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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. | 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. | ||
== Science == | == Science == | ||
| - | === Science Fiction === | + | === Science Fiction & Space === |
* Deltron 3030 | * Deltron 3030 | ||
* Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds | * Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds | ||
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* ''Mothership Connection'' by Parliment | * ''Mothership Connection'' by Parliment | ||
* ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein'' by Parliment | * ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein'' by Parliment | ||
| + | * '' Beyond The Planets'' by Jeff Wayne, Rick Wakeman & Kevin Peek. | ||
=== Weather === | === Weather === | ||
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* ''Time'' by the Electric Light Orchestra | * ''Time'' by the Electric Light Orchestra | ||
* ''The Time Machine'' by Alan Parsons | * ''The Time Machine'' by Alan Parsons | ||
| + | * ''The Time Machine'' by Rick Wakeman | ||
* ''Days of Future Passed'' by the Moody Blues | * ''Days of Future Passed'' by the Moody Blues | ||
* ''To Our Childrens Childrens Children'' by the Moody Blues | * ''To Our Childrens Childrens Children'' by the Moody Blues | ||
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* ''Gaudi'' by the Alan Parsons Project | * ''Gaudi'' by the Alan Parsons Project | ||
* ''Poe; More Tales of Mystery & Imagination'' by Eric Woolfson | * ''Poe; More Tales of Mystery & Imagination'' by Eric Woolfson | ||
| + | * ''The Story of Moses'' by LIGHT | ||
| + | * ''Ulysses; the Greek Suite'' | ||
=== Camelot === | === Camelot === | ||
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* [http://www.ghostsandspirits.net/ ''Ghosts & Spirits'' by Phil Woodward.] - a concept album about ''The Great Divorce'' by C. S. Lewis. | * [http://www.ghostsandspirits.net/ ''Ghosts & Spirits'' by Phil Woodward.] - a concept album about ''The Great Divorce'' by C. S. Lewis. | ||
* ''Tales Of Mystery & Imagination'' by the Alan Parsons Project | * ''Tales Of Mystery & Imagination'' by the Alan Parsons Project | ||
| - | * '' | + | * ''1984'' by Rick Wakeman |
| - | * ''The Hound Of The Baskervilles'' by | + | * ''Jabberwocky'' by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman |
| + | * ''The Hound Of The Baskervilles'' by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman | ||
== Politics & Philosophy == | == Politics & Philosophy == | ||
Revision as of 22:16, 26 November 2010
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 |
Science
Science Fiction & Space
- 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
- Mothership Connection by Parliment
- The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein by Parliment
- Beyond The Planets by Jeff Wayne, Rick Wakeman & Kevin Peek.
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
- The Time Machine by Rick Wakeman
- Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues
- To Our Childrens Childrens Children by the Moody Blues
- Pyramid by the Alan Parsons Project
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
- The Story of Moses by LIGHT
- Ulysses; the Greek Suite
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
- Ghosts & Spirits by Phil Woodward. - a concept album about The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis.
- Tales Of Mystery & Imagination by the Alan Parsons Project
- 1984 by Rick Wakeman
- Jabberwocky by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
- The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
Politics & Philosophy
- Eye in the Sky by the Alan Parsons Project
- The Turn of a Friendly Card by the Alan Parsons Project
- Vulture Culture by the Alan Parsons Project
- Balance of Power by the Electric Light Orchestra
- American Idiot by Green Day
- A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park
Pink Floyd
- Dark Side of the Moon is about existentialism.
- The Dark Side of Oz by the Problemaddicts is about the Dark Side of the Rainbow legend.
- 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.
Notable
- Neil's Heavy Concept Album - the concept is "not being a concept album."
- Peter and the Wolf (Prog Rock Version)
