This is not to say that RA does not have some good points, but c'mon, "Singring And The Glass Guitar"? Unless you are a teenager who has a tendacy for pot smoking and listening to Rush, I do not think you will fully appreciate this stuff.

A Must-Have For All Utopia Enthusiasts
Preceding Adventures In Utopia, which is perhaps Utopia's most commercially accessible album, Ra is for me the best album the band produced. Todd Rundgren is very creative and playful here, free from the suffering that seems to undermine a lot of his later work. I get the feeling that the band had fun making this record, and it rocks. Todd and Roger Powell create hypnotic synth and guitar interplay, trading licks in Jealousy, Sunburst Finish, Hiroshima and Singring and the Glass Guitar. Utopia's signature four-part vocal harmonies are right on throughout, and Todd, Kasim Sultan, Roger, Pand Willie Wilcox are uniquely showcased both as vocalists and musicians in Singring.

This is one to have... and listen to.
I first heard this piece of work sitting on the patio of a friend shortly after it came out. I was extremely impressed at the time and didn't think that anything Todd Rundgren could do would impress me more than the double album, Todd. This album, however, did just that and if you had the good fortune to see this concert tour then I don't have to tell you anything about this album, you already own it. Seldom do I like every song on an album but Ra is one that I can play and enjoy even now . I'm glad it's now in the CD format but I still have the old album...there's no way a CD cover can compete with "Album Art". If you are a Todd Rundgren fan, old or new, Ra is one of the mandatory albums to own.

How about a little fanfare?
If you want to consider hearing this disc in a smoke
screen, go right ahead.
If you want to LISTEN to this disc, do so -- and in
time you'll be clearheaded enough to treasure each note.

NOT RECOMMENDED for the beat-box denomination.
OK, RA is slightly on the bong side of 1980, but each time I listen to it, it still reminds me of the first time I heard it. Jealousy, Hiroshima, Eternal Love - great stuff! Sometimes I even take the time to dim the lights, close the curtains and listen to Singring and the Glass Guitar, which was, is, and will always be an electrified ferry tale.
Digitally remastered reissue of original album by Todd Rundgren's art/ prog/ power pop group. Contains all eight tracks from when the album was first released in 1977, including 'Eternal Love'. Also features the original cover art & new interviews in the liner notes. 1999 release.