Dr. Frankenstein steps out
The name Todd Rundgren has passed across so many lips in the past few months that you can almost detect traces of chapstick around its edges.
Dr Frankenstein steps out.
SOMETHING/ANYTHING?
TODD RUNDGREN BEARSVILLE/WARNERS
The name Todd Rundgren has passed across so many lips in the past few months that you can almost detect traces of chapstick around its edges. It has always been relatively easy to find praise for his name in conjunction with someone else’s (Paul Butterfield, the Band, Badfinger, etc.) but it seems that the time has come when the man must finally be met on his own terms. Something/ Anything? will see to that.
Chances are also good that you’ve already encountered the contention that this tworecord set is Todd Rundgren’s consummate masterpiece, but that’s stretching the truth. Something/Anything? is just one stop along the highway Todd’s traveling; a place for him to pause momentarily and examine the places he’s been, evaluate the scope of his present capabilities and tentatively explore some possible avenues for the future. He does make a few mistakes over the course of these 80-plus minutes, but most of them come as a result of the fact that he chooses to present us with a self-portrait that is painstakingly detailed. All his cards are on the table.