Hello there Laurent Olszer's interesting post about concept albums has motivated me to delurk for a while. First, I must say that I completely agree with him about compilations: for the most part, they suck. Unless the artist has only done singles, usually you don't really get the whole picture like you would do with some of his/her best albums.
Now, what gives an album conceptual status? This is rather subjetive, but here are some factors I'd consider: - Unified theme. Of course, many albums deal with, say, lost love or something, and they're not supposed to be conceptual. But it's an
