After Metamatic I think I believed I’d stopped listening to concept albums altogether
(well, the ones that were originally classed as such). A year ago I started to rediscover those 70’s ones that I’d loved, but looking at my other CD’s it seems that a lot have a thematic relationship linking the tracks, maybe that’s the concept idea still at work today and it’s just been absorbed into most music, a lot of the non-mainstream has this aim, even if its just unconsciously underlying it. I’ve always been somewhat disappointed if the tracks on an album don’t feel like they work together as a whole to some degree, like scenes in a film, or chapters in a novel.
Originally posted by MemberD:
I s'pose even Metamatic is a concept album ...
Got to be surely, unifying theme, musically and lyrically experimental, progressively visionary. I'm sure some of those 70’s concept albums I loved ultimately lead me to Metamatic, and now maybe back around again!
Originally posted by Brian:
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds for me Sticking with 70’s period albums this one is a good contender for me also (and I didn’t even get to enjoy it fully until I bought a copy in ’89 long after its release). I still get a rush of excitement thinking about the
”Da Da Dah…” opening music, and the fantastically reassuring voice of Richard Burton guiding us to safely throughout the relentless Martian invasion.
There’s one Yes album for me, the Hermann Hesse inspired:
'Close To The Edge' (the original suite, not the remastered CD with bonus extras messing it all up :rolleyes: )
As maryann has already posted, I also would probably pick Pink Floyd:
'The Dark Side Of The Moon'. Sure its a bit of an obvious blockbuster choice, after a very long gap of ignoring it I bought a CD last year, and was surprised at hearing afresh its innovative dark and light emotional textures, which I think makes it deserving of the title of favourite concept album for me.