tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048465.post108557876240044259..comments2023-10-11T06:32:42.620-04:00Comments on WGAF - aka FATTY MASS: What a Concept?!?T-_Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01201921941080182904noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048465.post-1086095246824407432004-06-01T09:07:00.000-04:002004-06-01T09:07:00.000-04:00Perhaps you are right Steve, all I can say is that...Perhaps you are right Steve, all I can say is that this Evergrey album is bad - not as bad as Streets from Savatage, but bad nevertheless.T-_Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201921941080182904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048465.post-1085683040312015142004-05-27T14:37:00.000-04:002004-05-27T14:37:00.000-04:00This isn't, of course, limited to metal. Styx had...This isn't, of course, limited to metal. Styx had a series of excellent albums, then Dennis de Young decided to lob Paradise Theatre and Kilroy was here on us. Crap crap and more crap.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659696729706771552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048465.post-1085680051717753762004-05-27T13:47:00.000-04:002004-05-27T13:47:00.000-04:00That is a fair retort. Pink Floyd's The Wall, whi...That is a fair retort. Pink Floyd's The Wall, while not even close to their best, is a good album, so perhaps the problem is more pronounced in the metal field. <br /><br />I do think it may be fair to say that rarely is a concept album the group's best effort. Here we can look to The Who again. While Quadrophenia and Tommy are resectable albums, they do not represent (IMO) The Who's best moments.T-_Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201921941080182904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048465.post-1085667662763462512004-05-27T10:21:00.000-04:002004-05-27T10:21:00.000-04:00Interesting point, but I think this may just be a ...Interesting point, but I think this may just be a problem with metal bands who's "concept" usually involve some government conspiracy or a hack Sci-Fi idea that isn't even fit to be the plot of an episode of SG-1. Mindcrime, like you said, is one expection. Now if you go outside of the realm of metal, you'll find some great concept albulms. Tommy by the Who, Freak Out by The Mothers and Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys (which isn't really a concept albulm, but a cycle of songs that deal with the same subject) all come to mind. I agree though, that unless yoy have something really great to say, "locking" yourself into a concept is ridiculous.CRAIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634548935674995673noreply@blogger.com