Artist: Aphrodite's Child
Release: 666 (1972) [Japan CD Reissue]
Genre: Epic Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Country: Greece
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Vangelis Papathanassiou: Organ, piano, flute, percussion, Vibes; various others vocal backing.
Demis Roussos:Bass, some lead vocal and vocal backings.
Lucus Sideras: Drums, some lead vocal and vocal backings.
Silver Koulouris: Guitars, percussion
Guest musicians:
Harris Halikitis: Bass, tenor sax, conga drums, backing vocal.
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
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.
Thanks so much for this. I'd never heard it before....amazing!
Glad you like friend! Cheers!
Yes, this is absolutely incredible, thanks AchiLLeS.
Glad you guys like it. This kind of rock its not really my "cup of tea"...But this alboum really is a masterpiece of art-rock-music. Its something like an ancient Greek theatre, a parody, a tragedy.