- I Saw the Light
- It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
- Wolfman Jack
- Cold Morning Light
- It Takes Two to Tango (This Is For the Girls)
- Sweeter Memories
- Intro
- Breathless (Instrumental)
- The Night the Carousel Burned Down
- Saving Grace
- Marlene
- Song of the Viking
- I Went to the Mirror
- Black Maria
- One More Day (No Word)
- Couldn't I Just Tell You
- Torch Song
- Little Red Lights
- Overture - My Roots: Money (That's What I Want)/Messin' With the Kid
- Dust in the Wind
- Piss Aaron
- Hello It's Me
- Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me
- You Left Me Sore
- Slut
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Wolfman Jack Primary Artist
Michael Brecker Guest Artist,Horn,Sax (Tenor)
Randy Brecker Guest Artist,Horn,Trumpet
Rick Derringer Guest Artist,Guitar
Amos Garrett Guitar
Ralph Walsh Guitar
Billy Mundi Drums
Stu Woods Bass
Barry Rogers Trombone
Tony Sales Bass
Ben Keith Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Brother Gene Dinwiddie Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Vicki Sue Robinson Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Siegler Bass,Cello
Bugsy Maugh Bass
Mark "Moogy" Klingman Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Barry Rodgers Trombone
Jackie Kelso Saxophone
John Siomos Drums
Jim Horn Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Rick Vito Guitar
Hunt Sales Drums
John Kelson Sax (Tenor)
Gene Dinwiddle Sax (Tenor)
Jim Colegrove Bass
Serge Kaken Conductor
Cecilia Norfleet Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dennis Cooley Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Robbie Kagale Guitar
Anthony Carrabba Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Edward Olmos Vocals,Clarinet,Vocals (Background)
Robbie Kogel Guitar
Hope Ruff Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Serge Katzen Congas
John Kelson, Jr. Sax (Tenor)
Henry Fanton Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Richard Corey Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ralph Wash Guitar
Charlie Schoning Piano
Randy Read Guitar (Rhythm)
Jim Colgrove Bass
Brooks Baxes Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mike Brecker Sax (Tenor)
Anthony Carrubba Vocals (Background)
Collie Read Bass
Gene Didwiddie Sax (Tenor)
Mark Klingman Organ,Piano
Robbie Kogale Guitar
Rick Valente Vocals,Lead Vocals
Todd Rundgren Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Photography,Instrumentation
Berry Gordy, Jr. Composer
Kevin Johnson Composer
Dan Turbeville Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Janie Bradford Composer
John Lee Assistant Engineer,Assistant
Julius Hemphill Arranger
Nick Jameson Engineer
Mark "Moogy" Klingman Composer
Mel London Composer
Carson VanOsten Composer
B. Strong Composer
Aki Tamura Project Manager
Yoshi Nagato Supervisor
Melvin London Composer
Hiro Takigauchi Mastering
Mark Klingman Composer


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Overview
After two albums, Todd Rundgren had one hit and a burgeoning cult following, plus growing respect as a hitmaking record producer. There's no question he was busy, but as it turns out, all this work only scratched the surface of his ambition. He had decided to abandon the Runt pretense and recorded a full double album by himself (save for one side). Others had recorded one-man albums before, most notably Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, but Rundgren -- without borrowing musically from either artist -- captured the homemade ambience of McCartney with the visionary feel of Music of My Mind, adding an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music from Gilbert & Sullivan through Jimi Hendrix, plus the crazed zeal of a pioneer. Listening to Something/Anything? is a mind-altering trip in itself, no matter how many instantly memorable, shamelessly accessible pop songs are scattered throughout the album. Each side of the double album is a concept onto itself. The first side is "a bouquet of ear-catching melodies"; side two is "the cerebral side"; on side three "the kid gets heavy"; side four is his mock pop operetta, recorded with a full band including the Sales brothers. It gallops through everything -- Carole King tributes ("I Saw the Light"), classic ballads ("Hello It's Me," "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"), Motown ("Wolfman Jack"), blinding power pop ("Couldn't I Just Tell You"), psychedelic hard rock ("Black Maria"), pure weirdness ("I Went to the Mirror"), blue-eyed soul ("Dust in the Wind"), and scores of brilliant songs that don't fall into any particular style ("Cold Morning Light," "It Takes Two to Tango"). It's an amazing journey that's remarkably unpretentious. He may have contributed self-penned liner notes, but Rundgren peppers his writing with self-aware, self-deprecating asides, and he also indulges his bizarre sense of humor with gross-outs ("Piss Aaron") and sheer quirkiness, such as an aural tour of the studio at the beginning of side two. Something/Anything? has a ton of loose ends throughout: plenty of studio tricks, slight songs (but no filler), snippets of dialogue, and purposely botched beginnings, but all these throwaways simply add context -- they're what makes the album into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through the mind of an insanely gifted pop music obsessive. Rundgren occasionally touched on the sheer brilliance of Something/Anything? in his later work, but this extraordinary double album is the one time where his classicist songcraft and messy genius converged to create an utterly unique, glorious record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/18/2011 |
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Label: | Bearsville Records / Rhino |
UPC: | 0081227975975 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Todd Rundgren Primary Artist,Various Instruments,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Voices,Lead Guitar,Lead Vocals,Piano (Electric),Multi InstrumentsWolfman Jack Primary Artist
Michael Brecker Guest Artist,Horn,Sax (Tenor)
Randy Brecker Guest Artist,Horn,Trumpet
Rick Derringer Guest Artist,Guitar
Amos Garrett Guitar
Ralph Walsh Guitar
Billy Mundi Drums
Stu Woods Bass
Barry Rogers Trombone
Tony Sales Bass
Ben Keith Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Brother Gene Dinwiddie Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Vicki Sue Robinson Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Siegler Bass,Cello
Bugsy Maugh Bass
Mark "Moogy" Klingman Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Barry Rodgers Trombone
Jackie Kelso Saxophone
John Siomos Drums
Jim Horn Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Rick Vito Guitar
Hunt Sales Drums
John Kelson Sax (Tenor)
Gene Dinwiddle Sax (Tenor)
Jim Colegrove Bass
Serge Kaken Conductor
Cecilia Norfleet Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dennis Cooley Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Robbie Kagale Guitar
Anthony Carrabba Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Edward Olmos Vocals,Clarinet,Vocals (Background)
Robbie Kogel Guitar
Hope Ruff Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Serge Katzen Congas
John Kelson, Jr. Sax (Tenor)
Henry Fanton Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Richard Corey Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ralph Wash Guitar
Charlie Schoning Piano
Randy Read Guitar (Rhythm)
Jim Colgrove Bass
Brooks Baxes Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mike Brecker Sax (Tenor)
Anthony Carrubba Vocals (Background)
Collie Read Bass
Gene Didwiddie Sax (Tenor)
Mark Klingman Organ,Piano
Robbie Kogale Guitar
Rick Valente Vocals,Lead Vocals
Technical Credits
James Lowe Audio Engineer,Engineer,PhotographyTodd Rundgren Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Photography,Instrumentation
Berry Gordy, Jr. Composer
Kevin Johnson Composer
Dan Turbeville Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Janie Bradford Composer
John Lee Assistant Engineer,Assistant
Julius Hemphill Arranger
Nick Jameson Engineer
Mark "Moogy" Klingman Composer
Mel London Composer
Carson VanOsten Composer
B. Strong Composer
Aki Tamura Project Manager
Yoshi Nagato Supervisor
Melvin London Composer
Hiro Takigauchi Mastering
Mark Klingman Composer
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