For me, this is one of the best albums of my lifetime. Perfectly timed in 2004, a great rock opera with an interesting story to tell from front to back. It’s an album where the vinyl experience, where you can’t skip or shuffle, is used to full effect. If you haven’t heard this album, or haven’t heard it in a long time, or haven’t heard it back to front with a critical ear to the text and subtext, well, go listen right now.
It’s popular with me, like most people I get back more than I put in.