Concept Albums

[MonkeyV]

Possibly one of the greatest things ever.
Do you like concept albums? What are your favorite ones?

Of course, I love The Wall by Pink Floyd.
Also Metropolis PT2 - Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater.

[TheSilverGuitar]

Of course, Pink Floyd records. Nearly all of their Roger Waters albums were concept albums, my favourite being Meddle.

[SouthParkFan92]

The Who's Tommy
Pink Floyd's The Wall
Iced Earth's Dark Saga(I mostly like it because it's about Spawn)

[metropolis342]

At 7/30/09 07:12 PM, MonkeyV wrote: Also Metropolis PT2 - Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater.

Also known as the inspiration for my name here on NG.

[MonkeyV]

At 7/30/09 07:14 PM, metropolis342 wrote:

At 7/30/09 07:12 PM, MonkeyV wrote: Also Metropolis PT2 - Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater.

Also known as the inspiration for my name here on NG.

Wow, I was actually hoping you would mention Dream Theater in that Greatest Band Ever thread, but when you didn't, I assumed it was just a coincidence. Listening to it right now actually ^_^

[MonkeyV]

Also, I'm probably going to check out all the albums mentioned in this thread, so suggest away.

[CapnCrunchDaPimp]

At 7/30/09 07:12 PM, MonkeyV wrote: Of course, I love The Wall by Pink Floyd.

Nice, beat me to it, that's probably one of my favorite concept albums. Most Opeth albums are concept but I especially love My Arms, Your Hearse the most. I also think some Muse and Porcupine Tree are concept albums as well, but I'm not so sure.

[TheTrooper5]

Darkside of the moon- The wall for Floyd, everything inbetween is sheer gold.
Misplaced childhood and clutching at straws by Marillion
7th son of a 7th son by Iron Maiden

[estrago1]

Lets see

All of Pink Floyd's concept albums (DSOTM, The Wall, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Final Cut)
Tarkus by ELP

Those are really the only ones I know of off of the top of my head.

[Drugged]

I'm the 5th person to say "Pink Floyd's the Wall".

[MonkeyV]

At 7/30/09 07:26 PM, thatoneguyfromDD wrote: I'm the 5th person to say "Pink Floyd's the Wall".

And who can blame you?

[metropolis342]

At 7/30/09 07:15 PM, MonkeyV wrote:

At 7/30/09 07:14 PM, metropolis342 wrote:

At 7/30/09 07:12 PM, MonkeyV wrote: Also Metropolis PT2 - Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater.

Also known as the inspiration for my name here on NG.

Wow, I was actually hoping you would mention Dream Theater in that Greatest Band Ever thread, but when you didn't, I assumed it was just a coincidence. Listening to it right now actually ^_^

Someone beat me to the DT reference, and I don't like copying, so I mentioned Steve Vai...who can do virtually everything.

[MonkeyV]

At 7/30/09 07:33 PM, metropolis342 wrote: Someone beat me to the DT reference

That was me. My bad.

[yurgenburgen]

The Mars Volta: "Frances the Mute".

[theshadowwolf]

AnitChrist Superstar and Holy Wood by Marilyn Manson. I didn't really like Mechanical Animals, at least, the story, which just stole David Bowie's.

[Luxury-Yacht]

At 7/30/09 08:07 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: The Mars Volta: "Frances the Mute".

This is a good one.

Then there's Three Friends by Gentle Giant, Lumpy Gravy by Frank Zappa, We're Only In It For The Money by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull, and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie. Some of these may not be considered to be strictly concept albums, but they're concept albums in my opinion.

[TheLameSauce]

i'm just going to throw out coheed and cambria, particularly second stage turbine blade. i mean...there's fucking comic books people.

[o0-0o]

2112- RUSH

yup.

[DeIirium]

Gojira - From Mars to sirius

Its a death metal concept album about a man who sets out on a journey to space so he can find the Flying whales, that can teach him how to fly.

[MonkeyV]

At 7/30/09 09:03 PM, o0-0o wrote: 2112- RUSH

yup.

That is not a concept album.

[Sawdust]

I don't think I've ever listened to a concept album.

Like, an album with a storyline within the lyrics.

But if the album is built around a concept, then OK Computer hands down.

[Freetos]

1 Album, 2 Songs, 45 Minutes of pure unadulterated Genius. Or better know as Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull.

[He-Who-Never-Was]

Hurrr durrrr am I too late?
Boy, I bet no one has said this yet.

[unowned]

it was
my favorite is in the flesh?

and when happiest days of our lives goes into the next song, on some acid and k, the noise in the right channel

[AustinBreed]

I don't really think I have any. The only thing that comes close that hasn't already been mentioned is Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, but Coyne said that he wasn't trying to make a concept album. I guess it still kind of counts because it has a story.

[unowned]

in that regard
Squarepusher - [Ultravisitor #06]

[Tri-Nitro-Toluene]

Pretty much anythign by Coheed and Cambria, all their albums are a part of a story.
Our Lady peace- Spiritual Machines
Avantasia- The Scarecrow
A perfect Circle- Thirteenth Step
Symphony X- Paradise Lost
Trans Siberian Orchestra- Beethovens Last Night

[He-Who-Never-Was]

At 7/31/09 05:34 AM, Tri-Nitro-Toluene wrote: A perfect Circle- Thirteenth Step

Sure I get all the other songs deal with addiction and drugs, cool.

But how the fuck does 'Pet' fit into the scheme of 'drugs and addiction'. Unless it's a power addiction, maybe.