Stu-khag Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hello, I'm about to start some research in work about concept albums. In the past I've read mentions of albums here and If you google it lots of them come up and there are whole wiki pages to devoted to them but I'd to see what everyone here would be interested in seeing being mentioned in a tv programme. I'm trying to put together a diverse range of albums genre and era wise so if you have any thoughts then I'd love to hear from you all stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Very obviously "SF Sorrow" by The Pretty Things, but you could also include their subsequent album "Parachute" which had an Urban side and a Pastoral side. More modern concept albums should include the first two offerings from Mansun - "Attack Of The Grey Lantern" and "Six". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 There are definitely degrees of story telling when it comes to concept albums. At one end of the spectrum you have 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd or 'Tommy' by the Who where there is a relatively clear and easy to follow story being told accross the album. At the other end of the scale you have stuff like Iron Maiden's 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son', where apparently there was a story being told but to this day I have no idea what that story was,apart from a vague idea that it might have had something to do with wizards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No lust in Jazz Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 One concept album that I repeatedly listen to is Stainless Style by Neon Neon (2007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I suppose as well as the obvious, you should include one of the first - Frank Sinatra's 'In the Wee Small Hours'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 "The Alchemist" by Home "Olias of Sunhillow" by Jon Anderson Worth checking, I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 The Lamb lies down on Broadway - Genesis. I - Patrick Moraz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I really like Leviathan by Mastodon, which is a concept album based on Herman Melville's Moby Dick; it doesn't tell the story, at least not in a linear fashion, but the songs are all based influenced by parts of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 [i]steven Wilson - hand cannot erase[/i] [i]The Nefilim - Zoon[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails is one of my all time favourite albums. It does a superb job conveying its themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Depends how broadly you want to cast your net, of course, but you could argue that a storyline is sufficient, but not a necessary condition for a concept album. I'm sure some would contend that [i]The Who Sell Out [/i]qualifies as a concept album because it's based around a theme of making a studio album sound like a pirate radio station. Ditto Pink Floyd's [i]Wish You Were Here [/i]if one treats the whole thing as an extended tribute-to-Syd-and-analysis-of-the-music-business-that-chewed-him-up. [i]SMiLE [/i]and [i]Court of the Crimson King [/i]may also qualify under these criteria. Still, here's an example of one with a storyline, but which is definitely outside of the prog-rock umbrella that many fall under: [i]Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane[/i] (Definitely divided the fans; I loved it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Ahem: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1D6hKkij_8"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1D6hKkij_8[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 EON - The Book Of Gates https://powerprog.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-gates-special-edition Section IV - Superhuman https://section-iv.bandcamp.com/releases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougieb Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hawkwind Space Ritual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 [i]Scenes From A Memory[/i] and [i]The Astonishing[/i] by Dream Theater (especially the former) Jeff Wayne's [i]War Of The Worlds[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1455023033' post='2975073'] I suppose as well as the obvious, you should include one of the first - Frank Sinatra's 'In the Wee Small Hours'. [/quote] Although wouldn't something like the 1812 Overture have a stronger claim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Joes Garage - Frank Zappa **edit** and pretty much all of the other Zappa albums too thinking about it Edited February 9, 2016 by sprocketflup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Clockwork Angels - Rush 2112 - (the A Side anyway) - Rush Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes Duke - Genesis (loosely) As mentioned: Scenes from a Memory and The Astonishing by Dream Theater (they also have Disc 2 of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, which is one long piece in multiple parts.) 7th Son of a 7th Son is about a child born with mystical powers: and the rush to kill him before they fully awaken and brings doom on everyone etc. Edited February 9, 2016 by Daz39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 "Operation Mindcrime" - Queensryche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1455024212' post='2975106'] "Operation Mindcrime" - Queensryche [/quote] Good one. Great album. The sequel is rubbish though. Also pretty much anything by Coheed & Cambria is one long story thing going on, across the albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 [quote name='Daz39' timestamp='1455024495' post='2975111'] Good one. Great album. The sequel is rubbish though. [/quote] Yeah, it's garbage. They should never have bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1455024810' post='2975118'] Yeah, it's garbage. They should never have bothered. [/quote] The perils of money. I have put off listening to it for years and finally Spotified it last week. Ugh. Talk about thrown together in a week. Muse - Absolution (just about) and Drones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Carla Bley - Escalator Over The Hill. Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder Wakeman - Six Wives, Journey to the Centre of the Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Yes - Tales of Topographic Oceans Camel - Nude Eloy - Planets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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