Character Piece Concept Albums

Submitted by UnderAWarringSky t3_yx7pmf in Music

Looking for albums that follow the story of a single character. Other concept albums I've loved have come from Neutral Milk Hotel, Death Cab for Cutie, and Sufjan Stevens, so preferably in that loosely indie-folk sort of vein but really I'm open to anything.

Thank you in advance!

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thegreenman42 t1_iwnafox wrote

Some of my favourite concept albums in that vein.....

American Interior by Gruff Rhys. Follows the story of 18th century explorer John Evans searching for a lost Welsh tribe in America

Also Gruff's side project Neon Neon - Stainless Style about John Delorean and Praxis Makes Perfect about Italian publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.

Ex-Auteur Luke Haines has some great concept albums like 8 1/2 Psychedelic Mediations on Beitish Wrestling in the late 70's and early 80's . Does exactly what it says on the tin. Or his North Sea Scrolls album.

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uuhhhhggg t1_iwnbrfv wrote

Good kid maad city

Polygondwanaland/infest the rats nest

Hot fuss (sorta have to piece it together)

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UnderAWarringSky OP t1_iwnc1ko wrote

Replying to uuhhhhggg (#549,134)

Didn’t mean Death Cab had an album about a character sorry just that I enjoy that vein of music, Plans is probably the one that comes to mind if I think of a Death Cab concept album

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Plantavious t1_iwndhld wrote

Pros and cons of hitchhiking by Roger Waters

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D_is_for_Doomsayer t1_iwndhna wrote

The Decemberists almost fit the bill for The Crane Wife and The Hazards of Love, but both have more characters and intermission songs of sorts.

Devin Townsend Presents Ziltoid the Omniscient (a few songs are supplementary to Ziltoid's story)

Pink Floyd The Wall

Deltron 3030 S/T

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Endofthemoosetrap t1_iwnf1zv wrote

Heartland - Owen Pallett

‘The songs on Heartland form a narrative concerning a young, ultra-violent farmer named Lewis, commanded by an all-powerful narrator—named Owen.’ - From Wikipedia

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Sinjim t1_iwnhfih wrote

Coheed and Cambria

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rickpay t1_iwnj93r wrote

Phish - The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

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sorengray t1_iwnmlp7 wrote

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

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Paragon8384 t1_iwnuq4q wrote

The Dear Hunter's Acts I-V albums follow one whole concept:

Act I: The Lake South, the River North (2006)

Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (2007)

Act III: Life and Death (2009)

Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise (2015)

Act V: Hymns With the Devil in Confessional (2016)

Full explanation & overview of the concept - http://worldprognation.com/the-dear-hunter-full-story-explanation-and-overview-part-i/

There's supposed to be an Act VI, but they're taking forever with it.

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ivoiiovi t1_iwo0km6 wrote

Kayo Dot - Hubardo (absolute masterpiece of progressive metal and beyond, and a 100 minute concept story carried perfectly through).

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JustSellOutMyFuneral t1_iwo4ue4 wrote

Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties. Every song is written as a character and follows a story of a couple divorcing and how Aaron handles it

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flarkhole t1_iwpjxcf wrote

Not really in the genre you mentioned, but Streets: A Rock Opera by Savatage is one of my all-time favorite albums, and a great concept album following one guy

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