Rock Operas

[LG]

Off the list Tommy .. but if these two qualify they are my favourites..

I am glad someone posted War of the World's that is one of the best and most unique albums I have in the library.

Here's a picture of my vinyl copy, I still have it and I bought the CD when it came out.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

What about Joseph????

I'm pretty sure Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are considered a musical though.

 

[Bryter Later]

I love the variation in the polls on CRF . For this one I chose Tommy,as it was one of the first 'Operacepts' ( I did that as I could'nt decide if its a full opera or concept album). Bryter.

 

[joe]

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this basically a concept album?

That's the defination for a rock opera taken from Wikipedia. As I was saying on earlier thread some times a concept and a rock opera album can be interchangable though from my understanding a concept album doesn't follow quite as 'narrow' or 'strict' parameters as a rock opera. Also does a rock opera need to have a musical 'opera' composition? That I'm not really sure of. The Pretty Things S.F. Sorrow doesn't sound nearly as 'operatic' as Jesus Christ Superstar. Where do you draw the line? To me, there is some overlap either way. Besides, I always give the option of chosing 'other'. Kind a covers my ass.

 

[LG]

^^Not to mention it's your thread so therefore your word is law in here.

 

[joe]

Me and the law never got along.

 

[TheFeldster]

I'm giving my vote to The Wall. Blows me away every time

 

[METALPRIEST]

I'm pretty sure Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are considered a musical though.

Waaa???? The same cats who wrote Jesus Christ Superstar wrote this. How about the Pharoah Elvis...that's rock and roll..

..let's not forget.. "Go Go Go Joseph you now what they saaayyyyy....Go Go Go Go!!!"

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Waaa???? The same cats who wrote Jesus Christ Superstar wrote this. How about the Pharoah Elvis...that's rock and roll..

..let's not forget.. "Go Go Go Joseph you now what they saaayyyyy....Go Go Go Go!!!"

Well you know what these same cats also wrote?...

CATS!

 

[METALPRIEST]

ZING!!!! You got me there...