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There are many ways to tell a story...a book, a movie, at TV, a comic book. You also use music of course; a ballad is a story set to music, a lot of music videos tell a story. Operas and ballet are more grand.
The other musical option is the concept album. These are records where all the songs, all the imagery, is somehow tied togethor by some sort of unifying theme or thesis. The music, the lyrics and sometimes even the artwork come togehtor to tell a story.
These were big in the '60's and 70's but they were seen as old rock and needed to be expunged from popular culture.
But then a funny thing happened. They started to make a comeback...the stigma vanished, and they even found a place in Alt-Rock.
Here...let me show you.
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There are many ways to tell a story...a book, a movie, at TV, a comic book. You also use music of course; a ballad is a story set to music, a lot of music videos tell a story. Operas and ballet are more grand.
The other musical option is the concept album. These are records where all the songs, all the imagery, is somehow tied togethor by some sort of unifying theme or thesis. The music, the lyrics and sometimes even the artwork come togehtor to tell a story.
These were big in the '60's and 70's but they were seen as old rock and needed to be expunged from popular culture.
But then a funny thing happened. They started to make a comeback...the stigma vanished, and they even found a place in Alt-Rock.
Here...let me show you.
Songs in this episode:
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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