As the '80s drew to a close, turned over a new leaf and began recording for Warner Bros. Not long after the release of his first Warner album, he disbanded, choosing to embark on a few years as a producer and session man. He finally returned with, his first album of new material in four years, in the summer of 1989. During his hiatus as a recording artist, became fascinated with recording live music, deciding to record live in the studio - not nearly as flamboyant as, but a gimmick nonetheless. If anything, the live-in-the-studio trick works better than the all-vocal track, not only because it's easier to execute, but because the production style complements the soul-inflected songs. Song for song, is his best record since, since not only is the bulk of the album filled with charging blue-eyed soul like 'The Want of a Nail' or sweet ballads like 'Parallel Lines,' but because there are no novelties, and the cover choice ('s 'Two Little Hitlers') is fresh and surprising. At times, his eccentricities get the best of him, as he overstuffs his arrangements or lyrics with unnecessary details, but these are minor points - finds at the top of his game as a performer, producer, and songwriter, sustaining his momentum in a way he hadn't for nearly a full decade.
Contents.Background As with its predecessor, Rundgren chose to record the album with a full band, as opposed to playing all of the instruments himself. The album was recorded live in front of an audience at the in, over a week.The album includes three songs ('The Smell of Money', 'If I Have to Be Alone' and 'Love in Disguise') written for Rundgren's musical version of the play/screenplay. 'Gaya's Eyes' continues the new, more adult sound introduced on the preceding album.Rundgren used the video for the album's only single, 'Change Myself,' as a showcase for the NewTek, a desktop video card for the computer. Releases Promotional DJ issues of the CD have a black, gold and blue swirl on the CD label where the stock releases have a blue and yellow swirl. There was also a vinyl release of the album in Europe which is nearly impossible to find.After being out of print for several years, Friday Music released a remastered version in October 2008, the first release in what the company is calling the 'Todd Rundgren Remaster Series'.In 2002, released a DVD entitled The 2nd Wind Recording Sessions, which detailed the making of the album, and featured interviews with Rundgren as well as band members and fans.
Also included with the video was The Desktop Collection, a compilation of Rundgren's -powered music videos, including 'Change Myself.' Track listing All songs written by Todd Rundgren.No.TitleLength1.'
Change Myself'5:212.' Love Science'5:233.' Who's Sorry Now?' The Smell of Money' (from the musical Up Against It)4:065.'
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 Vinyl release of Nearly Human on Discogs.
If I Have to Be Alone' (from the musical Up Against It)3:516.' Love in Disguise' (from the musical Up Against It)4:027.' Public Servant'5:389.'
Gaya's Eyes'6:1310.' Second Wind'7:32Personnel. keyboards and vocals. keyboards and vocals. bass.
guitar. drums. Max Haskett - brass and vocals. Bobby Strickland - reeds, winds, and vocals.
percussion, guitar, samples, and vocals. vocals. Michele Gray - vocals. vocalsReferences. Ruhlmann, William.
Retrieved 2015-09-27. Quantick, David (March 2012). 'Todd Rundgren - Reissues'. (168): 108.
Electronic Musician 1991 - Volume 7, Issues 7-12 - Page 99 'Todd Rundgren's stunning video for his song 'Change Myself' required no less than ten Toaster systems running in parallel for a period of five weeks.' . Wood, Sam (June 14, 1991). Seattle Times. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
'Change Myself' is four minutes of state-of-the-art computer animation. Rundgren wrote, directed and programmed it.
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