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    Posted: June 12 2011 at 16:16
I like Kilroy Was Here! Tongue
But my favourite is also JCS from 1970. Ian Gillan was the best Jesus IMHO.
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Points: 21795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2011 at 23:48
Good to see The Kinks made it but the rest of the list is throwaway garbage (except for maybe Ziggy Stardust, which isn't a rock opera [but The Kinks' isn't either, necessarily]). I mean, where's Quadrophenia and The Wall? The list could use an embarrassingly large amount of different material.
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

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I would've put Jesus Christ Superstar. It started out as a rock opera
ClapClap It's better than all the ones on this list... 


It's incredible ain't it? Just the overture alone beats the entire list

The overture is amazing, the moment the Judas theme appears is powerful, and then the Superstar theme; it actually resembles a proper overture, giving a tour of the themes to be used in the rest of the work. 


Yeah man, a band I was a member of for 2 years covered Heaven on Their Minds, such fun to solo over and a very powerful song for a vocalist. I'm also very partial to Gethsemane as it brings me to tears almost every time:


Excellent version.

As far as the above comment is concerned, I don't believe in talent that much anyway so I'll keep out of that one however I will say that I don't particular enjoy The Who either.
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^So for you saying that a band bores you = saying that a band is talentless.

The Who bores me to death and they are talented. But if you really need to stick to your definition, then go ahead, label them talentless with my approval.
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Welcome to The Who bashing thread. Such a talentless band reallyLOL
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While I could complain about the heinous omission of some of my favourite obscure rock operas, like Devil Doll's Dies Irae and Angizia's Das Tagebuch Der Hanna Anikin like a good prog fan, where the hell are Quadrophenia and The Wall in this list?! Srsly.
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^There's like 5 minutes in Who's Next that I enjoy (Baba Riley or whatever, the famous song)... The rest bores me so much. Lady Gaga is higher on my list...
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I honestly do enjoy Who's Next and...uhm... one-fourth of Quadrophenia, but they're pretty low on my list. (to put it into perspective, PRINCE is higher than they are.)
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^I really am bored by The Who... Dead
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Agreed! How can folks put Tommy on a higher level? To me, nary a second of the music in the original 1970 recording of JCSS goes wasted, but Tommy has the Underture, man!
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^I wouldn't go that far but for sure one of the best moments in rock history! Tongue
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Can we cut out the middle man and accept that Jesus Christ Superstar is one of the greatest moments in all music history? :P
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Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

I would've put Jesus Christ Superstar. It started out as a rock opera
ClapClap It's better than all the ones on this list... 


It's incredible ain't it? Just the overture alone beats the entire list

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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Lol the list has ICP on it, and I'm supposed to take it seriously?

I think the ICP mention is fair, it's clear they only stuck it on the end because it's funny. 
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Points: 3595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2011 at 16:54
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

- Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime
- Savatage: Streets
- Pink Floyd: The Wall

Oh and obviously JC: Superstar.

Maybe Ziggy, but it's not even close to Bowie' s best.

Definitely, friend - although Ziggy's my favorite Bowie album (can't help it).
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Points: 28028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2011 at 15:56
I suppose this doesn't count?
 
 
 
great song anywayWink
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- Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime
- Savatage: Streets
- Pink Floyd: The Wall

Oh and obviously JC: Superstar.

Maybe Ziggy, but it's not even close to Bowie' s best.


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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

I would've put Jesus Christ Superstar. It started out as a rock opera
ClapClap It's better than all the ones on this list... 


It's incredible ain't it? Just the overture alone beats the entire list
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It's a crap list but i'm neither irritated or surprised. Every list like this is the same but this one at very least featured 1 or 2 surprises
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