666 by Aphrodite's Child
Performed by: Aphrodite's Child
Editorial Reviews:
Deleted in the U.S., the landmark 1971 album by the Greek act led by Vangelis. A concept album about the Bible's Book Of Revelations, it contains all 24 tracks from the original release on Vertigo, including the near hit 'Break'. A Polygram International release. Double jewel case. The full title is '666 (The Apocalypse Of John.13/18)'.
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Summary: greek rock trio? group doin concept lp w/ 4 HORSEMEN..
Comment: haven't heard the entire lp like just the "beast" titled tracs and some short intros but THE BEST 'SONGS' I KNOW R: THE 4HORSEMEN, DO IT, BABYLON, AEGIAN SEA, BREAK, (then) the lamb, the 7th seal, loud...,here & now.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: This item was/is hard to get. Great job by seller, fully enjoyed by buyer;
Keep up good work, seller, and I wish him Happy New Year.
phil
Alton, IL
Customer Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENCE
Comment: Richard of Richard & Stephanie here. I first saw this album probably 30 years or so ago. I remembered the album name, which is easy enough, 666, but the only song I really remembered was the 00 song. It's a long story, but I've often told it. At a party and this dude was blaring 00. I never forgot it. My regret? Why didn't I go out and buy it the next day! The album is great. Fresh. Just very cool. DO IT!
Customer Rating:
Summary: The number of the beast album of all time.
Comment: Excellent from start to finish. It has to be heard to be believed. An excellent headphone album or cd. Sound quality is great for the period it was recorded. I wish it would get more air play but due to the title they somewhat ignore it, A shame. So sit back and enjoy one hell of a ride. Michael, The 1st horsemen.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The original "Antichrist Superstar"....
Comment: Before The Omen, and before Vangelis departed upon a solo career yielding electronic music for various films, there was this interesting "rock opera" conceptual production based upon the apocalyptic Judeo-Christian myth's book of Revelation, and seems to be a rather darker answer to 'Jesus Christ Superstar' so prominent at the time.
Essentially considered "progressive rock", it does contain some rather pleasing pieces setting a mood for celebration and 'sinful' vice, as well as somber orchestrations incorperating an eclectic combination of classical, rock, and even tribal mixes of instrumentation, combined with haunting narrations ranging from both the 'angelic' to the 'demonic' in countenance.
Track List:
* Disc one: 1. "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".
Nefarious chanting introduces the opus in 'System', preparing the mood for some morbid storyline; Appropriately, "Babylon" casts the impression of a carnal city in the midst of a celebration of the flesh in joyful rapport; "Loud, Loud, Loud" seems to admonish the humanimal towards the natural acceptance of the self, and a breaking forth of perfidious contraints from white light enslavers; 'Aegian Sea' is an instrumental in Ur sound orchestration, wherein one may visualize the vast misty shores of a glistening crest upon the ancient waters; "The Battle Of The Locusts" and "Do It" are violent guitar solos illustrating warfare; "The Beast" is rhythmically heavy with a memorable chorus, which may have your hoof tapping; The brief though amusing "Ofis" contains a humorous "shilgne" reverse speech inunciation amidst the throes of apparent 'possession'; The other intervening songs seem to link these together as segueways, preserving a smooth flow.
* Disc two: 1. "Seven Trumpets" 2. "Altamont" 3. "The Wedding of the Lamb" 4. "The Capture of the Beast" 5. "" 6. "Hic and Nunc" 7. "All the Seats Were Occupied" 8. "Break".
"Seven Trumpets" opens in carnival barker style, as a british voice welcomes the listener back to the show, as the curtain opens to... "Altamont" alludes to that infamous concert by The Rolling Stones in Northern California in which "the hunter became the hunted" {pun intended}; "Hic and Nunc" includes a choir singing "Here and Now", jaunty piano, some handclapping, and voice complimentations; "Infinity" is primarily comprised of a rather orgasmic woman in the throes of devilish ecstasy, again alluding to 'possession' - in this case, perhaps the "demon of lust", and/or Lilith; "All The Seats Were Occupied" spans near twenty minutes, incorperating many different effects therein, including bits and pieces from previous songs in the background, the return of the ringmaster, several other voices, chants, monks, to multiple shifts in harmony, and a cavalcade of instruments including scitar and sistrum; The opus concludes with "Break", a melancholy ballad utilizing piano and guitar in concert, creating a pleasant interchange.
'666' integrates the arcane with the modern, one complimenting the other in kind. Ironically, this album just may be the zietgeist which launched similar concept albums into the mass consciousness, both musically and thematically, inspiring subsequent diabolical expressions in a myriad of genres.
"DO IT."
[Another shadowy opus by Vangelis: "Heaven & Hell"]
EAN: 0042283843028
Format: Import
Label: Universal Int'l
Manufacturer: Universal Int'l
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Universal Int'l
Release Date: 1989-07-24
Studio: Universal Int'l
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Editorial Reviews:
Deleted in the U.S., the landmark 1971 album by the Greek act led by Vangelis. A concept album about the Bible's Book Of Revelations, it contains all 24 tracks from the original release on Vertigo, including the near hit 'Break'. A Polygram International release. Double jewel case. The full title is '666 (The Apocalypse Of John.13/18)'.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: greek rock trio? group doin concept lp w/ 4 HORSEMEN..
Comment: haven't heard the entire lp like just the "beast" titled tracs and some short intros but THE BEST 'SONGS' I KNOW R: THE 4HORSEMEN, DO IT, BABYLON, AEGIAN SEA, BREAK, (then) the lamb, the 7th seal, loud...,here & now.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: This item was/is hard to get. Great job by seller, fully enjoyed by buyer;
Keep up good work, seller, and I wish him Happy New Year.
phil
Alton, IL
Customer Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENCE
Comment: Richard of Richard & Stephanie here. I first saw this album probably 30 years or so ago. I remembered the album name, which is easy enough, 666, but the only song I really remembered was the 00 song. It's a long story, but I've often told it. At a party and this dude was blaring 00. I never forgot it. My regret? Why didn't I go out and buy it the next day! The album is great. Fresh. Just very cool. DO IT!
Customer Rating:
Summary: The number of the beast album of all time.
Comment: Excellent from start to finish. It has to be heard to be believed. An excellent headphone album or cd. Sound quality is great for the period it was recorded. I wish it would get more air play but due to the title they somewhat ignore it, A shame. So sit back and enjoy one hell of a ride. Michael, The 1st horsemen.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The original "Antichrist Superstar"....
Comment: Before The Omen, and before Vangelis departed upon a solo career yielding electronic music for various films, there was this interesting "rock opera" conceptual production based upon the apocalyptic Judeo-Christian myth's book of Revelation, and seems to be a rather darker answer to 'Jesus Christ Superstar' so prominent at the time.
Essentially considered "progressive rock", it does contain some rather pleasing pieces setting a mood for celebration and 'sinful' vice, as well as somber orchestrations incorperating an eclectic combination of classical, rock, and even tribal mixes of instrumentation, combined with haunting narrations ranging from both the 'angelic' to the 'demonic' in countenance.
Track List:
* Disc one: 1. "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".
Nefarious chanting introduces the opus in 'System', preparing the mood for some morbid storyline; Appropriately, "Babylon" casts the impression of a carnal city in the midst of a celebration of the flesh in joyful rapport; "Loud, Loud, Loud" seems to admonish the humanimal towards the natural acceptance of the self, and a breaking forth of perfidious contraints from white light enslavers; 'Aegian Sea' is an instrumental in Ur sound orchestration, wherein one may visualize the vast misty shores of a glistening crest upon the ancient waters; "The Battle Of The Locusts" and "Do It" are violent guitar solos illustrating warfare; "The Beast" is rhythmically heavy with a memorable chorus, which may have your hoof tapping; The brief though amusing "Ofis" contains a humorous "shilgne" reverse speech inunciation amidst the throes of apparent 'possession'; The other intervening songs seem to link these together as segueways, preserving a smooth flow.
* Disc two: 1. "Seven Trumpets" 2. "Altamont" 3. "The Wedding of the Lamb" 4. "The Capture of the Beast" 5. "" 6. "Hic and Nunc" 7. "All the Seats Were Occupied" 8. "Break".
"Seven Trumpets" opens in carnival barker style, as a british voice welcomes the listener back to the show, as the curtain opens to... "Altamont" alludes to that infamous concert by The Rolling Stones in Northern California in which "the hunter became the hunted" {pun intended}; "Hic and Nunc" includes a choir singing "Here and Now", jaunty piano, some handclapping, and voice complimentations; "Infinity" is primarily comprised of a rather orgasmic woman in the throes of devilish ecstasy, again alluding to 'possession' - in this case, perhaps the "demon of lust", and/or Lilith; "All The Seats Were Occupied" spans near twenty minutes, incorperating many different effects therein, including bits and pieces from previous songs in the background, the return of the ringmaster, several other voices, chants, monks, to multiple shifts in harmony, and a cavalcade of instruments including scitar and sistrum; The opus concludes with "Break", a melancholy ballad utilizing piano and guitar in concert, creating a pleasant interchange.
'666' integrates the arcane with the modern, one complimenting the other in kind. Ironically, this album just may be the zietgeist which launched similar concept albums into the mass consciousness, both musically and thematically, inspiring subsequent diabolical expressions in a myriad of genres.
"DO IT."
[Another shadowy opus by Vangelis: "Heaven & Hell"]
Technical Details
Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0042283843028
Format: Import
Label: Universal Int'l
Manufacturer: Universal Int'l
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Universal Int'l
Release Date: 1989-07-24
Studio: Universal Int'l
