Concept Albums

[J-Dubya 777]

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

Morglbl!!!!

Guthrie Govan

 

[razoredge]

Serfin wit da Alien

 

[Krondor]

The only instrumental concept album I've listened is The Snow Goose and I loved it! So gotta check more of those!

 

[Phanto]

Aina - Days of Rising Doom

 

[Postulate]

The only instrumental concept album I've listened is The Snow Goose and I loved it! So gotta check more of those!

Gryphon's Red Queen to Gryphon Three is an instrumental concept album

 

[noble savage]

Gryphon's Red Queen to Gryphon Three is an instrumental concept album

And a good one, too!

Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34 is about a group of people who take LSD.
Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness.
Opeth - Ghost Reveries, with the exception of Hours of Wealth, I think.
Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse is about a ghost who doesn't know he's dead.
The Flower Kings - Garden of Dreams, the first disc anyway.
King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon has lyrics written inspired by the cover painting.
IQ - Subterranea
Transatlantic - The Whirlwind, not exactly sure what it's about, though..
The Tangent - Not As Good As The Book
Evergrey - In Search of Truth is about alien abduction
Scar Symmetry - The Holographic Universe based on the book of the same name.
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Kamalot - The Black Halo, which if I understand correctly is about good vs. evil.
Gentle Giant - In a Glass House is, I think, based on the phrase "never throw stones near a glass house."

 

[SolarLuna96]

Queensryche- Promised Land

 

[JesterIF]

Circus Maximus - Isolate

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Queensryche- Promised Land

Ugh...

 

[Thudd]

Epica - Consign to Oblivion

(which, I might add, is worth the effort to track it down in SACD format, it really transforms the listening experience)

 

[Phanto]

Why do people keep on recommending non-fantasy/fairytale concept albums? I thought that was what the thread was about? There are probably a lot of other threads for general concept album recommendations.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

shut up dick, my contributions were fantastic despite that! Pfffftttt....

 

[razoredge]

because we are bored, lonely, desperate and want someone to play with ?

 

[Postulate]

Why do people keep on recommending non-fantasy/fairytale concept albums? I thought that was what the thread was about? There are probably a lot of other threads for general concept album recommendations.

I thought that was just an added note kind of thing.

 

[JesterIF]

Why do people keep on recommending non-fantasy/fairytale concept albums? I thought that was what the thread was about? There are probably a lot of other threads for general concept album recommendations.

Well if you read the OP they said fantasy/fairtytale would be good but not necessary.

 

[Phanto]

Yes but it's like... people are recommending their favorites instead of what they think this dude might like.
Oh well.

 

[Postulate]

It's not my fault power metal concept albums are all shit.

 

[Phanto]

It's not my fault power metal concept albums are all shit.

What if it is?

OH DANG 2k POSTS

 

[Wander]

A few of my favourites which haven't yet been mentioned:

Devin Townsend - Ziltoid The Omniscient
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Disillusion - Back To The Times of Splendor

The last two are fantasy sort of stuff. And all three are amazing musically which in the end is the only thing that counts..

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Back to the Times of Splendor is really good, but their follow up fucking SUCKED! Probably the biggest disappointment i've heard from an anticipated album.