tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post6301907332890050759..comments2023-11-15T02:18:34.344-08:00Comments on DiscConnected: BOTB: MATEDDiscConnectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-9902739759798076692013-11-17T09:07:44.120-08:002013-11-17T09:07:44.120-08:00Actually, that makes me feel kind of sad.Actually, that makes me feel kind of sad.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-87860518258298006202013-11-16T20:57:40.072-08:002013-11-16T20:57:40.072-08:00These days, I hear "it's not you it's...These days, I hear "it's not you it's me" when I ask for a first date!<br /><br />One of the reasons I post several versions when they are available is to give more perspective (even though I know it's a lot to listen to).<br /><br />It seems like the covers that have done best do not stray too far from the Rundgren vision. <br /><br />England Dan and John Ford Coley, for example, just added a couple of touches to the arrangement of "Love Is The Answer" and won a lot of people over.<br /><br />If it makes you feel any better, I'm getting close to running out of Todd songs with cover versions (I think February 1 is my last one).DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-479404613321439382013-11-16T11:42:26.479-08:002013-11-16T11:42:26.479-08:00FINALLY! It's not you it's me (ever heard ...FINALLY! It's not you it's me (ever heard that before?). Anyway...the second version is slick, overproduced, over acted and has no soul. Once again I gotta go with Todd.<br /><br />Now, I know every BATTLE you post is gonna be Todd up against someone else, so tell me when are you gonna post something that even comes close to the original. I never thought of myself as a major TR fan, but when you put his music up against the imposters - nobody does it better. That is not true of all recording artists.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-21801604505765088812013-11-15T21:14:04.249-08:002013-11-15T21:14:04.249-08:00I haven't forgotten about you. I can't get...I haven't forgotten about you. I can't get the videos to load. I'll be back tomorrow.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-45679936799281667032013-11-15T20:59:06.223-08:002013-11-15T20:59:06.223-08:00CW-funbny hearing TR described as "raw" ...CW-funbny hearing TR described as "raw" but I think that's the live performance. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, while the studio track has all of the hallmarks of a Rundgren production, it also has all of the qualities of a Rundgren ballad, and I think the votes would have gone the same way.<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-73557632109420356952013-11-15T20:57:32.661-08:002013-11-15T20:57:32.661-08:00Stephen-the studio track is more of a Utopia sound...Stephen-the studio track is more of a Utopia sound, but still clearly a TR ballad-and those PANTS had a JACKET to match that he'd taken off by that point in the show!<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-57602901433543937202013-11-15T20:55:38.738-08:002013-11-15T20:55:38.738-08:00in my best Brando voice
Robin-don't ever go ag...<i>in my best Brando voice</i><br />Robin-don't ever go against the family again!<br /><br />LC DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-62810036109477261762013-11-15T17:46:41.360-08:002013-11-15T17:46:41.360-08:00I love 80s music. Honestly, I love everything abo...I love 80s music. Honestly, I love everything about it. It is what I grew up on. So, that "eighties production" is actually appealing. I had never heard this song before today. I am going to risk getting blackballed from this blog and vote against Todd. I like the 80s duet:)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-47912456333510776852013-11-15T17:07:06.302-08:002013-11-15T17:07:06.302-08:00The cover version was too slick, too glossy for my...The cover version was too slick, too glossy for my tastes. Plus, it had that "show-off-my-voice" quality to it that I rarely go for (sometimes less really is more).<br /><br />I was unfamiliar with the song, but I liked Todd Rugrat's vocals. (Can't say the same about THOSE PANTS he was wearing - but they were better'n No Pants! Sheesh! Didn't the guy have a full-length mirror in his dressing room?)<br /><br />Todd's approach on this very much has that 'Nearly Human' album sound to it. It was a nice, pleasant song.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-41415912912297400852013-11-15T15:10:38.189-08:002013-11-15T15:10:38.189-08:00I'm going with Arlee, Bryan, and Chris on this...I'm going with Arlee, Bryan, and Chris on this. Raw beats slick.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-16002389311010557872013-11-15T13:35:01.384-08:002013-11-15T13:35:01.384-08:00I saw one episode of the voice this year-was a lit...I saw one episode of the voice this year-was a little confused. I was flicking channels and saw E.G. Daily (who I have had a crush on since "Streets Of Fire")...but was she actually a contestant? I couldn't follow that, and watched the next week's episode and did not see her.<br /><br />I'm not a reality show fan, but I am certainly in the minority, and it's probably no more lame than me watching "Supernatural."<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-10269315432587688892013-11-15T13:32:43.167-08:002013-11-15T13:32:43.167-08:00Aw, you're just sick of Todd Rundgren songs!
...Aw, you're just sick of Todd Rundgren songs!<br /><br />I wonder how you would have liked the studio version....although the sax is synthesized on that one.<br /><br />It's harder for me to go against TR because I got this album the day it came out and had the song memorized long before the cover version was released.<br /><br />I've actually tried to collect cover versions of TR songs over the years but have never seen theirs on a CD.<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-11620970045751633112013-11-15T13:30:30.234-08:002013-11-15T13:30:30.234-08:00Chris-
As I mnetioned to Bryan, in the interest o...Chris-<br /><br />As I mnetioned to Bryan, in the interest of full disclosure I must admit that Utopia's studio version had an 80's production sound, although not as heavy handed as a couple of their other tunes (the "Crybaby" single, for example) and nowhere near as pronounced as the cover version.<br /><br />Had I been able to find the studio version I'd have posted that....but I think the live version is a pretty fair representation-it is a definite "Todd" ballad.<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-64767800491961667962013-11-15T13:27:53.284-08:002013-11-15T13:27:53.284-08:00Bryan-be glad you don't remember the seventies...Bryan-be glad you don't remember the seventies hair styles....white guys with afro's....I shudder to think of it!<br /><br />The studio version from Utopia was a little more 80's sounding (mainly the production) than the live version, but nowhere near as heavy handed as the cover version.<br /><br />So I do not think the live version is so misleading that it swayed your vote...<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-13970835369794912062013-11-15T12:58:46.423-08:002013-11-15T12:58:46.423-08:00I like the original better, but since I've bee...I like the original better, but since I've been watching The Voice (I know, I'm lame), I have to say that I appreciate how David Grant and Jaki Graham put their own twist on it. Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-19146187765671583592013-11-15T12:48:01.948-08:002013-11-15T12:48:01.948-08:00Sorry. The sax intro on Todd's version was ree...Sorry. The sax intro on Todd's version was reeeeeally nice, and I enjoyed his version, but I'm voting for the duet. I love their silky smooth voices. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-76399859358190618872013-11-15T12:27:44.577-08:002013-11-15T12:27:44.577-08:00Never heard this song either. The Grant'n'...Never heard this song either. The Grant'n'Graham version is ok, but that eighties production just overpowers the song. <br /><br />I think it works so much better more understated, and with the slower beat that Todd does it in live.<br /><br />So Todd for me also.<br />StratPlayerCJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-83080764520434362372013-11-15T10:16:42.493-08:002013-11-15T10:16:42.493-08:00Oh man. That hair. Rundgren's is not as bad, b...Oh man. That hair. Rundgren's is not as bad, but that second video is just bad hair galore. I wonder - did anyone in the eighties have a good hairstyle?<br /><br />(As a child of the eighties I can tell you... I sure didn't)<br /><br />My vote is for Todd, if only because I like it better without the heavy 80s pop sound to it.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-70217406816408215292013-11-15T09:36:20.578-08:002013-11-15T09:36:20.578-08:00I wish I could figure out how to attach my own sou...I wish I could figure out how to attach my own sound clips to the blog, Lee-I think the studio version is a great recording (although the background singers in the live version are kinda cute).<br /><br />Incidentally, when the Nearly Human tour rolled through Philly, for the last (gospel-flavored)song fans were able to get up on stage and dance...guess who made a beeline to dance next to Jenni Muldaur (singer on the far left)?<br /><br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-18118735354788314322013-11-15T07:44:36.630-08:002013-11-15T07:44:36.630-08:00I don't recall ever hearing this song before b...I don't recall ever hearing this song before but it's a good one. In the vein of classic Rundgren.<br /><br />The Brit duet is nice in a mid-80s kind of way. I've got a lot of albums from that era with that same kind of sound. Brings back memories.<br /><br />But of course Todd wins again. He writes good songs and he knows how to sing them. The live version is great.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com