Todd Rundgren: Reconstructed

Track Listings

1. Love Is the Answer [Fredco Mix]

2. Drive [Chemical Groove Mix]

3. Something to Fall Back On [Jlab Mix]

4. Hello It's Me [Interface Mix]

5. Bang the Drum All Day [Rosetta Stone Mix]

6. Tiny Demons [Mission U.K. Mix]

7. Mated [Switchblade Symphony Mix]

8. Dream Goes on Forever [Synical Mix]

9. Time Heals [Decoding Jesus Mix]

10. Hello It's Me [!Tang-Pfoot Soul Dub Mix]

11. Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song [Flow Mix]

12. Secret Society [Astralasia Mix]

13. Emperor of the Highway [Spahn Ranch Mix]

14. Bang the Drum All Day [Skip Heller y Sus Orquestra sin Pagar]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This Cleopatra Records release features remixes of classic Rundgren tracks including the hits, 'Bang On The Drum' and 'Hello It's Me'.

Tracks:

Love Is the Answer [Fredco Mix]
Drive [Chemical Groove Mix]
Something to Fall Back On [Jlab Mix]
Hello It's Me [Interface Mix]
Bang the Drum All Day [Rosetta Stone Mix]
Tiny Demons [Mission U.K. Mix]
Mated [Switchblade Symphony Mix]
Dream Goes on Forever [Synical Mix]
Time Heals [Decoding Jesus Mix]
Hello It's Me [!Tang-Pfoot Soul Dub Mix]
Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song [Flow Mix]
Secret Society [Astralasia Mix]
Emperor of the Highway [Spahn Ranch Mix]
Bang the Drum All Day [Skip Heller y Sus Orquestra sin Pagar]

Album Description

This Cleopatra Records release features remixes of classic Rundgren tracks including the hits, 'Bang On The Drum' and 'Hello It's Me'.

Customer Reviews:

Strange but true..........2003-02-09

Anyone who's a big Todd fan, but not familiar with the Cleopatra artists involved must be very confused by this CD. Oddly enough, I am fan of both. Cleo did a "hits" remix disc for Gary Numan a few years back that was absolutely brilliant (especially the synth work). This disc, Reconstructed, is much in the same vein, but far more challenging due to the different nature of Todd's songs from those of the Cleo/Synth world. I'm not going to say that every track here is brilliant -- a few of the remixes are downright awful -- but the ones that do work, work so well. My favorites include "Love Is the Answer [Fredco Mix]", which builds up fantastically, and "Drive [Chemical Groove Mix]". Reconstructed is definitely a unique combination of talents.

Strange but true..........2003-02-09

I don't know what the big deal is..........2002-10-24

...with all the self-appointed purists. I think I count as a Todd fan as I have just about everything on vinyl that he ever produced and CDs as well when vinyl disappeared. This is more of what I've grown to expect and love about Todd. It was totally unexpected. Yes, several of the tracks are worthless but that's a standard for most of what's available from ANY artist. My favorite song on the disk is track 9 (Time Heals). I like anything with a strong beat and this has it. No, this is not The Tortured Artist Effect (from which many of the samples came from) or Time Heals or even Something/Anything but I would've been disappointed if the album just "sounded like any other Todd album". That's the point, they all sound different. Todd always provides something fresh and this lives up to his history. Specifically, if you're looking for a few decent dance mixes, you'll find it here (remember the "last" dance song all the way back in the disco era? - Rock Love). If you're looking for Todd 1972 or Utopia 1982, look elsewhere.

A very, very odd disc........2001-09-26

Nobody who's heard No World Order will be too surprised that Rundgren's still full of surprises even now, but this one takes the cake. Most of the actual Rundgren noises on it are decades old (the most recent vocal track is from A Cappella, which must be at least fifteen years old now); everything but the vocal tracks were composed by various remix artists, who typically take the songs in a techno or house direction. Some of Rundgren's songs are just too melodic to work with this treatment. I found myself laughing out loud at how bad some of them were, I'm afraid. Others are better, but I can't quite tell whether they only look good in comparison to the rest. I liked the Mission U.K. mix of "Tiny Demons," and "Bang the Drum All Day" gets two very different remixes, and they're both pretty good, although I like the Latin-tinged Skip Heller y Sus Orquestra sin Pagar (heh) mix more. "Something to Fall Back On" and "Time Heals" aren't that terrible. There are also two remixes of "Hello It's Me" that both struck me as lousy, and Todd's G&S cover ("Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song") gets turned into a train wreck -- I don't know what possessed anyone to think THAT would work. This is definitely for die-hard Todd fans only, but at least it has more good songs on it than One Long Year.

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Reconstructed
Todd Rundgren
Manufacturer: Crown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000059Z47
Release Date: 2001-01-24

Tracks:

Love Is The Answer (Fredco Mix)
Drive (Chemical Groove Mix)
Somethng To Fall Back On (Jlab Mix)
Hello Its Me (Interface Mix)
Bang On The Drum (Rosetta Stone Mix)
Tiny Demons (Mission UK Mix)
Mated (Switchblade Symphony Mix)
A Dream Goes On Forever (Synical Mix)
Time Heals (Decoding Jesus Mix)
Hello Its Me (tang-Pfoot Soul Dub Mix)
Lord Chancellors Nightmare Song (Flow Mix)
Secret Society (Astralasia Mix)
Emperor Of The Highway (Spahn Ranch Mix)
Bang On The Drum (Skip Heller Y Sus Orquestra Sin Pagar)
Love Is The Answer (Remixed By Danny B Harvey)
A Dream Goes On Forever (Remixed By Anthony Focx)

Album Description

Japanese edition of remix compilation featuring remixes of classic Rundgren tracks including the hits, 'Bang On The Drum' (Rosetta Stone Mix and Skip Heller Y Sus Orquestra Sin Pagar) and 'Hello, It's Me' (Interface Mix and !Tang-Pfoot Soul Dub Mix) with

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks. Features Remixes of Rundgren's Original Tracks by Major Artists.

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Reconstructed
Todd Rundgren
Manufacturer: Anagram UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AWDU
Release Date: 2004-04-05

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1. Love Is the Answer [Fredco Mix]
2. Drive [Chemical Groove Mix]
3. Something to Fall Back On [Jlab Mix]
4. Hello It's Me [Interface Mix]
5. Bang the Drum All Day [Rosetta Stone Mix]
6. Tiny Demons [Mission U.K. Mix]
7. Mated [Switchblade Symphony Mix]
8. Dream Goes on Forever [Synical Mix]
9. Time Heals [Decoding Jesus Mix]
10. Hello It's Me [!Tang-Pfoot Soul Dub Mix]
11. Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song [Flow Mix]
12. Secret Society [Astralasia Mix]
13. Emperor of the Highway [Spahn Ranch Mix]
14. Bang the Drum All Day [Skip Heller y Sus Orquestra sin Pagar]