Your 5 favorite concept albums
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Topic: Your 5 favorite concept albums
Posted By: Jbird
Subject: Your 5 favorite concept albums
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 15:09
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List your top 5 (or more, if you prefer) concept albums! Doesn't have to be prog, any genre will do.
I'm talking about an entire album that tells a story. From track 1 'til the end ('bonus' tracks aside, I guess).
That would leave out albums such as 2112 (only the first half is one story), Sgt. Pepper's (it was meant to be a concept album, but the idea was scratched), etc. great albums though they might be.
Here is mine:
1. Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
2. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
3. Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth
4. Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne (metal, story of MacBeth, has Chris Broderick of Megadeth on guitars)
5. Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls (cheesy voice-acting aside, has outstanding prog-metal instrumentation/& songs)
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 15:15
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1. the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 2. Dark Side of the Moon 3. Blood Mountain 4. Crime of the Century 5. Fear of the Blank planet ???????? -------------  
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 15:26
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No order. Deloused in the Comatorium Quadrophenia Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Animals The Hazards of Love
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Posted By: Jbird
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 16:02
I know that alot of the Porcupine Tree albums are supposed to be concept albums (In Absentia, Deadwing, FoaBP, and others I think) but it's hard for me to think of them that way, myself.
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aginor wrote:Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 16:04
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De-Loused is a concept album? Here's mine: 5. Operation: Mindcrime - Queensryche 4. Scenes from a Memory - Dream Theater 3. The Hazards of Love - The Decemberists 2. The Lamb - Genesis 1. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion Something like that... ------------- 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 16:12
Loosely but i think so. "De-loused is based on a short story written by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward. The album is an hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who tries to kill himself by overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison. The attempt lands him in a week-long coma during which he experiences visions of humanity and his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death."
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 16:13
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Easy for me: Jesus Christ Superstar Dark Side of the Moon Small Change (IS it a concept album?) - Tom Waits Operation Mindcrime The Perfect Element, pt. 1 Runnerups: Streets - Savatage The Human Equation The Final Cut The Wall Animals Wish You Were Here (IS it a concept album?) others.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 16:28
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Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple Triumvirat-Spartacus Le Orme-Felona e Sorona Eloy-Ocean Nektar-Remember The Future |
Posted By: voliveira
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 17:14
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1-Dark Side Of The Moon 2-Scenes from a Memory 3-Crime of Century 4-One 5-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ------------- "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be" Matthew 6:21 |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 19:12
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Concept albums are what really hooked me on prog. Genesis, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - an album about a really f**ked up dream. I have really f**ked up dreams. Rick Wakeman, Journey To The Center Of The Earth - one of my first prog albums tie with King Arthur Gentle Giant,Three Friends or The Power And The Glory, though I'm iffy on it qualifying, if it does, but it in place of TF. Joe Jackson, Heaven And Hell - the seven deadly sins. Right (anger) has the best lyrics "f**k THIS BULL sh*t SPIT FLAT BEER BACK ROCK STAR DUMB LUCK SICK JOKE CLAP TRAP DAMN THIN SHOE LACE YANK SPIT JERK SNAP BOMB KIKE SCAM BANK TEAR DOWN DEAD FLAG"  Gong - You, yeah I still haven't completed the trilogy but of the two I have, this is still my favorite "cops at the door" Honorable mention concept sides: Kayak - first side of Merlin Kate Bush - second side of Hounds Of Love Phil Manzanera, 6pm - Cissbury Ring would have been a second LP side if this was an LP. Utopia , Ra - the first side maybe not as much concept as theme. Forgot Jethro Tull, shame on me, Thick As A Brick or A Passion Play. So that's six and counting, sue me.  Can't pass on Nektar RTF as mentioned previously. Patric Moraz - i Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow Pink Floyd - Animals Vangelis - Heaven And Hell Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage Gorn, Levin, Marotta, From the Caves of the Iron Mountain - can music performed exclusively in caves be considered a concept album? I think so. Marillion, Brave. oh, Steve Tibbetts, Steve Tibbetts - surely a concept album about Steve Tibbetts. Albums already mentioned I didn't think of as concept albums - Dark Side Of The Moon, Crime Of The Century. Not to argue or anything, I just didn't think of them as so. Lancaster/Lumley - Marscape ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: TopographicTales
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 19:23
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No specific order... Porcupine Tree - Fear of A Blank Planet (I'm considering it a concept album, though some may not) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Floyd - Animals Rush - 2112 (for the suite alone, though the rest is great as well)
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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: September 09 2011 at 19:34
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Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory, Three Friends Jethro Tull - TAAB, A Passion Play Genesis - The Lamb Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination Pink Floyd - Animals, Dark Side The Who - Quadrophenia, Sell out Pseudo-concept albums: The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Moon Safari - Blomljud (lots of reprisals and reoccurring lyrical themes) ELP - Tarkus Pink Floyd - Wish you were Here ------------- I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't |
Posted By: wjohnd
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 02:04
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pink floyd - animals transatlantic - whirlwind neal morse - sola scriptura symphony x - paradise lost and a toss up between thick as a brick, Lamb and Tales for 5th place out respect, but i've not listened to them in more than snippets for many years. no doubt i've forgotten something obvious. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 03:34
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666 - Aphrodites Child
Revolutions - Magenta
Merlin ,Bard Of The Unseen - Kayak
Six Wives Of Henry VIII - Rick Wakeman
Purgatorio - Tangerine Dream
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Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 03:38
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My 5 (can't decide on order):
Quadrophenia The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway A Passion Play Animals The Snow Goose |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 03:39
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1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 2. Casino - Casino 3. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4. Coda - What A Symphony 5. Neal Morse - Testimony |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 04:40
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Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Sergent Pepper... She (Caarmora) Scenes from a Memory Misplaced Childhood Crime of The Century |
Posted By: wjohnd
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 05:27
damn .... marillion - clutching at straws -------------
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 05:34
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Pain of Salvation- The Perfect Element Kayo Dot- Coyote The Pax Cecilia- Blessed are the Bonds White Willow- Storm Season Le Orme- Felona e Sorona ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 06:58
yes -------------
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Posted By: TopographicTales
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 07:03
Wow, I'm ashamed that I forgot this one. Such a great piece of work, definitely one of my favorites.
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 07:41
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Marillion - Brave Pink Floyd - The Wall Pink Floyd - Animals Tull - TAAB The Who - Quadrophenia ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: September 10 2011 at 07:43
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A Passion Play Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Tales From Topographic Oceans Dark Side Of The Moon Quadrophenia B The Magpie / Harakka Bialoipokku by Pekka Pohjola |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 13:22
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Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray
Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Shadow Gallery - Room V
Savatage - The Wake of Magellan
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: September 11 2011 at 16:15
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Posted By: Heathcliffe
Date Posted: September 12 2011 at 00:02
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Thick as a Brick.
Passion Play. To Old To Rock and Roll. Lamb lies Down. Dark Side of the Moon. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 12 2011 at 11:19
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Voivod - Dimension Hatross Genesis - Lamb Banco del Mutuo Soccorso- Di Terra Pain of Salvation - Be Magma - Wurdah Itah ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: emty6
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 08:27
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Gentle Giant- In a Glass House, The Power and the Glory, Acquiring the taste (though it may not be recognized as a concept album, I experience it as one) The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper's Pink Floyd- Whish you were here =] |
Posted By: Allor1994
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 11:05
| Still life, Selling england by the pound, Scenes for the memory, Dark side of the moon, incident |
Posted By: Jörgemeister
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 11:32
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Pain of Salvation - BE Dream Theater - Scenes of a Memory The Who - Quadrophenia J. Tull - TaaB Genesis - Selling England by the Pound (is this concept?) Marillion - Marbles The Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans Pink Floyd - Animals Transatlantic - The Whirldwind maybe: Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura Genesis - The lamb lies down... and Im sure forgeting a lot more at the moment. ------------- |
Posted By: Gentlegiantprog
Date Posted: September 15 2011 at 11:03
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Maybe a tad obvious, but hey... Thick As A Brick A Passion Play The Wall The Lamb Lies Down Crack The Skye (Mastodon) ------------- Let the maps of war be drawn ! 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: September 15 2011 at 11:15
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Can't do only 5, sorry. Tommy Cei ce ne-au dat nume Dark Side Of The Moon Thick As A Brick The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Cantafabule Animals Zalmoxe The Wall K.A Coyote I wonder, is Mew's And The Glass Handed Kites a concept album?
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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: September 15 2011 at 13:01
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Sylvan - Posthumous Silence
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Flyd - The Wall
Camel - The Snow Goose
Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon
Neal Morse - ?
Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biogaphy of Reinhold Messner
The Who - Quadrophenia
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Rick Wakeman - Out There
The Enid - Journey's End
Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: Garden of Dreams
Date Posted: September 15 2011 at 20:29
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In know particular order: IQ-The Wake Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Jethro Tull-Thick As A Brick Neal Morse-Sola Scriptura Phideaux-Snowtorch Riverside's first three albums together (Reality Dream Trilogy) are very close behind. ------------- Just give it all an hour by the concrete lake. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 16 2011 at 22:07
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Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Who - Quadrophenia
Moody Blues - Days fo Future Passed ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: kevin4peace
Date Posted: September 18 2011 at 18:08
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In no particular order: Pink Floyd-Animals Pink Floyd- The Wall JTull-Thick As A Brick ELO-Time The Who- Quadrophenia ------------- Nothing to say here. Nothing at all. Nothing is easy. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 07:15
Whos that by? ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 07:20
^ Both "Cei ce ne-au dat nume" and "Cantafabule" are heavy folk rock concept albums by the Romanian 70s band Phoenix.  ../artist.asp?id=1586" rel="nofollow - PHOENIX music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews |