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	*[http://www.m-1.us/spaceset.html RIAA's ''Sounds For The Space Set'']		*[http://www.m-1.us/spaceset.html RIAA's ''Sounds For The Space Set'']
	* ''2112'' by Rush		* ''2112'' by Rush
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-	==== Time travel ====
-	* ''Time'' by the Electric Light Orchestra
-	* ''The Time Machine'' by Alan Parsons
	=== Weather ===		=== Weather ===
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	* ''A Brief History of Rhyme'' by MC Hawking		* ''A Brief History of Rhyme'' by MC Hawking
-	== History ==	+	== History and Time ==
		+	* ''Time'' by the Electric Light Orchestra
		+	* ''The Time Machine'' by Alan Parsons
		+	* ''Days of Future Passed'' by the Moody Blues
		+	* ''To Our Childrens Childrens Children'' by the Moody Blues
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		+	=== Unusual Time Signatures ===
		+	* ''Time Out!'' by the Dave Burbeck Quartet
		+	* [http://offthebeatenmeter.blogspot.com/ ''Off the Beaten Meter; Mashups Beyond 4/4'']
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	=== People ===		=== People ===
	* ''Nostradamus - The Fate of Man'' by Kayak		* ''Nostradamus - The Fate of Man'' by Kayak

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This is a list of suitably awesome concept albums arranged by subject which I don't think has really been done anywhere else on the Net.

Contents 1 Science 1.1 Science Fiction 1.2 Weather 1.3 Scientific progress 2 History and Time 2.1 Unusual Time Signatures 2.2 People 2.3 Camelot 2.4 United States 3 Literature 4 Pink Floyd

Science

Science Fiction

• Deltron 3030
• Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds
• "I Robot" - Alan Parsons Project
• Daft Punk's "Discovery" and "Human After All"
• RIAA's Sounds For The Space Set
• 2112 by Rush

Weather

• "Out of the Blue" by Electric Light Orchestra

Scientific progress

• "Ammonia Avenue" by the Alan Parsons Project
• "On Air" by Alan Parsons. Explores the history of flight.
• A Brief History of Rhyme by MC Hawking

History and Time

• Time by the Electric Light Orchestra
• The Time Machine by Alan Parsons
• Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues
• To Our Childrens Childrens Children by the Moody Blues

Unusual Time Signatures

• Time Out! by the Dave Burbeck Quartet
• Off the Beaten Meter; Mashups Beyond 4/4

People

• Nostradamus - The Fate of Man by Kayak
• Leonardo - The Absolute Man
• Addicted to Bad Ideas - Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century by The World Inferno Friendship Society
• Spartacus by Jeff Wayne
• Freudiana by the Alan Parsons Project
• Gaudi by the Alan Parsons Project
• Poe; More Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Eric Woolfson

Camelot

• Merlin; Bard of the Unseen by Kayak
• The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Rick Wakeman

United States

• The Glorious Burden by Iced Earth
• Brush-Fires Of The Mind by Sons Of Liberty
• USA by RIAA.

Literature

• Tales Of Mystery & Imagination by the Alan Parsons Project
• Jabberwocky by Rick Wakeman
• The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Rick Wakeman

Pink Floyd

• Dark Side of the Moon is about existentialism.
  • The Dark Side of Oz by the Problemaddicts is about the urban legend that Dark Side of the Moon synchronizes with the film "The Wizard of Oz."
• Wish You Were Here is about separation between people and exploitation of artists by the music industry.
• Animals is a reworking of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" but very anti-capitalistic.
• The Wall traverses many themes, could be said to be about how isolation from others can rot the soul.
• The Final Cut is an anti-war album.