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Wasted
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Topic: Concept Albums Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:35 |
Hello people!!
Well...I recently discovered The Who - Tommy (a little late I guess) which is a very nice album. I was wondering if you can recommend me other concept albums or rock operas (except Pink Floyd which I already know by heart ).
Thanks!!
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tuxon
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:38 |
666 - Aphrodites Child
Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
Brave - Marillion
The Visitor - Arena
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:38 |
Buy the album to the left of this message... it will surpass Tommy and then some.
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tuxon
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:40 |
Cygnus X-2 wrote:
Buy the album to the left of this message... it will surpass Tommy and then some. |
I don't recognise it, who is it
Edited by tuxon
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:41 |
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Genesis '74)
The Snow Goose (Camel '75)
In a Glass House (Gentle Giant '73)
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:42 |
tuxon wrote:
Cygnus X-2 wrote:
Buy the album to the left of this message... it will surpass Tommy and then some. |
I don't recognise it, which is it
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tuxon
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:44 |
Yeah, I changed the initial post to who is it, a bit too late
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:45 |
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tuxon
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 19:48 |
Not really that fabulous BTW, I like segments, but most of it bores me. I prefer Who's next which was intended to be another rock-opera, but they never got that project off the ground, but the music resulted in what i consider to be the Who's best album.
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Maike
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 20:23 |
My current top 5 Concept albums
José Cid's "10000 anos depois entre Vénus e Marte"
(10000 years after between Venus and Mars)
Not your everyday prog album, but marvellous (Space ProgRock).
Genesis - Lamb lies down on Broadway
Yes - Tales From topographic oceans
Alice Cooper - Welcome to my nightmare
(not prog but a concept that only Mr Vincent Fournier would think of)
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (this one I consider a concept
because all the songs have a similar vibe and feel, its a very dark album
probably the closest to prog that Sabbath ever had, and Mr Wakeman was
in da house
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el böthy
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 20:29 |
Thick as a brick...Jethro Tull
A passion play...Jethro Tull
the others I know have already been said
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video vertigo
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 03:08 |
a couple of my favorite concept albums:
Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime
Marillion-Brave
Dream Theater-Scenes from a Memory
Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick / Aqualung (even though it was just a bunch of songs )
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Pablo_P
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 03:13 |
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
AYREON - Into the electric castle - a space opera
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undefinability
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 03:45 |
As it had already been recommended, I'd like to second The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis. It probably has everything you're looking for.
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 04:13 |
In addition to those mentioned:
Kayak - Merlin, Bard of the Unseen.
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coffeeintheface
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 04:40 |
^my all-time fave album
^this is also awesome, I just got this recently
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 05:18 |
the mars volta - deloused in the comatorium is also a concept album. it revolves around a guy in a coma and his decision to live or die. good imagery and amazing music, but not run of the mill prog like genesis.
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luc4fun
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 05:35 |
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Genesis-The Lamb...
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chopper
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 06:05 |
Sgt. Pepper is not a concept album as such.
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Ed_The_Dead
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Posted: August 11 2005 at 06:42 |
Dream Theater - "Scenes form a Memory" 1999
Ayreon - "The Human Equation" 2004
Ayreon - "Into The Electric Castle - A Space Opera" 1998 (not sure though)
Shadow Gallery - "Tyranny" 1998 + "Room V" 2005 ( a 2 part concept - I only know the 1st part but it brought me to my knees - ordered Room V some time ago...)
These are my fav...
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