i am looking for what you consider the best in this category ), here are a few i like ..

(1) Pandora's Box . Its all coming back to me now
(2) Air Supply . Making love out of nothing at all
(3) Pink Floyd On the turning away
(4) Melissa Etheridge Does She Love You
(5) Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird
(6) Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford If I Close My Eyes Forever
(7) Jon Bonjovi Always
(8) Guns n Roses November Rain
(9) Jim Steinman Bad For Good
(10) Bonnie tyler I need a Hero
(11)Melanie Safka Ruby Tuesday
(12) Fire Inc Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young

None of those are exactly, 'Rock Operas'. Rock Operas are like 'Hair', or, my favourite, 'The Wall', by Pink Floyd.

But, if you mean like which of those do we like, or would be good in a Rock Opera, I'd say 'A Night At The Opera', by Queen, would be good

Ur' #3 up there, Pink Floyds, On The Turning Away, is good Anything off that A Momentary Lapse Of Reason album is good Ozzys and Litas If I Close My Eyes Forever is pretty good too. November Rain, I can play on the piano Well, not much yet, but I have the music. 'Always', by Bon Jovi is ok. I prefer Never Say Goodbye though. And Ruby Tuesday is great. I like their hamburgers myself.

I meant, operatic in composition.. not necessarily featured in an actual opera, how could i have not listed Queen's A night at the Opera !, sorry )

I've always found 'Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls kind of operatic, and very powerfull...but Bohemian Rhapsody, hands down

Meatloaf!?!?! you can't forget meatloaf here. operatic to the extreme, both in quality, and quantity. really long, really great songs. I'd say, "I would do anything for love" or whatever it's title may be, is the best example.

ELO: Tightrope, 10538 Overture, Eldorado (whole album)
Pink Floyd: Echoes, Saucerful of Secrets
Yes: Magnification (whole album)
Alan Parsons: I Robot, A Valid Path

holy hell...I couldn't agree more...

awesome choices

The Who - Pinball Wizard

Queen and Pink Floyd all the way - best of rock opera

Total ecipse of the heart

Bohemian Rhapsody


All that jazz , chicargo . c zeta jones ( i know its not opera, its great thou )


Jim Steinman - Der Tanz der Vampire


I dont want to miss a thing - Aerosmith

Ive got some great songs off this thread on limewire ), post more all ! )