OFF: Concept Album-o-rama

[Carl Norum]

You wrote:
> greetings yet again
> After having spent the summer seeing Procol Harum play one of the first
> rock suites, the Who perorming Quadrophenia and listening to a lot of
> british rock in general, why is it so few American bands in the rock
> genre can put out a real classsic concept album (excepting _Imaginos_ of
> course)? is it a reflection of the music industry on our side of the
> Atlantic or am i imagining things?
> If you can think of a good concept LP by an American band from the
> appropriet 70s era, let me know or  let the list know for that.
>
> Going for his second BA,
> Jason Scruton

Well, the Who aren't British...  but they _are_ Canadian, and another
Canadian group, namely Rush, have a load of good concept albums.  But
you're right... I can't really think of any American concept albums off
the top of my head, (from the 70's) but I can think of a lot of new ones.
(And most of them are GOOD, too.)

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