Todd Rundgren is a true genius. Even if he had never recorded a single one of his own songs, his producer work with groups ranging from the New York Dolls to XTC has left an indelible mark on the music world.
Rundgren made Skylarking a great album. Perfect song sequence. The orchestral arrangement on “1000 Umbrellas” is superb.
I long ago decided to ‘forgive’ Todd for his vicious hate towards conservatives. It’s gotten worse as he has aged.
I separate the music from the man.
He also produced an usual singing duo of brothers in a group called Sparks. More recently, Todd produced music from Kayne, but ended up saying it was one of the most unproductive job “Dilettante” Kayne. Kayne probably didn’t know what dilettante meant until he ordered someone to google it for him. It’s someone who dabbles in a project and is never really serious about it.