Your favorite Concept Album

[Santuzzo]

^ That is no one's favorite concept album. Even Kiss hate it! Ha.

It IS MY favorite concept album. I don't care if KISS hate it, it is my favorite KISS album, too and I am a big time KISS-fan!

 

[MrGignac]

+1 to Obscura and king diamond

i personally love Demons and Wizards Dark tower themed album.

 

[vampiregenocide]

First the obvious:

ObZen is somewhat a concept album.
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[Volteau]

Holy crap. There's a lot of stuff out there I need to re-listen or listen to for the first time. Thanks for all the great suggestions (even though this wasn't a "suggestion" thread, I know ).

 

[ilyti]

I actually LOL'd. Thought this was a troll post until I saw your explanation.

I tried to get into this album a long time ago, because I figured it would potentially the only Kiss album I could possibly like. But I forget everything I heard on it. What's the story?

Also: Lots of mentions for Operation Mindcrime.. unfortunately this was the last really good QR album.

 

[mountainjam]

Pink floyd-wish you were here

 

[broj15]

Never Really thought of any Godspeed You! Black Emperor albums as being concept albums since i never really think of GY!BE making individual songs, but in that case

I also failed to mention;

 

[MFB]

I've always known concept albums to be ones that tell stories, so I don't really see bands like Explosions in the Sky, or Godspeed You Black Emperor, or Thee A Silver Mt. Zion as releasing concept albums since there's no lyrics to tell that story. There may be samples of stuff but nothing resembling an overall story.

 

[Mordacain]

I've always known concept albums to be ones that tell stories, so I don't really see bands like Explosions in the Sky, or Godspeed You Black Emperor, or Thee A Silver Mt. Zion as releasing concept albums since there's no lyrics to tell that story. There may be samples of stuff but nothing resembling an overall story.

Here's the wiki entry on it:

"In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical."[1] Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing to a single overall theme or unified story. This is in contrast to the practice of an artist or group releasing an album consisting of a number of unconnected (lyrically or otherwise) songs performed by the artist."

So really, just needs a unified theme seems like.

 

[MFB]

Guess that means my grindcore album about X-Men is going to be a concept album Look out other concept albums, here I come!

 

[Mr. Big Noodles]

And simply because there aren't enough bands or albums with the word "ocean" in their title in this thread...

 

[Volteau]

And simply because there aren't enough bands or albums with the word "ocean" in their title in this thread...

Def. read my mind. Confusing stuff.

 

[sahaal]

 

[traditional]

Lateralus by Tool.
I'm really surprised that no-one has mentioned it yet, if not just on face value but if it's rearranged in to The Holy Gift. It's incredible, easily my favourite.
Tied second is DT's Ziltoid and Planetary Duality by The Faceless.

 

[Xaios]

Crap, that's a hard question. In the end though, I have to go with...

 

[Divinehippie]

Concept albums are some of my favorites, love an album with a story my list in no order:
The Contortionist-Exoplanet
BTBAM- Colors
Protest the Hero- Kezia
Last Chance to Reason- Level 2 (a new listen for me but goddamn loving it so strong \m/)
Pink Floyd- the wall

more im sure but i mean they've all been pretty much covered here haha xD

 

[Vinchester]

Shadow Gallery - Room V


and Pain of Salvation - Entropia

 

[Furtive Glance]

Crap, that's a hard question. In the end though, I have to go with...
*snip

Came here to post this. Amazing album.

 

[klami]

Crap, that's a hard question. In the end though, I have to go with...

For me its a toss up between Remedy Lane, The Perfect Element Pt I and BE, even though I enjoy all of their albums (yes I do..). There's something very appealing to me about Gildenlöws writing. To me it appears honest, vulnerbale and personal.

Oh, and Seventh Wonder's "Mercy Falls". A bit too theatrical here and there, but a good album with a great singer!

 

[asphyx123]

Forgot to mention some....

Wasp - the crimson Idol
Hypocrisy - The Arrival

If you like german/european style metal bands like Helloween/blind Guardian you might also enjoy

Gamma Ray - Somehwere out in space
Gamma Ray - No world order