Deface The Music
Utopia (5)
1980
Deface The Music is a Rock album by Utopia (5), originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 39 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- lush
- playful
- art school
About
This 1980 album wasn't the first time Todd Rundgren paid tribute to The Beatles; he had covered a few of their tunes on 1976's <i>Faithful</i>. But Utopia spend the entirety of <i>Deface the Music</i> paying painstakingly precise homage to the Fab Four. There are no actual Beatles songs, but every track emulates the Liverpudlian legends' sound as closely as possible, from the harmonies to the guitar riffs. The task is tackled in roughly chronological fashion—the album kicks off with "I Just Want to Touch You" evoking early Merseybeat. And by the closing cut, "Everybody Else Is Wrong," Utopia have adopted the Fabs' Mellotron-soaked, late-'60s psychedelic style.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1I Just Want To Touch You2:00
- A2Crystal Ball2:00
- A3Where Does The World Go To Hide1:41
- A4Silly Boy2:20
- A5Alone2:10
- A6That's Not Right2:37
- A7Take It Home2:53
Side B
- B1Hoi Poloi2:33
- B2Life Goes On2:21
- B3Feel Too Good3:04
- B4Always Late2:22
- B5All Smiles2:27
- B6Everybody Else Is Wrong3:38
Credits
Performers
- Kasim SultonBASS GUITAR
- Roger PowellKEYBOARDS GUITAR
- Willie WilcoxDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Todd RundgrenGUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 39 pressings tracked on Gatefold