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This is probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I just found this critical review of 26 select concept albums: about half of them receive glowing praises, while the other half gets bad reviews (they trashed some really great ones). If nothing else, this was surely entertaining.
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Re: Concept Albums: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.
Sat, October 17, 2009 - 8:51 PMDefinately don't agree with allof the travesties on there. -
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Sat, October 17, 2009 - 9:53 PMI've never heard of Magnetic Fields. This quote about Bowie I feel is total rubbish. "Bowie made many records after but none that ever felt so definitively him." His last 6 releases have been just as definitively him and relevant as his first 6 as far as I'm concerned. That quote may be true. Who knows. I think it's rediculous and think Bowie would probably agree. I could be wrong though for sure. -
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Sun, October 18, 2009 - 1:14 AMYour first tipoff to not take these "critical" reviews seriously: at *least* two of the albums on that list are not even concept albums - The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's, and The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie. Take this stuff for what it is...a laugh! -
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Sun, October 18, 2009 - 1:21 AMYou know what's funny? As good as Ziggy Stardust is, it was *never* my favorite Bowie album. The grossly inflated hype about it being all apocalyptic, limit-pushing...oh that's such rubbish. It's just a good rock album - nothing more, nothing less. My top two favorite albums from Bowie are the ones that many seem to think less of (what else is new?): Young Americans and Station To Station. But I love the others too (e.g. The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs...etc, etc.) -
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Sun, October 18, 2009 - 6:23 AMEarthling and Outside are my two favorite Bowie cds. I love all Bowie. This is my favorite song he's ever made though. Very powerful. I love the guitar on it too. I had no idea Robert Smith could shredd so badass. The drummer is so cool too.
www.youtube.com/watch - "The Last Thing You Should Do" LIVE, 1/9/97
One of my favorite concept albums is Queensryches - Operation Mindcrime. Unfortunately an old best friend took it to heart and is today a serial murderer. I reported him to the FBI not long ago. OM is social commentary. Not a guidebook for living. -
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Sun, October 18, 2009 - 7:51 AM"Unfortunately an old best friend took it to heart and is today a serial murderer."
Um... care to expand on that? -
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Sun, October 18, 2009 - 8:49 AMSure. It's friends only so not everyone can see this blog post.
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Re: Concept Albums: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.
Mon, October 19, 2009 - 9:37 AMweird selection of bands. is dark side of the moon really a concept album? I mean, compared to the wall, I never really thought of it as one...
also, I've definitely never heard of fear of a black planet as a "concept album" any more than any random public enemy album. the "concept" with PE has always been pretty much the same... -
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Mon, October 19, 2009 - 11:11 AMLists like these I always take with a huge grain of salt. There's always going to be albums on a list like this I strongly disagree with. It's like whenever I see a list of "all-time greatest albums/CD's" it seems Sgt Pepper by the Beatles is always #1. No offense to Beatles fans (and it truly is a great recording), but what makes it deserving of No 1 status? There are lots of obscure stuff out there that is probably better but no one ever got to hear it, so it remains unknown.
Fear of a Blank Planet is a concept album? Wow. what was that list's author smoking when they came up with that observation? -
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Mon, October 19, 2009 - 6:00 PMThis reminds me of Rudy Sarzo stating in his book Off the Rails, that it seems like music critics are people that couldnt actually make it as musicians. Too many show reviews from critics that never even attended the shows. They just write some shit because they have a deadline. Pathetic. -
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Mon, October 19, 2009 - 6:12 PM>>This reminds me of Rudy Sarzo stating in his book Off the Rails, that it seems like music critics are people that couldnt actually make it >>as musicians. Too many show reviews from critics that never even attended the shows. They just write some shit because they have a >>deadline. Pathetic
Yes, I think they skim through each album...rather quickly...then come up with a quick summation. Plus, they get paid to do it. I don't think there's much personal investment in much of it. And yeah, I remember hearing many times that music critics are just failed, wannabe musicians who are envious of those who actually make it as professional musicians.
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Mon, October 19, 2009 - 6:09 PM>>Fear of a Blank Planet is a concept album? Wow. what was that list's author smoking when they came up with that...
Hahaha! As soon as I saw that, I was holding my sides in pain! That is hilarious. Indeed, you *should* take most of this stuff with a grain of salt - I *rarely* ever put much stock into anything a music critic/writer says...they just end up appearing laughable to me more often than not.
>>It's like whenever I see a list of "all-time greatest albums/CD's" it seems Sgt Pepper by the Beatles is always #1. No offense to Beatles >>fans (and it truly is a great recording), but what makes it deserving of No 1 status?
I feel you Todd. Sgt Pepper's is a great album, but it doesn't even rank within my "Top 5" favorite Beatles albums. And as much as I love The Beatles, all the hyperbole about them being "the greatest band in the world" is what pushed me into avoiding their music for a very long time. I consciously try to block most of that media rubbish out of my mind, so I can enjoy the music more fully, and more intimately.
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