Which Concept Album is better: Kilroy was Here or The Wall?
The Katholik Kingdom
05-06-2004, 03:08
Both are very similiar, with alludations to the Berlin Wall and about a rock star who was trapped. However, Pink's prison was mental, while Kilroy's was a physical prison. Kilroy deals with censorship, morality, and the difference between man and machine. The Wall deals with the formation of madness in one man, and his recovery witch is almost as catharctic as it is destructive. Makes you think, eh?
Fluffywuffy
05-06-2004, 03:10
I tend not to care, I just listen to the songs, I don't get any philisophical debate started over a rock song...
Kwangistar
05-06-2004, 03:11
The Wall
The Katholik Kingdom
05-06-2004, 03:37
Anyone else have an opinion?
Anyone?
Daistallia 2104
05-06-2004, 03:42
Liked both, but the Wall was better. And what about Tommy? It has loosly similar themes of being trapped/emprisoned and is better than either.
The Wall...totally...Between the Wall and Tommy...tougher...but still The Wall I think
Daistallia 2104
05-06-2004, 15:31
One reason I liked Tommy better than the Wall or Kilroy was the utter lack of morality in the characters, especially the main characters. Kilroy was a hero. Pink went through a heroic catharsis. Tommy turned into a sadistic false guru.
Scrumpox
06-06-2004, 13:14
No contest. Most of "Kilroy Was Here" was unlistenable drivel. "The Wall" is classic. If you want to compare "The Wall" to a Styx concept album "Paradise Theater" would probably be a better match-up since it has both a good story line and is one of the few truly good albums Styx ever released.