Concept Albums

[Krondor]

List some great concept albums. Others than the obvious classics... If you know any fantasy/fairytale albums it'd be great coz I'm a RPG fan.

 

[Phanto]

Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth

 

[proulxski]

Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls
Porcupine Tree - The Incident

 

[Postulate]

Bold ones are essential, IMO. Others are just ones that seem to be held in decent regard in general (but that I wouldn't necessarily endorse personally).

Vanden Plas - Christ0
Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Shadow Gallery - Tyranny + Room V
Kamelot - Epica + The Black Halo
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray (If you listen to nothing else on this list, make it this one.)
Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls
Avantasia - The Metal Opera + The Metal Opera Pt. 2
Sieges Even - The Art of Navigating by the Stars
Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon Three
Gentle Giant - Interview
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Does this count as an obvious classic? Dunno)
Pink Floyd - Animals (Guess it gets a bit overlooked by Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall...)

Sorry if you already know a lot of them. That's all I can think of off the top of my head without dipping into really obvious ones.

 

[Krondor]

Thanks for the list! Gotta check some of those out!

 

[Kazar]

It has been mentioned two times before but just to let you know that you really have to (try to) listen to this one - in my opinion still the best album ever made;

Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls

 

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Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon, something Wicked Part 1
and Iced Earth - Crucible of Man, Something Wicked Part 2:Smokedev:

 

[razoredge]

Thick as a Brick
Animal Notes
Disconnected
Dark Saga
Wake of Magellan

 

[Liquid Tension]

These two are essential....

Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element Pt.I
Opeth - Still Life

 

[Dark Lucidity]

Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Shadow Gallery - Tyranny + Room V
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle
Grave Digger - Tunes of War
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah

I'd say Rhapsody for Fantasy stuff but they make me want to puke these days Blind guardian are always a nice choice though, Nightfall in Middle-Earth is nice and A night at the opera, which is seriously underrated. Hansi isnt for everyone though.

 

[LittleTortillaBoy]

Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Camel - The Snow Goose
Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray
Pain Of Salvation - all albums (except the last one)

 

[SolarLuna96]

Ayreon- The Human Equation
Mastodon- Crack The Skye
Iron Maiden- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Spock's Beard- Snow

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Not fantasy, but you've made a mistake in life if you don't listen to:

Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime
King Diamond - Abigail, "Them", Conspiracy, House of God, pretty much anything but Give Me Your Soul and Abigail 2

 

[proulxski]

Mercy Falls is one of my faves for sure. Very emotional!

 

[Krondor]

Operation Mindcrime is one of the obvious classics But thx, there are some new ones too!

 

[EyeballKid]

They've been mentioned already, but:

Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Grey
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

 

[Phanto]

Not fantasy, but you've made a mistake in life if you don't listen to:

Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime
King Diamond - Abigail, "Them", Conspiracy, House of God, pretty much anything but Give Me Your Soul and Abigail 2

Give me your soul got some tasty fuckin solos though.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Does this count as an obvious classic? Dunno).

Yes, it does.

And it deserves to be.


Rain - Cerulean Blue
Dredg - El Cielo
Negura Bunget - N Crugu Braduli
Marillion - Happiness Is The Road & Afraid of Sunlight

I can think of a bunch more...

 

[SolarLuna96]

^ Afraid of Sunlight is a concept album?

 

[razoredge]

how about some instrumentals that paint more than words ?

Tropea - Short Trip to Space
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Jean Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger
Dixie Dregs - Freefall
Gamalon - Aerial View

now thats trippin