I'm seeing a few people get lost at the video's condensed pacing, so if you're still confused just keep in mind every album I talk about picks a central theme/concept and then frames a bunch of songs around them. The video is me spitfiring all the different albums under that definition that I really enjoy. And my apologies if it's hard to follow at times, I didn't want to bore you with the details but I also wanted to pick specific parts of each album to highlight.
It’s alright, whenever I felt confused and scared I took a sip of my off brand high sugar content orange juice that anchored me in my metaphorical childhood and I felt better.
i honestly got every point pretty quickly, and the art of a funke video is rewatching it as the weeks pass and finding new hidden jokes I didn't notice before.
I like the fast-paced and condensed style of your videos because they allow me to rewatch them and notice or understand new things or understand the piece as a whole differently, there isn't a channel I know that has the level of rewatch-ability as yours does.
his content used to be about a vastly different subject matter, but he has been getting pretty damn good at this type of video over the last couple years
One of my favourite concept albums is "Time" by Electric Light Orchestra, listening to it from start to finish is a great experience. Some of Jeff Lynne's best tunes imo with a fun narrative - a man from the 80's being transported to the year 2095. You mentioned it in passing, but absolutely worth a listen for anyone who hasn't yet.
this album is genuinely what really got me into listening to music other than just occasionally, its what got me into the beatles and everything else after that haha. its such a beautiful wonderful album and its criminal how missed it can be by most people.
I appreciate it and to be totally real I tweaked the song late in development and didn't feel like reanimating the keyboard lmao so there's definitely a few missed frames but I figure everything scans
Never would’ve guessed that the funny guy I started watching for his tf2 videos would’ve made one of the best videos about music I’ve ever seen. You’ve come a long way Funke, from scripting to animating, this video is immaculate, thank you.
My favorite “one long song” is Since I Left You by The Avalanches. It was originally planned to have a more cohesive narrative, but that was scrapped eventually. However, echoes of it still remain throughout the album, giving it a dreamlike feeling bouncing between lucidity and free form thought association.
Man, that end credits where he plays all of his old intros with his name & all of it's different styles of fonting and animation really hit me with a wave of nostalgia. You have really come a long way, FUNKe. And we are all happy for you
It always baffles me how much effort you put into everything. Even the smalles side gags are well animated. Just like a good album its so dense you have watch it multiple times to appreciate how much thought went into it. It makes me want to double down on my stuff as well!
Remember a year ago when the internet got flooded with "Ruler of everything" memes? I started freaking out when I saw more people getting introduced to Tally Hall all because of some goofy memes.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT IVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT EXACT TRANSITION ON ANATOLIA FOR YEARS I NEVER FUCKING THOUGHT ID HEAR SOMEONE ELSE MENTION IT I LITERALLY ALMOST CHOKED TO DEATH WHEN YOU MENTIONED FEED ME JACK AND A SECOND TIME WHEN YOU MENTIONED DA DA DA DA
I absolutely ADORED this video from start to finish despite not recognizing a single song or album beyond the passing mention of Tally Hall & Weezer, I've got a lot of catching up to do!
It's not every day I get to hear someone talk about Tally Hall, Blind Guardian and Jethro Tull in one video. Hell I consider it a treat to hear any one of them come up in conversation. Of Montreal's "concept album" was news to me too! Some personal reommendations for anyone who cares: Kamelot's Epica and The Black Halo are a retelling of Goethe's Faust Virgin Steele's House of Atreus is an adaptation of the Orestia Insomnium's Winter's Gate and Jethro Tull's Passion Play are more albums that are one long song The Art of Noise's the Seduction of Claude Debussy mixes impressionism, old school hip hop, and opera among others Gloryhammer's whole discography is a parody of Apex-style albums that tells its own story Sabaton's Carolus Rex tells the story of the Swedish Empire's rise and fall The Dolls of New Albion is a steampunk morality play about learning to love selflessly told over 4 generations Avantasia's work is just about all concept albums but I find the stories can be difficult to follow, same with Blind Guardian's original story concept albums. They do an excellent job of alluding to existing works but it feels like they continue to allude to a story that doesn't exist anywhere else Ayreon is a little better in that regard imo, The Human Equation and 01011001 being good examples If you really like prog and want lots of it, The Decameron: Ten Days in 100 Novellas is a massive 3-album collaboration with 100 tracks Honorable mentions to Symphony X's Paradise Lost, Angra's Temple of Shadows and Holy Land, and Devin Townsend's Ziltoid albums
it was a very out-of-body experience to randomly watch a 800k subscribers ex-tf2 youtuber just absolutely splurge for a whole video about avant-garde music and dropping tons of prog metal/rock and jazz fusion references, but given he was always very musically inclined i think it's just a natural *prog*ression he'd eventually engage with this type of music.
@@jackwilson6195 going to Scotland on a family vacation was greatly enhanced by it being (by complete coincidence) the same summer I got in to Gloryhammer
I basically never meet anyone who listens to the bands I like, so seeing Devin Townsend, Kamelot, and Blind Guardian mentioned all together is very validating. Another one: Luca Turilli's Prophet of the Last Eclipse.
@@telegraphjames4542 Eyes like the sky is amazing, I think for the pacing and purpose of the video there'd be a lot more nonagon fans upset if it was the inverse
How much of my soul do I have to cleave off for you to do more music?? Your covers are more emotion-provoking than the originals (I cried to Demonitized Again on repeat. Your song about copyright. tf), your originals are super satisfying.. just the stuff I like!
Thanks! It's tricky, I practice instruments a lot in my downtime, and I have a lot of demo-level stuff i'm always chipping away at. It's just hard to get things to a release-level state since i'm a one man band and videos already take a lot of time/effort as it is. There will be stuff, at some point. Whenever that is i'll definitely get the word out
0:56 this transition right here blew my mind. The way the hand gestures initially is displayed as a normal mannerism before being recontextualized as it holds the images being transitioned into, which gives a paprika esk feeling of reality wrapping, as the TV in the background is held by the hand in the foreground. It is posed as though you are presenting the explanation physically. I like the subtlety of it. I was not even aware my mind was blown before a good second when I actually held a thought of awe. You are an incredible artist and I wish to reach those heights, which you have shown me someday.
I love their Miracle Musical work. They're from Michigan which is where I live, and I've actually been to Marvin's marvelous mechanical museum a few times. It's definitely an odd place...
Favorite album of all time. You gotta see the video of them playing songs for the dead live where Dave Grohl is beating the drums like a husband from the 50s beat his children meanwhile Mark Lanegan is still as a statue singing through gravel as 1000 bodies mash together in a huge festival. Sick.
Holy shit that was the most polished and well written video I think you've ever released, and I loved every single minute of it. Also, not for nothing, but your music taste kicks ass. Have a great day Funke I've been watching your stuff forever and it's such a pleasure to see how you've pushed yourself and improved over the years.
FUNKe's evolution as a content creator is very impressive, with videos increasingly worked on and with different subjects for each one. The details of the scenarios spread throughout the video is something quite interesting too, maybe he's trying to create a FUNKe lore, I don't know. In short, you did an excellent job. ; )
Surprised that Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral didn’t make an appearance. Themes of self-hatred, desperation, substance abuse, and similar subjects aren’t at all uncommon in music, but the way The Downward Spiral handles that narrative is unparalleled and makes for one of the most sobering musical experiences out there. It’s sequel, The Fragile, is also just as good, and serves as an arguably darker continuation of that narrative. Phenomenal albums, couldn’t recommend more.
My favorite concept album is "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever" by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas, what a great listen, and the use of radio transitions between songs are just *chef's kiss* mwhaa
ELO - Time has to be my favorite album of all time. Usually I only enjoy certain songs from an album, but time is the only one I'll listen to all the way through for the story.
This is the kind of video that makes me want to get into music. It’s so addictive to hear someone talk on end about some hint they’re clearly passionate about. Also, I can’t help but feel like the “cheesy script jar” bit is kind of a commentary on how it’s okay for songs and lyrics and things in general to be cheesy, based on how your character goes from denying your script is cheesy to being angry at it for being cheesy to purposefully going to admit the script is cheesy. Maybe I’m just looking too much into it.
Ngl, this is one of my favourite videos by you, not just because of the animation, but by how you gave me such a liking to so many different genres of music.
Worthikids’s “Duloc” is sort of a musical following a mute protagonist trying to survive political upheaval in the background of Shrek 1, but every song doesn’t really focus on that specific crisis that they all encompass? Like, it is the plot of the album, but the myriad of different characters singing just do their own things when it happens. Wonderful album about accepting inevitability
Or it might be about how being stuck up your own ass can lead your society to ruin without you noticing, that’s also a reading that pops up from the text now that I reread it
if you like tally hall and concept albums i’d recommend hawaii part ii, the only album from tally hall-adjacent project miracle musical. it’s very abstract but most people agree that there’s an overarching plot connecting the songs, though most interpretations are complicated by the constant allusions to 9/11. also it’s really really good music
It's very likely it's at least in one view, a sailor and other lost souls trapped in a siren song and or a lotus flower situation. Or in another a single person, named Simon (one of the demo's for the mind electric mention it) living though his own thoughts in a fragmented mind. Or really the simplest one, 9/11. though this really can only apply so much to the entire album in my opinion. It itself is a fragment of ideas that converge around each other into a concept itself, and you're going to believe whatever hits you the strongest.
@@Foxlum my personal interpretation is twofold: 1. it’s the thoughts of one of the twin towers as it collapses on 9/11 2. it’s the second part of a trip to hawaii that began in the 90s this is based on what joe hawley has said about the album since its release, but the album is so abstract that loads of interpretations are feasible
Whenever I watch a FUNKe video, I just have to shut off my brain and enjoy the beautiful animation because as soon as I try to think while he's in the middle of a rant, my brain gets fried
This video goes so fucking hard. Absolutely loved the animation, direction and pacing. Honestly can't wait for anything and everything you make. You've blown all my expectations out the water for what a simple RUclips video essay could be, to such a point I feel bad using the word simple. So excited
@Artistic Cat A Concept Album is basically just an Album that tells a story across it, my go to example is American Idiot by Green Day cause the only songs that don't really fit the story are American Idiot and Wake me up when September Ends. Every thing else from that album however forms a cohesive story with a beginning (Jesus of Suburbia), a middle (Literally everything else), and an End (Letterbomb and Homecoming), there's even an epilogue with Whatsername
@Artistic Cat honestly he mentioned some pretty popular bands i believe you're just slightly uncultured and uneducated on the topic therefore should refrain from further commenting
I gotta chuck in a recommendation for The Protomen and their albums "The Protomen" and "Act II: The Father of Death". Both some of the best rock albums I've listened to, with some interesting themes and ideas relating to authoritarianism, industrialisation, and what it means to be a hero. Deltron 3030 is another good one, with all the songs being set in a dystopian scifi future.
Seconding this Protomen recommendation, although it should be noted that Act II is quite a bit different to Act I (and better than act 1, IMO), so if Act I doesn't seem to be your jam (it's not mine bc of the intentionally(?) muddied vocals), I'd still recommend trying out Act II as well.
6:02 question: what’s the whole deal surrounding this moment? I saw noodle (another awesome animator video-essayist) do this a couple months back in his last vid: the extreme vivid close-up with the live action lips and a green screen transition. What’s the deal with it? Also this funke is FUCKING legit, it took me like 3 rewatches to realize every single moving action has a soundtrack accompanying it! GREAT STUFF!!
@@Spiceonthehill Any idea what specific upload/cover of the song this is? The singer/instrumentation sounds different from every version I've been able to find so far, but the specific arrangement used in this and Noodle's cutaway gags really, REALLY entices me, I can't stop thinking about it EDIT: On further inspection, the one from Noodle's video is sourced clearly from the original song but with added distortion, FUNKe's version here is the clearly different one that I'm looking for, and I wanna tear my hair out over trying to find this!
Going from TF2 commentary to literaly 10 minute masterpieces that take more effort than 90% of the 5 hour video "essays" on RUclips. Excellent work and I hope this blows up even bigger than it has. You deserve it.
This is phenomenal, for every second I can tell that a large amount of care went into this from the animation, editing, background music, and FUNKe's voice over too. So thank you for blessing us with this outstanding video and thank you for showing me some new albums to look into.
This video was hilarious and great on its own, but the one scene where Justyn is sleeping and it makes the loose cannon sound just had my sides in orbit. Pretty much everything about this video fits fluidly together, all the jokes are well structured, and this kind of content caters to both old and new viewers alike. FUNKe isn't falling into the syndrome of content getting lazier, his quality only increases with every upload. And to top it all off, he's a Weezer fan. I hope more people realize what they're missing out on and check out this channel, it's just too fucking good.
This is by far, one of your most masterful videos yet. Your form of mixed media is entrancing and your script is witty and smart. Everything is so intricately crafted and I can imagine the countless times you've returned to this video to refine and make sure every frame of the video is worthwhile; so much so that it seemed to pass in seconds rather than 10mins. Great work and I'm glad to support your channel for all these years. My unsolicited criticism has already been addressed by you is the pacing. You're suffering from success in that everything is so well done that everything is battling for my attention. Its a real shame youtube doesn't allow you to share song clips because I think that would have been the best and easy way to give to give the view the time to digest every phrase and visual eye-candy. Maybe a patreon exclusive?
I've thought about making an edit with more center-stage clips of the songs mentioned, i'll give it some genuine thought about rendering out just exclusive for non-youtube uploads.
6:20 THERE IT IS. I was losing my mind because Mandy's Marathon review had this cognitohazard-ass section, and now its here again. Something is afoot. Can't wait to see more of these being found.
This had me laughing several times. The sudden pencil to the heavy. The arm on the jar. The sprawling, verbose, and frankly lovely(and slightly silly) description of the Bardo-like state followed by "maybe I just didn't feel like animating it" into the Jar again. This was Inspiring and I may or may not have spent some time songwriting because of it. I appreciated this look into your experiences and your visual portrayal of these auditory media visually. I tend to be a lurker on RUclips, but you pulled a like outta me. No small feat. *TLDR:* "Good sh!t, dude."
Bruh. I've said it before but I need to say it again. I love what you've got going on here. This is coming from some nobody, but your content blows my dome clean off. The style, the little touches, the humor, the way you still absolutely slam your actual points down in a coherent way. I'm still laughing about the pencil. You started out as a TF2 streamer, and now you've blown up into talking about actually pretty deep concepts, in an incredibly engaging, informative, and entertaining way. I'm so glad I found your page, you've given me food for thought and creativity that very few others have managed to do. God bless, brother, and keep it Funkey 🤙
This video came out while I was in the hospital (where I met this guy who actually introduced me to Unleash the Archers), and I honestly really needed it. I've been here since
somehow this channel has always been in tune with my interests, from being into team fortress, to getting into game design more, to now studying music. lucky me!
I think good kid mad city deserved a mention as it is an incredible concept album, it's like the album equivalent of a movie, although I'm glad you mentioned to pimp a butterfly.
To be fair almost every modern rap album is sort of a concept album, otherwise it's thrown as a mix tape. That's what I read somewhere at least. But I agree that gkmc is an excellent example of storytelling.
I... am continuously impressed by the level and variety your creativity encompasses. That musical intro?! These animations!? This script writing? A man without bounds.
I've fallen in love with concept albums ever since my deep dive into prog rock a few years ago. There's too many to name but Magma is one band I always return to. I don't know of anyone but Christian Vander who can jump between singing bass and falsetto in a made up alien language while on the drums. In my opinion one of the most underrated bands and musicians I've every had the pleasure of listening to.
This is amazing! Interesting visuals, music humor, beginning song I wish existed, and talking about concept albums? I couldnt ask for more, this is one of my favorite videos lol
Would Everywhere At The End Of Time count as a series of concept albums because each stage was released one by one, or would it count as just one large concept album because you can buy the full thing on bandcamp now?
As easy as they are to overlook as just pure comedy, I think Neil Ciceriga’s Mouth albums are genuine works of art and some of the best concept albums I’ve ever heard.
The video has tons of really great musical recommendations in it but genuinely I'm pretty enamored with opening piece you played. I saw in another comment that you said you heard it in the dream you described in the video. Your lyrical work is really enjoyable and I'd love to hear something similar on a more grand scale in the future.
The sheer quality and the effort and love you put into your videos shows man, you deserve so many more subs than I could ever send your way. And the fact you brought up feed me jack and a bunch of artists I already loved made my day, not even mentioning all the new ones to listen to!
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new video tomorrow
wait how did we get here
epic
Oooooo
Luck that I chose to look at you’re cool ass channel today
awesome
I'm seeing a few people get lost at the video's condensed pacing, so if you're still confused just keep in mind every album I talk about picks a central theme/concept and then frames a bunch of songs around them. The video is me spitfiring all the different albums under that definition that I really enjoy.
And my apologies if it's hard to follow at times, I didn't want to bore you with the details but I also wanted to pick specific parts of each album to highlight.
It was a pretty interesting video anyway
It’s alright, whenever I felt confused and scared I took a sip of my off brand high sugar content orange juice that anchored me in my metaphorical childhood and I felt better.
Extremely interesting. Though I only wish I was savvy enough to get all the puns. I got the cannon one though.
i honestly got every point pretty quickly, and the art of a funke video is rewatching it as the weeks pass and finding new hidden jokes I didn't notice before.
I like the fast-paced and condensed style of your videos because they allow me to rewatch them and notice or understand new things or understand the piece as a whole differently, there isn't a channel I know that has the level of rewatch-ability as yours does.
I agree, Funke, “Sorry for Party Rocking” by LMFAO is the greatest concept album ever made!
Thank you Shrek is god. I liked the part where they went "Sorry for party rocking!"
Turns out all you need to get Fantano-core comments is to talk about music
The wall
Dude so many great life lessons in that album. Like when they say “blacked out with your sack out”
@@frescoalcachofa1940 Great Doug Walker album
This is incredible, you’re honestly too good
The boy
L+vaatividya better
Hello, funny dark souls man
insane how many talents this man has - artist, animator, singer, song writer, essayist... and that's just this one video.
Oh, teh weered ESTUS FLASK mian.
7:31 "The Sun Wasn't A Metaphor, It Was Just The Sun" would make a great concept album title
*i'll be sure to come back to this later*
sounds like a Microphones album
@@MyoticTesseract True yeah
I like the idea of the sun being mentioned once in the whole album then never again
@@GamerTowerDX Lmao yes
Impeccable presentation, timing and animation. Just too good. Listening to black foliage now.
And the references in this video are a lot
the cinematography in this one is next level
better than no way home
never thought i'd see this comment on a youtube commentary channel. FUNKe is truly one of the best and most dedicated creators out there
It's insane how much he's evolved even just over the past few videos
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@@nysreme7 it’s like into the spider verse
This is like TV quality content. Love every second of it XD
Sounds more like an insult to me
Funke videos kinda have a similar vibe to channels like lemmino or Internet Historian when they get uploaded
this is one of the best youtube videos i’ve ever seen. time to watch all of your videos.
his content used to be about a vastly different subject matter, but he has been getting pretty damn good at this type of video over the last couple years
Yeah ive seen all is videos and highly recomend them
nick likes funke???
@@vendreii nickisnotfunke
Have fun
One of my favourite concept albums is "Time" by Electric Light Orchestra, listening to it from start to finish is a great experience. Some of Jeff Lynne's best tunes imo with a fun narrative - a man from the 80's being transported to the year 2095. You mentioned it in passing, but absolutely worth a listen for anyone who hasn't yet.
I was just about to say this!
Will listen, thanks for the recommendation!
And julie…
this album is genuinely what really got me into listening to music other than just occasionally, its what got me into the beatles and everything else after that haha. its such a beautiful wonderful album and its criminal how missed it can be by most people.
Totally agree, "Time" is a great listening experience both musically and narratively!
The animation and the editing makes this video so much better from any commentary channel
@Cake wdym he just said he watched it
@Korero Korero why
@Cake Don’t worry I watched the video, although I was in a rush to write something which makes it look like a “likebait”
Production quality is absolutely world class. The sound production is also incredible.
The greatest one lone song album of all time is Art of Life by X Japan and I will stand by that assertion.
Bruh why is the comment section of Funke’s videos so hype.
there are far too many overused jokes that i could write here
You spelled LONG SEASON by Fishmans wrong
hi
Dude did FUNKe blow up or smthn wtf
The synth playing animation in the beginning is almost 100% musically accurate! That's some dedication I must admit👍
I appreciate it and to be totally real I tweaked the song late in development and didn't feel like reanimating the keyboard lmao so there's definitely a few missed frames but I figure everything scans
@@FUNKe Was the song made by you? I'd love to see a full version.
@@FUNKe Definitely checks out, amazing stuff dude. Highest quality FUNKepost.
@@FUNKe I can totally understand. The whole thing is still absolutely amazing. Keep up the good work!
Why dose it go hard tho😤
My day is better when a FUNKe video randomly drops in my sub feed
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Same, always an entertaining watch
aren't you the guy that clickbaits cartoons
Ye
and they are always so fucking good
FUNKe is a concept album that de-evolved into a RUclipsr and we love him for it.
incredible stuff as always! now i gotta watch it 20 more times to find all the little details
my two favorite underrated youtubers is one place?
nice
One peak content creator on another peak content creators comment section is crazy
Fellow Thank You Scientist enjoyer!
I died when he said viruses,Russia and video games
incredible work, funke
Didn't think you would be watching funke. You ever play tf2?
@@shoelace9932 my tf2 addiction in college was crippling
@@internetshaquille lol thats cool.
hell yeah, they say a debilitating escapist clutch on the balls from tf2 maketh the man
@@internetshaquille Dope.
Never would’ve guessed that the funny guy I started watching for his tf2 videos would’ve made one of the best videos about music I’ve ever seen. You’ve come a long way Funke, from scripting to animating, this video is immaculate, thank you.
you said it
Exactly my dude
My favorite “one long song” is Since I Left You by The Avalanches. It was originally planned to have a more cohesive narrative, but that was scrapped eventually. However, echoes of it still remain throughout the album, giving it a dreamlike feeling bouncing between lucidity and free form thought association.
Since I Left You is fantastic and so is their second album, Wildflower.
speaking of echoes, Echoes by Pink Floyd is another very good long song and is honestly good enough to be its own album
Man, that end credits where he plays all of his old intros with his name & all of it's different styles of fonting and animation really hit me with a wave of nostalgia.
You have really come a long way, FUNKe. And we are all happy for you
I know right
Couldn't agree more, it's amazing to see how he has managed to carve out a niche and grown his audience beyond the limits of a single game.
It always baffles me how much effort you put into everything. Even the smalles side gags are well animated. Just like a good album its so dense you have watch it multiple times to appreciate how much thought went into it. It makes me want to double down on my stuff as well!
I'm so starved for tally hall recognition that I will flip the fuck out when Marvin's is referenced for like 3 seconds
Remember a year ago when the internet got flooded with "Ruler of everything" memes? I started freaking out when I saw more people getting introduced to Tally Hall all because of some goofy memes.
That makes the only ever person online I've met that listens to them as well
I’m suprised Hawaii part II wasn’t referenced at least once here
I was so fucking awed when banana man started playing on the phone
@@kaysidegamer5996 i was waiting for it when he was talking about albums with stories
HOLY FUCKING SHIT IVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT EXACT TRANSITION ON ANATOLIA FOR YEARS I NEVER FUCKING THOUGHT ID HEAR SOMEONE ELSE MENTION IT I LITERALLY ALMOST CHOKED TO DEATH WHEN YOU MENTIONED FEED ME JACK AND A SECOND TIME WHEN YOU MENTIONED DA DA DA DA
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I absolutely ADORED this video from start to finish despite not recognizing a single song or album beyond the passing mention of Tally Hall & Weezer, I've got a lot of catching up to do!
weezer.
You aren't alone there, don't worry
i only recognized king gizzard and the lizard wizard
It's not every day I get to hear someone talk about Tally Hall, Blind Guardian and Jethro Tull in one video. Hell I consider it a treat to hear any one of them come up in conversation. Of Montreal's "concept album" was news to me too!
Some personal reommendations for anyone who cares:
Kamelot's Epica and The Black Halo are a retelling of Goethe's Faust
Virgin Steele's House of Atreus is an adaptation of the Orestia
Insomnium's Winter's Gate and Jethro Tull's Passion Play are more albums that are one long song
The Art of Noise's the Seduction of Claude Debussy mixes
impressionism, old school hip hop, and opera among others
Gloryhammer's whole discography is a parody of Apex-style albums that tells its own story
Sabaton's Carolus Rex tells the story of the Swedish Empire's rise and fall
The Dolls of New Albion is a steampunk morality play about learning to love selflessly told over 4 generations
Avantasia's work is just about all concept albums but I find the stories can be difficult to follow, same with Blind Guardian's original story concept albums. They do an excellent job of alluding to existing works but it feels like they continue to allude to a story that doesn't exist anywhere else
Ayreon is a little better in that regard imo, The Human Equation and 01011001 being good examples
If you really like prog and want lots of it, The Decameron: Ten Days in 100 Novellas is a massive 3-album collaboration with 100 tracks
Honorable mentions to Symphony X's Paradise Lost, Angra's Temple of Shadows and Holy Land, and Devin Townsend's Ziltoid albums
it was a very out-of-body experience to randomly watch a 800k subscribers ex-tf2 youtuber just absolutely splurge for a whole video about avant-garde music and dropping tons of prog metal/rock and jazz fusion references, but given he was always very musically inclined i think it's just a natural *prog*ression he'd eventually engage with this type of music.
The seduction of Claud Debussy is just incredible, it has one of the guys from the Buggles doing the music and John Hurt does the narration...
Surprised Gloryhammer didn’t get a mention, they’ve done some good stuff. For the king of Dundee!
@@jackwilson6195 going to Scotland on a family vacation was greatly enhanced by it being (by complete coincidence) the same summer I got in to Gloryhammer
I basically never meet anyone who listens to the bands I like, so seeing Devin Townsend, Kamelot, and Blind Guardian mentioned all together is very validating.
Another one: Luca Turilli's Prophet of the Last Eclipse.
Your videos are an instant watch, and secretly hoped you’d drop a reference to Gizzard- needless to say I FLIPPED OUT
One cannot simply make a concept album video without referencing at least one Gizzard album
australian triple J listeners represeeeent!
NONAGON INFINITY OPENS THE DOOR
He didn't even mention eyes like the sky though! Most underrated KGLW album, not to mention its like the DEFINITION of a concept album
@@telegraphjames4542 Eyes like the sky is amazing, I think for the pacing and purpose of the video there'd be a lot more nonagon fans upset if it was the inverse
How much of my soul do I have to cleave off for you to do more music?? Your covers are more emotion-provoking than the originals (I cried to Demonitized Again on repeat. Your song about copyright. tf), your originals are super satisfying.. just the stuff I like!
Thanks! It's tricky, I practice instruments a lot in my downtime, and I have a lot of demo-level stuff i'm always chipping away at. It's just hard to get things to a release-level state since i'm a one man band and videos already take a lot of time/effort as it is. There will be stuff, at some point. Whenever that is i'll definitely get the word out
The editing on this one is straight up unbelievable, I cannot imagine the time and effort that must have gone into this!
The opening is the music equivalent of “never let them know your next move”
He has to make a full version
I desperately need music that sounds like it. Any ideas?
@@ileutur6863 The Mars Volta is pretty much just as weird lyrically, but musically more grandiose and energetic.
@@Mandibularmenace I love the mars volta but they're wayy to chaotic for this vibe
@@ileutur6863 bill wurtz as well
The animations in these videos are so visually pleasing its worth watching the video for The sole purpose of seeing them.
this video kickstarted my music-listening journey, and after 9 months, i finally understand what the “cheesy script jar” is for
please, what does it mean
@@cloudbounc3It spawns a coin when he mentions an iconic concept album that everyone talks about
0:56 this transition right here blew my mind. The way the hand gestures initially is displayed as a normal mannerism before being recontextualized as it holds the images being transitioned into, which gives a paprika esk feeling of reality wrapping, as the TV in the background is held by the hand in the foreground. It is posed as though you are presenting the explanation physically. I like the subtlety of it. I was not even aware my mind was blown before a good second when I actually held a thought of awe. You are an incredible artist and I wish to reach those heights, which you have shown me someday.
🤓
@@o.pjuanshenobi6645 "🤓" 🤓
As a person who had no experience with video editing, i could say the same.
Spongebob's episodes be funny as hell and then you get one of those closeups: 6:07
i will literally pay money to listen to a full version of the opening song, and even more money for a full album
Love how Tally Hall is becoming more relevant! Your animation is also just pure eye candy.
I love their Miracle Musical work. They're from Michigan which is where I live, and I've actually been to Marvin's marvelous mechanical museum a few times. It's definitely an odd place...
my man theyre not underground by any means
So, you'd like a banana then?
@@KinoGhost ye s please
@@StateSponsoredMukbang you gonna peel it down and go mm mm mm mmmmmm?
one concept album that i really love is QOTSA's Songs For The Deaf, the radio station in between the songs is really nice
You mean the album by that child rapist?
Favorite album of all time. You gotta see the video of them playing songs for the dead live where Dave Grohl is beating the drums like a husband from the 50s beat his children meanwhile Mark Lanegan is still as a statue singing through gravel as 1000 bodies mash together in a huge festival. Sick.
One of my favorite albums of all time
@@kellen_mcsmellin got a link for that ?
You can't even hear it!
i love how much better FUNKe is getting, the production quality of all of the videos this past year has been amazing
7:56 dude thank you i haven’t seen an apple in so long
Holy shit that was the most polished and well written video I think you've ever released, and I loved every single minute of it. Also, not for nothing, but your music taste kicks ass. Have a great day Funke I've been watching your stuff forever and it's such a pleasure to see how you've pushed yourself and improved over the years.
One can only wonder how many hours this man puts into literally just the references alone in his videos
FUNKe's evolution as a content creator is very impressive, with videos increasingly worked on and with different subjects for each one. The details of the scenarios spread throughout the video is something quite interesting too, maybe he's trying to create a FUNKe lore, I don't know.
In short, you did an excellent job. ; )
I think it's his best one
Surprised that Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral didn’t make an appearance. Themes of self-hatred, desperation, substance abuse, and similar subjects aren’t at all uncommon in music, but the way The Downward Spiral handles that narrative is unparalleled and makes for one of the most sobering musical experiences out there. It’s sequel, The Fragile, is also just as good, and serves as an arguably darker continuation of that narrative. Phenomenal albums, couldn’t recommend more.
I was looking for a comment like this. A huge opportunity was missed by not mentioning The Downward Spiral.
My favorite concept album is "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever" by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas, what a great listen, and the use of radio transitions between songs are just *chef's kiss* mwhaa
The fact that you included The Mars Volta, Opeth and Mastodon in one sentence is fucking awesome.
Fr I wasn't expecting them to mention those bands but I feel like I should've cus they're prog rock/metal giants
Im kinda bummed the opening musical isnt a full song. I really really love how it sounds, the tempo, the wordplay. Pls more Funke?
are there any songs like this, do you know?
Yes we need it
I would love a full version.
Bro I feel you honestly I literally tried Shazamming it to see if the was anything like it but nothing so yeah, we need a full version
Late, but it seems more like a piecemeal of Mars Volta story ideas translated by MF DOOM and performed by Bill Wurtz.
Gonna be Honest, probably my new Favorite RUclipsr
Dude...I need a full version of the opening song, it' just been living in my brain and I need more
Petition starts here
I agree
And here I still am waiting for this
Me want full opening song too. It lives rent free in my brain.
more
The intro song is actually really good. I'd love to see it as a full song.
Same I need the Funke album to drop yesterday. Just gotta wait for the answer to open the door..
THE KING HAS RETURNED
RUclips commenters when a RUclipsr doesn't upload in 2 seconds
Let's gooooooooooooooooo
LETSSS GOOOO
@@sodaman5465 people also say that to encourage the channel to upload more
@@roni6135 you mean pressure
ELO - Time has to be my favorite album of all time. Usually I only enjoy certain songs from an album, but time is the only one I'll listen to all the way through for the story.
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You've condensed 30 mins worth of content into 9 mins, and still somehow made those points easy(ish) to understand. Nothing but respect for you FUNKe
This is the kind of video that makes me want to get into music. It’s so addictive to hear someone talk on end about some hint they’re clearly passionate about.
Also, I can’t help but feel like the “cheesy script jar” bit is kind of a commentary on how it’s okay for songs and lyrics and things in general to be cheesy, based on how your character goes from denying your script is cheesy to being angry at it for being cheesy to purposefully going to admit the script is cheesy. Maybe I’m just looking too much into it.
That's a pretty high concept. I don't know, this video isn't doing a lot with those.
This channel is sooo good, the fact that I now know funke is such a big music enjoyer makes me like it even more
Ngl, this is one of my favourite videos by you, not just because of the animation, but by how you gave me such a liking to so many different genres of music.
Worthikids’s “Duloc” is sort of a musical following a mute protagonist trying to survive political upheaval in the background of Shrek 1, but every song doesn’t really focus on that specific crisis that they all encompass? Like, it is the plot of the album, but the myriad of different characters singing just do their own things when it happens. Wonderful album about accepting inevitability
Or it might be about how being stuck up your own ass can lead your society to ruin without you noticing, that’s also a reading that pops up from the text now that I reread it
A concept album... based on Shrek? Oh I'm listening to that!
if you like tally hall and concept albums i’d recommend hawaii part ii, the only album from tally hall-adjacent project miracle musical. it’s very abstract but most people agree that there’s an overarching plot connecting the songs, though most interpretations are complicated by the constant allusions to 9/11. also it’s really really good music
good news: he already knows about it! he said that yes, there is a concept... whatever it is but it's there
@@cartodelina7715 very cool
It's very likely it's at least in one view, a sailor and other lost souls trapped in a siren song and or a lotus flower situation. Or in another a single person, named Simon (one of the demo's for the mind electric mention it) living though his own thoughts in a fragmented mind. Or really the simplest one, 9/11. though this really can only apply so much to the entire album in my opinion. It itself is a fragment of ideas that converge around each other into a concept itself, and you're going to believe whatever hits you the strongest.
@@Foxlum my personal interpretation is twofold:
1. it’s the thoughts of one of the twin towers as it collapses on 9/11
2. it’s the second part of a trip to hawaii that began in the 90s
this is based on what joe hawley has said about the album since its release, but the album is so abstract that loads of interpretations are feasible
funny, i always associated it with pearl harbor. i guess that's 9/11's grandfather, so it checks out
Loved the little snippets of Tally Hall, they’re my favorite band. Excellent video, your quality just keeps increasing :)
The sudden mention of TH really caught me off-guard lol. It's always nice to see them receiving some well-deserved recognition!
The sudden mention of TH really caught me off-guard lol. It's always nice to see them receiving some well-deserved recognition!
I actually pogged upon hearing Banana Man
Whenever I watch a FUNKe video, I just have to shut off my brain and enjoy the beautiful animation because as soon as I try to think while he's in the middle of a rant, my brain gets fried
Justyn covering his passions is a lovely sentiment and this video is wonderful.
I agree
This video goes so fucking hard. Absolutely loved the animation, direction and pacing. Honestly can't wait for anything and everything you make. You've blown all my expectations out the water for what a simple RUclips video essay could be, to such a point I feel bad using the word simple. So excited
I watched this all the way through and I’m still no closer to understanding what a concept album is. 10/10, excellent.
@Artistic Cat A Concept Album is basically just an Album that tells a story across it, my go to example is American Idiot by Green Day cause the only songs that don't really fit the story are American Idiot and Wake me up when September Ends. Every thing else from that album however forms a cohesive story with a beginning (Jesus of Suburbia), a middle (Literally everything else), and an End (Letterbomb and Homecoming), there's even an epilogue with Whatsername
@Artistic Cat honestly he mentioned some pretty popular bands i believe you're just slightly uncultured and uneducated on the topic therefore should refrain from further commenting
@Artistic Cat The video is about concept albums
@Zote from the hit indie platformer, Hollow Knight not really but i just died to zote in pantheon of hallownest
Bro your editing is delicious. Keep pushing & keep creating
I gotta chuck in a recommendation for The Protomen and their albums "The Protomen" and "Act II: The Father of Death". Both some of the best rock albums I've listened to, with some interesting themes and ideas relating to authoritarianism, industrialisation, and what it means to be a hero. Deltron 3030 is another good one, with all the songs being set in a dystopian scifi future.
Hell yeah I love 3030
What am I fighting forrrrrr
Seconding this Protomen recommendation, although it should be noted that Act II is quite a bit different to Act I (and better than act 1, IMO), so if Act I doesn't seem to be your jam (it's not mine bc of the intentionally(?) muddied vocals), I'd still recommend trying out Act II as well.
6:02 question: what’s the whole deal surrounding this moment? I saw noodle (another awesome animator video-essayist) do this a couple months back in his last vid: the extreme vivid close-up with the live action lips and a green screen transition. What’s the deal with it? Also this funke is FUCKING legit, it took me like 3 rewatches to realize every single moving action has a soundtrack accompanying it! GREAT STUFF!!
replying to this in case anyone finds any more hints
@@grassgrey7473 same
@@grassgrey7473 ya
The song is "theme from Harry's game" btw
@@Spiceonthehill Any idea what specific upload/cover of the song this is? The singer/instrumentation sounds different from every version I've been able to find so far, but the specific arrangement used in this and Noodle's cutaway gags really, REALLY entices me, I can't stop thinking about it
EDIT: On further inspection, the one from Noodle's video is sourced clearly from the original song but with added distortion, FUNKe's version here is the clearly different one that I'm looking for, and I wanna tear my hair out over trying to find this!
Tally hall and miracle musical are absolutely great, and I love to see the Aussie representation with King Gizz and the Lizz Wizz
do you want a banana
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@@DustMug this banana for you
Kinda bummed Hawaii Part II wasn’t mentioned given Marvin’s being brought up, but granted it is pretty standard in terms of concept albums
I still believe this is the best Funke video, and it's a shame it's overshadowed by his game-focused+tf2 videos
this is a subtle nod to the fact that the ambassador overshadows every other spy revolver
Going from TF2 commentary to literaly 10 minute masterpieces that take more effort than 90% of the 5 hour video "essays" on RUclips. Excellent work and I hope this blows up even bigger than it has. You deserve it.
This is phenomenal, for every second I can tell that a large amount of care went into this from the animation, editing, background music, and FUNKe's voice over too.
So thank you for blessing us with this outstanding video and thank you for showing me some new albums to look into.
There's something about your animation style that captivates me immensely. Another incredible video to add to your collection, FUNKe!
I SAW THAT TALLY HALL ALBUM ON UR TABLE FOR THOSE COUPLE OF SECONDS IN THE BEGINNING!!!!🎉🎉🎉
I need a full version of the intro in my life
"I'm so prog i listen to concept albums on shuffle." -kmac2021
This video was hilarious and great on its own, but the one scene where Justyn is sleeping and it makes the loose cannon sound just had my sides in orbit. Pretty much everything about this video fits fluidly together, all the jokes are well structured, and this kind of content caters to both old and new viewers alike. FUNKe isn't falling into the syndrome of content getting lazier, his quality only increases with every upload. And to top it all off, he's a Weezer fan. I hope more people realize what they're missing out on and check out this channel, it's just too fucking good.
0:15 i need a full version of this
This is by far, one of your most masterful videos yet. Your form of mixed media is entrancing and your script is witty and smart. Everything is so intricately crafted and I can imagine the countless times you've returned to this video to refine and make sure every frame of the video is worthwhile; so much so that it seemed to pass in seconds rather than 10mins. Great work and I'm glad to support your channel for all these years.
My unsolicited criticism has already been addressed by you is the pacing. You're suffering from success in that everything is so well done that everything is battling for my attention. Its a real shame youtube doesn't allow you to share song clips because I think that would have been the best and easy way to give to give the view the time to digest every phrase and visual eye-candy. Maybe a patreon exclusive?
I've thought about making an edit with more center-stage clips of the songs mentioned, i'll give it some genuine thought about rendering out just exclusive for non-youtube uploads.
@@FUNKe you like tally hall? ;3
6:20 THERE IT IS. I was losing my mind because Mandy's Marathon review had this cognitohazard-ass section, and now its here again. Something is afoot. Can't wait to see more of these being found.
I AM NOT ALONE!!! Noodle and MandaloreGaming done it too as well, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
@@viklore8091 Its also in Leon Massey's "The Life and Death of Skateboarding Games"
@@viklore8091 which mandalore vid?
I knew someone else had to have seen it
what song is it?
The amount of incredible animation, cinematography, editing, detail, and just pure charm in this video is overwhelming. I love it.
1:44 just noticed Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum there, it’s a shame tally hall went into what’s basically permanent hibernation
Theres still hope, they havent officially broken up and theyve mentioned trying to work on a new album!!
They are all in their 40s around now, probably not
This had me laughing several times. The sudden pencil to the heavy. The arm on the jar. The sprawling, verbose, and frankly lovely(and slightly silly) description of the Bardo-like state followed by "maybe I just didn't feel like animating it" into the Jar again. This was Inspiring and I may or may not have spent some time songwriting because of it. I appreciated this look into your experiences and your visual portrayal of these auditory media visually. I tend to be a lurker on RUclips, but you pulled a like outta me. No small feat. *TLDR:* "Good sh!t, dude."
Bruh. I've said it before but I need to say it again. I love what you've got going on here. This is coming from some nobody, but your content blows my dome clean off. The style, the little touches, the humor, the way you still absolutely slam your actual points down in a coherent way. I'm still laughing about the pencil.
You started out as a TF2 streamer, and now you've blown up into talking about actually pretty deep concepts, in an incredibly engaging, informative, and entertaining way. I'm so glad I found your page, you've given me food for thought and creativity that very few others have managed to do.
God bless, brother, and keep it Funkey 🤙
I’m so happy that you upload, those rare days where you do make one it’s always a banger…
funke always amazes me and has done so since 2016
This video came out while I was in the hospital (where I met this guy who actually introduced me to Unleash the Archers), and I honestly really needed it. I've been here since
somehow this channel has always been in tune with my interests, from being into team fortress, to getting into game design more, to now studying music. lucky me!
I think good kid mad city deserved a mention as it is an incredible concept album, it's like the album equivalent of a movie, although I'm glad you mentioned to pimp a butterfly.
To be fair almost every modern rap album is sort of a concept album, otherwise it's thrown as a mix tape. That's what I read somewhere at least. But I agree that gkmc is an excellent example of storytelling.
My favorite concept album is everywhere at the end of time. I have never felt so distresed, hollow and emotional at a album.
I... am continuously impressed by the level and variety your creativity encompasses. That musical intro?! These animations!? This script writing? A man without bounds.
I've fallen in love with concept albums ever since my deep dive into prog rock a few years ago. There's too many to name but Magma is one band I always return to. I don't know of anyone but Christian Vander who can jump between singing bass and falsetto in a made up alien language while on the drums. In my opinion one of the most underrated bands and musicians I've every had the pleasure of listening to.
I love how FUNKE snoring is the charging sound for the sticky bomb launcher
This is amazing! Interesting visuals, music humor, beginning song I wish existed, and talking about concept albums? I couldnt ask for more, this is one of my favorite videos lol
Would Everywhere At The End Of Time count as a series of concept albums because each stage was released one by one, or would it count as just one large concept album because you can buy the full thing on bandcamp now?
It's definitely a series of concept records. It's so much a concept it barely makes sense without it.
That and the fact that it’s meant to be consumed in one sitting. Tbh who knows lol.
As easy as they are to overlook as just pure comedy, I think Neil Ciceriga’s Mouth albums are genuine works of art and some of the best concept albums I’ve ever heard.
The video has tons of really great musical recommendations in it but genuinely I'm pretty enamored with opening piece you played. I saw in another comment that you said you heard it in the dream you described in the video. Your lyrical work is really enjoyable and I'd love to hear something similar on a more grand scale in the future.
every frame of this is crammed with creativity i love to see it
The sheer quality and the effort and love you put into your videos shows man, you deserve so many more subs than I could ever send your way. And the fact you brought up feed me jack and a bunch of artists I already loved made my day, not even mentioning all the new ones to listen to!
I honestly wasn't expecting to see Tally Hall mentioned in this video, they're a band I like. The animation in the video is amazing, great video man.
The animation on this was extremely impressive. I haven't seen this good of animation in sfm before.
What's Sfm?
@@licandres01source film maker.
Talking about Concept Albums for 10 minutes without once mentioning Hawaii Pt 2 is a feat I could never hope to accomplish
“Is this the chorus?” I really enjoy seeing how much fun you’re having with these videos! Fantastic work