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When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album

When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album

20160h 59min
7.0

Rick Wakeman tells the story of the concept album from Woody Guthrie to the present day - a musical format usually based around a structured narrative that developed to become the equivalent of rock 'n' roll theatre.

GenreDocumentary, Music
Production CompaniesBBC Studios, BBC Cymru Wales
Production CcountriesUnited Kingdom

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