Favorite concept album´s concept!
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Topic: Favorite concept album´s concept!
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: Favorite concept album´s concept!
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 21:26
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So, if the title is not clear enough, this is not a thread about your favorite concept album, but from your favorite concept! The story, the idea, just that. No music, just lyrics and theme, ok? Ok then... I must say The Wall is my favorite concept. It has everything, its so deep and yet so easily understandable, just a mastermind like Waters could do it I will most some more eventually... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 21:28
The dystopia in 2112 
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Posted By: Unix
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 21:39
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The Wall is a very good one... I also love Scenes from a Memory
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 22:20
| Dr. Octagonecologyst. Alien comes to Earth from Jupiter, becomes a gynecologist and has sex with lots of Earth women all while rapping like hell to sick beats by DJ Q-bert. |
Posted By: DethMaiden
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 22:20
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Wellll...Operation: Mindcrime is my favorite album, but I think it probably also has my favorite story of any album as well. I can see Savatage's "Dead Winter Dead" giving it a slight run for its money however. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 22:35
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Tweedles, The Resident's recent concept album about a sex-addicted evil clown wannabe. It's twisted and is full of penises, which is a really weird combination. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 22:40
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Nektar's Remember the Future: It's about a blind boy and his magical friend, a giant bird from outer space. What's more prog than that?!?!
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Posted By: KeleCableII
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 23:02
| The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed. Nice and simple. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 23:05
Really?... hmm... I didnt think it was going to be mentioned ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Unix wrote:Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 00:17
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The Wall and The Lamb has been always my favorites, I like these kind of histories.
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 00:32
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"The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" and "Subterranea". The former is a very exuberant journey into the mind's deepest corners in order to find redemption from one's own selfishness. Freedom must be conquered on the surrealistic verge of madness. The latter is the tragic story of a former captive who attempts to conquer his own freedom and self-affirmation... only to find that his authentic fate is to be a captive. Accepting slavery as the very essence of your truest self... that's a major misery, indeed.
Kind regards.
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 01:50
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Oh, hands down, The Who Sell Out.
Good album, but you can't beat the concept of the band becoming an ultra radio friendly pop band (especially in, what, '67?). ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: TataBrada
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 03:29
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BRAVE !!!
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Posted By: Niki ( IO )
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 03:33
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ENTROPIA, ONE HOUR FROM THE CONCRETE LAKE, THE PERFECT ELEMENT PERT 1, REMEDY LANE, BE, SCARSICK... ------------- IO |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 03:42
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Tales From Topographic Oceans, though i can hardly understand it.
The Wall, Scenes from a Memory, The Snow Goose & Aqualung are other great ones.
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Posted By: KeleCableII
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 09:16
| Oh, how did I forget Pain of Salvation's albums? I like all of them! |
Posted By: enteredwinter
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 12:55
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Still Life by Opeth. A guy is banished from a town where his true love lives, returns many years later to see her killed and himself hung. How cool is that? Seriously. (I like concept albums that tell a story from beginning to end throughout the album, which surprisingly few of them do) ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 13:45
| Coda's What A Symphony. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 19:03
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jajaja The snow Goose is instrumental, I said no music, only concept... but... well, ok, why not... Be form POS is another fiiiiiiine concept ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 17:42
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PoS's The Perfect Element has the best concept IMO (mainly because it blends with the music so briliantly). Brave, Christ 0, Still Life and Animals all have very good concepts as well.
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 17:45
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Fear of a Blank Planet and The Wall
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 13:05
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Kevin Gilbert Shame of the True - experiences and disillusions of a rock musician at 'Hotel California' - read Barney Hoskins' book of the same title for a completer explanation
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Posted By: Scrub
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 14:56
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I could never possibly narrow it down to just one album! A few names that jump out right away are... Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime Everygrey - In Search Of Truth Savatage - Dead Winter Dead Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory Pink Floyd - The Wall/The Final Cut (I love that album damnit!) I was just listening to Evergrey's "The Inner Circle" today for the first time really, and I must say it sounds like it has a rather nice concept. The final track "When The Walls Go Down" is simply amazing! I had to pick myself up off of the floor when it was over. But to put it on the list after just one listen would be stupid! I just thought I'd throw that out there though for other discussion... |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 18:56
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whao nobody mentioned
Thick as a brick. Jethro tull
Hemispheres. RUSH
Duke. Genesis ( well Have of the album is!)
Felona e Sorona. LE ORME ( well not english,but what that heck!!
 LOve the album)When more comes up I post them!!!
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Posted By: Roskisdyykkari
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 08:51
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What makes Hemispheres or 2112 concept albums? Besides the title tracks of those albums I can't see any lyrical connection between the songs. I like the concept of 2112 very much, but it's not a concept album in my opinion. So I'm gonna have to say Thick as a Brick. --- (And these are not prog (even though Maiden is prog-related), but I'll say this anyway, because I like all of these concept-albums so much: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son King Diamond - Abigail King Diamond - "THEM" King Diamond - The Puppet Master) ------------- And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away in the tidal destruction the moral melee. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date 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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Posted By: deathblack29
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 11:43
| The Wall and Still Life |
Posted By: thellama73
Date 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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Posted By: rushfan4
Date 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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Posted By: Dean
Date 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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Posted By: limeyrob
Date 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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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:07
Me too - except I was suporting "the other team" at the time - which is probably why I never got into Quadrophenia (more a http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2025 - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die! person myself  )------------- What? |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:15
| 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. |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:15
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date 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 ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Dim
Date 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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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 14:43
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.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 15:34
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.
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Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 16:19
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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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date 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? )
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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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date 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. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:15
TOMMY!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Firefly
Date Posted: August 01 2007 at 11:31
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.
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: August 02 2007 at 00:27
Musically= The wall
Concept= The wall
Favirote= the wall -------------
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Posted By: puma
Date 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. |