pretty good
Todd Rundgren's first solo album shows signs of a great songwriter with the ability to experiment. The songs for the most part are memorable, with Todd already showing signs of a musician going in a direction that would put him on the map forever. His dated-sounding ballads are included (sorry, but they DO sound stuck in the 70's) and his weirder moments (in other words, his BEST stuff) has been included as well. Good start.

Philly's best
Perfect blue-eyed Philadelphia soul, Runt has earned a place in pop history alongside Laura Nyro's incredible Christmas and the Beads of Sweat. Every song is superb. Todd lost the plot after becoming mesmerized by the glitter of his own gadgetry.

One Of The Best Pop Albums Paul McCartney Never Made
One of the best Paul McCartney albums that McCartney never made, RUNT by Todd Rundgren is an album he never could have made during his time with the Nazz. Although there are hard-rock songs and beautiful ballads, the album is at its best when Rundgren gets between the two extremes and lets his wicked sense of humor enjoy free reign. In fact, if people in the group I'm in now suggest that I try to take teasing like the humor in such songs as "We Gotta Get You A Woman" and a few others, I'd have no trouble accepting the advice. If you get this CD in addition to SOMETHING/ANYTHING?, THE DEFINITIVE ROCK COLLECTION, ANTHOLOGY 1968-1985, and Utopia's ANTHOLOGY 1974-1985, you'll have an excellent picture of where Todd Rundgren's career has gone since 1970.

runt at his best
TODD has been panned by reviewers for many years since this album came out in the earlier days. however this cd is really a gem dated yes but what a fun little album BROKEN DOWN AND BUSTED a great rocker BELIEVE IN ME a cute little simple love song WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN great teenage
pop tune.WHOS THAT MAN some neat crafty guitar work.ONCE BURNED sounds like a woodstock era song but really cool.Side 2 was eoually as fun IM IN THE CLIQUE a fun little jam.THERE ARE NO WORDS really is not much more than a chant but the little medley afterwards makes the whoile second side.This cd import K2HD recording is the way to go the recording sound so unbelievably clear its scary.TODD was always a briliant wizard in the studio and you can hear why.Some 2007 Recordings should sound as good.

One of my all time favorites
This is Todd's first solo album and it's still one of my favorites. Todd was working as a recording engineer at the then new Record Plant in New York and part of the deal was that he received free studio time and he ended up making this album.Originally released on Ampex Records in Sept. 1970, Todd said that he was suprised that the record was released and it took the label awhile to release it. The first pressings had two songs not listed on the back cover(Hope I'm Around and Say No More)as well as the medley being made up of an extended piece of Baby, Let's Swing. Starting off with Broke Down And Busted which finds Todd reinventing the blues in a nice way. Believe In Me is a soft and pretty song making me wish that he still did this tune. We Gotta Get You A Woman is a radio friendly number while still being fun to listen to. By the way, this song was banned. Who's That Man is really the only song on here that hasn't aged that well for me. Once Burned has an interesting melody. Devil's Bite is fun. I'm In The Clique finds Todd showing his wit and a hook that'll stick in your brain all day. There Are No Words is a little experimental piece that shows some of what's to come in some of his later work. The medley is fun and rockin'. Birthday Carol is pretty but with a great blues rock beginning before drifting into a somber dreamlike piece that can bring tears to your eyes. I have this in several different releases with the current Japan being the best. However, this version also has a high price tag and the domestic doesn't sound that bad to me.