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puma 
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 Topic: Favorite concept albumīs concept!Posted: August 02 2007 at 00:35 |
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Tarkus: Armadillo tank that destroys weapons of mass destruction, then realizes it's a weapon of mass destruction itself and throws itself off a cliff into the sea. ARMADILLO TANK, PEOPLE.
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Dim
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Posted: August 02 2007 at 00:27 |
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Musically= The wall
Concept= The wall
Favirote= the wall
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Firefly
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Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:31 |
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HAHAHAH!!! Oh I used to listen to that album quite a bit. Found it quite by accident, and it grew on me. I particularly liked the second version of Blue Flowers, when he starts singing that cheesy Christopher Cross song "Sailing" from out of nowhere and shoobedoobbop's a little. Cracks me up every time.
Halfsharkalligatorhalfman!!!!
 Anyway, I think my favourite concept for an album is Opeth's My Arms, Your Hearse. Plus it has that little built in cycle...it's just so....clever. Edited by Firefly - August 01 2007 at 11:33 |
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Zargus
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Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:15 |
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TOMMY!
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 21:25 |
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Ziltoid, despite lacking in the music department at times, could be the best concept I've heard.
Fear of a Blank Planet (youth) / The Power and the Glory (politics)/Kid A&Amnesiac (general misanthrophy) all work very well due to their relatability.
Oh, and Frances the Mute and Be. Best concept albums where I have no idea what's going on, try to piece together stuff, and fail miserably. It doesn't get any better.
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1800iareyay
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 21:07 |
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Operation Mindcrime: a naive, idealistic heroin addict exploited by a twisted "revolutionary" for profit. Also has a love story with a nun that is serious (couldn't you see Zappa taking on the same love story?
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Devin Townsend- Ziltoid the Omniscient/ Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick- Both of these albums mock the concept album, then end up being incredibly strong records. Both are supremely weird, but Devin's manages to out-crazy Ian.
Animals- Waters' at his biting best. The Wall was just a bit too much for me (same for Lamb Lies Down, another favroite in this thread).
PT- Fear of a Blank Planet- Wilson perfectly captures the mood of the stagnating youth (I know, I've seen a number of kids like this; heck, at times this album is talking about me)
The Human Equation- All of Arjen's albums deal with the human mind (they just use sapce/sci-fi as a backdrop), but THE does the best of putting the various emotions constantly bouncing around in our heads to music.
Remedy Lane/Perfect Element Pt 1- Gildenlow's best examples of condensing a wide array of subject matter into a cohesive whole
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limeyrob
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 16:19 |
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I was a bit young to understand what they (M's and R's) were about at the time but dabbled in both cultures over the years. I really liked my parka but then had a couple of motorbikes. Not the Triumphs or Hogs as I remember, just high revving Japanese bikes - but didn't get into the leathers, more a Belstaff man myself.
I can still remember the ground shaking as over 100 bikes went by in formation. Seemed to go on forever - very spectacular.
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Time Signature
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 15:34 |
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No, I guess it's half a concept album. It's probably easier to consider it a concept thing with the old vinyl LPs in mind. Granted in CD format where all of 2112 is just one track, this get kind of difficult. Edited by Time Signature - July 30 2007 at 15:35 |
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Dean
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:43 |
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It is quite difficult stating your favorite concept without giving an example of the concept album that uses it. So, of those three albums, which is your favorite concept? A man looses his idendity to fame, a man looses his idendity to his "other self" or a man looses his idendity to a youth sub-culture.
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Dim
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:35 |
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THis is already turning into your favirote ncept album, then concept.
I saw someone say Duke... what?
The Wall
Lamb lies
Quadrophenia
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stonebeard
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:20 |
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Ayreon - The Universal Migrator, The Human Equation
Marillion - Brave Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick |
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E-Dub
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:15 |
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Time Signature
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:15 |
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I'd say 2112 is in interesting concept, especially the part when our protagonist finds the guitar and tries it out. I also like the concept of 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son', and I think King Diamond's story of the 'Puppet Master' is quite fascinating as well.
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Dean
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:07 |
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Me too - except I was suporting "the other team" at the time - which is probably why I never got into Quadrophenia (more a Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die! person myself
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limeyrob
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:02 |
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I thought about The Human Equation as well.
Quadrophenia is a good one as well but probably because that was in my early teens era. I remember living on the coast and seeing (and hearing) the long columns of scooters and bikes - not together you understand.
An awesome sight and sound
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Dean
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 12:49 |
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Crime of the Century, Dark Side Of The Moon, Be, The Perfect Elephant pt 1 ... so I prefer concepts relating to the human condition rather than concepts with storylines, but I like Operation Mindcrime, The Human Equation, Dead Winter Dead type stories too.
One worth a mention, though very rare and flippin' expensive: The King Of Elfland's Daughter by Peter Knight and Bob Johnson - A prog-folk concept ablum based upon Lord Dunsany's famous book.
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rushfan4
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 12:08 |
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Most recently, I found Ayreon's Human Equation to be an awesome concept album. Historically, Pink Floyd's The Wall and Animals, and The Who's Tommy and Quadrophenia. Also, I really like the previously mentioned Queensryche Operation Mindcrime and Dream Theater Scenes of a Memory. I was pretty excited when I saw that Queensryche had released the sequel to Operation Mindcrime. I have listened to Operation Mindcrime 2 a couple of times and have enjoyed the music, but I have not delved into the story enough to comment on the concept. |
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thellama73
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 11:51 |
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I rather like the Concept behind Wakeman's "Six Wives of Henry the Eighth"
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deathblack29
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Posted: July 30 2007 at 11:43 |
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The Wall and Still Life
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progismylife
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 13:55 |
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I wasn't saying that 2112 is a concept album, I was saying I like the concept of the song 2112.
Frances the Mute is a very good concept album.  And Misplaced Childhood
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