Something/Anything?

I've been obsessed lately with Todd Rundgren's 1972 album Something/Anything?. Rundgren produced and played all the instruments on almost every track, and it has the same kind of homely cosiness of an early Paul McCartney album. It's sprawling (25 tracks) and covers almost every genre of lovable pop, rock, and soul. In terms of exuberance, variety, and sheer quality of songwriting, it's in league with the Beatles' Revolver.

I'd recommend it to any fans of The Beatles, XTC, Shuggie Otis, Supertramp, Steely Dan, Dexy's Midnight Runners, or Split Enz. If you'd like a taste, and you have iTunes, I'd recommend the following tracks, all of them masterpieces:

• Couldn't I Just Tell You?
  
• Hello, It's Me
• It Takes Two To Tango
• Song Of The Viking
• I Saw The Light
• The Night The Carousel Burnt Down
• Saving Grace

More info at Allmusic: link.