Tips on making a Concept Album
The title says it all. I have a lot of storylines in mind for several concepts, storyline-heavy records. The problem is I can´t maintain a focus on the storyline for too long when writing the actual songs.
If you are interested I can post some details of these storylines later, but some of the models I have in mind are albums like 1.Outside, The Wall,Tommy, Ziggy Stardust and OK Computer. |
You should do an album about that time Kiefer Sutherland tackled a Christmas tree.
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Have each song focus on a theme like the lyrics of regular songs. Something related to what's going on in that moment in the story. Then only "click" it on to the story explicitly through quite few lines. Otherwise you're going to have to write it more like a play or a novel.
Not that I actually know anything about writing lyrics or concept albums. Just seems to me that that's the way a lot of concept albums handle it. Quote:
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Thanks for the tips, I will definitely take that into account now! And about Kiefer and the tree, only Bob Dylan would have the talent to display that level of complexity in a song! |
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Islamic terrorists?
Clearly weirdo Christian fundies. Like seriously, what sort of whack job has TWO Christmas trees? They must be out of their Goddamn minds! Thank God Chief Kiefer was there! |
"Kiefer" means "Pine tree" in German. (Also "jaw".)
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It was actually a hotel lobby.
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Still amazing.
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Story board your concept album.
Create a story and draw it out. Then write songs about it. Use magnetic poetry for the lyrics. Use whiteboard and dry erase markers to map out the form of the songs. |
Gosh this is a tough one. I think the only advice I could truly give you is to just not make a concept album at all. Like, come on, don't be a fag.
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