Deface the Music

Utopia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032PF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,202 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Just Want to Touch You

2. Where Does the World Go to Hide

3. Silly Boy

4. That's Not Right

5. Hoi Poloi

6. Feel Too Good

7. All Smiles

8. Crystal Ball

9. Alone

10. Take It Home

11. Life Goes On

12. Always Late

13. Everybody Else Is Wrong

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utopia's blast from the past!, September 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Deface the Music (Audio CD)

Todd Rundgren and Utopia's 1980 release is an album written and recorded in the style of The Beatles circa 1964-1967. Instead of re-recording songs by The Beatles (which, as the ensuing years have shown, provided us with countless insipid "tribute" albums to a vast array of artists), Utopia brilliantly recreates the songwriting style and recording production of the four lads from Liverpool. Utopia, while doing this album as a lark, winds up creating one of their most rewarding albums in their rich catalog. From the 1964-sounding "I just want to touch you" to the psychedelic masterpiece "Everybody else is wrong," Utopia delights the listener with their impressive knowledge of all things fab! "Take it home," "All smiles," and "Feel too good" are also highlights on this magnificent album.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Beatles Tapes, July 5, 2000

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Peter A. Greene (Franklin, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deface the Music (Audio CD)

It's as if one or two cuts from each Beatles album had been found in a studio closet. This is imitation of the highest order-- there's no doubt who's being imitated here, yet each of these songs stands very nicely on its own merits, with nifty pop hooks galore. "Chronologically" arranged as well, so you can hear the developing sound.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can everyone just lighten up?, May 14, 2001

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Dr. Figby (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deface the Music (Audio CD)

A terrific Beatles send-up that still manages to be an entertain listen on its own. Todd lovingly recreates the signature sound from different periods and adds funny, tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Making fun of the Beatles? Grow up! No one goes to this much trouble without having studied and loved the original records. But hey, irony isn't for everyone.