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This list is getting way out of hand: many of the albums listed do not remotely qualify as rock operas, in my opinion. Some are are regarded as concept albums; others (Meat Loaf?) don't even qualify in that respect. I propose to remove the following from the list:

  • David Bowie, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

not a rock opera, barely a concept album

  • Chicago, Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon (1970): song cycle off of the album Chicago II

a song cycle does not an opera make; this suite does not tell a story of any sort

  • Moulin Rouge!: A stretch, uses a collection of rock songs from many sources to tell a story.

Moulin Rouge is not an album. The soundtrack album is simply a collection of songs, no story involved

  • Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell and Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell

Not even concept albums

  • Roger Waters, Radio K.A.O.S. (1987)

Concept album

  • The Kinks, Preservation Act 1, Preservation Act 2, A Soap Opera, and Schoolboys in Disgrace

Concept albums all

I also have problems with Godspell, as it is a soundtrack from a stage musical and/or film; by this token nearly any musical soundtrack album could be listed, which is clearly outside the realm of rock opera.

If anyone has problems with this, please let's discuss now. Jgm 02:13, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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