Adventures in Utopia

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

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.

Band members

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

Track listing

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

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

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; often believed to be a reference to the Marvel Comics character, The Silver Surfer or perhaps actually a reference to the colloquial name given to middle or old aged people who participate in activities normally associated with the young - this second interpretation fits more convincingly with the sentiment of the song and the progress of the band's music career at that time.

Charts

Album - Billboard

References

1. ^ "allmusic ((( Adventures in Utopia > Overview )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r48448. Retrieved 2009-09-19.