What albums tell stories?

What, in your opinion, are albums that tell stories.
examples are, The Wall by Pink Floyd or
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust ASFM by David Bowie.

 

fantomas-delirivm cordia

 

All of King Diamond's albums tell stories.

 

The ULTIMATE story telling albums are as follows:

The Who - Tommy
The Who - Quadrophenia

Pete Townshend invented the story telling album. He calls them "Rock Operas."

 

Give em enough rope-The clash.

 

Nine Inch Nail's ~ the Downward Sprial is Trent Reznor's ode to Pink Floyd's the Wall. Trent has been known to be a big PF Fan.

 

DopeSickKid, are you even old enough to know what a **** is? anyways you guys named the really big ones, i cant think of any more good concept albums.

 

The Final Cut - Pink Floyd

Rift - Phish (though this is considerably more subtle)

 

yes some good ones were named...

rush-hemispheres
rush-2112

side a of both albums

i'm sure there are many more...of course we can't include classical or opera

i kinda think R.A.T.M.'s first two albums may qualify.

 

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
The Plague - Demon
Script For A Jesters Tear / Misplaced Childhood / Fugazi - Marillion
The Cross And The Crucible - Pallas
Most Of The Dream Theater albums
Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors - Fish
Flying Teapot / Angels Egg / You - Gong
Warrior On The Edge Of Time / Chronicle Of The Black Sword - Hawkwind
The Wake - IQ
In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
The Sentinel - Pallas


Those are just the ones I can think of from the top of my head. I'm sure there are lots more that I have missed that will come to me later.

 

the small faces - ogden's nut gone flake (side 2)

the pretty things - sf sorrow

 

Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson

perhaps one of my favourite albums of alltime

 

Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

A Passion Play - Jethro Tull
Uncle Meat, Absolutely Free, We are only in it for the money, Lumpy Gravy, Civilisation Phaze 3 - Frank Zappa

 

Theres an English guy called The Streets who raps, well, not really raps, cant quite explain it, you would have to hear it for urself. His new album is called A Grand Dont Come For Free and it tells a story, starting from the first song when his day goes totally wrong, takes the dvd back to the video store and the disc isnt in the box, battery dies in his mobile fone, loses the grand that he was meant to be taking to the rendevous, etc. Just a shit day generally. The rest of the album tells you bout how he thinks his friend stole his gf and his money, then he gets wasted in a club on ecstasy.......its really good. Not the kinda thing I would normally listen to but after a few listens I'm hooked! I've had it on my stereo non-stop for the past two weeks! I would recomend it to everyone.

 

V by symphony x tells the story of the downfall of atlantis
All of the rhapsody albums has a concept thruoAnd The Jester Race by in flames has a wicked sci fi theme

 

Tells a story? You mean a concept album?


Off the top of my head, I'd say Metropolis Pt. 2--Scenes from a Memory, by Dream Theater.

 

its not a good album, but its the only one i can think of you guys havent already said.

Sing the Sorrow - AFI

 

frank zappa's apostrophe... who doesnt love a story about an eskimo's trials and tribulations?

 

Pink Floyd - The Wall

 

I have to agree, the best story album has to be The Wall.