A viewer requested that I look at this box set, so I spent my YouTube budget in order to give you guys a space rock thrill…

You can download the tune from here: https://soundcloud.com/vrooom/24-05-13-improvisation

Thanks to Mike Harding for donating the album from the wishlist to make this review possible. Here I am looking at one of the most iconic albums of the 1970s.

The classic Primus album just got a Deluxe reissue complete with surround sound mix, so I just had to check it out!

So I thought I’d have a listen to this little doozy by the Kinks in my random concept album thread type thing…

I don’t think this is really a concept album, do you?

I am a big fan of The Breeders and their “Last Splash” album, so it was only natural that I pick up the 20th Anniversary edition.

Compact Disc & DVD featuring 5.1 Surround Sound Mix
The album began with the idea to create music that elicited the imagination to conjure up the sweeping vistas of America. Then the word Americana got stuck in my head. Then as I started to create the music, I thought wouldn’t it be nice to tell a story of a man who is in love with the American dream who gets a chance to trade in his life for another.

And so something that was going to be instrumental became a modern-day concept album telling the story of Eddie Pilgrim: The Last of the Electric Horsemen. The music tells a story both thematically and narratively and puts the hero in a very Faustian conundrum, but where would the Devil reside? Why in Las Vegas, of course! And so the gamble is played out on the roulette table and a decision needs to be made.

The music is eclectic: being painted instrumental, guitar driven pop to out-and-out progressive rock featuring a splash of faux mellotron to whet your whistle.

The CD version of the album comes complete with a second disc, which is a DVD that contains a 5.1 surround sound mix in both DTS and Dolby Digital, plus the stereo mix and a commentary track from myself talking about the making of the album. There’s also a discography track that features 60 minutes of music from my back catalogue and two bonus extra videos that didn’t make the final edit. The DVD-ROM section of the disc contains a PDF of the book of the album and a free multimedia eBook that’s compatible with the iPad.

So for your money you get over three hours of original content and the electronic album sleeve that takes you through the story of Eddie Pilgrim and his fight against the things he desires.

Pre-order includes immediate download of 13 tracks in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or other formats. A link to the complete album will be emailed to you the moment it’s released.

And so my beady little eye seeks out another concept album and takes a peek at 1994′s “Brave” by Marillion.

The album began with the idea to create music that elicited the imagination to conjure up the sweeping vistas of America. Then the word Americana got stuck in my head. Then as I started to create the music, I thought wouldn’t it be nice to tell a story of a man who is in love with the American dream who gets a chance to trade in his life for another.

And so something that was going to be instrumental became a modern-day concept album telling the story of Eddie Pilgrim: The Last of the Electric Horsemen. The music tells a story both thematically and narratively and puts the hero in a very Faustian conundrum, but where would the Devil reside? Why in Las Vegas, of course! And so the gamble is played out on the roulette table and a decision needs to be made.

The music is eclectic: being painted instrumental, guitar driven pop to out-and-out progressive rock featuring a splash of faux mellotron to whet your whistle.

The CD version of the album comes complete with a second disc, which is a DVD that contains a 5.1 surround sound mix in both DTS and Dolby Digital, plus the stereo mix and a commentary track from myself talking about the making of the album. There’s also a discography track that features 60 minutes of music from my back catalogue and two bonus extra videos that didn’t make the final edit. The DVD-ROM section of the disc contains a PDF of the book of the album and a free multimedia eBook that’s compatible with the iPad.

So for your money you get over three hours of original content and the electronic album sleeve that takes you through the story of Eddie Pilgrim and his fight against the things he desires.

And so my man love obsession with all things Steven Wilson intensifies as I purchase the limited edition boxset of “The Incident” by Porcupine Tree.

And so my look at concept albums goes back to 1968 and this particular doozy from The Pretty Things. But is this the first rock opera? You decide!

What a complete and utter wanker!

Here – get a load of this…

Just when you thought I’d run out of ideas, I go and push things that little bit further.

With Maggie Thatcher’s corpse cooling on the slab, it seems prescient that I should have a peep at this album in my concept album thread.

And so my journey looking at the concept albums begins with an unlikely contender in the shape of this 2009 release from UK band Madness, who are probably better known for their North London-based pop hits.

And so I turn my attentions to “Journey” by Kingdom Come which was donated by Daniel Moore via my wishlist. Thank you!

But what do I know? I’m just another Norman No-Nothing, ain’t I?

I have many memories of Television Centre, as I’ve had quite a few interviews there in the past. I remember one, where they actually offered me the job, but I’d have to take a pay cut of £6k, to which I politely withdrew my application during the interview.

The corridors were like a rabbit warren and it’s decor and overall feel was that of a long-gone era and it was hard not to be think back to Blue Peter or Swap Shop or whatever programme had ventured out into those self-same corridors. They had a familiarity about them.

Then there was the time I attended a taping of Top of the Pops on 13 October 1988 with The Missus (but she was still just The Girlfriend back then and hadn’t earnt her promotion). On that show was such delights as PP Arnold and the memory of nearly being knocked out by a camera dolly as I was hypnotised by Sabrina’s heaving bosom.

Ahhh, the memories. The band T’Pau did their thing and their performance was underlined by Carol Decker, obviously reacting to Sabrina being on the show, asking the crowd “Who wants to see my tits?” to which the crowd replied: “No-one”. The story appeared in The Sun the next day and it was that moment I knew that the tabloid press only printed the truth…

So farewell, BBC TV Centre and I predict that the rat’s nest at Salford will never come close to your achievements or your history. And I’ll leave the piece with my favourite photo of Charlie Drake in the atrium of the BBC studios, creating a striking image.