Concept Album "Show?"

[lotus]

Originally Posted by JamForte

I'm with Spaz and Laudio on the content ; my iTunes is always on Album Shuffle - because that's the way most stuff sounds best. Just pick any album from here -- I'll live with hearing an entire GY!BE to hear AWATS end-to-end...

I'm with Vax on the delivery ; play one (or more) at some time on RFW. If it's any album then we'd only need to keep track in some way... to avoid premature repetition.

Jam, I did not know that you have masochist tendencies..

Well, I have somehow problems with the idea that SAM picks randomly any album and let it play, as I would like to hear most of the (so called) concept albums first. Why don't we do it 2 steps: Let us collect the information from all Moonies about concept albums which are on the Moon , make a PL out of it and let pick SAM (or whoever) from that list to play any album just once (if possible). After the list is played, which came out from the info from all Moonies, we will have a "SAM Album Show" on RFW, letting SAM pick from all albums randomly, trying to avoid too many repeats..

What do you think?

[spewie]

I think this is a most wonderful idea.

The only recommendation for an album I will suggest is Nektar's "Journey To The Center Of The Eye", there is nothing like sitting in a dark room with the headphones on listening to this.

Prog On Moonies

Spewie

[JamForte(Admin)]

Originally Posted by lotus

Jam, I did not know that you have masochist tendencies..

not really ... I have some earplugs...

Originally Posted by lotus

Well, I have somehow problems with the idea that SAM picks randomly any album and let it play, as I would like to hear most of the (so called) concept albums first. Why don't we do it 2 steps: Let us collect the information from all Moonies about concept albums which are on the Moon , make a PL out of it and let pick SAM (or whoever) from that list to play any album just once (if possible). After the list is played, which came out from the info from all Moonies, we will have a "SAM Album Show" on RFW, letting SAM pick from all albums randomly, trying to avoid too many repeats..

What do you think?

I think maybe a compromise ;
Pick one from the list and one at random each week.

... with the current count of albums on the moon - it will take nearly 47 years to play them all at that rate....

I see an approximately endless argument (akin to the "what is prog") about "what is a concept album"

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Okay, I've been wanting to do something of a show. How would this sound to y'all.

I'd like to host what I'd like to call "The Listener's Corner." This would be a 90-120 minute show that could feature playing the "concept album" and a 60 minute set from our listeners (much like those put together for the 10th Anniversary show). This would allow listeners to express their interests and tastes via a small show without having to do the work, both on the album side, as well as single tracks.

I may, from time to time, take that time to play an album and set list of my own choosing, as well.

I like the idea of a "random album" played on NRW, and this would not preclude or substitute for that notion. I think that's fine as it stands. My show would be to monitor and manage the choices of 'concept albums.' Yes, I'm volunteering to be the scapegoat. (O' lord, what am I getting myself into)

Anyway, what do you think?

[lotus]

Originally Posted by OverHillandDale

Okay, I've been wanting to do something of a show. How would this sound to y'all.

I'd like to host what I'd like to call "The Listener's Corner." This would be a 90-120 minute show that could feature playing the "concept album" and a 60 minute set from our listeners (much like those put together for the 10th Anniversary show). This would allow listeners to express their interests and tastes via a small show without having to do the work, both on the album side, as well as single tracks.

I may, from time to time, take that time to play an album and set list of my own choosing, as well.

I like the idea of a "random album" played on NRW, and this would not preclude or substitute for that notion. I think that's fine as it stands. My show would be to monitor and manage the choices of 'concept albums.' Yes, I'm volunteering to be the scapegoat. (O' lord, what am I getting myself into)

Anyway, what do you think?

And all this as a live broadcast, OHD, that would be THE event of the week. (we would allow a few prerecorded shows a year.. )

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by lotus

And all this as a live broadcast, OHD, that would be THE event of the week. (we would allow a few prerecorded shows a year.. )

Well, I certainly won't be making the shows when I'm dead.
Perhaps I'll do 'real time' shows once I've honed my craft.
I was thinking more along the lines of people sending me lists of songs from which to pull a playlist.

So, come on folks, let's jump on the bandwagon.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Alright - this show is now a reality. A concept album is being featured as the opening act of "Corner of the Mooniverse."

Earlier in this thread a number of albums were named as potential concept albums. I will re-enumerate the sugestions again here and I would like you to add more suggestions.

Here's what we started with:

Nektar's - Journey To The Center Of The Eye,
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Trans Siberian Orch - Beethoven's Last Night
Mozart - Symphony 40 & 41
Mastermind - Rhapsody
Ayreon - any
Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (any version)
Triumvirat - Pompeii & Spartacus
Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
GG- Power and the Glory
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Marillion's: Misplaced Childhood, Brave, Afraid of Sunlight, and Marbles
Pink Floyd's: Darkside OTM, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall.
Nectar - Remember the Future, and Recycle
JT - Thick as a Brick & Passion Play
Wakeman - journey to the center of the earth, Merlin, 6 Wives of Henry VIII
Yes - Topographic Oceans
Moody Blues - Days of Future Past
Soft Machine: Softs
Grobschnitt: Solar Music
Galleon: The Sea
Canarios: Ciclos
Ludwig van: Symphony No 9
Existence - Small People, Short Story, Little Crime

I know there are many more out there. Let's just keep this going to make a more complete list (Jim - feel free to edit and deny as we go along).

Dale

[Ted]

OHD,

To add to your list of concept albums:

Neal Morse, ?
Neal Morse, Sola Scriptura
Neal Morse, Testimony (double disc)
Neal Morse, One

Thanks!

Regards from Texas,
Ted

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Jethro tull - A Passion Play
Hawkwind - Space Ritual Alive
The Who - Tommy
The Who - Quadrophenia

[SnardLivesHere]

Conceptually speaking...there are also albums that have songs that run together on CD, but are broken into separate tracks. If the tracks were zipped together, the ends of the songs wouldn't be so rudely interupted. A couple of examples: Ambrosia's Somewhere I've never Travelled, Queen's Queen 2, The Flower Kings Flower Power. (ok, that was three examples)

So, if the album-play RFW doesn't work out, perhaps some sections of albums could at least be pieced together properly for regular play.

One example of where this has already been done in the library is the pairing of IKEA by Night with Astral Dog. It is another Flower Kings deal that just makes sense when played together. Even IF the album-play deal works out, we should start compiling a list of tunes that have rude cutoffs, and get the two or three per album that exhibit this phenemenon zipped together for regular play.

My 3 cents

[Ramon Porta]

With the enormous tastes that are in the radio maybe could be impossible to do, but i think that the idea of lotus had to be respected and are positive . Why not? Take your time and discover great art composiciones that can't taste in pieces. The difficult are in the work of Vax a data base, are complicated imho, but just started and the things can gettin better. Lets go and do it.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Ramon Porta

With the enormous tastes that are in the radio maybe could be impossible to do, but i think that the idea of lotus had to be respected and are positive . Why not? Take your time and discover great art composiciones that can't taste in pieces. The difficult are in the work of Vax a data base, are complicated imho, but just started and the things can gettin better. Lets go and do it.

The original idea of Lotus was to have a random album from the library to play on Wednesday. There's no reason why that can not happen in addition to the "concept" album that is the feature of my show "Corner of the Universe." Vax has said he can set that up. And I don't think there is much of a possiblity of an overlap the same week with similar or the same material.

So, I say, go for it. But I would still like ideas from people on "concept" album titles for my show. So give some suggestions.

If further discussion of a separate album show is warrented, please create a separate thread to do so. (that's for everyone's benefit, Ramon, not a personal suggestion). I'd like to keep this thread for the concept albums only. Thanks.

[lotus]

Original ideas are discussed and somtime the outcome is something really positive, like OHD's new show "Corner of the Mooniverse", which joines together 2 ideas..Concept Album to be played and an individual Moonie show, in which everybody can be the director.

I would have preferred that this particular show played on RFW in order to interrupt SAM's sometimes "strange" taste.. ; but anyhow, I very welcome OHD's show and cannot wait to hear the second on Sept. 21, 2009.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by lotus

I would have preferred that this particular show played on RFW in order to interrupt SAM's sometimes "strange" taste.. ;

How is Sam's 'strange' tastes any different from our 'strange' tastes?

[SnardLivesHere]

Crucible – Tall Tales
ELP – Pictures at an Exhibition
The Flower Kings – Flower Power (disc 1)
Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Steve Hackett – Voyage of the Acolyte
Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene
The Moody Blues – Seventh Sojourn
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, The Wall. The Final Cut
Queen – Queen 2
Roine Stolt – Hydrophonia, Wall Street Voodoo
Isao Tomita – The Planets
Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry The Eighth, Beyond the Planets
Roger Waters – Radio K.A.O.S.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Originally Posted by OverHillandDale

Alright - this show is now a reality. A concept album is being featured as the opening act of "Corner of the Mooniverse."

Earlier in this thread a number of albums were named as potential concept albums. I will re-enumerate the sugestions again here and I would like you to add more suggestions.

Here's what we started with:

Nektar's - Journey To The Center Of The Eye,
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Trans Siberian Orch - Beethoven's Last Night
Mozart - Symphony 40 & 41
Mastermind - Rhapsody
Ayreon - any
Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (any version)
Triumvirat - Pompeii & Spartacus
Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards
GG- Power and the Glory
Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Marillion's: Misplaced Childhood, Brave, Afraid of Sunlight, and Marbles
Pink Floyd's: Darkside OTM, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall.
Nectar - Remember the Future, and Recycle
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Jethro tull - A Passion Play
Wakeman - journey to the center of the earth, Merlin, 6 Wives of Henry VIII
Yes - Topographic Oceans
Moody Blues - Days of Future Past
Soft Machine: Softs
Grobschnitt: Solar Music
Galleon: The Sea
Canarios: Ciclos
Ludwig van: Symphony No 9
Existence - Small People, Short Story, Little Crime

I know there are many more out there. Let's just keep this going to make a more complete list (Jim - feel free to edit and deny as we go along).

Dale

ADDITIONS UP TO 8-9-09

Elements" CD by Roger Glover
Crucible – Tall Tales
ELP – Pictures at an Exhibition
The Flower Kings – Flower Power (disc 1)
Steve Hackett – Voyage of the Acolyte
Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene
The Moody Blues – Seventh Sojourn
The Final Cut
Queen – Queen 2
Roine Stolt – Hydrophonia, Wall Street Voodoo
Isao Tomita – The Planets
Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry The Eighth, Beyond the Planets
Roger Waters – Radio K.A.O.S.
Hawkwind - Space Ritual Alive
The Who - Tommy
The Who - Quadrophenia
Neal Morse, ?
Neal Morse, Sola Scriptura
Neal Morse, Testimony (double disc)
Neal Morse, One

KEEP 'EM COMING. The more the merrier. Thanks.

[dinosaur]

I am all for the above ideas in any form they may take. Concept albums would be great to hear. I would like to hear any album in its entirety (yes, even GYBE!), so a random album play is good. Also, there are plenty of albums that have long suites that I think are great to hear as suites. (My apologies if I'm adding undue complications for those who have to do the work!)
Examples:
Clepsydra - Alone (especially the first thirty minutes or so)
Alan Parsons - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (especially Usher)
Ten Jinn - As on a Darkling Plain (in part)
Arena - Crying for Help (song in eight parts spread over two albums)

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

There was a shout box discussion of other albums to include - Please include them here to remind me.

dale

[Yesspaz]

Gentle Giant - Three Friends

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Trace - Birds
T.D. - Rubycon

just a couple I thought of and trying to remind myself for later.