Albums Which Are One Long Continuous Song

[norml]

Like Jethro Tull's Thick As A Brick.

[elperromagico]

1. Brian Wilson's SMiLE comes pretty close,

though there are a few gaps.

[Lone Pawn]

4. I think SMiLE's near perfect.

First thing that came to mind for me.

[JVS]

2. GG Allin's "I'm your enemy"

[Placebo]

3. "American Idiot" by: Green Day...

is really like one giant song/story.

[pres2032]

5. "Jesus Christ Superstar"

"American Idiot" green Day
"Godspell"

[brentspeak]

6. Half of Yes' albums (n/t)

[NAO]

18. Tales from Topographic Oceans (4 Album sides, 4 songs, 1 Concept)

[Lone Pawn]

7. I think the B-side of Abbey Road comes damn close,

but doesn't quite hit the "One Continuous Song" mark. Still, it seems more unified to me than a pure-and-simple medly.

[norml]

9. Here Comes The Sun, is a separate song, but the rest on that side is...

One continuous song.

[Lone Pawn]

10. I don't hear much of Because in the rest of the album either, actually.

I would say it starts with You Never Give Me Your Money.

[norml]

22. You are correct. Because is also a separate song.

It's been too long since I've listened.

[Robeson]

8. You beat me to it.

[njdemocrat106]

11. Add Tull's "Passion Play" as well

How about "Close to the Edge" by Yes?

[guitar man]

12. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly. 17:05, entire album side title cut.

[Lone Pawn]

13. Handel's Messiah.

I have it on six LPs. One song, baby.

[Must_B_Free]

14. Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

and the end of side 4 loops into itself

[NAO]

15. Rush - 2112 (LP side 1); Hemispheres (LP s1); Caress of Steel (s2)

[Moloch]

16. Echoes by Pink Floyd

"Meddle" side B

One of my all time favorites!

[NAO]

17. Ten Worst Concept Albums of All Time

Ten Worst Concept Albums of All Time
http://www.westword.com/issues/1996-11-28/music4.html
(four paragraph exceprt below, item #7 in the list, ELP Tarkus (1971)

7. Emerson, Lake and
Palmer Tarkus (1971)
First Bad Sign: The inside cover art spells out the gobbledygook story in eleven panels. Stylistically, it's a bad mix between Destroy All Monsters and the stations of the cross.

Concept: Rejected Transformer toy prototypes ravage the Earth to the sound of ripped-off Bach riffs played in weird time signatures. Tarkus, (half armadillo, half Sherman tank) battles Manticore (half lion, half scorpion with a human's head) and a combination pterodactyl/bomber plane. There is also a combo grasshopper and safari helmet that looks like a real pushover, even with the cruiser missiles.

Worst Moment: "Aquatarkus," when the hideous creature/artillery takes to the water and Keith Emerson gets to unload all his farting-in-the-bathtub Moog sounds.

Grand Finale: In an unrelated story, the album concludes with "Are You Ready, Eddie," an attempt by these lofty classical-music bandits to rip off something more current: Little Richard's "Ready Teddy." For two minutes and eight seconds, Greg Lake quizzes engineer Eddie Offord on whether he is indeed ready to shut down his sixteen-track recorder. Why couldn't he have done that 38 minutes and 56 seconds ago?

complete list at:
http://www.westword.com/issues/1996-11-28/music4.html

[Must_B_Free]

19. used to sell high end audio

we had some Green Mountain Diamonte speakers hooked up and played an ELP track - I swear the sound was mixed to swirl around between the two speakers in a figure 8 patten. amazing.

[miss_kitty]

20. inna gadda davida

that drum solo was like, 17 minutes.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. I saw them in concert in 1970

and they played that song for 45 minutes.

I haven't been able to stand the tune since.

[donheld]

23. k d lang - "Drag"

I wouldn't call it "one long continuous song" but it is IMHO one of the best concept CD's of the 90's.

Amazon.com
Sensual, seductive, and above all smoky, the latest from k.d. lang is a collection of a dozen tunes that all have some connection to smoking--usually in the romantic, post-coital sense--done up in a lush, orchestrated fashion. Some of these tunes are standards, such as "Smoke Dreams" and "My Last Cigarette," while others are just plain strange selections given some of the oddest readings imaginable. Case in point: the cover of Steve Miller's "The Joker." lang's voice is an incredible instrument, and it's a treat to hear her vamping. But you have to wonder what she's up to, especially because she seems to just say no to tobacco herself, --Jim Derogatis

[Must_B_Free]

24. she looks like a dude

[donheld]

26. She's a lesbian get over it

she still has one of the best voices around.

[Must_B_Free]

29. I hear true butch lesbians are a dying breed

Rachel Nado said everyone is into "T" now...

[donheld]

32. Rachel Nado whoever the hell that is must be as bright as

the Guy in the white house

[Must_B_Free]

33. she's a butch lesbian

on the Air America morning show.

[Must_B_Free]

25. Prince Lovesexy is one track

at least the CD has no track markers...

[Must_B_Free]

27. Eat A Peach

doesn't the "First There is a Mountain (then there is no mountain , then there is)" Jam continue from one side to the other

[DelawareValleyDem]

40. Yep

"Mountain Jam", based on Donovan's "First There is a Mountain"

[Must_B_Free]

28. Don't know the title, but my dad had an album

where a guy says "I had to open the bruise and let some of the bruise blood comeout to show dem" and it repeats "come out to show dem" over and over for the entire side of the album.

[chemenger]

34. "Come Out" by Steve Reich

"Reich's text a very effective loop where the words "come out to show them" and then just "come out" are plucked from their original context and by repetition gain their own meaning of protest. Reich transforms the words from a statement of victimhood to a statement of protest. The words originate from a group of young african american men who were beat by the police in Harlem. One of them is describing how he was injured and wanted medical attnetion but wasn't visibly bleeding, so had to open is wound to allow some of "the bruise blood to come out to show them." The blog cited above points out that the piece was written as a fundraiser for the victims of the police brutality."

http://celesteh.blogspot.com/2004/12/steve-reich.html

[Must_B_Free]

35. I thought it was about repition and trance

it seemed to take on new shapes as you get entranced in the loop, either he is layering more loops or the mind does it naturally.
I think you only hear "come out" after a while

Definitely a unique experience to hear.

Do you recall what the flipside was? I believe the album was yellow white and black and said Electronic Music on it.

clip of Come Out on amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005J4P/104-0971603-7675908?v=glance

[chemenger]

36. Sorry ... I don't have a clue as to what was on the flip side.

Just knew that it was an experiment in musical minimalism. Googled it for more information and learned the additional background information.

Frankly, I hated it. Messed with your mind. Took weeks to get it out of my head.

[Must_B_Free]

30. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake - the Small Faces

[Whoa_Nelly]

31. The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus

by Spirit

Fav song on that one is "Mr. Skin"

I raise my head in a touchy situation
(Mr. Skin you know where you've been)
Yes, I make my bed in the heart of the nation
(Mr. Skin you know where you've been)
I know its a trait of human love to make all the people holler
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Send them looking out for their woman send them reaching out for their dollar
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
A, Hey, hey

Oh, I'm rolling flowing through the whole population
(Mr. Skin you know where you've been)
Oh, The high and the low born are my friends and relations
(Mr. Skin you know where you've been)
I can bring you pain I can bring you sudden pleasure
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Your life will only gain if your loves final measure
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Ah Mr. Mr. Skin, you know where you've been
Ah Mr. Mr. Skin, you know where you've been
Ah Mr. Mr. Skin, you know where you've been

[ghostsofgiants]

37. The Mars Volta - "De-loused in the Comatorium"

And "Frances The Mute".

[Norbert]

38. Quicksilver Messenger Service

The Fool pretty much tool up one side of the LP.

[EstimatedProphet]

42. QMS-Who Do You Love

So long it wouldn't fit on the album in the first cut!

[Historic NY]

39. Nantucket sleighride.....Mountain..........n/t

[mattclearing]

41. Dark Side of the Moon only paused for the flip...

and The Mars Volta's De-Loused in the Comatorium doesn't have any breaks at all, from what I can tell.

[sniffa]

43. pauL's boutique

[NoPasaran]

44. Side 1 of "Alice's Restaurant"

[Bridget Burke]

45. "Pour Down Like Silver" by Richard & Linda Thompson

Perhaps it's not really "all one song"--but the contemplative mood of the album is all of a piece.

"Wheatstraw Suite" by the Dillards is another thematically related collection. It's a pioneering work of country rock that holds its own against any of Gram Parsons' work. However, Gram got all the glory. He partied with the Stones & OD'd young; the Dillards had a continuing role on the Andy Griffith show & some permutation of the group is still playing.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. Metal Machine Music - Lou Reed

OK, so it's not really a song, it's random noise. It's all i could think of that nobody else mentioned.

How About This One: Music For Airports: Eno
The Professor

[Dzimbowicz]

47. Side two of Rare Earth's "Ma"

About twenty minutes long and worth every minute!

[Rev. Day-Bu]

48. Echolyn's "Mei"

http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=echo-mei

http://www.echolyn.com/disc-mei.php

[Rev. Day-Bu]

49. Why...

...do people insist on listing albums that consist of many songs united by a concept when the thread clearly stated "Albums Which Are One Long Continuous Song" Like Jethro Tull's Thick As A Brick?

And why do people keep listing individual songs that happen to be longer than the usual pop song but which are not one song that takes up an entire album?

Yes has never done an album that is one long continuous song. Neither has Rush. Neither has Pink Floyd. Jethro Tull has done it twice: "Thick As A Brick" and "A Passion Play."

[Beware the Beast Man]

50. Sleep- "Jerusalem"

One 52-minute song about pot and Jesus. Can't beat that.