Ra, climbing the horizon
Rising up the mountain, lighting up the valley below
Ra, giver without measure
Beacon of compassion, shining through the spectrum of life
Day is born, night is gone
One in all, all is one
Communion with the sun
Ra, ruler of all nature
Burning on forever, melting all together in one
Ra, holy synthesizer
Inspiration showers green and growing gardens of love
Voices rise to the song
One in all, all is one
Communion with the sun, with the sun
Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra
Ra, climbing the horizon
Waves of light come rolling across the floor of the valley
Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra
Lift your eyes to the dawn
One in all, all is one
Communion with the sun
I have had this album in various formats for 40 years, amazing tour de force of an album, way beyond expectations , still rips it up today, although a bit tinny sounding, just load up that fat bass, superb still love it today
The overture is not entirely written by Todd, but I love it anyway. Watch the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth, with James Mason. When they climb the volcano and look over the rim, you will hear the music.
Bought this on vinyl when it came out. I compared it to RUSH at the time. What a classic. TYSVM for posting it. I have not heard this in over 35 years.
I bought “Ra” the day it came out, so by the time the Ra tour came to Glasgow we were well primed to freak out! This was 1977, the acid going round was Richard Kemp’s “Operation Julie” Orange Barrels, some of the purest acid ever made, and perfect for Utopia’s psychedelic rock!
To young to see this concert but wish i could have tagged along with my sister and her boyfrind when they went to Richfield Coliseum to take this show in.