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Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:47 pm

geez - so deserved

peace

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri May 21, 2021 1:53 am

Some would say he’s a true star.

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Fri May 21, 2021 2:11 am

This is just one victory

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Fri May 21, 2021 2:14 am

Deserved for more than his own output. doing production on one of the best Badfinger albums....one of the best Grand Funk albums....one of the best XTC albums....

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri May 21, 2021 5:20 am

melomood wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 2:14 am Deserved for more than his own output. Writing one of the best ELO tunes...doing production on one of the best Badfinger albums....one of the best Grand Funk albums....one of the best XTC albums....

Also some of the worst and most flat sounding albums. That dude likes to slam compressors and tape decks a bit much for my taste. His modern stuff sounds really dated in a bad way, like a man struggling to be relevant. Super corny. That said, he does have some amazing songs and great production as well. Sort of hit and miss with Todd. Nice that he’s finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though.

Which ELO tune did he write? I hadn’t heard that. I actually met him in 1989. He was super nice, very shy. The band I was producing was rehearsing in Hun sound in San Rafael, CA and he was also. Gearing up for a tour of Nearly Human. I actually hung out with Lyle Workman a bit during that time. Also a super nice guy and great player. I’m so glad the band I was working for failed. They turned out to be such huge jerks. Oh wait! I failed too!

[edit]Ah, Do Ya. Not written by Todd, but written by Jeff Lynne and performed by The Move. I forgot that was done by The Move. That’s a great album.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Fri May 21, 2021 5:29 am

Todd?

revvy · Post by **revvy** » Fri May 21, 2021 5:30 am

Todd Terry? Legend.

Edit : AnX and me posted at same time, I realize his Todd is not Terry

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Fri May 21, 2021 6:20 am

zerocrossing wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 1:53 am Some would say he’s a true star.

A wizard....

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Fri May 21, 2021 8:01 am

some would say "who the hell are you talking about?"

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Fri May 21, 2021 9:08 am

zerocrossing wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 5:20 am
melomood wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 2:14 am Deserved for more than his own output. Writing one of the best ELO tunes...doing production on one of the best Badfinger albums....one of the best Grand Funk albums....one of the best XTC albums....
Also some of the worst and most flat sounding albums. That dude likes to slam compressors and tape decks a bit much for my taste. His modern stuff sounds really dated in a bad way, like a man struggling to be relevant. Super corny. That said, he does have some amazing songs and great production as well. Sort of hit and miss with Todd. Nice that he’s finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though.

Which ELO tune did he write? I hadn’t heard that. I actually met him in 1989. He was super nice, very shy. The band I was producing was rehearsing in Hun sound in San Rafael, CA and he was also. Gearing up for a tour of Nearly Human. I actually hung out with Lyle Workman a bit during that time. Also a super nice guy and great player. I’m so glad the band I was working for failed. They turned out to be such huge jerks. Oh wait! I failed too!

[edit]Ah, Do Ya. Not written by Todd, but written by Jeff Lynne and performed by The Move. I forgot that was done by The Move. That’s a great album.

Do Ya was the song. Oh you met him once? That's nice for you. I don't recall gushing over his 90's output.

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Fri May 21, 2021 9:23 am

AnX wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:01 am some would say "who the hell are you talking about?"

He's an example of a good recording artist flying under the radar despite having hits like "Hello,It's Me" & " Bang On The Drum All Day' because the bulk of his work is non top 40 Rock/ Progressive Rock
His best work imho was in Todd Rundgren's Utopia ( with Roger Powell on keyboards)
Underrated & underexposed while people cry about no good music being around because they didn't hear any at some music award show

It just occurred to me someone around here might recognize his song 'Born To Synthesise' from Simian Mobile Disco sampling him on their track 'Synthesise'

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri May 21, 2021 1:06 pm

AnX wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:01 am some would say "who the hell are you talking about?"

Todd Rundgren.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rundgren

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri May 21, 2021 1:13 pm

melomood wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:08 amI don't recall gushing over his 90's output.

Yeah, after a point his stuff becomes very uneven, though there’s still some great tracks among them.

Fun fact: He’s Liv Tyler’s real father.

Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Fri May 21, 2021 1:21 pm

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Fri May 21, 2021 2:33 pm

zerocrossing wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 1:06 pm
AnX wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:01 am some would say "who the hell are you talking about?"

Todd Rundgren.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rundgren

thanks

never heard of him, or any associated bands.... bizzare

Todd finally in the R&R HallofFame