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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
Those both suffered because of the double album format. If each had been paired down to a single disc they would have been much better.
Still both deserve to be mentioned when discussing the best concept albums ever.
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^ Yes, for a songwriter, a double album is a challenging amount of blank time to fill I imagine. Unless you are John Cage, you need to come up with an awful lot of good ideas. Also a double rather stretches the attention span of the audience - to be involved in the same saga for so long. In fact, for me
The Wall , especially, holds out pretty well; it's only the Worms/Trial section that I don't care for.
Talking of sagas that don't hold your attention reminds me of Paul Simon's
The Capeman. It has a few decent tracks, but was slammed by the US critics, I believe. Then again, it's the soundtrack for a stage show- and I think people usually exclude those when discussing concept albums, though I'm not sure why.