I Saw The Light (Todd Rundgren cover for 1972 Fest)

[BerryPatch]

I remember this one was from '72! Off the double album Something/Anything. This one of the most perfect pop songs of the 70s, it's amazing the range Rundgren wrote. I wanted to do it some justice so I tinkered with this one to make it sound more like the record (and recorded like a bagillion tracks ). Todd Rundgren is an absolute master of arrangments (dare I say, he's quite an influence on me musically) and it took a while to get the guitar solo and vocals in a good place but it's coming together now. Enjoy...

Korg Piano
Epiphone SG Classic P-90
Sterling Ray 25CA Bass
Shure SM58 Mic
Garageband Drums and electric piano

[cuthbert]

Wow - this is off-the-charts great, Keith! The slide guitar, bass, and vocals are perfect.

Top-notch in every way - well done!

[hooper]

Wow!  So well played and sung and an outstanding job of managing all of those parts. And of course, Todd's version was a one man band too. But this is like you're walking along while stepping in Todd's footsteps. All of the instruments and vocals sound very much in the same timbre and played in the same style as the original. Bravo!

[Oldrottenhead]

Wow! Indeed. I am a big Todd Rundgren fan this is gold dust to me. Bravo! My hometown in Clydebank Glasgow, had an unusually large fan base for TR. in fact Wet Wet Wet (local band made good)had a number one uk single "goodnight girl" which was a near copy of "it wouldn't really make any difference ". Rather than Todd suing the wets they covered "it wouldn't really make any difference " and put in on the b side so Todd got royalties from that.

[Pete C]

Top class cover in every way !

Pete

[Farrell Jackson]

Fantastic cover! I've never heard anybody cover this song before because it's a difficult song to do properly, but you nailed it, Keith!
From the vocals to the instruments, you have channeled TR perfectly. Amazing cover!

[StephenM]

If anyone could pull this off so well it would be you!  fantastic cover of a fantastic song....
now for "Love Is The Answer".....
oh and that perfect lead

[Rene Asologuitar]

I remember this one was from '72! Off the double album Something/Anything. This one of the most perfect pop songs of the 70s, it's amazing the range Rundgren wrote. I wanted to do it some justice so I tinkered with this one to make it sound more like the record (and recorded like a bagillion tracks ). Todd Rundgren is an absolute master of arrangments (dare I say, he's quite an influence on me musically) and it took a while to get the guitar solo and vocals in a good place but it's coming together now. Enjoy...

Korg Piano
Epiphone SG Classic P-90
Sterling Ray 25CA Bass
Shure SM58 Mic
Garageband Drums and electric piano

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Outstanding recording.
You did very well on this project.
Thanks for sharing.
Rene

[Ray Brookes]

My favourite TR song and you've done a great job, Keith; well done.

[Mike_S]

Congrats Keith on pulling this off so well. That song is a massive undertaking but you did a brilliant job. It's a great song. I was actually listening to some Todd Rundgren not so long ago discovering him for the first time although I knew this track before. the sounds you created here are just fab and the production is brilliant. You have so much of the spirit of the original which is some feat.

Mike