Thread by @Mikel_Jollett

OK, Twitter. We're all going to die so let's settle this.

What is the best concept rock record of all time?

Is it The Wall by Pink Floyd or Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen?

So far, it seems the Wall is winning handily. But I think two more contenders have entered the contest:

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

and

OK Computer by Radiohead.

Suggestions of Tommy and Quadrophenia will not be tolerated.

I put together a Spotify playlist of songs from concept records I thought were great.

The Wall, The Pretender, Born to Run, OK Computer. Also: Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, New Order. Gonna keep adding songs to this. You can follow it here:

open.spotify.com/playlist/2TcR3… #NowPlaying

OK, regarding Born to Run. Serious question:

What, exactly, is a Tenth Avenue Freeze Out?

By replies alone, it seems a late contender has joined the contest:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles.

I have an issue: it's not REALLY a rock record but then again there is a song about LSD so I think it evens out.

Also A Day in the Life is a masterpiece

There has been talk of The Pretender by Jackson Browne and I'm not mad.

"I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening..."

God, it's like all the failed dreams of the 60s in one song.

I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did not throw in my favorite rock record of the past decade:

The Monitor by Titus Andronicus.

Trust me. This concept punk rock record about the civil war (and self-loathing as nation loathing) absolutely fucking SLAYS.

Some people are asking about other modern music classic recommendations:

Lost in the Dream - War on Drugs
Muchacho - Phosphorescent
Teens of Denial - Car Seat Headrest
The Year of Hibernation - Youth Lagoon
Trouble Will Find Me - The National
My Woman - Angel Olsen