Liars (Todd Rundgren album)

2004 studio album by Todd Rundgren

Liars

Studio album by

Todd Rundgren

Released| April 6, 2004
Genre| Rock, pop rock, electronica
Length| 73:28
Label| Sanctuary
Producer| Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren chronology
| One Long Year
(2000)  | Liars
(2004)  | Arena
(2008)

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Singles from  Liars

1. "Soul Brother"
Released: 2004

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
allmusic|  [1]
Rolling Stone| (Not rated) [2]
Tiny Mix Tapes|  [3]
PopMatters| (Not rated)[4]

Liars is the eighteenth album from Todd Rundgren, released in 2004. After a long period of experimentation with multimedia technology and late 20th century musical genres, Rundgren seemed to once again embrace the eclectic pop sensibilities that made him famous, as on his most well-known album, Something/Anything? As a result, the album received rave reviews, as many considered it a welcome return to form.

Lyrically, every song deals in some way with the issue of truth - focusing more on half-truths than outright lies. From the liner notes:

"All of these songs are about a paucity of truth. At first they may seem to be about other things, but that is just a reflection of how much dishonesty we have accepted in our daily lives. We are raised from birth to believe things that cannot be proven or that are plainly not true. People will often brag of their honesty, when there is so much they have simply chosen to ignore or leave unexamined.
The fact is, we are terrified of the truth."

## Mixes

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Upon release, the album was pressed onto vinyl. The vinyl running order was mixed as separate tracks to fit the vinyl discs with ease. This version included the songs with clean intros and fade-outs. This master was also used for the Japanese release on CD, whereas every other standard release contained the intended, flowing running order.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Todd Rundgren.

1. "Truth" – 5:12
2. "Sweet" – 5:51
3. "Happy Anniversary" – 4:24
4. "Soul Brother" – 4:14
5. "Stood Up" – 4:42
6. "Mammon" – 4:53
7. "Future" – 6:04
8. "Past" – 5:55
9. "Wondering" – 5:11
10. "Flaw" – 4:42
11. "Afterlife" – 3:56
12. "Living" – 5:37
13. "God Said" – 7:40
14. "Liar" – 5:07

## Personnel

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* Todd Rundgren – all vocals and instruments, producer, engineer
* Ken Emerson – slide guitar
* Garn Ian Thomasson – wind

## References

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1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Liars at AllMusic
2. ^ Fricke, David (August 5, 2004). "Rolling Stone : Liars : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
3. ^ "Music Review: Todd Rundgren - Liars". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
4. ^ Thompson, Jason (June 3, 2004). "Todd Rundgren: Liars | PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.

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Todd Rundgren

Studio albums|

* Runt
* Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
* Something/Anything?
* A Wizard, a True Star
* Todd
* Initiation
* Faithful
* Hermit of Mink Hollow
* Healing
* The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
* A Cappella
* Nearly Human
* 2nd Wind
* No World Order
* The Individualist
* With a Twist...
* One Long Year
* Liars
* Arena
* Todd Rundgren's Johnson
* (re)Production
* State
* Global
* White Knight
* Space Force

| with Utopia|

* Todd Rundgren's Utopia
* Disco Jets
* RA
* Oops! Wrong Planet
* Adventures in Utopia
* Deface the Music
* Swing to the Right
* Utopia
* Oblivion
* POV

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Live albums|

* Back to the Bars
* Liars Live
* Todd
* Healing
* Todd Rundgren's Johnson Live
* A Wizard a True Star...Live!
* An Evening with Todd Rundgren - Live at the Ridgefield
* The Individualist, a True Star Live

Singles|

* "We Got to Get You a Woman"
* "I Saw the Light"
* "Couldn't I Just Tell You"
* "Hello It's Me"
* "Good Vibrations"
* "Can We Still Be Friends"
* "Bang the Drum All Day"
* "Flappie"

Other songs|

* "Dreams of Ordinary Men"
* "Kissing with Confidence"
* "Love Is the Answer"
* "Shake a Fist"
* "Western Girls"

Album
productions|

* Great Speckled Bird
* Stage Fright
* Straight Up
* Halfnelson
* New York Dolls
* We're an American Band
* Shinin' On
* War Babies
* Felix Cavaliere
* L
* Bat Out of Hell
* Remote Control
* TRB Two
* Wave
* Wasp
* Bad for Good
* Forever Now
* Next Position Please
* Love Bomb
* What Is This?
* Skylarking
* Dreams of Ordinary Men
* Love Junk
* Things Here Are Different
* One Sided Story
* The World's Most Dangerous Party
* Halfway Down the Sky
* The New America
* Separation Anxieties
* Cause I Sez So

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