u/FluorescenceFuture

I don't go here. But every time I see criticism of Epic, it's followed up by someone in the fanbase going "well it's a CONCEPT album so it's not the final work yet". Guys, that's not what concept album MEANS.

"Concept album" doesn't mean concept in the sense of a draft. It means concept in the sense that there is a running theme or story across the whole album and it is stronger as a whole than as individual tracks. Think Pink Floyd's The Wall, or Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, or Beyonce's Lemonade.

There have been concept albums that started as concept albums then became stage productions and movies later. Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, and in the future god-willing, Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero. This is where Epic goes. It's a story concept album, that is being adapted into visual format. It's not a draft.

I just genuinely get baffled every time I see an Epic fan not know what a concept album is because it's such a familiar, well, concept in music it's just. You'd think theater kids would know what that means right? Right????

Full disclosure, I don't like Epic very much. I think it's got same-y sounding instrumentals, lacks metaphor and nuance in the lyricism, and every song is treated with the same gravitas that it lacks dynamics as a story. But I still feel kind of offended on Jorge's part when I see that defense. All I think is "he did not put full ass into these albums just for half the fanbase to call them drafts"

So please please stop defending Epic by saying "well it's a concept album so it's not finished" Any changes between Spotify to screen would just be the natural way adaptation is done, like any artist I'm sure Jorge would like to go back and redo some things in his older work. BUT THE ALBUMS ARE FINISHED. This is Jorge putting his all!! Treat it like that!!