I was surprised that Todd wasn't already in the the Hall. He's produced groundbreaking albums. He's produced hit albums. I think he's even produced some groundbreaking hit albums. Something/Anything is cited as a masterpiece, and while there's a good LP's worth of tunes there, I don't really get the slow piano/Laura Nyro style pieces. If I'm going to listen to him, I'm most likely to put on his first band, the Nazz. Although pushed as a teeny bopper band, they played a heavy, psychedelic power pop.  Their debut single - " Open My Eyes " - was arguably their best. It has it all and should have been a big hit. Maybe Todd agrees, he reworked the vocal line into " Who's That Man ". It is certainly their best known, having appeared on the original Nuggets compilation. The promotional video used to get some play as a "closet classic" back when MTV used to play music videos. The flip side was " Hello, It's Me ...

Power Pop. A throwback to simpler music. Short, upbeat songs with bright harmonies. Descriptions usually invoke the Who (pre- Tommy ), the Kinks (pre- Face to Face ), or the Beatles (pre- Rubber Soul ). They often feature punchy or arpeggiated chords, which may be clean and compressed or treated with crunchy distortion. In its heyday, the prime movers were Cheap Trick or the Knack, but who influenced them? We all know those four Badfinger Songs. We know about Big Star and at least know one song, even if it's a cover by This Mortal Coil , the Bangles , or a cover version as the theme song to a sitcom. Most of us can name at least one - and maybe as many as three - Raspberrie s songs, but what else was there? Quite a bit, it would seem:   Early Power Pop .