No Dice
Artist: Badfinger
Community Score: 7.50

Badfinger's second album No Dice kicks off with "I Can't Take It," a rocker that signaled even if Badfinger still played pop and sang ballads, they considered themselves a rock band. What gave Badfinger character is they blended their desire to rock with their sensitive side instead of compartmentalizing. Even when they rock on No Dice, it's... Read More

No More No Less
Artist: Blue Ash
Working Class Dog
Artist: Rick Springfield
Community Score: 9.50
Something/Anything?
Artist: Todd Rundgren
Community Score: 7.10

Others had recorded one-man albums before Todd Rundgren, most notably Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, but with Something/Anything? he captured the homemade ambience of McCartney with the visionary feel of Music of My Mind, adding an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music from Gilbert & Sullivan through Jimi Hendrix, plus the crazed zeal of a... Read More

Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Artist: Todd Rundgren
Community Score: 8.33

Upon its release, Rolling Stone called The Ballad of Todd Rundgren "the best album Paul McCartney" never made, and even if the album doesn't sound particularly McCartney-esque, it does share the homespun, melodic charm of the best of his early albums. Arguably, it's better than Paul's solo work, since it is focused and subtle, never drawing... Read More

Runt
Artist: Todd Rundgren
Community Score: 7.50

Reluctant to start a full-fledged solo career after leaving the Nazz, Todd Rundgren formed Runt, a band that was a front for what was in effect a solo project. Such isolationism lends Runt its unique atmosphere -- it is the insular work of a fiercely talented artist finally given the opportunity to pursue his off-kilter musical vision. From the... Read More

Raspberries
Artist: The Raspberries
Community Score: 10.00
Raspberries' Best
Artist: The Raspberries
Fresh
Artist: The Raspberries
Community Score: 7.00
Wish You Were Here
Artist: Badfinger
Community Score: 5.00

Wish You Were Here is a glistening, powerful rock record that stays true to power pop while sounding as contemporary as any mainstream rock band of the mid-'70s. It was the kind of record that could have been a hit, but due to a series of legal and managerial entanglements, it was pulled from stores before it had a chance to find its audience.... Read More

Straight Up
Artist: Badfinger
Community Score: 7.50

Straight Up winds up somewhat less dynamic than No Dice, largely because that record alternated its rockers, pop tunes, and ballads. Here, everything is at a similar level, as the ballads are made grander and the rockers have their melodic side emphasized. Consequently, the record sounds more unified than No Dice, which had a bit of a split... Read More

Badfinger - PEGASUS VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
Artist: Badfinger

This 84-minute documentary by Gary Katz is a fan's dream, containing numerous performances, television and concert clips from the late '60s and early '70s, and extensive interview material with surviving band members Joey Molland and Mike Gibbins. There are very few stones left unturned in the video's 50-minute film portion, and the survivors... Read More