Greatest Concept Album Ever: PINK WORLD by the Planet P Project

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5 out of 5 stars Only Album I've ever replaced mutliple times., April 19, 2005

Reviewer: K. Conn "Stormwolf13" (USA) - See all my reviews

I first bought this as a cassette tape when it was first released and you could only get it by pre-ordering it (which drove my father crazy). I wore out the tape, and had a heck of a time replacing it, but got smart and made a master "rescue copy" when I finally was able to purchase another copy. Over the years, even that copy deteriorated. Later, I was able to find Planet P Project P on CD, but not Pink World. Until now. I am in Pink World heaven. This is an album that either hits you between the eyes and never leaves your mind, or it doesn't. No in-between. I know every song by heart, and "One Star Falling" is my personal favorite. I heard rumors of a follow-up, or part 2, to Pink World, but have heard nothing since.

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5 out of 5 stars Pink World-Awesome, February 11, 2005

Reviewer: James L. Ray "Movie lover" (Loveland, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

I absolutely love this album. I think this would make a good SciFi movie.

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5 out of 5 stars For All You True Believers..., December 18, 2004

Reviewer: J. Hawkins (Boone, NC USA<P>Boone, NC United States) - See all my reviews

There is another Planet P Project album: Go Out Dancing
Tony Carey released "Go Out Dancing - 1931" in Jan '04 as a free download on his website and later sold a limited number of CDs. There were some legal issues which prevented this album from being release for several years, so Tony finally decided to release it for free for a limited time. Progrock Records has since signed Planet P (Tony Carey) and you can now buy G.O.D. as of Dec '04 at their website: progrecords.com.

In my opinion, G.O.D. is another very good, interesting concept album, but Pink World is the standard. In fact, it would rank third out of the 3 Planet P albums. Not because of the music or style, but because the subject matter is more literal than Pink World. PW is more abstract/futuristic which allows more imagination. Now that I think about it, G.O.D. is much more interesting when considering it with, and as a part of, the other PPP works. So buy Pink World first, then the self-titled Planet P, and then go for Go Out Dancing-1931.

More goodness: 1931 is the first in the trilogy of albums "Go Out Dancing" which will continue with "Levittown"... and "Out In The Rain" (which will be the last Planet P album)...

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5 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Concept Album, June 9, 2004

Reviewer: Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews

In 1984, multi-talented singer/songwriter/musician Tony Carey released his second album under the group name Planet P Project, "Pink World," a sprawling concept album about a mysterious young boy named Artemus who saves the human race (or, at least, a large chunk of it) from a nuclear holocaust. Comparisons between this album and Pink Floyd's classic epic "The Wall" are inevitable, as "Pink World" has a very Floydian/"Wall" feel to it in both it's sound and structure (and even the acoustic number "A Boy Who Can't Talk" sounds like a total re-working of the acoustic Floyd favorite from "The Wall," "Mother"). But make no mistake, "Pink World" IS a phenomenal album, with an intriguing story, powerful, dramatic music, and outstanding production. Many of the album's songs and soundbites linger in the mind long afterwards, such as "To Live Forever," the title song, "What I See," "Power," "Behind The Barrier," "In The Zone," the instrumental "March Of The Artemites," "One Star Falling," "Baby's At The Door," and the already-mentioned "A Boy Who Can't Talk." This is truly wonderful progressive rock from beginning to end.My only disappointment with the CD edition of "Pink World" is that there's no lyric sheet in the booklet. Some parts of the plot are still a little bit unclear to me, such as the question of just who IS little Artemus, where did he come from, and where does he go to at the album's end? So, a complete set of lyrics would've been *most* appreciated! Still, there's no denying the tremendous acheivement that "Pink World" is. That Tony Carey created this rock opera virtually single-handedly (with only the odd bit of help from studio musicians) is truly a testament to the man's talents, and I greatly congratulate him. 20 years after it's original release, Planet P Project's "Pink World" still stands today as a magnificent entry in progressive rock music. Like Tony Carey sings in the title song, "It rolls like an avalanche, and it will sweep you away."

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