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Concept/Story Albums?


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Thinking about it today, I'm a sucker for a concept album, anything with a constant narrative and it pretty much becomes a must listen for me.

The Streets: A Grand don't come for free

Tyler the Creator: All of em, mostly WOLF
Kendrick Lamar: GKMC
Pink Floyd: The Wall

I know I have a couple more kicking around, but looking for more.
Post up what you know of!

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The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Frank Ocean - nostalgia, ULTRA

Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours

Jamie Cullum - Momentum

Kanye West - Late Registration

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak

Kanye West - MBDTF

GKMC - Kendrick Lamar

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

Radiohead - OK Computer

Radiohead - Kid A

Tyler, the Creator - Bastard

Tyler, the Creator - Goblin

Tyler, the Creator - Wolf

The Who - Tommy

The Who - Quadrophenia

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Apart from those already mentioned

 

Burzum - Dauði Baldrs (Baldr's Death or The Death Of Baldr)

"The album is about the legacy of Baldr, the second son of Odin in Norse mythology. The whole album leads up to Ragnarök, the battle at the end of the world in Norse mythology."

 

Serge Gainsbourg - Historie de Melody Nelson

"The Lolita-esque pseudo-autobiographical plot involves the middle-aged Gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his Rolls Royce Silver Ghost into teenage nymphet Melody Nelson's bicycle, and the subsequent seduction and romance that ensues." (Only in France obviously heh...)

 

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

"The album is told from the point of view of a Vietnam War veteran returning to the country he had been fighting for, and seeing nothing but injustice, suffering and hatred."

 

Magma - French prog band. I think they had a continual story about people leaving a doomed Earth for a fictional planet Kobaïa.

 

Lou Reed - Berlin

 

Ulver - Nattens Madrigal

"About a man who, through the efforts of Satan, succumbs to lycanthropy and the beast within."

 

Also another mention for Pink Floyd. I think I enjoy Animals the most.

 

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Coheed and Cambria's entire discography is one huge story. Its even been made into comic books.

I've never even bothered to look into the story, it always confused me. Coheed and Cambria is *censored*ing sick though, they kick ass.

 

There use to be a website that broke down each song and told the story. I don't know what happened to it though.
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*censored*ed Up - David Comes to Life

Stone Sour - House of Gold and Bones, Pt. 1 and 2

Alter Bridge - AB III

 

System of a Down's Mezmerize/Hypnotize double-album is somewhat of a concept album.

 

Out of the ones I've listed though, David Comes to Life is probably the best one, IMHO.

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Mastodon: Leviathan

Devin Townsend: Ziltoid the Omniscient

Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime

King Diamond: Them and Abigail.

 

All of these aare great. Especially Mindcrime and Leviathan!

 

Alice Cooper - Welcome to my Nightmare

The Who - Tommy

Iron Maiden - 7th Son of a 7th Son

Fear Factory - Obsolete and Demanufacture

Voivod - Dimension Hatross

Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare

Opeth - Still Life

Edge of Sanity - Crimson (I posted this song and it's sequel in entirety in the long songs thread)

Blind Guardian - Nightfall in MIddle Earth

Demons & Wizards - Touched by the Crimson King

Kamelot - The Black Halo

Ahab - The Call of the Wretched Sea

Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness

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