Band : Aphrodite's Child
Country : Hellas
Release : 666
Year : 1972 [Japanese Reissue Edition]
Genre : Progressive Rock
File Info : MP3, 256 Kbps, Covers
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Vangelis Papathanassiou : Organ/Piano/Flute/Percussion/Vibes/Backing Vocals
Demis Roussos :Bass/Lead & Backing Vocals
Lucus Sideras : Drums/Lead & Backing Vocals
Silver Koulouris : Guitars
Guest Musicians :
Harris Halikitis : Bass/Tenor Sax/Conga Drums/Backing Vocals
Michel Ripoche :Trombone/Tenor Sax
John Forst : Narration
Yannis Tsarouchis : Greek Text
Irene Papas : Vocal on "(infinity)"
Disk 1 :
1. The System
2. Babylon
3. Loud, loud, loud
4. The Four Horsemen
5. The Lamb
6. The Seventh Seal
7. Aegian Sea
8. Seven Bowls
9. The Wakening Beast
10. Lament
11. The Marching Beast
12. The Battle Of The Locusts
13. Do It
14. Tribulation
15. The Beast
16. Ofis
Disk 2 :
1. Seven Trumpets
2. Altamont
3. The Wedding Of The Lamb
4. The Capture Of The Beast
5. Infimity Symbol
6. Hic And Nunc
7. All The Seats Were Occupied
8. Break
INFO : The
album 666 by Aprhodite's Child is one of the most superb Art-Rock
works of all time, combining progressive Rock with crucial concept
themes.
666
(The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) is a double album by
psychedelic/progressive art rock group Aphrodite's Child. It is one of
the early cult albums in rock history, and is still popular among fans
today. It was released in 1972, and was the primary vehicle/effort
for the Vangelis project. It had a minor Album Oriented Radio hit in
"The Four Horsemen," and a nearly pop hit with "Break." The album was
ostensibly an adaptation of Biblical passages from the book of the
same name, but was also very experimental in lyrics and composition,
including a curious piece of performance art in which Greek actress
Irene Papas performs a struggle to chant a mantra while in the throes
of hysteria and sexual climax. Essentially, 666 was Vangelis'
concept, created with an outside lyricist, Costas Ferris. The music
that Vangelis was creating for 666 was much more psychedelic and
progressive rock oriented than anything the band had done before. The
music itself was an impressive display of Vangelis' abilities,
combining psychedelic and progressive rock with ethnic instruments,
choral chanting, recitations, and very advanced use of synthesizers
and keyboards for the time. In time the album became recognized as one
of the most important early progressive rock works, and a defining
example of the concept album. 666 also made Vangelis an underground
name to watch, and in 1974 earned him an offer from Jon Anderson to
join Yes following the departure of Rick Wakeman.
