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François Dongier

YouTube - 10d - 2 views

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shared by François Dongier on 14 Jan 10 - Cached
  • François Dongier on 14 Jan 10
     
    Not sure this qualifies as music, but I didn't know where to put it ;-)
  • Jack Logan on 15 Jan 10
     
    François - I put it here. Come join!
Skeptical Debunker

Pink Floyd's Dark Side Eclipses Concept Album Classics | Underwire | Wired.com - 0 views

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Pink Floyd concept albums Frank Zappa Beatles

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  • Sgt. Pepper’s may have popularized the concept album, but this experimental sonic mash from Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention is arguably rock’s first concept album. Freak Out! skewered pop culture with sharp humor and flawless precision, although it was neither a critical nor commercial success after its 1966 release. But from influencing Sgt. Pepper’s production to paving the way for rock’s ambitious avant-garde leanings in the decades to come, Freak Out! has rightly taken its place as one of the finest concept albums ever made.
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  • Greatest pop band ever? No question. But the Fab Four never really hopped onto the concept-album bandwagon, although it’s arguable that they popularized it with this loose collection of unforgettable tunes from their fictitious alter ego, the Lonely Hearts Club Band. There’s no reason to run down the list of accolades bestowed upon Sgt. Pepper’s here, as you should have them memorized if you care anything about music history. But from its orchestral experimentation and drug references to its unimpeachable songcraft, Sgt. Pepper’s may be a concept-album lightweight, but it’s a heavy legend.
  • Skeptical Debunker on 11 Mar 10
     
    Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon turns 37 Wednesday after another year kicking ass on every concept album that came before or after it. The English quartet's sixth studio effort is a seamless masterpiece that cannot be readily sliced and diced into iTunes singles for sale, as the band argues during its ongoing dispute with its record label, EMI. Confidently hop-scotching across the themes of life, death, violence and mental illness - and foregrounding groundbreaking musical experiments in sampling, tape loops and synthesizers - Dark Side of the Moon has continually astounded brains and eardrums since its arrival. While the other epic sonic explorations listed below have challenged the status of Pink Floyd's 1973 record, Dark Side remains Earth's reigning concept album.
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