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	* [http://offthebeatenmeter.blogspot.com/ ''Off the Beaten Meter; Mashups Beyond 4/4'']		* [http://offthebeatenmeter.blogspot.com/ ''Off the Beaten Meter; Mashups Beyond 4/4'']
-	=== People and History ===	+	=== The Bible ===
-	==== The Bible ====	+
	* ''The Story of Moses'' by LIGHT		* ''The Story of Moses'' by LIGHT
	* ''When Dreams Become Reality'' by Thieves & Liars (the Biblical Joseph)		* ''When Dreams Become Reality'' by Thieves & Liars (the Biblical Joseph)
-	==== Ancient History (outside the Bible) ====	+	=== Ancient History (outside the Bible) ===
	* ''Spartacus'' by Jeff Wayne		* ''Spartacus'' by Jeff Wayne
	* ''Spartacus'' by Triumvirat		* ''Spartacus'' by Triumvirat
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	* ''The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'' by Rick Wakeman		* ''The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'' by Rick Wakeman
-	==== The Renaissance ====	+	=== The Renaissance ===
	* ''Nostradamus - The Fate of Man'' by Kayak		* ''Nostradamus - The Fate of Man'' by Kayak
	* ''Leonardo - The Absolute Man''		* ''Leonardo - The Absolute Man''
-	==== 19th Century ====	+	=== 19th Century ===
	* ''Poe; More Tales of Mystery & Imagination'' by Eric Woolfson		* ''Poe; More Tales of Mystery & Imagination'' by Eric Woolfson
	* ''The Glorious Burden'' and ''Gettysburg (1863'' by Iced Earth		* ''The Glorious Burden'' and ''Gettysburg (1863'' by Iced Earth
-	==== 20th Century ====	+	=== 20th Century ===
	* ''Addicted to Bad Ideas - Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century'' by The World Inferno Friendship Society		* ''Addicted to Bad Ideas - Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century'' by The World Inferno Friendship Society
	* ''Freudiana'' by the Alan Parsons Project		* ''Freudiana'' by the Alan Parsons Project

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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 & Space 1.2 Weather 1.3 Scientific progress 2 History and Time 2.1 Unusual Time Signatures 2.2 The Bible 2.3 Ancient History (outside the Bible) 2.4 The Dark Ages 2.5 The Renaissance 2.6 19th Century 2.7 20th Century 3 Literature 3.1 C. S. Lewis 4 Politics & Philosophy 4.1 Pink Floyd 5 Notable

Science

Science Fiction & Space

• Deltron 3030
• Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds
• "I Robot" - Alan Parsons Project
• "Discovery" by Daft Punk
• "Human After All" by Daft Punk
• 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

The Bible

• The Story of Moses by LIGHT
• When Dreams Become Reality by Thieves & Liars (the Biblical Joseph)

Ancient History (outside the Bible)

• Spartacus by Jeff Wayne
• Spartacus by Triumvirat
• Ulysses - the Greek Suite

The Dark Ages

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

The Renaissance

• Nostradamus - The Fate of Man by Kayak
• Leonardo - The Absolute Man

19th Century

• Poe; More Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Eric Woolfson
• The Glorious Burden and Gettysburg (1863 by Iced Earth

20th Century

• Addicted to Bad Ideas - Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century by The World Inferno Friendship Society
• Freudiana by the Alan Parsons Project
• Gaudi by the Alan Parsons Project
• USA by RIAA.

Literature

• Tales Of Mystery & Imagination by the Alan Parsons Project
• Jabberwocky by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
• The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
• 1984 by Rick Wakeman
• Treasure Island by Collosus Projects

C. S. Lewis

• Ghosts & Spirits by Phil Woodward. - a concept album about The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis.
• The Roar of Love by 2nd Chapter of Acts (1980)

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
• Brush-Fires Of The Mind by Sons Of Liberty

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)