10 Greatest Concept Albums In Rock Music History

So, how do you distill the greatest concept record of all time into one album? Since every single one of these concepts have their own set of goals, what's the use in saying that one holds more water than another? If you really think about it though, it's not about whether one is better than the other. It's about how much of a world they're able to create with their music, and the Wall sometimes feels like a completely different universe.

Becoming jaded with the touring life, Roger Waters came up with the idea for the Wall as a commentary on the separation between band and audience, telling the story of the rock star Pink getting more and more fed up with his life. From the minute the album starts, the scope of the record is absolutely passive, setting up an overture with the Thin Ice and showing Pink getting more and more isolated in his own mind.

This is a tale of redemption though, and the beauty of this record is seeing Pink overcome his demons and tear down the wall he built to become a functioning member of society again. Although it might have been a long journey, and there's no guarantee that it won't happen again, this is the kind of album that deserved a movie adaptation like it did. Because here you have an album decked out in rock and roll excess that also works as a commentary on what happens when excess gets the better of you.