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| Studio album by Aphrodite's Child | |||||
| Released | 1972 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 77:58 | ||||
| Label | Vertigo | ||||
| Producer | Vangelis Papathanassiou | ||||
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666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) is a double album by psychedelic/progressive art rock group Aphrodite's Child. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its Record label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. It's Five O'Clock is a 1969 album by Greek Progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture It is one of the early cult albums in rock history, and is still popular among fans today. It was published in 1972, and was the primary vehicle/effort for the Vangelis project. Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου It had a minor Album Oriented Radio hit in "The Four Horsemen," and a nearly pop hit with "Break. Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock) abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio " 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 is struggling to chant a mantra while in the throes of hysteria and climax. This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation Irene Papas ( Greek Ειρήνη Παππά born September 3 1926) is a Greek actress and occasional Singer, who has starred
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. An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. In time the album became recognized as one of the most important early progressive rock works, and a defining example of the concept album. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" 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. Jon Anderson, born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944 is an English Musician, best known as the lead singer of the Progressive rock band Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949 in Perivale, London) is an English Keyboard player best known as the
Just before the release of the album Vangelis engaged in a long fight with Mercury Records over the content of the album. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of The record company, in particular, objected to the song "∞" (infinity), which they considered obscene. It consisted of Irene Papas chanting the words "I was, I am, I am to come" over and over again in various stages of hysteria, while Vangelis accompanied her on a maelstrom of percussion (the five-minute finished track was reportedly edited down from a 39-minute piece recorded in a single take). However, the double-album length of 666 and the musical experimentation, as well as the subject matter, also exacerbated Mercury's ire. Another bone of contention was the sleeve note stating "This album was recorded under the influence of Sahlep. For a bibliographic format for citing liner notes see WikipediaCiting sources/example style Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes Salep (salep - sahlep from سحلب saḥlab referring to both orchid as well as the salep drink " This was at first suspected to be either a drug or some form of occult ritual; in fact it is a drink popular around the eastern Mediterranean and made from the dried powdered roots of a type of orchid. After Roussos and Sideras had already released their first solo albums, Mercury finally agreed to release 666 one year after completion and two years after Roussos, Sideras and Koulouris had finished their parts in it, and it came out in 1972, as did a single taken from it - Break. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Current fans and critics typically rate 666 as the group's finest effort; All Music Guide gives it 4½ stars (although their review does say "the entire set eventually becomes too overwhelming to sit through"). allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.
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Track listing
Disc one
- "The System" - 0:23
- "Babylon" - 2:47
- "Loud, Loud, Loud" - 2:42
- "The Four Horsemen" - 5:53
- "The Lamb" - 4:34
- "The Seventh Seal" - 1:30
- "Aegian Sea" - 5:22
- "Seven Bowls" - 1:28
- "The Wakening Beast" - 1:11
- "Lament" - 2:45
- "The Marching Beast" - 2:00
- "The Battle Of The Locusts" - 0:56
- "Do It" - 1:44
- "Tribulation" - 0:32
- "The Beast" - 2:26
- "Ofis" - 0:14
Disc two
- "Seven Trumpets" - 0:35
- "Altamont" - 4:33
- "The Wedding of the Lamb" - 3:38
- "The Capture of the Beast" - 2:17
- "∞" - 5:15
- "Hic et Nunc" - 2:55
- "All the Seats Were Occupied" - 19:21
- "Break" - 2:59
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