Was listening to Cloud Cult’s Light Chasers - https://songwhip.com/cloudcult/light-chasers - and thinking about my own album Hello World - https://songwhip.com/fairy-eyelashes/hello-world - and got to thinking…
What are your favorite concept albums?
- Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
- Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
- Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
- The Refreshments - Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy
That last one is maybe not intended as a concept album, but it has such a consistent sound, feel, and narrative that it’s hard not to consider it one.
Ooo good question. Here’s a few that came to mind.
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
Andy Shauf - Neon Skyline
The Dear Hunter - Act I through Act V (5 albums)
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Deltron 3030
Amazing how many people have never listened to The Wall. It’s the only album from my childhood that’s still 100% listenable and fresh sounding
Absolute ground-breaker at the time
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Bass lines go hard and the lyrics are honestly genius from Alex Turner - the concept is about a washed up musician in a retrofuturistic setting
Tallahassee and Beat The Champ by the Mountain Goats. The Suburbs and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire. Deltron 3030 by Del the Funkee Homosapien and Dan the Automator. Edit: how could I forget In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
The Protomen - Act I-II
Vendetta Red - Sisters of the Red Death
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