Mike Oldfield's "The songs of distant earth" is based on a book by Arthur C. Clarke.
It does not describe the book exactly, but its a whole travel through space and time; one of his best album (instrumental).
Ministry's Dark Side of the Spoon is a huge depressing downhill toward death in a heroine addict theme. Very intense, not for everybody. Actually, the first time I listened to this album I was seriously considering that the singer may suicide himself soon. Fortunately, he got out of his heroin addiction and is going very well today. The kind on album that happens just once in the life of an artist.
And one of the band that is always doing concept albums is without doubt Rhapsody! (today changed to Rhapsody of Fire due to some copyright thing...)
EACH album contains 10 songs. The first is always a classical intro. The last is always long above 10 minutes (sorry, except the first album, I think the last song is about 7 minutes...)
Each album have it's own theme always about medieval aventures. Each booklet continue a story (beside song's lyrics) extending the concept on multiple albums. For example, the first 4 albums are a complete campaign. From album 5 they started a new campaign!!
Talk about concept albums!!!
It does not describe the book exactly, but its a whole travel through space and time; one of his best album (instrumental).
Ministry's Dark Side of the Spoon is a huge depressing downhill toward death in a heroine addict theme. Very intense, not for everybody. Actually, the first time I listened to this album I was seriously considering that the singer may suicide himself soon. Fortunately, he got out of his heroin addiction and is going very well today. The kind on album that happens just once in the life of an artist.
And one of the band that is always doing concept albums is without doubt Rhapsody! (today changed to Rhapsody of Fire due to some copyright thing...)
EACH album contains 10 songs. The first is always a classical intro. The last is always long above 10 minutes (sorry, except the first album, I think the last song is about 7 minutes...)
Each album have it's own theme always about medieval aventures. Each booklet continue a story (beside song's lyrics) extending the concept on multiple albums. For example, the first 4 albums are a complete campaign. From album 5 they started a new campaign!!
Talk about concept albums!!!