Albums with a theme.......

saw the broadway production live and it uber rocked

one of the only Bowie albums I ever liked.

in Fairfax Va all I can say is wow.......wow......wow.

by the Who. A favorite of mine since it's release.

Also Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick, and A Passion Play.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

I love The Who also!

Quadrophenia rocks! :thumbsup:

Queensryche

And its finale, "Nights in White Satin".

...temendous music, most of which holds up well today.

:-)

most any P/F album for that matter

I'm partial to Animals, but I love 'em all...

even The Final Cut, which was more of a Roger Waters solo album than a true Pink Floyd album...

Roger may not be god... but he is a goddamn genius!

I don't think Sgt. Pepper is really a concept album though.

the first album that had songs that
told a story. It was certainly a
breakthrough album and after its
release many bands tried to do
the same thing.

Maybe it's BEYOND concept. It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since I those disks first hit my turntable. I have it on CD now, and it STILL blows me away. Peter Gabriel was on to something huge and perverse in his narrative, and the whole band was thriving in his universe. I refer those who dis Phil Collins to TLLDOB to listen to his drumming (ask any drummer, Phil is a fucking monster on the skins).

Eh, maybe I'll go listen to it now, with the LIGHTS OFF....

or... snip snip. :evilgrin:

Dr. Dyper

The Flaming Lips

not as good as The Soft Bulletin, but more "themey"

The Soft Bulletin is my favorite album EVER.

by The Alan Parsons Project

by Tori Amos

a perfect concept album made entirely out of covers of male songwriters - briiiiliant, too

once you hear Tori cover Eminem, you'll never be the same

I was going to say Strange Little Girls and Scarlett's Walk are two of my favorite concept albums. Both are brilliantly and beautifully done.

It's nice to meet another DUer who's a fan! :hi:

The primal scream album.

man, that guy can sure sing rock and roll.

was his nickname for the album.

It's just cool

Harry Nilsson Album telling a children's story about discrimation, and your place in the world.

If you haven't heard it go out and listen to it. I think it was also an animated feature.

:D I haven't thought about that song in years and years...

"You put the lime in the coconut....."

you been goofin' with the bees?

You win! That's the best choice for a concept album that I can think of!

and such a happy theme it was.

Queensryche's 'Operation Mindcrime' is kinda cool too.

nt

Don't know if that counts, but one of my favorite albums

Granted, the latter doesn't have a storyline running through it, but it revolves around the concept of truth.

Though "the Humongous" by the Tranqs tkes the cake for concept album

By The Pretty Things. It really is a great album and considered the very first concept album. I really like it although some may say it is too psychedelic. It is said to be the one that inspired Tommy.

I interviewed them and went to see them when they had a 'come back' in the early nineties. The publicist sent me their entire catalog on CDs, and to be honest with you, that was my least favorite of their albums. BTW, isn't it S.F. Sorrow? (I'm not sure how well my memory is doing on this one, but I think that's what it is.)

It is S.F. I could see how some people wouldn't like it, but I like the idea of it. According to Pete, it was the inspiration for Tommy.

forget it. Sorry I cannot contribute.

forget it. Sorry I cannot contribute.

A late '80s rock opera by this wiseguy band from San Diego tells the story of a punk rocker (Doug) who kills a chef, and sells the chef's recipe book as his own. It's an amazingly well done song cycle story -- makes a whole lot more sense than "Tommy." Along the way, they send up various other rock operas and styles. It also came with a comic book libretto that illustrated everything. Tremendous, but kind of hard to find now.

http://www.trouserpress.com/entry_90s.php?a=coolies

:hi:on edit it might of been in 91 actually now
that I think about it :think:

Yes, I'm sick of the title song, too.

But the album is a chronological story following the careers of old-west, American outlaws and likening them/showing the similarities to the lives of rock stars in the 60's and 70's (as you-know-who, the ones who died).

If you never listened to the entire album and weren't following music at the time (1972-73, I think), you've probably only heard the two hits, "Desperado" and "Tequila Sunrise."

BUT if you ever get the chance to imbibe your favorite vice, sit down and listen to the whole thing and follow the story, chances are you will feel like you just watched a great movie.

The last friend I loaned the disc to did that and said he teared up at the end.

It is a great concept album. One of the best.

The side with her drowning at sea. Many songs about her state of mind as she struggles to stay alive. The best one is "Waking the Witch" where she imagines she is a Salem witch thrown into the water to see if she can swim.

Oh well.

an album that had a theme. Sgt Pepper was not
just a collection of songs. It did have a theme
and is considered a ground-breaking album. Many
bands tried this same "concept" too.

As well as Pink Floyd's "Animals" and "Dark Side of the Moon".

these "concept" albums

Tori Amos' Boys for Pele
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here
Peter Gabriel's Passion
Madonna's Ray of Light
Radiohead's Kid A