Your 10 Greatest CONCEPT Albums
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1.*2112*..RUSH...(First Half) In a future totalitarian society, music and all free thinking is banned. A young boy, however, finds a guitar in a cave and learns to play, much to the chagrin of the authorities. We can't have that now can we.
2.*The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Man From Mars*...David Bowie..A Martian rock star named Ziggy Stardust arrives on Earth to deliver a simple message: let the children lead the way.
3.*Stay Human*..Michael Franti & Spearhead..fictional radio segments focusing on the case of "Sister Fatima" who is executed by album's end.
4.*The Dark Side Of the Moon*..Pink Floyd...the modern pressures of materialism that can combine and conspire to drive an ordinary person to insanity.
5.*The Wall*..Pink Floyd...Traces the life of a fictional rock star named Pink, who isolates himself from society by building a imaginary wall, each brick being a pain-inducing incident in his life (childhood abuse, rock stardom.
6. *Operation: Mindcrime*...Queensryche...Dr. X, a political puppet master brainwashes Nikki, a street punk and heroin addict, to assassinate corrupt public figures.
7.*Tommy*...The Who...A young boy (Tommy) is rendered deaf, dumb and blind upon witnessing the fatal shooting of his returning war hero father by his stepfather. Then picks up pinball and becomes a wizard then rockstar.
8. *Misplaced Childhood*..Marrillion...A quasi-schizophrenic narrator guides the listener through a past littered with regret, sorrow and the occasional moment of joy. This is interspersed with narration from the present tense and ultimately leads to a redemption in the conclusion; the location of a lost childhood.
9. *Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory*..Dream Theater ...A man goes under regressive hypnosis, and discovers that in a previous life, he was a young woman who was murdered in the 1920s.
10. *Duke*...Genesis... How fame, wealth, success and broken love affairs can adversely affect the individual (Duke) concerned.
What might yours be?
peace
2.*The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Man From Mars*...David Bowie..A Martian rock star named Ziggy Stardust arrives on Earth to deliver a simple message: let the children lead the way.
3.*Stay Human*..Michael Franti & Spearhead..fictional radio segments focusing on the case of "Sister Fatima" who is executed by album's end.
4.*The Dark Side Of the Moon*..Pink Floyd...the modern pressures of materialism that can combine and conspire to drive an ordinary person to insanity.
5.*The Wall*..Pink Floyd...Traces the life of a fictional rock star named Pink, who isolates himself from society by building a imaginary wall, each brick being a pain-inducing incident in his life (childhood abuse, rock stardom.
6. *Operation: Mindcrime*...Queensryche...Dr. X, a political puppet master brainwashes Nikki, a street punk and heroin addict, to assassinate corrupt public figures.
7.*Tommy*...The Who...A young boy (Tommy) is rendered deaf, dumb and blind upon witnessing the fatal shooting of his returning war hero father by his stepfather. Then picks up pinball and becomes a wizard then rockstar.
8. *Misplaced Childhood*..Marrillion...A quasi-schizophrenic narrator guides the listener through a past littered with regret, sorrow and the occasional moment of joy. This is interspersed with narration from the present tense and ultimately leads to a redemption in the conclusion; the location of a lost childhood.
9. *Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory*..Dream Theater ...A man goes under regressive hypnosis, and discovers that in a previous life, he was a young woman who was murdered in the 1920s.
10. *Duke*...Genesis... How fame, wealth, success and broken love affairs can adversely affect the individual (Duke) concerned.
What might yours be?
peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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Great album by one of the best bands you have never heard of.. I suggest getting all there stuff if you like 90's rock
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
quadrophenia
the wall
dark side of the moon
zigg stardust
tommy
royal scam-steely dan.. could be considered a concept album... great album either way
I enjoy skinny-skiing, going to bullfights on acid...
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
The Decemberists- the Hazards Of Love
Stabbing Westward- Darkest Days
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
2006: Toronto 1 & 2
2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
2010: Buffalo
2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle
2016: Toronto 1 & 2
2022: Hamilton/Toronto
2023: EV Seattle 1&2
Flaming Lips ~ Soft Bulletin
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Their albums aren't concept albums.
Radio KAOS - Roger waters
Ladies and gentleman we are floating in space - Spiritualized
Downward spiral - NIN
Manchester Aug 17th 2009
Hyde Park June 25th 2010
Manchester June 20th & 21st 2012
Leeds July 14th 2014
Somebody move it to OTHER MUSIC
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
I enjoy skinny-skiing, going to bullfights on acid...
:twisted:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
*Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son*...Iron Maiden...A young psychic forsees an apocalytic future and attempts to warn the inhabitants of the village he lives in, only to be ignored.
*Kilroy Was Here*...STYX...Set in the future where rock music is outlawed by a hyperconservative government. Kilroy, the main character, is a former rock star who has been imprisoned. He escapes using a disguise when he hears that a young musician, Johnathan Chance, is on a mission to bring rock music back.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)