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Nearly Human
Rock · 1989 · 9 tracks

Nearly Human

Todd Rundgren

A defiant, live-in-studio masterpiece of blue-eyed soul. Recorded in single takes with a massive choir, it trades clinical 80s production for raw, human warmth.

May 18, 1989 · Warner Bros. Records

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A passionate, soul-stirring celebration of human connection and emotional vulnerability.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
02
The Waiting Game
4:18
03
Parallel Lines
4:25
04
Two Little Hitlers
3:59
05
Can’t Stop Running
5:06
06
Unloved Children
4:06
07
Fidelity
4:41
08
Feel It
5:44
09
Hawking
7:02
10
I Love My Life
8:55
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive moment in 'The Want of a Nail' when Bobby Womack's gritty co-lead vocal collides with a soaring, multi-voiced gospel choir.
The fragile, unadorned piano intro of 'Parallel Lines' that gradually swells into a massive, heart-wrenching wall of live vocal harmonies.
The slow-burning, seven-minute emotional peak of 'Hawking' where Rundgren's voice pushes into a desperate, beautiful falsetto strain.
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How does Nearly Human sound next to the rest of Todd Rundgren's catalogue?

Choir/Choral+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds choir/choral far more than the catalogue usually does.

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