Concept Albums

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 12:03pm

Hey I was just wondering... what concept albums are out there right now. The only one I know of is A Tale of Two Cities but I'm sure there are more. Thanks.

Oh and if you could include WHERE to get them that would be great, thanks.

[timote316]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 1:17pm

I believe you are referring to demo recordings, not concept albums.

Usually, demos are not available commercially, unless they are released as promotional materials.

[sh-k-Zan]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 1:56pm

Bright Lights, Big City is a concept album

[bryan]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 2:07pm

if this shows get cast cd where is the cast cd's for good vibrations and in my life and lennon.

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 5:33pm

Concepts...Demos...whichever. Those are not the only two are they?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 5:34pm

Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, The Capeman

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 5:36pm

Are you asking about concept albums from the past or recordings of shows that haven't yet been commercially staged? Those are two different things with two different answers.

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:51pm

Both. I like hearing what shows were like before they hit the stage and new works that are coming up.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:55pm

Aida has a concept album. I don't recommend it.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:15pm

Aida's concept album is horrendous, while I like The Civil War better than the cast album. Some of my favorite concept albums include Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Chess. I used to buy the concept albums and demos of upcoming shows, but most of them really suck, so I stopped bothering.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:16pm

Have you heard of "Drift" on the www.sh-k-boom.com website? I just recently got it. It was not what I expected. I don't really like it. I don't like the guy's voice at all.

[keatonbynumbers]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:16pm

I actually prefer the Jekyll & Hyde concept album to the cast album itself. This could be because I'm not such a big fan of J&H and the concept album has Carolee Carmello, but...

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:19pm

Ragtime has a great concept album and is readily avilable.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:23pm

To Ourtime

There was no cast album of The Civil War only the concept album

Other concept albums were Evita & Jesus Christ Superstar

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:32pm

Tale of Two Cities is a concept album, the new Werewolf musical is a concept album.....

[Elphaba]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:32pm

Tale of Two Cities is a concept album, the new Werewolf musical is a concept album.....

[zbigner]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 8:10pm

Sundown has been produced in a couple of regional theatres. It was recorded by a studio cast in 04 and was one of my favorite albums that year. I'm actually listening to the title track right now. It's about one of the famous old west shootouts.


Sundown

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 8:25pm

Sundown is a great CD

Arizona Morning is a great song

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 9:29pm

You're right. What I should have said was that I preferred the concept album of the Civil War to what was heard in the theater and in the local productions I've seen. It was one score that really benefitted from having performers from other genres.

I was forever turned off to demos by Night of the Hunter and Avenue X.

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 9:45pm

The Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita concept albums BLOW MY MIND!

They'll blow you too...away that is.

[keatonbynumbers]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 9:47pm

I'm somewhat considering getting the Evita concept album. I have long been convinced that I only loved Evita for Patti and I had a weird revelation the other day where I was like, "Wait. I like the MUSIC, too. Holy sh--"

And the JCS concept album is awesomely amazing.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 11:05pm

Making Tracks from 2G productions. A rock musical about the plight of the Asians in San Francisco in the early 40's. There are a lot of good songs and the CD features Lea Salonga, Hoon Lee, Sharon Leal, and former Miss Saigon leading actors Joan Almedilla, Rona Figueroa, Michael K. Lee, Alex Lee Tano, and Welly Yang. "Picture Bride" is beautiful.
http://2g.org/home/productions/makingtracks.shtml

The other one is "Little Tramp, the Musical." It's about the life of Charlie Chaplin. The songs are quite good and also features Lea Salonga in the concept album. They had a very limited release of the concept album and it's now out of print. http://www.rockymusic.org/cds/little-tramp.html

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 11:54pm

The Civil War concept album is outstanding . We saw the show & throughly enjoyed it

I had a chance to buy The Little Tramp when it was out. I kick myself now that I did not.

There also was, a number of years ago, a concept album of a musical called " Der Fuehrer" . I was selling records at the time & made another bonheaded move by selling that