Hello Well, something went wrong with my last post, thanks to Laurent for pointing it out. What I was saying is that elements like reprises, no breaks between the songs, sound effects or the presence of a storyline that loosely ties it all together (this is shared with the so-called rock-operas like The Who's Tommy) usually are almost as important as the presence of a concept. I would choose Carole King's Fantasy and The Kink's Arthur as representative concept albums. The first is said to be The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers', but you already know that. The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Zappa's Freak Out and The Kinks' Face To Face (Ray Davies really LOVED concept albums), all from 1966, are the precursors. I don't think that DED is a concept album, but this is open to discussion.
Regards Ayoze Laurent wrote: > On the topic of concept albums, the issue is not whether DED is one or not. > I'm more interested in JMDLers' input on the DEFINITION of a concept album? > Could we agree on principle first (if possible) before aguing about > specifics.
