I think my favorite album will still be Queensryche’s “Operation: Mindcrime.” This album is filled with such incredible music, amazing lyrics, and a truth of the depravity of humanity. This rock opera-esque concept album details the fall of drug addict Nikki who is swayed by his radical group of dealers to do their bidding – which largely includes or revolves around various assassinations and ensuring the growing addiction of the people of the city. When Nikki is charged with killing the ex-prostitute nun he has fallen in love with he refuses, so the group does it anyway and lets him take the blame. I love the raw humanity and the revealing nature of society’s flawed nature here.

Daily writing prompt

What’s your all-time favorite album?

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