BWP Concept?

[froggy]

The band has talked a lot about how MAYH, Still Life and Ghost Reveries are concept albums and what their concepts are, but can't seem to find anything on whether Blackwater Park is a concept album. It's lyrics seem conceptual, with constant mention of winter and lepers and the flow of the album. While D&D are clearly not conceptual, he said they were the first time he tried writing personal lyrics, so it would make sense if BWP had a concept it was based around. Also, the idea that he knew the record's title before making it reinforces this idea. Does anybody know it it has a concept, and if so, what it is?

 

[N3Rv3]

As far as I know, BWP is not a concept, and neither is Ghost Reveries.

 

[R0l0]

I recall reading an interview where Mike said BWP wasn't in any way a concept album.
maybe this should be put in the FAQ?

 

[froggy]

Ah, ok. Thanks guys. I'd like to see this interview, if possible.

As far as I know, BWP is not a concept, and neither is Ghost Reveries.

No, GR definitely is. He has stated this multiple times.

 

[N3Rv3]

No, GR definitely is. He has stated this multiple times.

He said it kind of was, but not really. So I guess it has a theme but no story.

 

[TehLeperAffinity]

I wanted to write like an occult kind of concept story.

No, he does not just vaguely state anything about the album being a concept once, he does it MULTIPLE times. Get ready to get thrown on your ass because here comes the SECOND time where he mentions the word concept while talking about the album...

but I started with this idea of a concept, and that was like a red thread, if you know what I mean

I mean, come on. He started with the idea of a concept, WHY WOULDN'T HE FINISH WITH THE SAME IDEA?

 

[Man In Black]

I've always gotten the feeling the songs connect with each other in some way, but there is no storyline or concept.

 

[R0l0]

i also asked mikael if GR is a concept album (i know a lot of you are thinking it is), but he said ehhhh, not really. some of it is related in a way, but not a full fledged concept.

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3903504&postcount=194

 

[Longinus]

Four songs deal with his view on mankind, so you could kind of say half the album is a concept but there's no story.

 

[the_3_toed_sloth]

BWP is about Mikael's disgust with humanity, and all the songs relate in some way to this theme.

There is no story, as MAYH and Still Life have, but there is a concept.

 

[Longinus]

Bleak isnt about that, nor is Harvest. Bleak is about nothing as he stated several times and harvest is just about a guy dieing soon. You could say though that Dirge is, if you have quite an imagination, the prologue to Harvest.

 

[deliverance]

1. bwp is NOT a concept album

2. ghost reveries is NOT a concept album

edit: also, thank you r0l0.

 

[saut]

I'd say it's a "theme album" I guess. Think Tool's Lateralus. No storyline or anything, but a similar theme in all the songs. Ghost Reveries will be the same, as Mike told deliverance.

 

[Longinus]

you could say any song is about anything, who the hell cares

ok

 

[Brian]

Its about the new Wet 'N Wild in Harlem.