Your favorite concept albums

[Sad Madrigal]

OK, I'll go first:

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Dream Theater - Metropolis
Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34: The Complete Trip
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse
Opeth - Still Life
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Ayreon - The Final Experiment
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle
Ayreon - The Universal Migrator I and II
Ayreon - The Human Equation
Ayreon - 01011001
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - The Wall

 

[Holocaust on the Moon]

Ayreon - The Human Equation
Opeth - Still Life
Rush - 2112
Rush - Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Camel - The Snow Goose
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Edge of Sanity - Crimson

 

[Nibster18]

Opeth - Still Life, My Arms Your Hearse, Ghost Reveries
Ikuinen Kaamos - The Forlorn
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet, Deadwing, In Absentia
Isis - Oceanic, Panopticon and In The Absence Of Truth
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath, Frances The Mute
Mastodon - Blood Mountain, Leviathan
Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Towards The Red Sun

And there's loads more, but I can't be bothered to write them out

 

[Blackwater Demon]

Damnation And A Day - Cradle Of Filth
Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater

 

[BlueSky]

Opeth -Ghost Reveries
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet, In Absentia
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath

Theme yes, but not concept.

 

[Lightbulb Sun]

Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Towards The Red Sun

One of, if not, the best concept albums in history!

 

[Nibster18]

Oh I forgot three very important ones: Ulver - Bergtatt, Kveldssanger (more of a theme, I guess), and Nattens Madrigal (again a theme)

Theme yes, but not concept.

Really? I thought Fear Of A Blank Planet followed a clear storyline, and GR Is a concept apart from isolation years (just the songs are in the wrong order, I think). I agree about IA, Deadwing and The Bedlam In Goliath being themes rather than concepts, I just didn't realise we were being so pedantic

One of, if not, the best concept albums in history!

 

[BlueSky]

Both Steve, and Mike have stated numerous times that FoaBP, and GR are not concept albums, but rather theme. I'd say an actual coherent story rather than just themes makes a big enough difference especially considering just about every album has some sort of theme or themes.

 

[darrkon]

You guys are forgetting
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
!

 

[Carta's]

You mean favourite musically or in concept?

 

[EkstatikParataxis]

Dream Theaters metropolis part 2 scenes from a memory rules everything...together with still life...

 

[Witcher]

Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli (thats one catchy album)
Mastodon - Leviathan

 

[FUBAR]

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

Are these two concept albums?

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

80% of the albums listed here aren't even concept albums according to the respective artists who made them

 

[BlackLodge]

Are these two concept albums?

At least Deadwing is. Even though its lyrics has never been published, but yes, it is a concept album. SW wants to make a movie out of the albums concept

For In Absentia, I think it's about some murderer, although it doesn't become that clear when you're listening to it.

 

[Jackehh]

I'm surprised noone mentioned the downward spiral by nine inch nails, it's trent's sort of auto-biography musically. Great album.

I think MAYH is more epic than still life but still life might be better hm..

 

[BlueSky]

I'm surprised noone mentioned the downward spiral by nine inch nails, it's trent's sort of auto-biography musically. Great album.

Definitely on my list.

 

[woodsmoke]

Bathory - Blood on Ice.

 

[ironmanx]

Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe

 

[DinoB]

No one has mentioned King Diamond yet!!!!

Fatal Portrait
Abigail
"Them"
Conspiracy
The Eye
The Spider's Lullabye
The Graveyard
Voodoo
House of God
Abigail II: The Revenge
The Puppet Master
Give Me Your Soul... Please

King Diamond is awsome!