I love concept albums. Albums where all the songs in it are "unified by a theme" and when listened to, progressively tells a story.
I didn't know there was actually a name for it. Now that I've found the name I can express my endearment toward it even more so.
I like mindless dance music and infectious pop songs every now and then, but to a much greater extent, I like songs that actually mean something.
Green Day's American Idiot -- it encompasses a story which explores the theme of rage vs. love as illustrated by the bleeding heart-shaped grenade on the album cover.
And my other favourite rock band in my early adolescent years, My Chemical Romance, also wrote a concept album: The Black Parade
Wiki: "It is a rock opera centering on a dying character with cancer known as 'The Patient'. The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in the afterlife, and subsequent reflection on his life."
Concept albums make the music so much more interesting. They're like films, but without visuals. By utilising the wonders of your imaginative juices, you become the director of these stories.
Seeing as Hollywood's running out of original movie ideas and they've turned to adapting popular fiction into film, maybe they'll adapt concept albums next? I'm eager for that to happen.
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