For as long as musicians have been recording albums, they’ve been shaping them into grand, overarching concepts. Folk singer Woody Guthrie delivered a collection of songs about the Great Depression on his Dust Bowl Ballads album as early as 1940. Frank Sinatra released a whole slew of story-based albums, and the likes of The Who and David Bowie brought the concept to rock music in the ’60s and ’70s. There’s been no shortage of concept albums in rock, punk and metal ever since. Sometimes the concepts are quite straightforward, but other times things get a little… weird. Here are a dozen of the craziest concept albums for your delectation. Devin Townsend – Ziltoid The Omniscient (2007) Canadian loon Devin Townsend has never been known for his restraint, but on Zilt...
