Are there any story games in which players create a concept album flike the ones from the days when vinyl was king? 

CONCEPT ALBUM (the game)

For two or more players.

Preparation: Create a playlist on a portable MP3 player composed entirely of progressive 1970s rock bands (e.g. Yes, Rush, etc.). Variation: do the same with 1990s Gangster Rap bands (e.g. NWA, Getto Boys, etc.).

Select random play on the playlist and listen to 5 songs in a row. Players may take notes while the songs are playing, but no talking.

Beginning with the person closest to the stereo, each player gives an impromptu speech explaining a concept album comprised of just those songs, in that order. They should describe the theme, characters, and a possible story line based in the lyrics of the songs. Proper name usage must be observed, but a player can explain this away however they like (e.g., the character has several nicknames, multiple personality disorder, changed names, etc.). It is possible to intersect characters and ideas from integral concept albums, for example if songs from Tommy and from Quadrophenia are played, one could explain How the Mods got into Pinball.

The second player may either invent an entirely new concept album or build on a previous player's idea. At the end of the second player's turn, all participants vote on whether the second player's concept album was cooler than the first. After the voting on the last player's concept album, a winner will be obvious; if no player's album is voted cooler than the first player's, then the first player wins.

The winner gets to choose what to listen to next.

Just messing around-- new to The Forge, but things look interesting around here.

Monte

It's frustrating, but I do remember a few game campaigns where each story basically played through the theme and lyrics of a specific song, and the series of stories buitl up to an album. There were some thread ideas a while back on one of the forums I visit. I also vaguely remember that the topic came up because someone was considering the development of a game based on a concept just like this.

If I get the time, I'll dig around and see if I can find some links.