Todd Rundgren's Utopia
by Utopia
- Type: Album
- Released: 4 October 1974
- Label: Bearsville
- Country: United States
- Length: 59:17
- Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Ralph Schuckett, Kevin Ellman, Mark Klingman, John Siegler, Todd Rundgren, Jean-Yves Labat
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Diverging wildly from the pop sensibilities of his solo career, Todd Rundgren assembled Utopia to explore incredibly dense, synthesizer-heavy progressive rock. The debut album is anchored by the sprawling, 30-minute opus 'The Ikon,' showcasing dizzying time signature changes, intense jazz-fusion interplay, and an overarching cosmic philosophy.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, uncommon-time-signatures, complex, alienation, existential
Tracklist
- Utopia Theme (14:28)
- Freak Parade (10:18)
- Freedom Fighters (4:04)
- The Ikon (30:25)
Credits
- Utopia - primary artist, arranged by
- John Siegler - bass, cello, written-by
- Mark Klingman - keyboards, written-by
- Ralph Schuckett - keyboards, written-by
- Kevin Ellman - percussion
- Jean-Yves Labat - synthesizer
- David Mason - written-by