Best Concept Album in the past 15 years?

[Chris Reynolds]

Which concept album, in your opinion, is the best of the past 15 or so years?

[summer skin]

Cobra Starship.

[motioncity182]

that's a hard one...

[hailthewarrior]

In Keeping Secret of Silent Earth: 3

Because it's the only "concept" album I can think of, really, besides the rest of Coheed's discog, but it's my favorite.

[autumnbreathing]

Forgive Durden's is excellent, I don't know about it being the best, though...

[Shatter590]

my favorite one:

Armor For Sleep- What To Do When You Are Dead

[Jumpoff]

My favorite concept albums of the past 15 years have been..

Rock
Volta - De Loused in the Comatorium

Rap
Prince Paul - Prince Among Thieves

RnB
Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe 268-192

Lyfe Jennings CD is a story about his life, so I consider it a concept album, but some people might not.

[born to expire]

life of agony - river runs red

de-loused is up there too.

[absolutecrunk]

dream theater - scenes from a memory

[Pat k]

Lawrence Arms - The Greatest Story Ever Told

[TheOtherAndrew]

Lawrence Arms - The Greatest Story Ever Told
Agreed completely. I listened to that album today for the first time in forever, so great.

[saofan_315]

boys night out- trainwreck

[Mynor]

Protest The Hero- Kezia

[Cato11087]

Pedro The Lion - Control

[El_Jeffe]

quite a neat idea for a thread really. the first thing to come to my mind was:

the slackers - close my eyes

the idea was to create a modern ska record that had the same sound & vibes of those classic ska records from the early 60's (under-produced & raw/organic, much like those of the legendary studio one). "using a very layered approach, the way a painting is created. the band drew from a wide palate of sound - percussion, rhythm, horns, vocals, even a lively mc, adding layers of harmony to fill the canvass." combining ska & rocksteady with soul & blues. the album is so pure sounding, it jumps out of the speakers at you & while at times being very dub inspired, i also pick up a strong 'rat-pack/sinatra' vibe to it, which i love

anyway, i'd love to see what other people come up with in here

[notoaststereo]

Pedro The Lion - Control great choice.

[Shatter590]

Lawrence Arms - The Greatest Story Ever Told

thats a concept album?

i had no idea

[duhpunk]

if you wanna consider it, im one of the few on here who like "American Idiot" :shrug:

[BobaAreI]

Whoa wtf.
I was just listening to Worse Than A Fairy Tale and was about to post the exact same topic...except for the 15 years part

[OctoberNights]

Protest The Hero- Kezia

completely agree

[asmolitor]

can i say all 3 coheed albums? based on the complex story alone.

[Pat k]

thats a concept album?

i had no idea

It's almost like a half-assed, drunken concept album. There is a lot of circus imagery. The cover carries meaning, as well. As I said, it's a concept album - it's just tough to understand what the concept is in the first place.

Who really cares? One of my favorite records ever.

[bootsydan]

My mind is blank right now. Only one concept album that comes to mind.

The Early November - The Mother, The Mechanic, The Path

Although I don't think they pulled it off.

The Mother is one of my top 5 cds of all time. Brilliant.

The Mechanic is just so so rock (I don't think they should've included this disk).

The Path is a pretty out there idea. I didn't like the deep, creep voice - although it didn't bug me too much. What annoyed me most is that every new song was awesome and different sounding to the last one, but they just about always weren't whole songs. Like a verse and another bit and then they would stop the song for talking. That annoyed me. I would've rathered a lot more music to the talking. Cause those songs sounded gold.

[guitarhead913]

boys night out- trainwreck

yes!



the coheed albums
prize fighter inferno - my brother's blood machine
the early november - the mother, the mechanic, the path

i think that's it

[adam289]

armor for sleep - what to do when you are dead.

[SubrosaSeductiv]

The Dear Hunter. Act II

Boys Night Out. forgets the name.

[guitarhead913]

armor for sleep - what to do when you are dead.

if it's supposed to be a concept album, then they did a terrible job, i really don't find a concept to be good if it's all about death

[steveo1022]

the dear hunter and deloused and the path. the path is brilliantly done. all of those 3 are in fact.

[steveo1022]

does anyone know if its complicated being a wizard could be called a concept album. i dont consider it 1 song. but it is....

[steveo1022]

quite a neat idea for a thread really. the first thing to come to my mind was:

anyway, i'd love to see what other people come up with in here

i agree. i am obsessed with concept albums. i think this should just be made into a general discussion of concept albums. what you like about them. why you feel they are so good. just kinda explain why you love the album.

[SubrosaSeductiv]

What about The Recieving End of Sirens between the heart and the synapse?

That considered a concept?

[anamericangod]

if it's supposed to be a concept album, then they did a terrible job, i really don't find a concept to be good if it's all about death

Lol, a band can't use death as a concept? Are you an idiot?

[guitarhead913]

Lol, a band can't use death as a concept? Are you an idiot?

no, a band can do a concept about whatever they want

death just seems like a subject armor for sleep shoud stay away from. If it's going to be an album about death, then the album should sound like death.

[Brokenhill]

The Receiving End of Sirens - Between the Heart and the Synapse

[steveo1022]

no, a band can do a concept about whatever they want

death just seems like a subject armor for sleep shoud stay away from. If it's going to be an album about death, then the album should sound like death.

i agree they could have done much better, but what does death sound like. thier idea of death is more of a limbo, which they did decently. i feel that given the subject, many can only envision a "ender" sound for the subject, and that makes it difficult to enjoy WTDWYD. just my opinion.

[SubrosaSeductiv]

The Receiving End of Sirens - Between the Heart and the Synapse


I literally posted that two posts ago.

lazy lazy lazy.

[guitarhead913]

i agree they could have done much better, but what does death sound like. thier idea of death is more of a limbo, which they did decently. i feel that given the subject, many can only envision a "ender" sound for the subject, and that makes it difficult to enjoy WTDWYD. just my opinion.

death music is deathcore

[x togepi x]

aside from a few posts, this thread is full of fail

the mars volta- frances the mute
the mars volta- deloused in the comatorium
catch 22- permanent revolution
murder by death- in bocca lupo
murder by death- who will survive and what will be left of them

[Shatter590]

if it's supposed to be a concept album, then they did a terrible job, i really don't find a concept to be good if it's all about death

its not about death itself, but the story of a boy who kills himself and his journeys in the "afterlife"- how he confronts his feelings after death, his discovery that life beyond death is pointless and that he lost everything by killing himself.

[Brokenhill]

I literally posted that two posts ago.

lazy lazy lazy.


How am I lazy?

I was smart enough to already know it was a concept, and not have to ask if it was, so I posted it.

And it is my favorite of the past 15 years...

[SubrosaSeductiv]

How am I lazy?

I was smart enough to already know it was a concept, and not have to ask if it was, so I posted it.

And it is my favorite of the past 15 years...

Easy killer.

First off it was a joke, knucklehead. Second I was fully aware of it being a concept album just if you read earlier in the post people were discussing the legitamacy of some so I figured I'd ask.

No hard feelings I hope. I still love you. Non homo.

[reverseblad3]

No love for cursive?

[Brokenhill]

I wasn't mad, I was just confused.

Oh and the non homo kind is the best.

[hailthewarrior]

Platonically = non homo. It makes you look smarter if you use it.

And I still stand by Coheed, since that's the only "concept" I seem to listen too.

[KyleMcr]

OK Computer - Radiohead

[cakedonkey]

What about The Appleseed Cast's Two Conversations?

Easily one of the best ever, IMO.

[theguy77]

i really do not know very many of them. but musically i think Boys Night Out - Trainwreck is realllly good. very diverse list of progressive songs, incredibly creative lead guitar parts, really awesome drumming. although the grotesque story is a bit scene-esque, its pretty well written lyrically.

[TheBaroness]

Cursive - Domestica
Cursive - The Ugly Organ
Murder by Death - Who Wil Survive...
Five Eight - The Good Nurse
The Appleseed Cast - Peregrine
The Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations

[noisefloor1989]

Boys Night Out - Trainwreck, because it swallowed me whole for about six months straight.
I still listen to it and get chills.

[IAPAI]

Cursive - The Ugly Organ

The Good Life - Black Out

[Anne.Frank]

"Ten" by Pearl Jam. No one can disagree that it has no bad song.

[theguy77]

Boys Night Out - Trainwreck, because it swallowed me whole for about six months straight.
I still listen to it and get chills.

you and i have very similar taste in music.