic, soulful and incredibly intense. The 20-minuite long "Healing"- suite is great, even if i sometimes think part II is a bit too long. But that depends on what mood I'm in. Still, I agree with some other reviewers, that track number 4, "Golden Goose" is out of place somehow. As a vinyl release, "Time Heals" b/w "Tiny Demons" came as a free, additional single to the album. If I could choose, the single would have been "Time Heals" b/w "Golden Goose". And "Tiny Demons" would have been track number 4 on the actual album. I use to program my disc that way, since I think it makes a tremendous improvement. Try it yourself! For me, "Healing" will remain an album I return to frequently. This is one I will play at the oldies house! More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Remastered U.K. reissue of Rundgren's 1981 album, complete with the original cover art & all of the original tracks intact from when it was first issued on Bearsville. 11 tracks, including 'Tiny Demons' and 'Time Heals'. 1999 release.