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Is Ghost Reveries a concept album? I know the album doesnt state so, noe have I seen anyone say it was, but the reoccuring lyrical lines in songs indicates a tying together of the songs. What are your thoughts?
Where'd you get this idea? I'm almost positive that everything except Isolation Years is conceptual. I'm not sure how TGC fits in, but everything up to that is pretty clear.xXBraveMurderDay said:Only three of the songs are part of the concept.
EternalMetal said:Is Ghost Reveries a concept album? I know the album doesnt state so, noe have I seen anyone say it was, but the reoccuring lyrical lines in songs indicates a tying together of the songs. What are your thoughts?
:Wreath: said:From what I remember, Mike said only Isolation Years and Ghost of Perdition don't fit the concept...
Tubbs Mcgee said:You've been here since 2004. How did you miss the 5,000,000 threads that have already been made about this???
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EternalMetal said:And it obviously looks like it was never covered. Nobody has a real answer for me. So I think its a pretty pertinant topic.
MAYH.. AND Still Life.. and yah.. seriously.. look shit up...CAIRATH said:This has been covered a zillion times already. Mikael says it's not a concept album. So no. There may be an overall theme (like on BWP) but it's not a concept album in the way that MAYH is.
brotherman said:i'm not really sure how any one can say that this album in not conceptual. all the songs, except isolation years, pertain to a central storyline.
ghost of perdition - a mother dies while demonic forces inhabit her and brings forth a sort of anti-christ.
baying of the hounds - this guy who is destined to become the "anti-christ" is being persuaded by the devil to join him.
beneath the mire - the "anti-christ" joins the devil and lives with him as a satanic saint.
atonement - he has a sudden epiphany and decides he wants to repent.
harlequin forest - unfortunately he can't escape his past and feels nothing but contempt for his light-seeking peers.
hours of wealth - he decides the best thing for him to do is to exile himself from everything until he knows exactly what to do.
grand conjuration - he decides to let the devil back in him and to become the anti-christ figure.
also there is continueing lyrical themes. in baying of the hounds the lyrics mention drowning desires "beneath the mire." which is the title of the next song. harlequin forest makes a referance to hounds baying behind him, similar to the baying of the hounds. and there is a sickness of the main character that shows up in the songs beneath the mire, harlequin forest and hours of wealth. there's also a fog or smoke that is mention to envolope him in the songs beneath the mire, atonement and the grand conjuration.
i've read somewhere that mikael said that it was a concept album except for isolation years. although i can't find where i read that. i think the only way anyone can say this is not a concept album is on a technicality because of isolation years.
Yeah no.. it started off as a concept album, then the idea got shoved aside(maybe for an upcoming album?) so yeah, there started to be one but there Is None. Mike himself said that it started to be one then he decided otherwise when making another song...brotherman said:i'm not really sure how any one can say that this album in not conceptual. all the songs, except isolation years, pertain to a central storyline.
i've read somewhere that mikael said that it was a concept album except for isolation years. although i can't find where i read that. i think the only way anyone can say this is not a concept album is on a technicality because of isolation years.
tubbs maby hes not a geek like you and live on this forumTubbs Mcgee said:You've been here since 2004. How did you miss the 5,000,000 threads that have already been made about this???
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At least I know what's going on, you cuntface! You FAIL.cuntface said:tubbs maby hes not a geek like you and live on this forum