Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Cool Rock Opera

I am a fan of rock operas.  They are progressive by nature, and often tell a pretty decent story.  Two that you should definitely check out are Solo Scriptura and The Protomen.

Solo Scriptura is a concept album by Neal Morse.  He played in Spocks Beard, a prog rock band and Transatlantic.  Both are very great bands (for some), and feature 20+ minute long songs.  Sola Scriptura is a retelling of the Martin Luther story.  It has an amazing all star lineup of musicians.  On drums, Mike Portnoy just tears it up, as does Paul Gilbert on guitar (Obviously, I mean he is inhuman).  Randy George is no slouch on the bass guitar, either.  If you like this kind of music, you have to listen to it.





The Protomen's self titled album is an absolutely compelling retelling of the Megaman Franchise of games.  Yes, I said that correctly.  Originally I was very sceptical, but it is a just amazing album, from beginning to end.  They cover a lot of ground, musically.  There are new wave elements, along with industrial, hardcore, and even Ennio Morricone moments.  Seriously.  It was one of the most enjoyable ~35 minutes I have ever partook in.  They released a follow up, but I haven't listened to it through yet.

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16 comments:

  1. EpitomeofStrangeMarch 1, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Pretty intense music. Cheers

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  2. PekkaKMarch 2, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I love Protomen!

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  3. synoptixsMarch 2, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    great artwork on the second video!

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  4. SkimboshMarch 2, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Such triumph at 4:50 on Sola Scriptura.

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  5. tigeyMarch 2, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Love this kind of music, do you know where could I find more ?

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  6. Blog Master FlexMarch 3, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    I love it. I haven't heard anything about a rock opera since the who's Tommy. That was a rock opera right?

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  7. TenkoMarch 4, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    They're pretty talented with the instruments. Although I like a different kind of lyric.

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  8. LexingtonianMarch 5, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Can't beat Tommy :)

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  9. MeltedsnowgirlMarch 5, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Another good Rock Opera you should check out is Night Wish :D God they're awesome.

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  10. Jessica ThompsonMarch 7, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    Cool! Followed! alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  11. MikeMarch 7, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    sick track!! cant get enough of it really lights my mood!

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  12. Meghan MoranMarch 8, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  13. fabio_2007March 9, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    sounds great

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  14. TenkoMarch 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Listening again, I can get accustomed to this style of music.

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  15. CycloneXMarch 12, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    Wow, i gotta get this

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  16. !sense!March 29, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    do not want

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