Concept Albums Thread
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"A concept album is a studio album where all musical or lyrical ideas contribute to a single overall theme or unified story. In contrast, typical studio albums consist of a number of unconnected songs (lyrically and otherwise) performed by the artist."
Post your favorites in this thread.
Bumping with my favorites
Started loving concept albums when I listened to War of The Worlds. If anyone could give me some good recommendations that would be nice.
I highly recommend this one.
The concept of The Incident is pretty dark
"There was a sign saying ‘POLICE – INCIDENT’ and everyone was slowing down to see what had happened...
Afterwards, it struck me that ‘incident’ is a very detached word for something so destructive and traumatic for the people involved. And then I had the sensation that the spirit of someone that had died in the accident entered into my car and was sitting next to me. The irony of such a cold expression for such seismic events appealed to me, and I began to pick out other ‘incidents’ reported in the media and news, I wrote about the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorizing its neighbors, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more. Each song is written in the first person and tries to humanize the detached media reportage.”
—Steven Wilson
>>60525679
Nice meme
>>60525712
Thanks friend. I'm OP.
>>60525703
Thanks dude, this is really cool
>>60525844
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>>60525882
You guys have some great taste
Most of these desu
>>60525427
autism: the artist
more like autism albums
>>60525427
This is god-tier.
>>60525125
This is not a concept album, the songs are connected only by an extramusical theme
>>60525427
>Picking the 2nd worst PT album
>>60526034
Sorry. I'm new.
>>60526076
My favorite.
>>60525427
damn I didn't know this. That's fucking great. I've gotta relisten with that in mind
Search your feelings. You know it is true.
>>60525427
yeah, I'm sure that's what this is about and this isn't just coping the same shit Jim Morrison said to be cool and sell the album where you glorify your own having casual sex with groupies.loll. Free Love so dark man
This is basically about divorce... cried like a little wimpy bitch... everytime.
pretty melancholy for old frankie
absolutely terrific album about heartbreak and loneliness though
rumor has it he literally broke down into tears as soon as he finished recording one of the songs and they used it
>>60527897
This is probably the ultimate tfw no gf album for me. The feeling is so tangible when you listen to this. It's overwhelming.
This album is so fucking good
>>60527973
Yess. God yes. So much this.
That album is perfect in every way
>>60525125
>>60527908
Outside of the ARG, the music doesn't seem that tied together for me.
>>60527843
why do people hate on this? its the first rap project ive heard that successfully incorporates rock and psychedelia without sounding corny like pro era or underachievers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IsXKMkDAMQ
>>60525721
idk if I'd count this one as a concept album.
>>60525125
I'm not sure if the songs are intended to actually form such a fluid narrative (or if it's just coincidence) but either way, it's basically an album about having a mental breakdown and trying to pick up the pieces again. It might be a little melodramatic for some people but personally at least, it's helped me through some difficult periods.
I suppose Pinkerton would also count, since the tracks are mostly chronological and focus on Rivers' struggle to feel at ease with himself.
a personal favorite of mine
Surprised this wasn't posted earlier
>>60527716
You like D&D, Audrey Hepburn, Fangoria, Harry Houdini, and croquet. You can’t swim, you can’t dance, and you don’t know karate. Face it. You’re never gonna make it.
This album is very relevant nowadays
>>60527449
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, TRUE HOPE LIES BEYOND THE COAST
>A Celtic folk and prog meets proto-powermetal version of the Irish legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley
>>60529097
An absolutely amazing album. Also gets its concept across pretty well
>>60530096
This album is too goddamn catchy
