Utopia - RA (1977) {JPN Edition}
Utopia - RA (1977) {JPN Edition}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG | Scan | 352MB (+5%)
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock | Label: Victor VDP-28022 | Released: 1977 | Re-Issued: 1988
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG | Scan | 352MB (+5%)
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock | Label: Victor VDP-28022 | Released: 1977 | Re-Issued: 1988
RA found Utopia moving away from the long, experimental instrumental jams that distinguished their first two albums, but what's surprising about it is how the group changed. Sure, the lineup was different but their approach changed on RA, as they moved away from prog rock and toward hard rock. In that regard, it makes sense that Rundgren's possessive has been stripped from Utopia's name, since the band no longer sounds like an indulgent spin-off of his own albums. In that regard, it makes sense that Rundgren's possessive has been stripped from Utopia's name, since the band no longer sounds like an indulgent spin-off of his own albums. RA has little to do with either Rundgren album that preceded or succeeded it. In fact, it's an anomaly in both the Utopia and Rundgren catalogs. Never before had Rundgren attempted what appears to be a full-fledged concept album, and never again did Utopia trade in pomp rock and all the grand, "important" themes that go with the territory. RA may not have a genuine narrative through line – with the exception, that is, of the closing 18-minute epic "Singring and the Glass Guitar," an "electrical fairy tale" Rundgren narrates in the voice of a mischievous elf – but all seven songs feel connected, largely because they're driven home with pure prog bombast. At times, the album feels like parody, particularly because all the sonic overhauls make Utopia sound like Queen. Despite all the indications that Utopia isn't taking this all that seriously – nobody could write the chorus of "Hiroshima" without having their tongue somewhat in cheek – but it's impossible to discern whether RA is satire since the murk of keyboards, guitar solos, and crushing chords is somberly played. Such quandaries and questions make RA intriguing, even if it's not particularly good, or listenable for that matter.
Utopia - RA (1977) {JPN Edition}
Tracks:
01 - Overture- Mountaintop And Sunrise , Communion With The Sun
02 - Magic Dragon Theatre
03 - Jealousy
04 - Eternal Love
05 - Sunburst Finish
06 - Hiroshima
07 - Singring And The Glass Guitar (An Electrified Fairytale)
# Communion with the Sun & Jealousy recorded at the Turtle Creek Barn using custom equipment owned and operated by Yes engineer Eddy Offord
Credits:
Todd Rundgren - guitar and vocal
Roger Powell - keyboards, synthesizer and vocals
Kasim Sulton - bass and vocals
John "Willie" Wilcox - drums, percussion and vocals
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Utopia / Ra
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EAC extraction logfile from 29. December 2010, 12:47
Utopia / Ra
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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" %s
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Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.37 | 6:54.35 | 37 | 31121
2 | 6:54.72 | 3:27.73 | 31122 | 46719
3 | 10:22.70 | 4:43.50 | 46720 | 67994
4 | 15:06.45 | 4:49.62 | 67995 | 89731
5 | 19:56.32 | 7:31.05 | 89732 | 123561
6 | 27:27.37 | 7:15.73 | 123562 | 156259
7 | 34:43.35 | 18:23.35 | 156260 | 239019
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