Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds'

Whose?, you may ask:

In 1978, Jeff Wayne (an unknown American record producer) put together a roster of musicians like Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, David Essex, and Phil Lynott to record a musical version of the H. G. Wells story, with Richard Burton narrating.

A bit difficult to get your head round - until you listen to it. One of the finest examples of progressive rock & a concept album, done right.

2 comments:

Mrs Fashion said...

OMG I love this album!
The narration gives me goosebumps...

Allen said...

Fantastic album back then and still great music and performance.
We are going to see them next year in Amsterdam.
I'm looking forward to it.

Leiden