Saturday, July 23, 2011

Aphrodite's Child, 666 (side C)

1972's 666 appears to be a lengthy concept album based on the Book of Revelation.  The group is notable for the future success of Vangelis Papathanassiou with his electronic music soundtracks, such as Chariots of Fire666 has a few melodic and memorable pop songs near the beginning of the album, and it gradually devolves toward choas, including a long stretch of heavy breathing.  There are also some parts that sound like a cross between early progressive rock and Greek soundtrack artists like Mikis Theodorakis.  The narrative lyrics relate to the End of the World, complete with "The Four Horsemen", and the front cover includes a quote from John 13:18.  The vinyl mastering is bright and loud, especially for 1972, and I'm still trying to decipher the funny credit from the liner notes, "Passing by: Giorgio Gomelsky".

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