Original released on Double LP Vertigo 6333 500/501
(UK, 1971)
What a
strange and bizarre cult album. When
first heard about it I thought it would be just a goofy prog rock album about
the Book of Revelation from the Bible. Instead I got something that sounds like if Peter Gabriel era Genesis
mixed with post-rock era Swans. It has
the strange the theatrical approach that Genesis had. And the strange bizarre music of Swans. On this album Vangelis does keyboards, piano,
flute, backing vocals, and percussion. Demis Roussos does vocals, bass, and guitar. Loukas Sideras does vocals and drums. Silver Koulouris does the guitars and
percussion. Harris Halkitis does
saxophones and different percussion. Michel Ripoche does more saxophones. The Greek actress Irene Papas does vocals on "∞". John Frost does the narration in
English. Yannis Tsarouchis does the
narration in Greek. The vocals on this
album can go to be very strange like Damo Suzuki from Can to being chant like
ceremonial singing. Overall "666" has some flaws but overall it is
a wonderful cult rock album that I enjoy quite a lot.
