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-PJ
Posted on 04/20/2009 3:57:19 PM PDT by pissant
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles, The The list author says:
"The greatest ever. Period. Sorry revisionists."
2. Forever Changes by Love
"I would vote this right behind Pepper's as the 2nd greatest psychedelic album of the 60s. Listen to what Arthur Lee has to say. Mind blowing and genius."
3. Abbey Road by Beatles, The
"1/2 a concept album. But who cares, it's the Beatles."
4. A Salty Dog by Procol Harum
"Unreal. The apex of Procol Harum, one of the most under appreciated bands of all time. Perfect from beginning to end. Arg me maties."
5. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by Byrds, The
"Not your grandmas' Byrds. A masterpiece."
6. Arthur - Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by Kinks, The
"Again, have you heard this? Think you know the Kinks? Think again. This poor album came out right after Tommy so was dismissed at the time. This album puts Tommy to shame."
7. The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society by Kinks, The
"Out of place and out of time. This Kinks concept album from 1968 could only belong in the head of Ray Davies. Defiant and serene at the same time. Beautiful."
8. Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies
"Another lesser known masterpiece. Definitely in the top 10. Magical and gets better every listen. Self-produced with full creative control and no studio musicians. Dig that mellotron."
9. Parachute by Pretty Things, The
"Never heard it? Voted Rolling Stone best album of 1970. Takes Abbey Road to the next level, Pretty Things style."
10. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces, The
"Steve Mariott and Ronnie Lane kicking it up. When this album came out it was in what looked like a tobacco tin for storing other types of...items. Great psychedelic brit-pop mod rock. Rollin Over baby!"
11. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust by Bowie, David
"Ok, this is number 11. I cheated. But how could I leave out Ziggy? Mick Ronson rips it up.
Fair enough, but I never could figure out what was the concept of Sgt. P.
Huh?
“Smile” is a pure concept album — a journey from Plymouth Rock to Hawaii, with all kinds of stuff in between.
-PJ
My words but a whisper — your deafness a shout.
..if it had been finished in 66-67
Cabinessence!
Pet Sounds is a good one too.
Interesting looking list. I have to admit that I’m only familiar with the handful of Kinks songs you hear on the radio. Might have to check out their other albums.
Number #2 on Rolling Stone's all-time album list.
Amongst us terminal BB fans, there has been a heated discussion where the original SMiLE would have rated vis a viz Sgt Pepper...
Not exactly “concept albums”, but three Roxy Music albums come to mind, just for the album covers alone.
“Roxy Music”
“Country Life”
“Stranded”
Albums that were concepts before stagings:
"Tommy" - The Who
"Jesus Christ Superstar" Rice/Webber
and
An album with no sound on it
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
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