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"CHAIN LETTER"

is cheeky and self-aware, the lyrics serving principally to express what part of the song is being sung ("Now I'm in the middle and I just don't know / If I'll make it any further if the words don't flow / When you live in silence any sound is dear / But for those who don't, take heart because the end is near.") and it has an extended finale that reminds me of "Hey Jude." But, frankly, I think Rundgren is a better songwriter than Paul McCartney and I think "Chain Letter" is the better song.

More of Rundgren's twisted sense of humor is displayed on the excellent "Parole," a hard-rocking tune about a philandering parolee caught by his woman ("I know that it might make you happy / To fill my body full of holes / But you know it ain't easy being on / Parole with you baby."). In addition to being humorous, it's one of the few places on this album that Rundgren features his electric guitar.

(ProgReviews.com)