TODD RUNDGREN
If Todd Rundgren isn’t at the pinnacle of the guitar-hero pantheon, then he only has himself to blame. The 72-year-old wears too many hats, and too damn well. He’s the legendary producer who worked on Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell album and the New York Dolls’ scuzzy-arsed debut. He’s the golden-touch hit maker who broke big with his 1972 album Something/Anything?, and the visionary who forked left into the wilds on 1973’s A Wizard, A True Star.
As a guitarist, though, Rundgren is a self-confessed part-timer. It says it all that on his recent Clearly Human virtual tour he “only plays guitar on about four songs”, while this year’s upcoming Space Force album sees him lighten his load with cameos from Steve Vai, Rick Nielsen and more.
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