Utopia (band)
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| + | '''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. By 1976, the group was known simply as Utopia and featured a stable quartet of [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Kasim Sulton]], [[Roger Powell (musician)|Roger Powell]] and [[Willie Wilcox|John "Willie" Wilcox.]] This version of the group gradually abandoned progressive rock for more straightforward rock and [[pop music|pop]]. | ||
| - | '''The Rutles''' (The '''Prefab Four''') are a band known for their visual and aural pastiches and parodies of [[The Beatles]]. This originally fictional band, created by [[Eric Idle]] and [[Neil Innes]] for 1970s television programming, became an actual group (while remaining a parody of The Beatles) and toured and recorded, releasing many songs and albums that included two U.K. chart hits. | + | In 1980, they had a [[top 40]] hit with "Set Me Free". Though often thought of as a Rundgren-oriented project, all four members of Utopia wrote, sang, produced and performed on their albums; "Set Me Free", for example, was sung by Sulton. The group broke up in 1986, but reunited briefly in 1992. More recently, beginning in 2011 the earlier prog-rock incarnation known as Todd Rundgren's Utopia was revived for a series of live shows. In 2018 Rundgren, Sulton, and Wilcox reunited for a tour with new keyboardist Gil Assayas under the moniker Todd Rundgren's Utopia. |
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| - | * ''[[Deface the Music]]'', a similar Beatles parody by the group [[Utopia (band)|Utopia]] | + | |
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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. By 1976, the group was known simply as Utopia and featured a stable quartet of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox. This version of the group gradually abandoned progressive rock for more straightforward rock and pop.
In 1980, they had a top 40 hit with "Set Me Free". Though often thought of as a Rundgren-oriented project, all four members of Utopia wrote, sang, produced and performed on their albums; "Set Me Free", for example, was sung by Sulton. The group broke up in 1986, but reunited briefly in 1992. More recently, beginning in 2011 the earlier prog-rock incarnation known as Todd Rundgren's Utopia was revived for a series of live shows. In 2018 Rundgren, Sulton, and Wilcox reunited for a tour with new keyboardist Gil Assayas under the moniker Todd Rundgren's Utopia.
