Back in the 70’s my then-fiance(now ex-husband) had a record. I don’t know who, or what group, produced it, but it was a sort of rock musical of the War of the Worlds story. There was some spoken dialogue, quotes from the book mostly, IIRC. Two titles I think I remember are “Thunder Child” and “When You’re Not There”. The latter was beautiful and haunting, a man longing for the wife he thought he had lost.
Can anyone help point me to this album, or recall more information about it?
That’s the one! When I clicked on the links and saw the album cover I recognized it, although beforehand I didn’t remember it. One of my title guesses was right, about Thunder Child, but the other must be the “Forever Autumn” track.
God, I love the SDMB. Less than fifteen minutes and I have the answer. And the links showed what seemed to be some other cool music as well.
Wow. I listened to the War of the Worlds rock opera on a camping trip I took when I was nineteen. I’d always wondered where my friend (whom I’ve now lost track of) had found it, and where the recording came from. I too love the SDMB.
(Funny thing is, I was nineteen only four years ago. I guess I had some odd friends.)