OFF: Concept Album-o-rama

[Erin Marie Moore]

On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Chuck Rosenberg wrote:

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> > > 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
> >
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> I can do better than that and name a group who released concept albums in
> the '60s, (and who were perhaps the first band to do so?)
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> FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
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> Anyone think that maybe "We're Only In It For The Money" ('68) is perhaps
> the quintessential concept album?
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> "Absolutely Free" ('67) is undoubtably a concept album, also, though
> perhaps a bit more loose...
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> "Joe's Garage" ('79) for a '70s entry.
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> There's are probably many more also which qualify... Most of their albums
> at least had a loose theme, musical or lyrical.
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> Charlie
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I was about to mention FZ. However there is another 2 words
Parliament/Funkadelic virtually all there albums are concept but look no
further than Mothership Connection to hear the funkiest concept album
ever.

I remain
Adam