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Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:58 am

pacoz wrote:Here's a few of mine:

OK Computer - Radiohead
Disintegration - The Cure
TNT - Tortoise
Deloused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta

A guy at work turned me on to Tortoise today (that's a lot of T's). Anyway, they appealed to me a lot.

Tancos · Post by **Tancos** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:06 am

Generally, when I like a concept album, it is in spite of the concept, not because of it. That said, I will note that I am quite fond of The Who Sell Out and the albums of Genesis, Camel and Gentle Giant mentioned earlier. Also the Mothers of Invention's We're Only in It for the Money.

Some concept albums would have been better without the concept. For example, the music on Spastic Ink's Ink Compatible is terrific, but the album is partly spoiled by inept lyrics and wretched vocals.

pacoz · Post by **pacoz** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:47 am

sickle666 wrote:
pacoz wrote: Disintegration - The Cure
This is one of my all time fav albums, but how do you reckon it's a concept aside from every track bieng brilliant?

When I saw The Cure on the Blood Flowers tour they played almost every song from Disintegration. I never thought I would ever get to hear Prayers for Rain live. Maybe I am remembering how those last 4 songs kinda of tie themselves together, since they were the side B of the cassette....

Linde · Post by **Linde** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:09 am

duncanparsons wrote:I'm surprised Gentle Giant haven't had a mention...

I would go for:

Gentle Giant: In a Glass House; The Power and The Glory; Three Friends

Ok, forgot Three friends. But In a Glass House?
The Power and the Glory had related themes in the songs, but a concept album?

I love GG btw.

Henny

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:23 am

pacoz wrote:I never thought I would ever get to hear Prayers for Rain live. Maybe I am remembering how those last 4 songs kinda of tie themselves together, since they were the side B of the cassette....

That must have been a great show. I never got to see them, or if I did, I was too f**ked up to remember

Desintergration's my fav Cure album

ugo · Post by **ugo** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:14 am

a few other concept albums i dig:

masque of the red death trilogy - diamanda galas
songs for drella - lou reed & john cale
the raven - lou reed
gary numan - exile

-ugo

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:16 am

ugo wrote:
masque of the red death trilogy - diamanda galas

Don't forget Plauge Mass!!

mojogigolo · Post by **mojogigolo** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:32 am

perhaps its already been mentioned but yoshimi battles the pink robots by the flaming lips is a great CD.

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:21 am

Linde wrote:
duncanparsons wrote:I'm surprised Gentle Giant haven't had a mention...

I would go for:

Gentle Giant: In a Glass House; The Power and The Glory; Three Friends
Ok, forgot Three friends. But In a Glass House?
The Power and the Glory had related themes in the songs, but a concept album?

I love GG btw.

Henny

IAGH was about prison, runaways, fugitives, etc. There wasn't a story, but like TPATG, it always struck me as a concept LP, that's why I put Crime Of The Century as well - not strictly concept, but has been sufficiently accepted as one over the years to warrant inclusion.

I'm surprised, too, that no-one has mentioned Journey to the Centre of the Earth or Myths and Legends of King Arthur... hang on, no I'm not!

DSP

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:51 am

another vote for Husker Dus - Zen Arcade

anyone mentioned Sabres of Paradises's - Haunted Dancehall?

.g

Deed · Post by **Deed** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:30 am

Sleek Month wrote:How is the downward spiral a concept album?

If the concept is being-depressing-and-shoving-your-head-up-your-ass, then all NIN is about the same concept.

downward spiral is really a concept album as it describes the toughts of one (sick and depressed) man.
Badfully i'm not able to explain the concept better than that in english

Hope that someone else will do it !
Btw the downward spiral is not only a concept album, this is also one of the greatest albums of all time

And it's surprising that nobody quotes "tommy" from the who (or maybe I missed it) ?

MickGael · Post by **MickGael** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:01 pm

The Kinks "Arthur, or the Decline & Fall of the British Empire")

A Masterpiece...

bastien · Post by **bastien** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:17 pm

Another vote for War Of The Worlds. Admittedly the David Essex bits are a pain, but my word, that bass guitar when the alien chap first appears...

wrench45us · Post by **wrench45us** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:31 pm

well if Husker Du's 'Zen Arcade' qualifies
I'd have to nominate the precursor
The Minutemen's 'Double Nickels on the Dime'
still as fresh as ever, if punk funk can be fresh

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:50 pm

bastien wrote:Another vote for War Of The Worlds. Admittedly the David Essex bits are a pain, but my word, that bass guitar when the alien chap first appears...

I compleatly forget about WotW, I loved that album way back when. My favourite tracks were Forever Autumn and Thunder Child with that tumbling 7/4 verse.

ta for the mems.

DSP

Favorite concept albums