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Jackson witnessed one of the fires that ravaged the pier in 1974, during the filming of Tommy, Ken Russell’s adaptation of the Who concept album.
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
First released as part of the original 1984 concept album, Chess was created by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with lyrics by Tim Rice.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The obvious comparison would be Lily Allen’s West End Girl, another heartbreak concept album that captured the public imagination by aiming big, narrative-wise, stretching out the story song by song.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
The lyric serves as a thesis statement of sorts for a concept album that is as much an immersive literary experience as an exercise in listening.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
First released as part of the original 1984 concept album, Chess was created by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with lyrics by Tim Rice.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The obvious comparison would be Lily Allen’s West End Girl, another heartbreak concept album that captured the public imagination by aiming big, narrative-wise, stretching out the story song by song.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
The lyric serves as a thesis statement of sorts for a concept album that is as much an immersive literary experience as an exercise in listening.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Concept album.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concept%20album. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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