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21st Century Concept Albums

Colleen Murphy asks why has the concept album has made a significant comeback with a new generation of music fans in the digitised 21st century.

After falling out of favour for the last two decades of the 20th century, why has the concept album made a significant comeback with a new generation of music fans in the digitised 21st century? With contemporary artists from the alternative to the mainstream: Neon Neon, Sufjan Stevens, Mastodon, Green Day and The Decemberists to Janelle Monae, Arcade Fire, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé. Why are we now witnessing a revival of the concept album?

1 hour

Last on

Sun 14 Oct 201813:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

Music Played

  • Lou Reed

    Berlin

    • The Best Of Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 18.

  • Pink Floyd

    The Happiest Days Of Our Lives

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • EMI.

  • Iron Maiden

    Can I Play With Madness

    • Edward The Great: Iron Maiden's Greatest Hits.
    • Music Factory Mastermix.

  • Del the Funky Homosapien

    3030

  • Green Day

    American Idiot

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    King Kunta

    • POLYDOR.

  • Miles Davis

    Concierto De Aranjuez

  • Parliament

    Motor Booty Affair

  • The Antlers

    Sylvia

  • Janelle Monáe

    Many Moons

  • Janelle Monáe

    Dance Or Die

  • Janelle Monáe

    Electric Lady

  • King Diamond

    Arrival

  • The Mountain Goats

    No Children

  • The Lemon Twigs

    Small Victories

  • Kate Bush

    Snowflake

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Oct 201813:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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