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Utopia - Utopia - Import White Vinyl LP Record Limited Edition

Utopia - Utopia - Import White Vinyl LP Record Limited Edition

Vinyl Record

Rock

Progressive/Art Rock

May 24, 2024

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Catalog No.: SVART474LPB1

JAN/ISBN: 889466537813

Number of Discs: 1

Record Size: 12”

Country/Region of Manufacture: Import

Credits:

Utopia

Description:

Utopia followed Swing to the Right, their first album for Elektra subsidiary Network, a mere six months after, dubbing the new album Utopia. Presumably, an eponymous release signaled a new beginning for the group, which is true to a certain extent. Utopia finally became a true collective here, with each member's contributions sounding remarkably similar, in performance and composition. Very few tunes bear an unmistakable Rundgren stamp, and even when they do, it's been processed into a signature Utopia sound -- the first time they could truly be said to have a sound of their own. Strangely, this happens on an album where the group makes a self-conscious effort to sound contemporary, dressing in new wave gear for the cover shoot while molding the music after synthesized new wave pop. Granted, that quirkiness masks a fairly traditional set of Utopia arena pop, yet these songs wind up as the most consistent album in the group's catalog -- which is saying a lot, considering that the album spreads over three sides. Utopia rarely sags in momentum, and even the weaker songs aren't far removed from the stronger material, highlighted by "Bad Little Actress," "Hammer in My Heart," "Princess of the Universe," and the excellent single "Feet Don't Fail Me Now." They had their moments before, but Utopia is where the band finally made a thoroughly enjoyable record; too bad they couldn't extend it through their final two records. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklisting:

A1. Libertine
A2. Bad Little Actress
A3. Feet Don't Fail Me Now
A4. Neck on Up
A5. Say Yeah
A6. Call It What You Will
A7. I'm Looking at You But I'm Talking to Myself
B8. Hammer in My Heart
B9. Burn Three Times
B10. There Goes My Inspiration
B11. Princess of the Universe
B12. Infrared and Ultraviolet
B13. Forgotten But Not Gone
B14. Private Heaven
B15. Chapter and Verse

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