The Culture Corner: How Todd Rundgren shaped a generation of bedroom musicians

Fifty years ago, Todd Rundgren released his album A Wizard, a True Star, and it sounded like nothing else.

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says Rundgren was pushing boundaries, both in the technical creation of the music but also on a higher level.

“Really, the entire approach to sound in this record is exploration of the mind, the spirit, the nature of sound itself,” Morrison says. “Like, the whole album is a trip.”

In this session, Morrison takes us on a journey through Rundgren’s A Wizard, a True Star, exploring what the album meant when it came out and how its influence continues to reverberate.