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Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

elo269megv — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 23:30:53 GMT

Author: elo269megv

Posted: 09/06/2017 03:30

Nope, sorry.

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

bobbyb5 — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:16:25 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 09/06/2017 02:16

lleon79 wrote:

Some songs in Diamond Dogs by David Bowie are based in 1984 by George Orwell. They're only like 3-4 songs but I can't think of another example right now.

Forgot about that one. it's my favorite. I also rather like the Eurythmics' 1984 For the Love of Big Brother

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

bobbyb5 — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:12:02 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 09/06/2017 02:12

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Wow, this sure is weird. I had no idea this existed.

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project

He had three albums based on books. Look at my post above. He was the 70s concept album King. Lol

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

Daydreamer — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 21:02:17 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 09/06/2017 01:02

lleon79 wrote:

Some songs in Diamond Dogs by David Bowie are based in 1984 by George Orwell. They're only like 3-4 songs but I can't think of another example right now.

Also The Resistance by Muse is loosely based on the same book.

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

lleon79 — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 20:25:49 GMT

Author: lleon79

Posted: 09/06/2017 00:25

Some songs in Diamond Dogs by David Bowie are based in 1984 by George Orwell. They're only like 3-4 songs but I can't think of another example right now.

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

Tha1ChiefRocka — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 20:13:27 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 09/06/2017 00:13

Wow, this sure is weird. I had no idea this existed.

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

Daydreamer — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:53:08 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 09/05/2017 20:53

Animals by Pink Floyd, based on Animal Farm by George Orwell.

Re: Who knows any albums based on books?

DanielNunes93 — Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:30:18 GMT

Author: DanielNunes93

Posted: 09/04/2017 16:30

The Art of War by Sabaton. Based on the book The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

Who knows any albums based on books?

bobbyb5 — Mon, 4 Sep 2017 05:25:09 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 09/04/2017 09:25

I was always fascinated by albums based on books. Do you know any you could suggest to me?
This is the kind of thing I'm thinking of: I know there's got to be a lot more but these are the only ones I have.

I Robot by Alan Parsons Project. Based on the book by Isaac Asimov
War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne. Based on the book by HG Wells
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Alan Parsons. Based on the book by Edgar Allan Poe
The Wizard of Oz by Meco. Based on the book by L. Frank Baum