• Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Also an experience: a longer overarching story across an entire album.

    Examples: Metropolis pt. 2 (Dream Theater), or basically anything Ayreon.

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      1 year ago

      The term for that is Concept Album.

      They began in the 40s and 50s and really took off in the 60s and 70s. They died out in the 80s and gained popularity again in the 2000s with emo and pop punk bands like MCR, Green Day, Boys Night Out and more.