Todd Rundgren's Utopia (1974) Freedom Fighters‏

This was Producer Todd Rungren's mid 70s project, an incredible band of prog musicians creating dense works and it dosen't get better than this debut which was criminally underestimated on its release. Rungren's skills in crafting a complete album through his work with Grand Funk, Badfinger and later XTC is best realised here with this band's ability to create long, entertaining passages of music and keep your interest with indelible hooks throughout (something very few prog bands can do). Though this whole album cant be separated, from start to finish it is a diverse sound painting but I thought for blog post length I wouldnt choose the 10 plus minute tracks and go for the only single length track. It's mix of  funky moogs, prog grandeur and psychedelic lead vocals makes it a pretty good example of the album and the band's brilliance where genres are fused organically and the music flows smoothly through dramatic shifts in pace, mood and dynamics.