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A Cappella is a 1985 album by Todd Rundgren. The album is one of Rundgren's most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist's voice. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice in order to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds. This unique approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk.
A Cappella was finished in 1984 and slated for release on Bearsville Records later that year but with Bearsville's slimming artist roster and lack of successful artists Bearsville didn't want to take a chance releasing something they felt was too experimental and wouldn't sell so A Cappella was shelved. The label filed for Bankruptcy in 1985 and all remaining Bearsville releases were released by Warner Bros or dropped completely.
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8 years ago
Barry Hamilton
A Cappella 1985 it was a Great show ! I saw it on a old paddle wheel river boat in New Orleans !9 years ago
Chris Frazier
Todd- Acappella- Pretending to care.. now people will know what I mean by "Todd chords"... ;)9 years ago
Eliot McCann
Todd's falsetto at 3:02- still destroys e after 25years. Incredible performance.9 years ago
SonicBodhi1
Todd used a Fairlight sampler computer on this recording, as any true fan would know. He may have used an Emu on some of the 'instrument' tracks, but he made extensive use of the Fairlight, which he demoed at a computer fair in Chicago in 1985. I was there for that and I met him and shook hands with him. I remember he was doing some amazing feedback stuff with a video camera that was hooked into the computer.9 years ago
bostonlucy
Having come from an extremely musical family and with a great respect for great music, this one brings me to my knees every time. Love, love love.... 9 years ago
Garrison Ray
Todd's famous for songs that represent thousands of human emotions. This by far is one of the most dramatic association inn my heart.9 years ago
David P. Scherer
Love me some Todd. The note he hits at about 3:04 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. Beautiful.9 years ago
RMoribayashi
Little or no sampling on this though, except maybe to stretch his range a bit. Not much though, despite all his falsetto high notes he's a natural baritone.10 years ago
bryon little
im in tears ...........thanks todd for the soul music.10 years ago
Phil Watson
Soulful! There's also quite a moving live performance of this song on YT.10 years ago
owenonion
BEAUTIFUL ..........11 years ago
Garrison Ray
I can't stop listening to this song and it makes me cry thru the whole thing. Thank God for Todd!11 years ago
Kevin Stoker
Crikey,he's Good!11 years ago
death2pc
Experienced this, listened to this in the same manner in NYC, 1985 Even the mice in the theater were beyond hushed.11 years ago
Richard Furness
I was lucky enough to see Todd perform this at The Sage, Gateshead, in June 2005. It was the highlight of the evening. The man doesn't know what to do with his hands when he isn't playing an instrument, but that didn't matter. He all but reduced the entire hall to tears.Related Videos
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