What's Going On? » All Time http://bobbyoster.com/blog A blog about music, sports, business, technology, culture, life, food, and other random subjects. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:02:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Top 5 Concept Albums Of All Time http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:04:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2009/04/27/concept-albums/ I really like the idea of concept albums as a creative outlet. Putting one together requires much more planning versus a single song (in my opinion). There have been quite a few that I’ve liked over the years, so I thought I’d list them out starting with the one that inspired me to write my … Continue reading »

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]]> I really like the idea of concept albums as a creative outlet. Putting one together requires much more planning versus a single song (in my opinion). There have been quite a few that I’ve liked over the years, so I thought I’d list them out starting with the one that inspired me to write my own concept album:

Top 5 Favorite Concept Albums
The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Deltron – Deltron 3030
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Honorable Mentions
Cursive – Domestica
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
Gorillaz – Demon Days
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute
Pink Floyd – The Wall
David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
Coheed & Cambria – In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Styx – Kilroy Was Here
Green Day – American Idiot
Saul Williams – The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
Mastodon – Blood Mountain
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
Queens of the Stone Age– Songs for the Deaf
The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free

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