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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 16, 2011 16:20:59 GMT -5
I figure that this is a great topic for a literature board like this.
Albums that piece songs together to make a larger and most likely better story. Any favorites?
For me I would have to say:
Leviathan - Mastodon(Moby Dick in loose album form)
The Call of the Wretched Sea - Ahab(Moby Dick in strict album form)
Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
In Absentia - Porcupine Tree
2112 - Rush(Based of off Anthem with a nerd twist)
Actually just any album by Mastodon is a great Concept Album. The last one they made(Crack the Skye) had such an epic and trippy story to it.
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 16, 2011 16:24:25 GMT -5
Green Day's American Idiot, anyone?
Love that album.
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Post by cyanea on Jun 16, 2011 17:22:19 GMT -5
The Beatles, Sgt Pepper.
I can listen to that one for days and days.
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Post by suffixedishness on Jun 16, 2011 17:42:09 GMT -5
I very much enjoy concept albums.
My favourites?
-The Wall (Pink Floyd)
-Tommy (The Who)
-Quadrophenia (also The Who)
-Scenes from a Memory (Dream Theater)
-Snow (Spock's Beard)
The group Rhapsody of Fire (formerly just Rhapsody) is big on concept and story-based stuff. As far as I know, each of their albums tells a part of a big storyline, but I never actually paid attention to what it was.
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Post by Sabazius on Jun 16, 2011 18:12:58 GMT -5
Yes yes yes! This album was one of the first I ever bought, and it made Pink Floyd one of my favourite bands. The sheer poetry of the lyrics and the coherency of the album as a whole are pretty incredible. "Day after day, love turns gray, like the skin on a dying man. Night after night, we pretend it's alright; but I have grown older, and you have grown colder, and nothing is very much fun anymore. And I can feel one of my turns coming on. I feel cold as a razorblade, tight as a torniquet, dry as a funeral drum..." Song starts at about 2:00. The video is from the film of the album starring Bob Geldof as Pink - it's haunting. Trigger warning for violence, language and blood. |
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Post by suffixedishness on Jun 16, 2011 19:01:12 GMT -5
starring Bob Geldof as Pink Fun fact! Bob Geldoff hated Pink Floyd. When he got the offer to play Pink in the movie, he was in a cab and he got all "Man, I don't like that band." It just so happened that the cab driver was Roger Waters's brother. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 17, 2011 5:44:07 GMT -5
Seconding the enjoyment of this. |
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Post by Katherine on Jun 17, 2011 12:28:19 GMT -5
I love Green Day's American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. Sadly, they're the only two concept albums I've heard a lot, although I've been wanting to listen through Tommy (I've never actually listened to it in order).
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 17, 2011 16:01:27 GMT -5
Yes yes yes! This album was one of the first I ever bought, and it made Pink Floyd one of my favourite bands. The sheer poetry of the lyrics and the coherency of the album as a whole are pretty incredible. "Day after day, love turns gray, like the skin on a dying man. Night after night, we pretend it's alright; but I have grown older, and you have grown colder, and nothing is very much fun anymore. And I can feel one of my turns coming on. I feel cold as a razorblade, tight as a torniquet, dry as a funeral drum..." Song starts at about 2:00. The video is from the film of the album starring Bob Geldof as Pink - it's haunting. Trigger warning for violence, language and blood. Pink Floyd does concept album really really well. I'd say Animals was their best album, but they never really had a bad one ^_^ |
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Post by Sabazius on Jun 17, 2011 18:15:39 GMT -5
Yes yes yes! This album was one of the first I ever bought, and it made Pink Floyd one of my favourite bands. The sheer poetry of the lyrics and the coherency of the album as a whole are pretty incredible. "Day after day, love turns gray, like the skin on a dying man. Night after night, we pretend it's alright; but I have grown older, and you have grown colder, and nothing is very much fun anymore. And I can feel one of my turns coming on. I feel cold as a razorblade, tight as a torniquet, dry as a funeral drum..." Song starts at about 2:00. The video is from the film of the album starring Bob Geldof as Pink - it's haunting. Trigger warning for violence, language and blood. Pink Floyd does concept album really really well. I'd say Animals was their best album, but they never really had a bad one ^_^ Animals is an interesting favourite. I've always enjoyed it, but I know a lot of fans who really dislike it. I just love the lyricism and the brilliant melodies and repeated riffs. |
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Post by caris on Jun 18, 2011 0:26:11 GMT -5
Sufjan's Age of Adz album seems to have several underlying stories that weave together throughout the entire album, allowing for the final song to bring everything together. Beautiful.
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Post by Zeffy on Jun 18, 2011 9:47:10 GMT -5
I'd say either Blind Guardian's A Night at the Opera album or Avantasia's The Metal Opera (parts I and II).
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Post by ashshields on Jun 20, 2011 5:12:50 GMT -5
Coheed and Cambria are really good for concept albums, considering all their albums fit in one concept. They even have an accompanying series of comics.
But, of course, they can't compare to The Wall. Definitely one of my favorites.
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Post by Olive on Jun 22, 2011 12:39:03 GMT -5
Yes yes yes! This album was one of the first I ever bought, and it made Pink Floyd one of my favourite bands. The sheer poetry of the lyrics and the coherency of the album as a whole are pretty incredible. "Day after day, love turns gray, like the skin on a dying man. Night after night, we pretend it's alright; but I have grown older, and you have grown colder, and nothing is very much fun anymore. And I can feel one of my turns coming on. I feel cold as a razorblade, tight as a torniquet, dry as a funeral drum..." Song starts at about 2:00. The video is from the film of the album starring Bob Geldof as Pink - it's haunting. Trigger warning for violence, language and blood. I love this song. This album. This band. And now I really want to go watch the movie... sigh. Also: Does anyone else first think of "Fool on the Hill" when this song starts off? |
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