Foreword by Mitch Easter
"...the Concept Album was a natural direction for rock groups. To qualify, all you needed was a vague plot, maybe a re-occurring character or two, some righteous tracks, and you were in business. People enjoyed these records, many of them even spawning radio hits. Yet to mention Concept Albums today is to invite eye-rolling, nose wrinkling, and the use of words like "pompous," "bombastic," and if you're lucky, "supercilious." Why? Are people just grumpier now? Well, yes.
"To anyone who questions the validity of these recordings, Bill Kopp's essential discussion of many Concept paragons will lead you out of the darkness!"
-- Mitch Easter, producer, engineer, musician