Genre
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Rock Opera

Hybrid of rock and, sometimes, musical theatre stylings with heavily rock-tinged songs combining to tell a coherent story.

a sub-genre of: Rock
see also: Rate Your Music
1972 David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
1973 The Who Quadrophenia
1974 Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway