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Tao
Rock · 1985 · 8 tracks

Tao

Rick Springfield

A sharp pivot into European synth-rock and existential dread. Massive 1980s digital production meets deeply personal lyrics about grief and spiritual searching.

1985 · RCA

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A high-tension collision of glossy 80s technology and deep, spiritual unrest.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Dance This World Away
4:29
04
Written In Rock
4:34
05
The Power of Love (The Tao of Love)
4:58
06
Walking on the Edge
5:09
07
Walk Like a Man
4:12
08
The Tao of Heaven
1:26
09
Stranger in the House
4:01
10
My Father's Chair
3:23
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, industrial-edged drum samples that kick off Dance This World Away, signaling a total break from his guitar-pop past.
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How does Tao sound next to the rest of Rick Springfield's catalogue?

Digital Clarity+1.9σ

The production is pushed notably harder into digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

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