Something / Anything? ~ Todd Rundgren

Something/Anything? is the third album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released in February 1972. It was his first double album, and was recorded in late 1971 in Los Angeles, New York City and Bearsville Studios, Woodstock. Three quarters of the album was recorded in the studio with Rundgren playing all instruments and singing all vocals, as well as being the producer. The final quarter contained a number of tracks recorded live in the studio without any overdubs, save for a short snippet of archive recordings from the 1960s.

Rundgren had become confident enough at other instruments beyond his standard guitar and keyboards that he had tackled in earlier releases, and this, coupled with a general dissatisfaction with other studio musicians, led him to temporarily relocate to Los Angeles in an attempt to record an entire album single-handedly. After he had created significantly more material than would fit on a standard LP, an earthquake struck LA. He decided to head back to New York for some live sessions, with the help of Moogy Klingman, to lighten the mood. The final sessions were in Bearsville, where the remainder of the recording and mixing took place, and this created enough material for a double album.

Side one: A Bouquet of Ear-catching Melodies
No. Title
1. "I Saw the Light"
2. "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"
3. "Wolfman Jack"
4. "Cold Morning Light"
5. "It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)"
6. "Sweeter Memories"

Side two: The Cerebral Side
No. Title
1. "Intro"
2. "Breathless"
3. "The Night the Carousel Burned Down"
4. "Saving Grace"
5. "Marlene"
6. "Song of the Viking"
7. "I Went to the Mirror"

Side three: The Kid Gets Heavy
No. Title
1. "Black Maria"
2. "One More Day (No Word)"
3. "Couldn't I Just Tell You"
4. "Torch Song"
5. "Little Red Lights"

Side four: Baby Needs a New Pair of Snakeskin Boots (A Pop Operetta)
No. Title
1. "Overture–My Roots"
"Money (That's What I Want)" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr.)
"Messin' with the Kid" (Mel London)"

2. "Dust in the Wind" (Mark Klingman)
3. "Piss Aaron"
4. "Hello It's Me"
5. "Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me"
6. "You Left Me Sore"
7. "Slut"

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