[LingLing1337]

I'm looking for albums like described in the title. I really liked A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets, El Cielo by Dredg, Lateralus by Tool, In Absentia by Porcupine Tree, and Frames by Oceansize, I'm open to any suggestions in any genre though.

 

[virometal]

Maybe an obvious selection, but Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips has been one of my recent faves. It's the tale of a girl's struggle with individualism and conformity, both literally and figuratively, as one may discern from the title.

 

[LingLing1337]

Ahh, I came across a couple of tracks from that record on Pandora (and really, really, really liked them) and didn't realize it had that sort of theme. I'll definitely pick it up. Thanks.

 

[simplon]

The Who - Quadrophenia

Loved the cover track... A rock opera..

check out the wiki entry which is rather detailed.. Quadrophenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[LingLing1337]

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Originally Posted by simplon /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Who - Quadrophenia Loved the cover track... A rock opera.. check out the wiki entry which is rather detailed.. Quadrophenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Haha, after all the good things I read about that album here on Head-Fi, I haven't checked that out yet! Thanks.

 

[tru blu]

There's a recent album by a Kinks-sounding singer-songwriter who calls himself PT Walkley that fits that bill.

 

[omegaman]

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Originally Posted by LingLing1337 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Haha, after all the good things I read about that album here on Head-Fi, I haven't checked that out yet! Thanks.

[size=xx-large]DO IT NOW !!!!!!!![/size]

 

[Nick 214]

Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery

NK

 

[thisbenjamin]

some concept albums you might like;

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Who - Tommy
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spider From Mars
The Kinks - Arthur [Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire]

No particular order on the above, just all amazing albums that you should listen to per your request.

Quadrophenia is an amazing album, as is Pink Robots. Careful with Flaming Lips, none of their albums really sound like the others, if you end up loving Pink Robots as much as I did watch buying the rest of their catalog without having a listen first

 

[LingLing1337]

Thanks Benjamin and NK, I'll check those out. I'm already a fan of The Wall, one of my favorite albums of all time!

 

[micaela]

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Spock's Beard - Snow

 

[LingLing1337]

I absolutely could not stand Snow. It was cheesier than Dragonforce and Megadeth combined.

 

[Duggeh]

 

[Uncle Erik]

Out of left field:

Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger has been referred to as the Dark Side of the Moon of country music. It's one of the very few concept albums in the genre and even had mainstream crossover appeal in the 1970s. If you want to try something different, go get a copy. Willie is one of the finest songwriters this country has ever had. He deserves a wider audience.

 

[thisbenjamin]

Willie is a national treasure - Stardust is amazing.