TS: 70s Todd Rundgren Vs 80s Prince

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i have to go for todd even though ive been a prince fan for longer. prince and todd have lots of similarities, prince is obviously a fan of todds (his song circle of amour sounds quite a bit like one of rundgren's soft-rock ballads, the horrid overtly loud electronic percussion aside), but todd seems to always get overlooked when it comes to pop auteur figures.

― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Monday, 13 June 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

70s Todd versus nearly anyone would be a victory for Todd. I may yet have cause to regret saying that, and I've never heard Initiation, but Rundgren's Holy Trinity has kept plenty of other bands off my stereo this year.

― Deluxe (Damian), Monday, 13 June 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)

Lovesexy owes an incredible debt to Todd...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 13 June 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

I'm tempted to believe that the missing link between Hendrix and Prince is No. 1 Lowest Common Denominator from Todd's Todd album.

― Deluxe (Damian), Monday, 13 June 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)

Interesting comparision because they aren't all that dissimilar. I choose Prince, but "Something/Anything" is a better album than anything Prince ever released during his 80s heyday.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 13 June 2005 12:53 (twenty years ago)

two of my favorites, to be sure. i have to side with prince; hes been my favorite musician for almost as long as ive been very interested in music. rundgren is no slouch, though. a wizard, a true star is billions of light years ahead of its time.

― peter smith (plsmith), Monday, 13 June 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

another for Todd, who's sound is more palatble for this kid and seems to have a genuinely stronger decade under his rib.

― aaron_spell1ng!, Monday, 13 June 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)

..."The Beautiful Ones"...is a bit reminiscent of Todd Rundgren attempting Curtis Mayfield except that Prince really has the chops to pull it off. Definitely a wizard, a true star for the '80s.
--Jeff Nesin, CREEM, October 1984.

A more appropriate matchup (in my opinion) than Prince/Neil Young. And one that'd be even more of a fun parlour-game if Prince had more obviously differentiated between solo and Revolution albums the way Todd did with Utopia. Personally, I agree with EVERYTHING Geir said above, but with a few disclaimers: 1. I'm missing huge portions of the Rundgren catalog - never heard anything after Initiation, 2. A lot of my appreciation of early Rundgren is rooted in his '70s-specific instrumental choices (Clavinets, Univibe, etc.), and 3. my REAL favourite Todd Rundgren works are still the first two Nazz albums.

(Awaiting "TS: 70s Stevie Wonder vs. 80s Prince")

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 01:01 (twenty years ago)

I think Time / Vanity 6 / Apollonia 6 / Sheila E = Prince's Utopia

― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

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