The Jukebox Rebel

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Third album from the 23-year-old New York based pop-rocker, largely recorded in L.A., and the first to use his own name following two with the Runt moniker. A talented all-rounder, he wrote, played, sang, engineered, and produced everything on three of the four sides of the double album. It proved to be his biggest hit album (#29) and also housed his two biggest hit singles; “I Saw The Light” (#16) and “Hello It's Me” (#5, a remake of his own 1968 song done with Nazz). His brand of experimental pop (vaguely some kinda one-man-Sgt-Pepper) bores me senseless, although it's to his credit that he doesn't take it all too seriously, allowing mistakes to be heard, and interjecting with some chatty interludes.

The Jukebox Rebel
31–Jan–2016

A1	[02:56] Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light (Todd Rundgren) Pop
A2	[03:50] Todd Rundgren - It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference (Todd Rundgren) Pop Ballad
A3	[02:54] Todd Rundgren - Wolfman Jack (Todd Rundgren) Pop
A4	[03:55] Todd Rundgren - Cold Morning Light (Todd Rundgren) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
A5	[02:41] Todd Rundgren - It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For The Girls) (Todd Rundgren) Cerebral Pop
A6	[03:36] Todd Rundgren - Sweeter Memories (Todd Rundgren) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
B1	[01:11] Todd Rundgren - Intro (Todd Rundgren) Sketch / Skit
B2	[03:15] Todd Rundgren - Breathless (Todd Rundgren) Electronica
B3	[04:29] Todd Rundgren - The Night The Carousel Burnt Down (Todd Rundgren) Cerebral Pop
B4	[04:12] Todd Rundgren - Saving Grace (Todd Rundgren) Pop
B5	[03:54] Todd Rundgren - Marlene (Todd Rundgren) Pop Ballad
B6	[02:35] Todd Rundgren - Song Of The Viking (Todd Rundgren) Cerebral Pop
B7	[04:05] Todd Rundgren - I Went To The Mirror (Todd Rundgren) Songwriter
C1	[05:20] Todd Rundgren - Black Maria (Todd Rundgren) Rock
C2	[03:43] Todd Rundgren - One More Day (No Word) (Todd Rundgren) Songwriter
C3	[03:34] Todd Rundgren - Couldn’t I Just Tell You (Todd Rundgren) Rock
C4	[02:52] Todd Rundgren - Torch Song (Todd Rundgren) Songwriter
C5	[04:53] Todd Rundgren - Little Red Lights (Todd Rundgren) Rock
D1	[02:29] Todd Rundgren - Overture–My Roots: Money (That’s What I Want) / Messin’ With The Kid (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr. - Mel London) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
D2	[03:49] Todd Rundgren - Dust In The Wind (Mark Klingman) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
D3	[03:26] Todd Rundgren - Piss Aaron (Todd Rundgren) Pop
D4	[04:42] Todd Rundgren - Hello It’s Me (Todd Rundgren) Pop
D5	[03:56] Todd Rundgren - Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me (Todd Rundgren) Rock
D6	[03:13] Todd Rundgren - You Left Me Sore (Todd Rundgren) Pop
D7	[04:03] Todd Rundgren - Slut (Todd Rundgren) Rock

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