Adventures in Utopia is an album released in 1980 by Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...

's band, Utopia.

Genre

Mixing rock

Rock music

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, pop

Pop music

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, disco and progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 music styles, Adventures In Utopia achieved predicted success with the band's established fan base and some wider commercial success with the track Set Me Free, released as a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 with "Umbrella Man" as it's b-side.

Band members

The, by then, established team of Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...

, Kasim Sulton

Kasim Sulton

Kasim Sulton is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States...

, Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox wrote, performed and produced the album.

Side one

1. "The Road to Utopia" – 4:54
2. "You Make Me Crazy" – 3:41
3. "Second Nature" – 2:36
4. "Set Me Free" – 3:09
5. "Caravan" – 7:01

Side two

1. "Last of the New Wave Riders" – 4:22
2. "Shot in the Dark" – 3:41
3. "The Very Last Time" – 3:52
4. "Love Alone" – 3:55
5. "Rock Love" – 5:33

The line (bracketed as an aside) "here comes that Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer

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 now" appears at the end of the track Last Of The New Wave Riders; often believed to be a reference to the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

 character, The Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer

The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "The Galactus Trilogy"....

 or perhaps actually a reference to the colloquial name given to middle or old aged people who participate in activities normally associated with the young - this second interpretation fits more convincingly with the sentiment of the song and the progress of the band's music career at that time.

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	32