10 Strangest Concept Albums

Rising to fame as the chief creative force in acclaimed Liverpool post-punk band, The Teardrop Explodes, Julian Cope followed up with a successful solo career over several albums. Beyond music, Cope is a published author, with works on archaeology and musicology, and two volumes of autobiography. All of the above are well worth your time, but here we're focusing on his seventh solo studio album, 1991's Peggy Suicide.

Cope himself wrote extensive sleeve notes explaining the meaning and background to each song on this deliciously odd record, stating that the entire set was intended as a reflection on humanity's relationship to 'Mother Earth.'

This being Julian Cope, don't expect your usual 'green' lyrics. This is a musician who is as idiosyncratic as they come. There is sense here, and cohesiveness, but it's all filtered through Cope's wildly inventive and decidedly singular lens. Song titles include gems such as: Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line, Not Raving but Drowning, Western Front 1992 CE and Las Vegas Basement.