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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Can someone explain the difference between a concept album and a rock opera? I'm assuming that it's at least like squares and rectangles, where every rock opera is a concept album, but not every concept album is a rock opera. Obviously a concept album that doesn't tell an actual narrative story wouldn't be a rock opera, but what separates those that do but apparently aren't considered rock operas from those that are?
Would Operation: Mindcrime be a rock opera? Or most of Kind Diamond's albums?
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Not an easy thing to do really and can easily be left open to interpretation. In general 'rock opera' is an album that feels like a musical and could easily be turned into a stage show, so Tommy would be a perfect example. 'concept album" is an album heavily based around its narrative just think The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. But then there are loads of albums like Welcome to My Nightmare that could easily qualify as both. Also concept albums are more complex in their formation so are more designed in the studio, whereas rock opera less complex and designed more for the stage.
Now this explanation by me is probably full of holes when you start taking other albums into consideration, but it's something to work on and forms a basis.
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Originally Posted by The Batlord
And I see that King Crimson's pick has been changed to Red, but I'd just like to start a discussion as to whether Larks' Tongue in Aspic or In the Court of the Crimson King would be better? I'm fine with any of them, though I would lean toward Red or Larks'. For my money I'd give Larks' the edge, A.) because its quality is as good as Red IMO, B.) because its more experimental nature seems more in the spirit of what prog should stand for, and C.) because its weirdness is just so darn cool.
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Red is such a great album but from a prog purist perspective Larks would be a better choice.
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Originally Posted by Trollheart
The Lamb can't be seen as a rock opera imo. How do you get that it is?
2112 is only half a concept album and cannot even struggle into being half a rock opera, so again, why?
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Are you considering doing a concept albums section?
I'm not trying to be difficult, but I have as much right as anyone else to express my difference of opinion over albums I've grown up with.
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Yer 2112 is a perfect example of half a concept album.
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Originally Posted by TechnicLePanther
Jesus christ stop posting so damn quick!!!
Fine, i'll make sure to deal with space magnet.
We're going to start once we figure all this **** out, stop getting overexcited.
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I bet Technic wishes he'd never started this thread and has probably aged 10 years since doing so.
