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Utopia

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: March 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle Essential
• ASIN: B00002DDTI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,900 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of 1982 album by Todd Rundg ren's art/ prog/ power pop group. 10 tracks, including 'For The Love Of Money'. Also features the original cover art and liner notes with new interviews. 1999 release.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, upbeat pop with bit of Reagan-era commentary., March 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Swing to the Right (Audio CD)

As always, a team effort from the band. Interesting songs which rise above the amusing, straight-forward, uncomplicated pop-rock on "Adventures In Utopia."

A number of the songs are social commentary on attitudes of the Reagan-era (I know Todd was no Reagan fan!). But the messages are by no means obnoxious (even if you're a staunch conservative!) and deal with money and greed in society (and the record industry). (Last Dollar on Earth, For the Love of Money, Swing to the Right and Junk Rock (Million Monkeys).) The theme is not distracting or overbearing (this is no rock opera) and all of the songs are good standing alone.

Kasim and Todd split most of the lead vocals while Roger gets a turn as usual (though Roger is more valuable as a keyboard player than a vocalist!). Todd's vocals are nicely featured on Only Human.

All in all, one of the best albums from the Rundgren, Sultan, Powell, Wilcox version of Utopia.

(Note: as a Todd/Utopia disciple, I give it 5 stars! But for most people this is not what you'd call a Sgt. Pepper! But, still, a nice effort from a fun bunch of guys.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These are your leaders, just take a look, they lie, cheat, steal and sell the rights to the book, July 17, 2008

By	Dark Star-The Other One (The Bus To Never Ever Land) - See all my reviews

This remains one of my favorite Utopia albums since it's release back in '82. The last Todd solo album Healing left me somewhat cold and so this was a nice surprise. Utopia's last album had been the Beatles inspired farce Deface the Music so I was somewhat surprised and happy to find this the band's most serious album. Dealing with the changes brought on by the first year of President Reagan and the moral majority, this is the band's most political album. The album deals with recession, inflation, racism, covert military activity and censorship. From the dripping sacastic wit of the title track to the emotionalism of Only Human to the joy of One World, this is one to get.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Swing to the right, January 24, 2000

By	Tom (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swing to the Right (Audio CD)

I didn't realize when I was in high school how these songs would follow me in life. Brilliant; atypical Todd Rundgren. Though basically anti-establishment, some may notice some songs have been used by major companies (i.e. Nissan among others) in ads of the past ten years. A sleeper in the best sense. You should have this in your CD collection. A precursor to bands such as BNL and Phish, Utopia's sense and sendiments can be shared and felt by all who listen.