- P.O.V. (album)
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P.O.V. 
Studio album by Utopia Released January 1985 Genre Rock, new wave Length 41:11 Label Passport Producer Todd Rundgren, Willie Wilcox Utopia chronology Oblivion
(1984)P.O.V.
(1985)Trivia
(1986)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]P.O.V. is an album by the rock group Utopia, released in 1985[2]. It peaked at #161 on the Billboard 200 charts. Except for live albums and compilations, this is the last album recorded by Utopia. The ambiguous acronym title is given four possible explanations on the back cover of the album, standing variously for "Price of Victory", Pillar of Virtue", Point of View" or "Persistence of Vision". The front cover photo depicts the band dressed in quasi-military costumes and looking at a star map, while in the background the giant "Pharoah" mask (a stage prop from their mid-70s "RA" tour) can be seen. The album layout also reflects Rundgren's interest in computers and information technology and incorporates elements adapted from the 'window' design used in the Apple Macintosh operating system of the mid-1980s.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "Play This Game" 4:12 2. "Style" 4:14 3. "Stand for Something" 3:50 4. "Secret Society" 4:17 5. "Zen Machine" 4:07 6. "Mated" 3:56 7. "Wildlife" 3:36 8. "Mimi Gets Mad" 3:44 9. "Mystified" 5:21 10. "More Light" 3:54 11. "Man of Action (Not on LP, bonus track on cassette and CD versions)" 3:42 12. "Fix Your Gaze (Originally from Trivia, bonus track on 2011 reissue)" 4:32 13. "Monument (Originally from Trivia, bonus track on 2011 reissue)" 5:39 Personnel
- Todd Rundgren – Vocals, Guitar
- Kasim Sulton – Vocals, Bass guitar
- Roger Powell – Vocals, Keyboards
- Willie Wilcox – Vocals, Drums
Charts
Album - Billboard
Year Chart Position 1985 Pop Albums 161 References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011 [last update]). "POV - Utopia | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r20926. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Utopia (5) - POV (LP) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Utopia-POV/release/1487351. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
Utopia Todd Rundgren • Roger Powell • Kasim Sulton • Willie Wilcox
Kevin Ellman • Mark "Moogy" Klingman • M. Frog Labat • Ralph Schuckett • John SieglerStudio albums Todd Rundgren's Utopia (1974) • Ra (1977) • Oops! Wrong Planet (1977) • Adventures in Utopia (1980) • Deface the Music (1980) • Swing to the Right (1982) • Utopia (1982) • Oblivion (1984) • P.O.V. (1985)Live albums Another Live (1975) • Redux '92: Live in Japan (1992) • Deface The Music Tour (live) (2001) • Oops! Wrong Planet Tour (Japan) (live) (2001) • Last of the New Wave Riders (live) (2003) • Last of the New Wave Riders (17 tracks) (live) (2008)Compilation albums Trivia (1986) Anthology (1974-1985) • Passport Collection (1996) • Oblivion, POV & Some Trivia (1996) • City in My Head (1999) • Rhino Hi-Five: Utopia (2006)Singles "Communion with the Sun" • "Love Is the Answer" • "Set Me Free" • "The Very Last Time" • "Second Nature" • "I Just Want to Touch You" • "One World" • "Lysistrata" • "Hammer in My Heart" • "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" • "Crybaby" • "Love With a Thinker" • "Mated"Videos/DVDs An Evening with Utopia (1983) • The Utopia Sampler (1983) • A Retrospective 1977-1984 (1985) • Live at the Royal Oak (1985) • Redux '92: Live in Japan (1994) • A Retrospective: 1977-1984 (2000) • Live in Columbus, Ohio 1980 (2003) • Live in Boston 1982 (2004)Categories:- 1985 albums
- Todd Rundgren albums
- Albums produced by Todd Rundgren
- Utopia albums
- 1980s rock album stubs
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