Should Roger's Next Album be a Concept Album?

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:24 pm

On another site, there was a debate about this - some suggested the lack of a coheirent concept was holding up any new album and just wanted a collection of songs.

I think he should make a concept album.

fatoldbob · Post by **fatoldbob** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:32 pm

I don't think he knows how to do an album any other way. It's been a long time since he did an album that was just a collection of songs.

Post by **mosespa** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:18 pm

fatoldbob wrote:I don't think he knows how to do an album any other way. It's been a long time since he did an album that was just a collection of songs.

Pretty much what I was going to say

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:29 pm

Flickering Flame was a collection of songs.

Freddie Mercury · Post by **Freddie Mercury** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:15 pm

I think he looks at the album as one long song sort of, so I think that's more of his natural writing environment. A lot of the time the sum of the parts of his albums is better than the individual songs IMHO...I love Amused To Death but there's no single song I play over and over. To do an album of individual unrelated songs would mean he has to give each one a hook or something more "poppy" to make them stand out on their own, which seems to be the opposite of what he's done before and is probably unnecessary....

Hudini · Post by **Hudini** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:08 pm

It's not whether he should or shouldn't... We all know he will if he issues another one.

garygreen · Post by **garygreen** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:08 pm

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! (mind you, I doubt he'll ever be broke-just less wealthy!)

Post by **snifferdog** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:51 pm

Doesn't matter as long as he brings out something that's good (i.e. better than Pros & Cons/Radio Kaos) and isn't an Opera

garygreen · Post by **garygreen** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:59 pm

I must admit to having a soft spot for RK........but I'm not telling you where it is

Post by **henno** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:37 pm

fatoldbob wrote:I don't think he knows how to do an album any other way. It's been a long time since he did an album that was just a collection of songs.

exactly my thought when i read the question.....

garygreen · Post by **garygreen** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:48 pm

I've been sitting here, struggling to construe a coherent arguement for one case or the other.....then I realised the question involved the word 'concePt', not 'conceRt'....shit, back to the drawing board!

Sonic Destruction · Post by **Sonic Destruction** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:37 pm

Any kind of album (except for opera) would be fine with me. However, if he does do a concept album, I hope he remembers that the music is no less important than the concept. With "Amused To Death", I think the music suffered by being of only secondary importance. Same goes for the musically dull "Each Small Candle", "Leaving Beirut" and "To Kill The Child".

generalhooha · Post by **generalhooha** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:46 pm

I would be very disappointed if he didn't. I always view concepts at least half a mile above random songs.

J Ed · Post by **J Ed** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:44 am

no he should put it out already and get started on the next one
Amused to Death wasnt that tight of a concept album, more like a collection of editorials on current events that overlapped here and there
and if he really cant release this alleged new album til its perfect, he should put out a "Roger Waters Notebooks" series of demos and abandoned experiments, sorta like Pete Townshends Scoop albums except Roger'd have all these soundcollages and hilarious cussfilled rants

Post by **mosespa** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:54 am

garygreen wrote:I must admit to having a soft spot for RK........but I'm not telling you where it is

KAOS is my favorite Waters solo album.

*ducks flying garbage hurled at him by others*