The 10 best concept albums of the '90s, ranked by Prog

“Even in the '90s the concept album refused to die”. Starting from this premise, the magazine Prog/Louder has drawn up a ranking of the ten best concept albums of the decade. “If you were to take the history books at their word, by the '90s the concept album was practically an extinct species – the magazine points out in its introduction – The great monuments of progressive rock's golden age, from Jethro Tull's 'Thick As A Brick' to Yes's 'Tales From Topographic Oceans', not to mention 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' by Genesis, seemed to belong to a long-gone past. And yet, even in that decade there was no shortage of unconventional artists ready to weave complex, sophisticated music together with intricate narratives or solid thematic cores.

Here are the ten best concept albums of the '90s according to Prog magazine, as reported by Louder (full feature here).

10. Opeth – Still Life (1999)
9. Dream Theater – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
8. Pain Of Salvation – Entropia (1997)
7. Fates Warning – A Pleasant Shade Of Grey (1997)
6. Mansun – Attack Of The Grey Lantern (1997)
5. Radiohead – OK Computer (1997)
4. Camel – Harbour Of Tears (1996)
3. David Bowie – 1. Outside (1995)
2. Porcupine Tree – Voyage 34 (1992/1993)
1. Roger Waters – Amused To Death (1992)

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