Adventures in Utopia

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Adventures in Utopia
Studio album by Utopia
Released 1980

Adventures in Utopia is an album released in 1980 by Todd Rundgren's band, Utopia.

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[edit] Genre

Mixing rock, pop, disco and progressive rock music styles, Adventures In Utopia achieved predicted success with the band's established fan base and some wider commercial success with the track Set Me Free, released as a single with "Umbrella Man" as it's b-side.

[edit] Band Members

The, by then, established team of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox wrote, performed and produced the album.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

  1. "The Road to Utopia" - 4:54
  2. "You Make Me Crazy" - 3:41
  3. "Second Nature" - 2:36
  4. "Set Me Free" - 3:09
  5. "Caravan" - 7:01

[edit] Side two

  1. "Last of the New Wave Riders" - 4:22
  2. "Shot in the Dark" - 3:41
  3. "The Very Last Time" - 3:52
  4. "Love Alone" - 3:55
  5. "Rock Love" - 5:33

[edit] Television Production

All songs on the album were originally performed for the television production, Utopia.

[edit] References To Popular Culture

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The line (bracketed as an aside) "here comes that Silver Surfer now" appears at the end of the track Last Of The New Wave Riders; a reference to the Marvel Comics character, The Silver Surfer.

[edit] References

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