Angelo.M
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concept albums: a music tournament
A tournament for 'concept' albums. I hope we'll have some interesting discussion along the way, since we're likely to differ on our definitions of what a 'true' concept album is.
We'll shoot for 64 albums. Everyone gets 10 nominations, 5 seconds. 5 thirds and 1 automatic for now.
In so far...
1. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
3. What's Goin' On, Marvin Gaye
4. OK Computer, Radiohead
5. Tommy, The Who
6. 2112, Rush
7. The Ghost of Tom Joad, Bruce Springsteen
8. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie
9. Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon
10. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, The Flaming Lips
11. The Wall, Pink Floyd
12. Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles
13. Berlin, Lou Reed
14. Scarlet's Walk, Tori Amos
15. The Final Cut, Pink Floyd
16. Quadrophenia, The Who
17. Mermaid Avenue, Billy Bragg and Wilco
18. The Beatles (white album), The Beatles
19. Operation Mindcrime, Queensryche
20. The Who Sell Out
21. Days of Future Passed, Moody Blues
22. Disintegration, The Cure
23. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
24. Queen II, Queen
25. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
26. Joe's Garage, Frank Zappa
27. Donald Fagen, The Nightfly
Seconded...
Animals, Pink Floyd
We're Only in it for the Money, Frank Zappa
The Shaming of the True, Kevin Gilbert
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Genesis
Nominated...
Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan
Blue, Joni Mitchell
Sea Change, Beck
Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From A Memory, Dream Theater
Escalator Over the Hill, Carla Bley
Arthur, Kinks
S&M, Metallica
The Shaming of the True, Kevin Gilbert
Muswell Hillbillies, The Kinks
Sandinista!, The Clash
Setting Sons, The Jam
Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes
A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
Paradise Theater, Styx
Computer World, Kraftwerk
Kamakiriad, Donald Fagen
It's Only Right and Natural, The Frogs
Radio KAOS, Roger Waters
Third Reich n' Roll, The Residents
69 Love Songs, The Magnetic Fields
Helter Stupid, Negativland
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, Spirit
Hemispheres, Rish
Klaatu, Hope
Stay Human, Michael Franti and Spearhead
Bitches Brew, Miles Davis
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Iron Maiden
Graceland, Paul Simon
Subterranea, IQ
Kilroy Was Here, Styx
Third Stage, Boston
Go nuts...
A tournament for 'concept' albums. I hope we'll have some interesting discussion along the way, since we're likely to differ on our definitions of what a 'true' concept album is.
We'll shoot for 64 albums. Everyone gets 10 nominations, 5 seconds. 5 thirds and 1 automatic for now.
In so far...
1. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
3. What's Goin' On, Marvin Gaye
4. OK Computer, Radiohead
5. Tommy, The Who
6. 2112, Rush
7. The Ghost of Tom Joad, Bruce Springsteen
8. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie
9. Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon
10. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, The Flaming Lips
11. The Wall, Pink Floyd
12. Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles
13. Berlin, Lou Reed
14. Scarlet's Walk, Tori Amos
15. The Final Cut, Pink Floyd
16. Quadrophenia, The Who
17. Mermaid Avenue, Billy Bragg and Wilco
18. The Beatles (white album), The Beatles
19. Operation Mindcrime, Queensryche
20. The Who Sell Out
21. Days of Future Passed, Moody Blues
22. Disintegration, The Cure
23. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
24. Queen II, Queen
25. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
26. Joe's Garage, Frank Zappa
27. Donald Fagen, The Nightfly
Seconded...
Animals, Pink Floyd
We're Only in it for the Money, Frank Zappa
The Shaming of the True, Kevin Gilbert
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Genesis
Nominated...
Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan
Blue, Joni Mitchell
Sea Change, Beck
Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From A Memory, Dream Theater
Escalator Over the Hill, Carla Bley
Arthur, Kinks
S&M, Metallica
The Shaming of the True, Kevin Gilbert
Muswell Hillbillies, The Kinks
Sandinista!, The Clash
Setting Sons, The Jam
Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes
A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
Paradise Theater, Styx
Computer World, Kraftwerk
Kamakiriad, Donald Fagen
It's Only Right and Natural, The Frogs
Radio KAOS, Roger Waters
Third Reich n' Roll, The Residents
69 Love Songs, The Magnetic Fields
Helter Stupid, Negativland
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, Spirit
Hemispheres, Rish
Klaatu, Hope
Stay Human, Michael Franti and Spearhead
Bitches Brew, Miles Davis
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Iron Maiden
Graceland, Paul Simon
Subterranea, IQ
Kilroy Was Here, Styx
Third Stage, Boston
Go nuts...