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| | woxy.com > Boards - The Return of the Concept Album |
 | | Most concept albums have an inscrutability or elusiveness. | | | not sure if they are concept albums, but both Cornelius Albums should be listened to in their entirety... | | | I would have to say that half the albums I own are concept albums. |
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http://www.woxy.com/boards/showthread.php?p=346688
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| | Bandlink Music Forums - Best Concept Album? |
| | A concept album is one that is written from the point of view of trying to suggest one idea. | | | If they had not broken up during the recording session for this album, it would have been the ultimate concept album. | | | Bowie's 1:Outside is a concept album about a detective or something. |
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http://www.bandlink.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33293
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| | Concept albums are hip again csmonitor.com |
| | Oddly enough, it's a punk band that's among the raft of new concept albums. | | | Beyond those works, Aimee Mann is at work on a themed album of her own, while Neil Young, British hip-hop import The Streets, the Drive-By Truckers, and Lou Reed have all released concept albums since 2001. | | | The concept album, like so many other pop trends, was popularized by the Beatles. |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1001/p16s01-almp.html
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| | Best Concept Album? - ateaseweb.com radiohead message board |
| | I'm never really sure what classifies as a "concept album" When I first heard the term I assumed it meant an album with a coherent theme, or message in which the order or the songs and everything is just as important as the individual songs. | | | A concept album is different from a "rock opera." The new Streets album counts as a rock (or, uh, "UK garage") opera. | | | bah! ray charles was makin' concept albums back in 1960 with the genius hits the road and in 1961 with dedicated to you. |
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http://www.ateaseweb.com/mb/index.php?showtopic=22102
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| | concept album - definition of concept album by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | album, record album - one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc | | | concept album - an album whose recording are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional) | | | benefit album, tribute album - concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concept+album
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| | The Dickinsonian |
| | The Flaming Lips, who returned with an album after the critically praised 1999 release The Soft Bulletin, have resurrected the concept album from the rock and roll graveyard through sonic elegance and lyrical bravery. | | | This album can already be considered a classic simply for the reason that it may be the first concept record in musical history where the author did not intend to create a narrative over a complete record. | | | This was known as the "concept album." Although this idea has been in the music for decades, it shined brightest in the mainstream by the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, and then redefined The Who with Tommy and Quadrophenia. |
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http://www.dickinson.edu/dsonian/27Sept2002/pinkrobots.html
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| | Concept Albums - Jazz Bulletin Board |
| | One of the earliest British (jazz) concept albums was undoubtedly John Dankworth's excellent album from 1963 'What the Dickens' in which all the tracks were related to a character or theme from a Dickens story. | | | It may well be the first concert album, but it wasn't released until the LP era and it's not a concept album per se. | | | Before the 1960s most jazz and pop albums were essentially collections of singles, not originally designed to be part of a "concept" album. |
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http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=9416
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| | InternetEd Reviews: Pink Floyd- The Wall |
| | The Wall is an exemplary concept album that is brilliant musically and lyrically: it remains a standard-setting hallmark in the history rock, proving that the connection of plot and music can result in genuinely compelling sonic art. | | | This is the recording that should be synonymous with the term "concept album" for most of us, even though it's not the first concept album ever released. | | | On this double album, Pink Floyd darkens their sound noticeably with gloomy keyboards and samples, while keeping all of the best qualities of their music intact, including the combined vocals of Roger Waters and David Gilmour. |
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http://www.interneted.com/Reviewpages/pinkfloydthewall.htm
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| | Venomous Concept: Retroactive Abortion - PopMatters Music Review |
| | The overall sound of the album is excellent, as the self-produced album has a sound so sludgy that it's kind of like the musical equivalent of monochrome, as drums, bass, vocals, and guitar all blur together like various shades of gray. | | | The members of Venomous Concept might have the musical pedigrees, the chops, and the respect, but on this album, they sound as inarticulate as a group of adolescent stoners. | | | On this album, though, attempts at satire come off as clumsy, and it all amounts to a half hour's worth of complaining by a group of musicians who are capable of much, much more. |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/v/venomousconcept-retroactive.shtml
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| | simpleton |
| | August 26, 1969: Dad recorded the album Watertown. | | | In fact, if the album ultimately doesn't succeed, it's because a successful concept album needs to be part of a constellation of ancillary products and deadly earnest drama. | | | Like all true concept albums, Watertown is summed up by its cover art, which is credited to Don Snyder for the album design and Ove Olsen for the pen and ink cover. |
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http://www.simpleton.com/20021230.html
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| | progbibliography.de |
| | Mutantes from Brasil released an album called 'A Divina Comedia ou ando melo desligado' in 1970. | | | Shadowland (UK) recorded an album called 'Mad as a hatter' in 1996, the title is a allusion to the figure of the Mad Hatter. | | | David Bedford released an album called 'The odyssey' in 1976. |
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http://www.progbibliography.de
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| | U2 Feedback - Make your own U2 concept album |
| | One of my friends said that musically, it's a concept album, but lyrically, it's not. | | | Concept albums make things too obvious in general. | | | It's harder to make albums where every song is high quality and distincitive in its' own way yet somehow tied together in a subtle way that's not so obvious. |
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http://forum.interference.com/t114908.html
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| | Amazon.com: Tommy (1969 Original Concept Album): Music: The Who |
| | This is an album I would recommend to all music lovers. | | | But beside that, this album has a wide range of mind-blowing music. | | | Listening to this album and every other early Who album reminds one just how much their performances were a collaborative effort between the original four, and how much we miss Keith Moon and John Entwistle today. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002OZY?v=glance
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| | The Concept Album is Dead |
| | With that came a flurry of musical experimentation with half hour jam sessions and the melding of one song into another, and the concept album was born. | | | Unfortunately, I think the concept album is doomed. | | | Any desire to release a concept album would have to be sustained by the artists alone. |
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http://www.anders.com/cms/86/Concept.Album/MP3/Online.Music.Business/CD/LP
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| | BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VELVET REVOLVER Plan Concept Album |
| | Can't wait for the new VR album, And Scott's solo album. | | | The 'concept album' was born and Tommy's story was played out over twenty-four interconnecting songs. | | | This is one of the best albums of all time. |
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http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=45587
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| | New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock GI-GO |
| | The first CD is a studio album, and the second is a set of recordings made "live" during the band's practice sessions, but is a very high quality recording nonetheless. | | | This album has vocals, and is heavily synth-orientated prog. | | | Interestingly, the next two albums, the ones that seem to have the biggest following, were albums in which Allen's influence within the band was decreasing, and Moerlen's and guitarist Steve Hillage's influence was increasing. |
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| | Smokebox.net: Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel (A Concept Album) |
| | I had hoped the album would flow as well as it does, but I knew all it took was one motion to throw the project off sonically. | | | Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel (A Concept Album) is available directly from Off Records. | | | Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel is the both the central figure and title of a "concept album" that fell into my possession the March day following the great underwater quake. |
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http://www.smokebox.net/archives/music/jeffpump301.html
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| | EP42 Artist's Notes |
| | What I came up with was a concept album - each song tying into the next - during which the listener is taken on a journey through space. | | | "Regenerate" is one of my favorite songs on this album. | | | I'm not gonna have a recording of us taking our vows on this album, but this song is meant to cover it. |
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http://www.cosmicity.com/ep42-info-n.html
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| | Soul Shine Magazine : Velvet Revolver Get with the Concept |
| | For their sophomore LP, Velvet Revolver will be copying Green Day, so to speak, and will be recording a concept album. | | | The first album was just us together at home, a spontaneous product. | | | After stunning audiences with their Contraband CD, Velvet Revolver are in the midst of recording another record. |
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| | Listening Room : Album Design Concept |
| | The process of designing the artwork for an artist album begins with the diligent search for the basic theme with all senses. | | | Furthermore, the complexity of the electronic and acoustic sounds characteristic of mole releases are expressed by creating visual objects that only reveal their true nature and composition when one pays closer attention. | | | This task usually results in a compelling and pregnant concept, which in its wholeness also defines an imaginary room for playful creativity. |
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http://www.totemdesign.com/media/listeningroom/album.html
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| | USNews.com: Diversions |
| | Sufjan Stevens, an indie rocker with a soft folk touch, is dedicating an album to each state: So far, he's visited Michigan, released in '03, and Illinoise, out this summer. | | | Green Day's American Idiot, a 2004 album that's like an anti-war rally set to song, has sold 3.9 million copies. | | | Decades after the Who pioneered the rock opera, telling a story via songs, 21st-century musicians are reviving the form. |
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050912/12entertainment.div.htm
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| | Bill Ward Message Area: Is "Along the Way" a concept album? |
| | I think I automatically assume anything's a concept album when the songs segue together as nicely as they do here..... | | | It's been one of my favorite albums for a very long time. | | | I can't find a thread here on the forum where members have discussed their favourite tracks on this album, forgive me if one already exists but I'd like to hear others thoughts on this. |
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http://www.billward.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=000081;p=0
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| | is REAL ILLUSIONS: REFLECTIONS a concept album? |
| | The story spans on 3 albums, that's why it's called "Reflection", it's the first part of the story. | | | Have a look at this topic I posted about 2 and a bit years ago, when the concept was still in its planning stages. | | | Can't wait for the next two albums, this one owns my head since I got it a week ago. |
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| | Armor For Sleep Preps Concept Album - Aversion.com |
| | Armor For Sleep isn't taking it easy on its upcoming album, its sophomore record will be a concept album. | | | The band's sophomore effort, What to Do When You're Dead is set for a Feb. 22 release from Equal Vision Records. | | | Armor For Sleep Preps Concept Album - Aversion.com |
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| | KNAC.COM - News - Judas Priest Concept Album |
| | According to a posting at their website, www.judaspriest.com, Judas Priest are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. | | | According to a quote from the site, "This album will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirity as an epic musical by Judas Priest! | | | In stead, the band will work straight through until they are finished with the new album. |
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http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4495
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| | MTV News - Yellowcard Finally Have A Concept For Their Non-Concept Album |
| | Harper is tight-lipped on just what that "concept" behind the new album is — "I can't tell you much, just let people know it's not a concept album," he laughed. | | | Like, we have a concept now — what we want it to look like and themes of the songs are all clear. | | | Yellowcard Finally Have A Concept For Their Non-Concept Album |
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| | Tony Smith Creative Photography - Rock gig images and photographs |
| | Rock music, most likely one of the hardest concepts in music to define. | | | Invariably sung and played by the composers themselves - and serious musical themes often called for the length of a full album, rather than a three-minute single, to impart their message. | | | Witness Led Zep, the Flloyd, doyens of the prog rock concept album etc etc. |
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| | About Me |
| | We hope that this will aid you as you listen to the album in its' entirety. | | | About Me Here is your guide to understanding Wolfgang's concept album. | | | WURM is the story of a young man named Aldebaraan (named after a Taurus moon) in the year 2098 who saw injustice and suffering in his society and wanted to push for radical changes and ended up being chosen as the new leader of his people. |
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http://www.geocities.com/wulbsgang_lair/wurmsynopsis.html
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| | Neil Young - Greendale |
| | Using the music from his acclaimed "Greendale" album, Neil Young turned the themes from the record into this epic drama. | | | "On its own, the Greendale film is tough to navigate, especially for those who haven't heard the accompanying album or seen the Greendale concert." | | | "The movie version is probably fated to be a curious tie-in to a far greater album, rather than the other way around." |
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| | Metal News - Iced Earth To Do Two-Part Concept Album ( Metal Underground . com ) |
| | It’s gonna be two albums: it’s gonna be a Part I and then Part II will probably be released six months later. | | | Jon: "...I'm very excited about what's comin' up and it's gonna be a while because we're finally gonna do the 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' story on the most awesome concept record that we've ever done. | | | Metal News - Iced Earth To Do Two-Part Concept Album (Metal Underground. |
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| | FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |
| | So far there are no details about what that concept might be, but the band has reportedly been in writing mode for months. | | | Fans also may hear another solo album from Weiland, as he has been working on the follow-up to his 1998 solo set, 12 Bar Blues. | | | After spending 18 months on the road getting to know the fans and getting to know each other, the members of Velvet Revolver are hard at work writing songs that could develop into a concept album. |
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| | ebrINFO: contributors |
| | He publishes the zine Duplex Planet, designs album covers, writes for magazines about obscure music, and is an NPR commentator. | | | Hear mp3 samples of her newest album, Solos for Air, available from Amazon.com. | | | His recent web art work, PHON:E:ME, an mp3 concept album with hyper:liner:notes, is a Webby Award nominee in the Art category judged by Laurie Anderson. |
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