Another Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren at 50
Fifty years after its release in June 1971, Ballad remains Todd Rundgren’s most obscure ’70s album. But as a Rundgren studio album from his fertile run in the Me Decade, it is worthy of consideration, even veneration. If you’ve listened to all his other albums from this time to the point of memorization, here’s one that will still sound fresh.
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