<p>On this episode Third of Never's Jon Dawson talks to acclaimed music journalist Bill Kopp about his new book, <strong><em>What's the Big Idea?</em></strong><br><br>From 30ConceptAlbums.com:<br><br>As long as there has been music, the form has been used as a vehicle for storytelling. Artists who have something to say often find that putting it into music is the ideal means of communicating thoughts and feelings to others. And the concept-album form is a logical extension of that storytelling impulse, often writ large. It allows the writer to tackle bigger themes, more involved story lines, more finely textured characters and ideas.<br><br></p><p>In the pages of <strong><em>WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA</em></strong>, author Bill Kopp explores 30 remarkable concept albums, drawing on new, firsthand interviews with the artists behind their creation.<br><br>To order the book from Hozac Records and Books, <a href="https://hozacrecords.com/product/pre-order-whats-the-big-idea-30-great-concept-albums-book-by-bill-kopp/">click here.</a><br>To order the book from Amazon, click here.<br><br>Music heard in tihs episode:<br><br>Third of Never - Rolling Down a Hill <br>Pete Townshend - Outlive The Dinosaur<br>Sykofant - Between Air and Water<br>The Church - Ascendence<br>John Guy Barwick - Coastal Chase</p>