The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
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| Released | December 30, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Utopia Sound Studios, Lake Hill, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 35:08 | |||
| Label | Bearsville, Rhino | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in December 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on Tortured Artist (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day".
The album was also his last official release with Bearsville Records.