Aphrodite's Child - 666 (1972) [SACD] (2014 SHM-SACD ISO) torrent

666 (The Apocalypse of John, 13/18) is a double album by psychedelic/progressive art rock group Aphrodite’s Child. 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 the song “Break” was also released. 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.

All Music Review

An amazingly bombastic concept album about the Apocalypse of St. John seen as a rock spectacle. Demis Roussos wails the lyrics in a frantically operatic falsetto, while the band pound fiercely through Vangelis’ furiously complex music. It certainly has its moments, but the entire set eventually becomes too overwhelming to sit through.

Released June 1972
Recorded Late 1970 – Early 1971 (3 Months) Studio Europa-Sonor, Paris, France
Genre Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Label Vertigo UIGY-9561
Producer Vangelis Papathanassiou
Length 1:18:50

1. The System 00:27
2. Babylon 02:54
3. Loud, Loud, Loud 02:43
4. The Four Horsemen 05:55
5. The Lamb 04:36
6. The Seventh Seal 01:31
7. Aegian Sea 05:24
8. Seven Bowls 01:30
9. The Wakening Beast 01:12
10. Lament 02:46
11. The Marching Beast 02:01
12. The Battle Of The Locusts 00:56
13. Do It 01:45
14. Tribulation 00:32
15. The Beast 02:27
16. Ofis 00:16
17. Seven Trumpets 00:36
18. Altamont 04:35
19. The Wedding Of The Lamb 03:40
20. The Capture Of The Beast 02:18
21. ? 05:16
22. Hic Et Nunc 02:58
23. All The Seats Were Occupied 19:32
24. Break 03:00