Todd Rundgren S Utopia Album Cover

Putting together several musicians including three keyboardists the album covers a variety of styles including funk jazz classical and even avant garde music.

Todd rundgren s utopia album cover. During the composing phase of this album kasim sulton had left to pursue a solo career and doug howard from the band touch was brought in on bass. N ot content to let frank zappa have all the fun todd rundgren surrounded himself with a quintet of musicians including three keyboardists dubbed the venture todd rundgren s utopia and released an album of progressive rock that sought to let the singer guitarist s creativity run wild outside the confines of the short form song. Todd rundgren s utopia is the debut album by the american band todd rundgren s utopia rundgren who was primarily a pop musician at the time had decided to delve into progressive rock putting together several musicians including three keyboardists the album covers a variety of styles including funk jazz classical and even avant garde music. Sometimes putting the two extremes on the same album.

Utopia was an american rock band formed in 1973 by todd rundgren during its first three years the group was a progressive rock band with a somewhat fluid membership known as todd rundgren s utopia most of the members in this early incarnation also played on rundgren s solo albums of the period up to 1975. It peaked at 161 on the billboard 200 charts. Todd rundgren s utopia was this most mercurial of artists first recorded foray with a band since his late 60s stint with the nazz but it. Philadelphia born todd rundgren is outrageously talented.

Pov is the ninth and final studio album by the rock group utopia released in 1985. But if the shift he d effected between his first three albums and 1973 s a wizard a true star had seemed dramatic this was another quantum leap entirely. Rundgren who was primarily a pop musician at the time had decided to delve into progressive rock. By 1974 fans of todd rundgren had had to get used to him changing from record to record.

He s a skilled musician on multiple instruments a strong vocalist with a hint of blue eyed soul a gifted studio technician who s produced landmark albums from the new york dolls patti smith the psychedelic furs meat loaf and xtc and a capable composer and arranger. Find todd rundgren discography albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Featured new releases. Utopia is the second of two self titled albums by the rock group utopia the other being todd rundgren s utopia it was released in 1982 see 1982 in music it was also their only album for network records.

Over the course of the album however you ll be. Rundgren started his recorded career in the late 1960s with.