May 06, 2016
59 min
Full-HD

When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album (2016)

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.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC Studios BBC Cymru Wales

Rick Wakeman

Self - Presenter

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