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  1. Lonely Hearts Club Band
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    Their 1967 release of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is generally recognized as the first concept album, although ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has cited Freak Out!, an album released in 1966 by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, as a major influence on the conceptual nature of Sergeant Pepper.
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has received much acclaim for being the first “concept album”, an album in which a single idea unifies the entire recording (as opposed to most albums, which are simply collections of songs without such an overarching principle).
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    What are the best concept albums?

    The 18 Best Concept Albums of the 21st Century (So Far)

    1. Sufjan Stephens – Illinois (2005)
    2. Drive-by Truckers – Southern Rock Opera (2001)
    3. Janelle Monae – Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase (2007), The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) (2010)
    4. Aimee Mann – The Forgotten Arm
    5. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love (2009)
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    Which rock group had the first concept album?
    That’s a tough one. Jimi Hendrix’s ElectricLadyland was one of the first concept albums. He called his concept soundscapes. Pink Floyd had Umma Gumma as its first concept album. Another concept album innovator was Jethro Tull. After that came a horde of concept albums that made each album a journey unto itself.
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    What was the first progressive rock concept album?
    ‘Progressive’ rock bands often release albums where the songs make up a theme or a ‘story’. In one such case, I think one of the first such releases may be ‘Ark 2’ by Flaming Youth. It was released in October 1969 and was acclaimed as ‘Album of the Week’ by NME.
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    What is the best rock album ever?
    In terms of experimental rock, David Bowie pretty much wrote ... own mortality through a jazzy lens on his final album Blackstar. If there was ever a time where he was insanely ahead of the ...
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    "Popular consensus" for the first rock concept album, according to AllMusic, favours Sgt. Pepper. According to music critic Tim Riley, "Strictly speaking, the Mothers of Invention 's Freak Out! [1966] has claims as the first 'concept album', but Sgt. Pepper was the record that made that idea convincing to

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    A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental,

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    There is no clear definition of what constitutes a "concept album". Fiona Sturges of The Independent stated that the concept album "was originally defined as a long-player where the songs were based on one dramatic idea – but the term is subjective." A precursor to

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    1940s–50s: Origins
    In the 2016 documentary When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album, narrated by

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    Dec 12, 2018 · Officially, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the concept album as "a collection of songs about a specific theme or story." The first-ever concept album is The Mother of Invention's Freak Out!. Frontman Frank Zappa wrote the album as a satire, criticizing everything from the American school system to pop-culture at the time.

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      May 01, 2016 · The album "Days Of Future Passed" by the Moody Blues is what I consider the first true conceptual rock album. It is one of the most influential albums in rock music on so many levels. Last edited: Apr 30, 2016

    • https://www.newsweek.com/beatles-sgt-peppers...
      Published: May 29, 2017
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      Pepper is called the first concept album, but it doesn't go anywhere. All my contributions to the album have nothing to do with this idea of Sgt. Pepper and his band; but it …



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