Concept Albums

[Jagshund]

Originally Posted by bell

one of my favorite books.......it it worth the search to give it a listen?

Would you believe that I heard a song from that album once on the radio when I was about 10 and spent the next 25 years trying to figure out what it was? I found it about a month ago after redoubling my search efforts- it was the track 'Forever Autumn.'

I don't know about the whole album, but that song is great.

[Damian in NJ]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Jackson Browne's the dead guy on the left and J.D. Souther on the right. I always liked Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell and Marvin Gaye's What's Goin' On as 2 great concept albums.

Ditto on What's Goin' On.

[scottmandue]

Quadrophenia

Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here

(Never liked the Wall... and I saw it live)

Abby road
Sargent Pepper

Buffalow Springfield

Early Neil Young

[Damian in NJ]

Remember the Future by Nektar

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

"The idea all along had been to record something unified and continuous, like a novel or film-a scapbook, rather, since the theme originally was the Beatles' own Liverpool childhood...'It (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) was Paul's number' George Martin says, 'Just an ordinary song, not particular brilliant as songs go. When we'd finishd it, Paul said, 'Why don't we make the whole album as though the Pepper Band really existed, as though Sargeant Pepper was doing the record. We can dub in effects and things.' From that moment on, it was as if Pepper had a life of its own.'..."It (the album cover) was further unique in opening out like a book, and in having the song lyrics printed in full on the back. Inside with the record was as sheet of cut-out novelties, figments of the Beatles. own comic-book childhood transformed to the last, or next, word in POP Art-a Sergeant Pepper picture card, a paper mustache, two badges and a set of NCO's stripes." 'SHOUT! The Beatles In Their Generation by Phillip Norman, p 288; p 291.

Incidentally, I do have an original Sgt. Pepper album set described above.

Me too...showin'our age, eh? "Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm..."

[Roy Hinkley]

Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane over the Sea"

[Jeff Higgins]

Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
Thick as a Brick - Tull (the anti-concept album concept album)
Wish You Were Here (Floyd's ode to Barret)
Pictures at an Exhibition - ELP's protest against pop

[Laneco]

I think this speeks for it self

[VINMAN]

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Quadrophenia

Dark Side of the Moon

Sargent Pepper

Steelin part of your list.

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by Roy Hinkley

Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane over the Sea"

love this record. sounds so good on vinyl too...never thought of it as a concept record

not sure its really a concept record but i love Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

of course Dark Side of the Moon and everything they did prior to it

is Sandinista by The Clash a concept record? i love it

[Buckterrier]

Great calls on all, especially the 2 Zappa posts.
But my vote goes to Days of Future Past, Moody Blues of course.

[gprsh924]

I don't see iTunes killing it at all. I pretty much start listening to all new music the same way. I hear song from somewhere, get into it, then start digging deeper into the artist. If the album is more of the same, I am likely to get the whole thing. If the single doesn't represent the rest of the sound, then it will probably just stay a single on my iPod.

[Deschodt]

My 2 long time favorite concept albums...

Probably not too well known:



More popular...

[scottmandue]

Beach boys

[Rick Lee]

Gonna have to go with these two.

[Steve Viegas]

Deschodt-

Queensryche's Mindcrime was the other album I was debating with when I listed Misplaced Childhood as my favorite.

I don't know many people familiar with one of these albums let alone both of them.

I have to commend you on your excellent taste in music.

[jcommin]

I have enjoyed reading these posts and I agree with many of the choices. Tabs: you surprise me but I appreciate your taste in music.

Albums are gone, gone the way of the 'B' side of 45's. IMO, the present talent doesn't have the the quality/quantity for an album. Even if they did, the producers probably see more profit in singles / downloads.

[ErVikingo]

Some of my all time favorites:

DSOTM
Wish You were Here
The Wall
Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
Amused to Death
Radio Kaos
Final Cut
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
2112
Saga's Episodes
Psychoderelict
White City
Tommy
Quadrophenia
Operation Mindcrime (and live crime)
Bethoven's Last Night
A Mind Beside Itself
Spartacus
Hamburger Concerto
No Earthly Connection
Brain and Salad Surgery
Metropolis - Scenes from a Memory
OK Computer

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