Concept albums
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Topic: Concept albums
Posted By: DAMNDAN
Subject: Concept albums
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 16:27
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Hi I recently discovered a lot of awesome progressive rock concept albums like the wall duh hahaha as well as scenes from a memory part 2. Do any of you know albums with a similar feel to these concept albums of above mentioned albums or even some other awesome prog related albums ? Any help would be gladly appreciated. |
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Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 16:34
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Pain of Salvation is a band that comes to mind, most of their albums are concept albums. Their debut 'Entropia' is my personal favorite, if you like funk-y bass you may enjoy it. Their other albums are very different though, so don't expect the same thing on each one. Rush's 'Clockwork Angels' is another awesome concept album. Hope these recommendations help.
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Posted By: thewall
Date Posted: October 12 2015 at 17:02
| Here a nice list of concept album: http://inspired-by-living.com/article/most-popular-concept-albums" rel="nofollow - http://inspired-by-living.com/article/most-popular-concept-albums |
Posted By: Jarhead81198
Date Posted: January 19 2016 at 12:14
You should listen to Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase.  ------------- Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out was a song? |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: January 20 2016 at 09:46
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Hi, The idea of "concept albums", is not new, and it isn't old, either. It just ... is ... as I like to say, however, for rock music, specially, too many of these concepts are rather hazy and not always clear, and sometimes, over rated and not a concept album at all ... just an idea for putting together an x number of songs, and all of those songs were in my "litter box'. So to speak. Compositionally, there are a lot of things that would fit that description, but even then, you and I can sit here and compare to an Opera or another concept that is more "complete" as an idea, then you will find a lot of these rock eccentricities a bit over rated and full of it. For me, the worst excuse is ... them lyrics ... that supposedly tell you a story that you are going to follow and accept as a "concept", even though, in the end, if you try to connect the dots ... they don't come together at all! This "illusion", is very bad, and it is a deceitful situation, that makes you think there is more there than otherwise ... but if you compare it to literature and other proper definitions of the term, the connections are very weak and poor, and that should close the book on the situation. But for some reason, rock folks think that top ten is more important than the history of the arts ... good luck! All it is doing is showing how bad the rock music can be and how poorly designed and repetitive it is. And to be progressive, it needs to be wayyyyy better than that! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 20 2016 at 09:57
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Getting back to the question, here's some prog concept albums I would recommend, not necessarily similar to DT though. Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Spocks Beard - Snow Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans IQ - Subterranea Rush - 2112 (which is only half a concept album but there you go) |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 21 2016 at 07:06
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Anything by Ayreon. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: January 25 2016 at 04:05
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Into the Electric Castle or The Dream Sequencer are both awsome concept albums by Ayreon |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 25 2016 at 07:53
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the "Robot Woman" trilogy by Mother Gong, also their album "Fairy Tales" Nik Turner's "Xitintoday" Peter Haimmill's "The Fall of the House of Usher" "Marscape" by Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley. "Rockpommels Land" by Grobschnitt "Spartacus" by Triumvirat. "Recycled" by Nektar (in my opinion much better than "Remember the Future", of which I dislike the weak chorus singing the album title. "Re-meeeem-ber the fuuuuu-ture". Yikes! -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 04 2016 at 12:47
| "Pompeii" by Triumvirat |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: February 04 2016 at 12:51
QFT. Took the words right out of my mouth. ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
chopper wrote:Posted By: Piffol_Four_Times
Date Posted: February 24 2016 at 08:25
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Start List War of the Worlds - Jeff Wayne & Guests Return to the Centre of the Earth - Rick Wakeman & Guests Hunting of the Snark - Mike Batt & Guests The Wall Live in Berlin - Roger Waters & Guests End list
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Posted By: chazzaboy
Date Posted: March 12 2016 at 14:02
| Rainbow on curved air - Terry Riley |
Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: March 12 2016 at 16:08
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Vast question. If you enjoyed The Wall and Scenes from a Memory Part 2, you can try Queensr˙che's Operation: Mindcrime. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 12 2016 at 16:15
So who plays Pedro in the PA's flick... The World According to Pedro. my vote. Nicolas Gage. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |