Releasing a concept album presents a huge additional challenge for a band: Besides maintaining musical unity through truly captivating sounds, the story has to be told in a genuinely interesting way. And the bands that have managed to execute this task admirably have released masterpieces that have become immortalized in the history of rock.
These are albums that transcend music, blending images and cinematic scripts, creating characters and storylines that invade the minds of listeners, creating a completely new universe.
Therefore, this week we've listed the 11 best concept albums according to the Power Trio. Check out the videos for some of the songs from these albums and listen to the playlist at the end of this post (sync it to your mobile device to listen wherever you want). And most importantly:
Leave a comment below with other albums that should be in this Top 11.
11. Tunes Of War (Grave Digger)
10. American Idiot (Green Day)
09. Still Life (Opeth)
08. Epica / The Black Halo (Kamelot)
07. Nightfall In Middle-Earth (Blind Guardian)
06. Tommy (The Who)
05. Metropolis, Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory ( Dream Theater )
04. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son ( Iron Maiden )
03. The Wall (Pink Floyd)
02. Abigail (King Diamond)
01. Operation: Mindcrime ( Queensrÿche )
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