A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren (CD, Sep-1987, Rhino)

Album Features
UPC:	081227086428
Artist:	Todd Rundgren
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1987
Record Label:	Rhino
Genre:	Art Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. International Feel
2. Never Never Land
3. Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off
4. You Need Your Head
5. Rock and Roll Pussy
6. Dogfight Giggle
7. You Don't Have to Camp Around
8. Flamingo
9. Zen Archer
10. Just Another Onionhead / Dada Dali
11. When The S*** Hits The Fan / Sunset Blvd.
12. Le Feel Internacionale
13. Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel
14. Does Anybody Love You?
15. I'm So Proud / Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk
16. Hungry For Love
17. I Don't Want to Tie You Down
18. Is It My Name?
19. Just One Victory

Details
Playing Time:	56 min.
Contributing Artists:	Randy Brecker, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Rick Derringer
Producer:	Todd Rundgren
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	AAD

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Todd Rundgren, Mark Klingman, John Siegler, Ralph Shockett, Tom Cosgrove, "Buffalo" Bill Gelber.Principally recorded at Secret Sound, New York.Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot and Ken Perry (K-Disc).A WIZARD, A TRUE STAR is not the most humble album title ever, and the album fits it. In the tradition of sprawling pop messes like the Beatles' WHITE ALBUM or Game Theory's LOLITA NATION, a large part of this album's considerable charm is in its "throw it against the wall and see what sticks" construction.After three albums with Philadelphia's psych-pop Nazz and an equal number of exquisitely crafted AM-pop solo records, Rundgren felt the need to stretch. So side one of A WIZARD, A TRUE STAR consists of 12 ultra-brief song fragments and burbling synth solos. From the giggly "Rock and Roll Pussy" to the genuinely experimental finale "La Feel Internationale," variety is the watchword. Side two is only slightly more structured, with a 10-minute medley of '60s R&B hits dominating. Weird but often fascinating.

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- [A] career highpoint....All his influences flowed out in one Technicolor tracking shot, taking in vaudeville, soul and electronica.
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