Toe Jam Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I love concept albums. But I've only heard a few that I really like. American Idiot, Tommy, and Dark Side of the Moon are my favorites. Are there any others you would recommend? I'm open to rock and hip-hop concept albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 best rap album i've heard this decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Colors by Between the Buried and Me. But that's only good if you can tolerate metal. This album touches on every genre or rock and metal. It's the most incredible blending of an entire genre that I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBoomZ Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 You should try Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard if you like punk-pop/alternative music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 best rap album i've heard this decade I'll definitely have to check that out. Colors by Between the Buried and Me. But that's only good if you can tolerate metal. This album touches on every genre or rock and metal. It's the most incredible blending of an entire genre that I've ever heard. I'm not usually too big on metal but I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins-Canes-Mounties Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Downward_Spiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The Wall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 You should try Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard if you like punk-pop/alternative music. Yellowcard did a concept album? This is news to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 My personal faves- Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime Green Day: American idiot Probably the consensus best- Pink Floyd: The Wall The Who: Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBoomZ Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yellowcard did a concept album?This is news to me. Yeah, many of the songs are about the downside of Hollywood and Los Angeles. Holly Wood Died is a great song on that album that you should check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The albums of Coheed and Cambria are an ongoing story created by the lead singer. You'll find out that Coheed and Cambria are actually characters within the story, not just the band name. All four albums so far have told of their story and the story of their children. Pretty awesome stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASkins540 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Deltron 3030's self titled album. It's about a dystopian society in the year 3030. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Still Life by Opeth is probably my favorite concept album. A funny and pretty entertaining concept album is Ziltoid the Omniscient by Devin Townsend. Porcupine Tree has two good concept albums in their catalog, both fairly recent too. The albums are The Incident and Deadwing. The album Deadwing was based on a movie a friend of the singer was writing. Also, I believe that Powerslave by Iron Maiden is a concept album...and a damn good one. Like I said, Still Life is probably my favorite concept album. The story that the album is based around is pretty cool. In short, this guy is banished from his town because he is considered a heretic. He comes back to be with the woman that he loves. The townspeople find out that he comes back and bad stuff starts happening because of his return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles The Who Sell Out - The Who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Not officially an album (because its unreleased), but Phish's second sutdio effort (aka Gamehendge) is a fan favorite amongst the Phish community. Its a fictional story / concept piece. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamehenge Gamehendge is the fictional setting for a number of songs by the rock band Phish. Most of the songs can be traced back to The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday (or TMWSIY), the senior thesis of guitarist and primary vocalist Trey Anastasio, written while he attended Goddard College in 1987. Anastasio developed the main story into Phish's second studio album that same year. It is the only Phish complete album that has never officially been released, although it has been heavily circulated among fans since 1987. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatFischer37 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Sgt Peppers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredmojo Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory! it's my fav album period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Operation Mindcrime by Queensryche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Best ever(hip hop): Can't find an album cover, but Leak Bros(Cage & Tame One)- Waterworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 I'm loving The Wall guys. Good suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Wail til you pair up Dark Side of the Moon and the Wizard of Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yea, I love the wall stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUASiDg-kg4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 So are we considering any album that goes and tells a story throughout the songs a concept album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 So are we considering any album that goes and tells a story throughout the songs a concept album? Isn't that a lot of what a concept album is? I'd say that additionally, concept albums focus on one particular subject...but still there is usually a story involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I showed you that one album. You told me one song was amazing. It centers around love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.