Vangelis died about a month ago and that news sent me looking for his music. I only had the first album and remember having to take it back TWICE because of all the skips. Third time was the charm and I really enjoyed the record. Why I never got the others is anyone's guess. I never knew the history, so THANK YOU very much for that!
Master of keyboards and that wide,colourfull sound and feeling-Vangelis ! Demis Rousos tiny,gentle but great voice!They were unique and now when their time passed long time ago,they sound so nostalgic but nice,so nice!! Great band!RIP Demis and Vangelis!
They are so fantastic! My newer documentaries make sure to give backgrounds for all the members. I can do a more in-depth version of this video in the future.
Thanks for posting this helpful blast through what that cool band was. This was a "KSHE Klassic" in St.Louis, in the early 70's-80's-now, and so you had to go check out that record at Vintage Vinyl. If you have a girlfriend who love this music, good luck keeping her! She's the financial apocalypse! My friend of 50 years exactly, Jon Baker loved this stuff, and all of Vangelis!! In 1978 we'd play Meaty Beaty, Beatles Blue comp, and 666 at like age 10, and 8! A life of records later... You still all join the chorus. He's INCREDIBLE.
I somehow had the good fortune to pick up 666 when it was first released, despite never having heard of Vangelis. It immediately became one of my all-time favorites. I wore out my first copy. It is one of those masterpieces that has to be listened through form beginning to end, a hundred times.
I agree. And you were indeed lucky. Someone asked recently why I didn't mention "The Four Horsemen" in my video and I understand why they'd say that and somewhat had some regrets about not specifically mentioning it, but I see "666" more like one piece of art and individual tracks are like chapters to me and I encourage anyone who hasn't heard the album to listen from beginning to end. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@SeansMusicHunt Exactly! Back then I was one of those "Born-again, Charismatic Evangelical Catholics". (I have since reformed, 😏Although they would have said this album was heretical, I thought it was a beautiful interpretation of the Book of Revelation. There are still lesions and messages for today.
I recently found Aphrodite's Child; I love their music! Very underrated. I've been wanting to learn about the band itself. Thank you so much for this video!!
Hey! Thanks a ton! I really appreciate that! Be warned they're really crazy!! 😂 Thank you for watching and leaving a thank you, those make me feel like I'm doing something important for the world.
There's really only one song that Aphrodite's Child did that stands out as being entirely transformational and that's The Four Horsemen from their 666 album. This is the kind of song that once you have heard it, you are forever changed because of it. This song is on a level that few bands ever even come close to achieving. The only song that would be on par with it that comes to mind is Funkadelic's Maggot Brain. These are without question two of the greatest songs ever recorded. Listen to one and then the other and you'll immediately know how special they both are. The only other song that I can think of that can even come close to them (that most people would know) is Jimmy Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower. If anyone knows of any other songs that reach that same otherworldly, transformational level, please let me know.
666 One of the Quintessential Prog rock albums. Read and read reviews, stories exchanged points of view with other music collectors before I laid hands on it 4 years after knowing of it's existence. My favourite piece: The Four Horsemen
They were a really good band. Greece actually has some excellent prog bands from the 70's (the Golden period). I've collected quite a few over the years....
Totally. I've listened to a couple more than Aphrodite's Child. But you probably know way more than me. Have you added me on FB? We should be friends. I'd love to get a better idea of your awesome collection
Vangelis is pronounced Van-Gelis (the G is pronounce as in "Green"). One of the loveliest song on 666 is Aegian Sea. I like the track ∞ which Irene Papas performed on "I have to come". And "Horizon" from Jon & Vangelis' album "Private Collection" is sublimely beautiful.
Haha. Yes. I realized that shortly after posting this and my more recent videos have much more research into them. Thank you for watching and correcting me, I truly appreciate it!
@@SeansMusicHunt No, thank you for making this interesting video. I went on to watch several more about Vangelis. I certainly enjoy his music because it is some of the most beautiful and moving work.
In Greek there isn't "n" in the word but two "γγ" (gamma). So the correct pronunciation is Vaggelis / Βαγγέλης (only two γγ's make the sound of "G"reen).
Thanks! discovered some cool music here! I'm Greek but despite that I had never heard of them (well, I knew they existed, but had never heard any song of them)... I feel that Socrates has overshadowed all the other bands from that era in Greece (at least for my generation, the ones born before mid-80s probably know them well). P.S. I thought that 666 would be a more esoteric/difficult to listen to album from your description... but it's actually pretty approachable... great album, beginning to end... very atmospheric in parts
@@SeansMusicHunt In 1975, Socrates went through a change in stylistic direction with Phos, which featured Vangelis' production and contributions on many tracks.[3] Phos was mostly reworkings of older songs by Socrates. Both LPs On the Wings and Phos were issued in the USA via Neil Kempfer-Stocker's Prog imprint Cosmos. Wikipedia
Yes, of course. Unfortunately I haven't gotten to much of it yet, but seeing as how people are actually watching my old video on Aphrodite's Child lately, perhaps I should get to it. Currently I'm looking into Socrates Drank the Conium Kostas Tournas and his band Poll Pavlos Sidiropoulos Ugh, I'm searching for one that had been on my to-do list at the time of making this video but they didn't seem super awesome anyway. Well, I hope this gives you some stuff to look into!
I found this album at Silver Platters in the late 80s, and of course immediately snatched it. Driving home, I popped it into the car's cassette player, and was was immediately struck with a big mental "??????????", because this was NOT the Vangelis I was familiar with, obviously! But as I listened, there was just so much to love in those songs. Some of them I still can't get my mind around, ("I was... I am... I am to come I was....") lol, but that album is one of my favorites. Especially because a beloved friend of mine, Jess, loved all the blues rock guitar in it, and the song Break. Now, Jess is no longer with us, and whenever I hear that music I think of him and how he taught me about music.
Thank you for sharing your story! I appreciate it! It is certainly different from later Vangelis. 😂 I'm glad to hear multiple sides of a musician and I'm glad that you and Jess got to experience this masterpiece together!
I was thinking of doing Os Mutantes soon but Novos Baianos is a great idea too! I've only listened to their first two or three albums and they're sooooo amazing!!!! I've also wanted to do a video on Utopia, but Nazz is something I haven't delved deep enough into and that will probably keep me passionate about learning the subject! Thank you for the suggestions/requests!! I'll likely be getting to some of this sooner than later
When I was in the third grade I won a poster drawing contest because I drew a pencil color version of the inside album cover image of 666. It was a picture of a car running of the road crashing with the wheel flying off 😅 I always imagined it was the rapture happening and the driver got taken up.
Right, I watched it again and see how I didn't make that clear. This was one of my first videos and I have gotten a lot better at this since then. I'll probably make a better video on this band in the future. Thank you very much for watching! I also realized later just how awesome the solo career of Demis is. From the U.S. perspective, we only know Vangelis.
first time i hear it was on trip and because Demis was a pop singer i was suprised that he was member of this band and this days i was suprised that he mary Tereza Kesovija which is ex Yugoslavia singerin
Forminx did not just have a bit of success they were the most popular band in Greece when they broke band. And were in US magazine as one of groups to note from overseas.
@@SeansMusicHunt I'm Greek, so I know these things! Btw, I got that early pic of Demis in The Minis or the Stormies off a really old Greek movie- it's probably one of the first pics of him in a band!
@@SeansMusicHunt It's at 1:38 minutes on your video. Actually, the keyboardist in that clip is not Vangelis, it's a woman whose name I forget, but if you look closely, Demis is playing bass guitar, and doing backing vocals. When I watched this old DVD of my dad's, I suddenly saw this scene of the band playing in a night club, and I recognised Demis in it... Yes, it's Zoe & The Stormies, Zoe Kourkouli is the lead singer.
@@SeansMusicHunt I don't know a lot about Socrates, except you can see the remains of his prison cell in Athens. I know he was convicted of corrupting young people, by making them question the status quo. I think he was fined, but he refused to pay the fine! Finally, they made him drink hemlock & he died..
@@SeansMusicHunt sure, my pleasure :-) i think Aphrodites Child "666" is like some hidden, mysterious gem. I have no place to put this music. I think the entire idea wasn't even to create music - more like a script for some play, or something. It really reminds me of Greek mythology plays, not by content, but by form. - Anyway, you know what? Heero looks precisely like my childhood cat Minki. :-)
@@romaneberle awwww. Minki was beautiful. Kitties are so important. Yeah, that's interesting, i totally understand what you're saying. I think similarly with projects I approach as well.
@@SeansMusicHunt i need to check out your band Fasba Fpel. :-) (lol, if you wanna check out my old band search for e.g. "KopfsprungMUC Salzwasser". you'll find a couple more "Kopfsprung" songs on the channel.)
@@romaneberle ok! I definitely will! When was that band active? Fasba Fpel is pretty nuts. Some of it is Wonderful, some of it not so much. Tons of guest stars and different styles. Stick to the "Book" series.
I hope that the multitrack tapes of 666 still exist and someday we will get to hear the 35-minute version of the track "infinity" with the odd vocalisms and moans of Irene Pappas (rip)
Wow. I guess I don't. 😂 This was one of my first videos and I've gotten a lot better at this since then. But I suppose I was focused on the band's story and I'm a firm believe in listening to albums from front to back. But I do understand that that track is the most popular and most covered and it is weird that I didn't mention it. I suck! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I acquired a copy of 666 in 1973. It still lives among my top 5 all time favorite albums.
Thanks for posting.
Soooooo good. Thank you so much for watching and finding value in my video
Great work my friend! Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷 Eυχαριστω Μιχάλης Κόκκινος
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Vangelis died about a month ago and that news sent me looking for his music. I only had the first album and remember having to take it back TWICE because of all the skips. Third time was the charm and I really enjoyed the record. Why I never got the others is anyone's guess. I never knew the history, so THANK YOU very much for that!
Shame we lost him...
Interesting that you had bad luck buying that album. I dig it.
666 is one of Vangelis most underestimated masterpieces. There is something magical and divine in it. Music from the land of gods and fairy tales.
Totally agree! Thank you so much for watching my video, it means the world to me!
I picked up a copy of It's Five O'clock in 1972 for less than £1 and it has remained one of my favourite albums from that era.
666 is one of my favorite albums ever.
Awesome! I love it too! I hope you enjoyed the video and learned something new!
Me too. There is something magical and divine in there. One of Vangelis most underestimated masterpieces.
Master of keyboards and that wide,colourfull sound and feeling-Vangelis ! Demis Rousos tiny,gentle but great voice!They were unique and now when their time passed long time ago,they sound so nostalgic but nice,so nice!! Great band!RIP Demis and Vangelis!
have it since 40 years in my record collection
Such a wonderful album! Hope you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
Nice Review. The Four Horseman Solo from Silver Kouloris is my all time best Guitar Solo favorit.
Excellent stuff! Thank you for watching and commenting!
And Lucas Sideras and Silver Koulouris,always forgotten!
They are so fantastic!
My newer documentaries make sure to give backgrounds for all the members. I can do a more in-depth version of this video in the future.
Thanks for posting this helpful blast through what that cool band was. This was a "KSHE Klassic" in St.Louis, in the early 70's-80's-now, and so you had to go check out that record at Vintage Vinyl. If you have a girlfriend who love this music, good luck keeping her! She's the financial apocalypse! My friend of 50 years exactly, Jon Baker loved this stuff, and all of Vangelis!! In 1978 we'd play Meaty Beaty, Beatles Blue comp, and 666 at like age 10, and 8! A life of records later... You still all join the chorus. He's INCREDIBLE.
I was blown away when I first heard The four horsemen for the first time a week ago by chance. Sign of the times. Don`t you think?
😂 the apocalypse is coming soon!
Absolute MASTERPIECE (and I don't say that lightly!)...
Great band! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I somehow had the good fortune to pick up 666 when it was first released, despite never having heard of Vangelis. It immediately became one of my all-time favorites. I wore out my first copy. It is one of those masterpieces that has to be listened through form beginning to end, a hundred times.
I agree. And you were indeed lucky. Someone asked recently why I didn't mention "The Four Horsemen" in my video and I understand why they'd say that and somewhat had some regrets about not specifically mentioning it, but I see "666" more like one piece of art and individual tracks are like chapters to me and I encourage anyone who hasn't heard the album to listen from beginning to end.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@SeansMusicHunt Exactly! Back then I was one of those "Born-again, Charismatic Evangelical Catholics". (I have since reformed, 😏Although they would have said this album was heretical, I thought it was a beautiful interpretation of the Book of Revelation. There are still lesions and messages for today.
Great band
Indubitably. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I recently found Aphrodite's Child; I love their music! Very underrated. I've been wanting to learn about the band itself.
Thank you so much for this video!!
Thank you for watching and appreciating my video! You're awesome. Cheers! Feel free to use my channel to discover more music!
Demis Roussos is an angel
Facts
Really nice and informative video. Well done 🎉
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Amazing Video!
Thank you so much for watching!!! U appreciate it so much! Hopefully you'll stick around for much more!
@@SeansMusicHunt oh yeah I'll stick around!
@@jayzcoverz1809 thank you so much! You're the bestest ever!
All 3 albums are great.
Totally! Thank you for watching and commenting!
'Rain and tears' song was an inspiration for 'tears in the rain' Rutger Hauer improvised words in bladerunner
That's super awesome. I didn't know that, thank you!
Thanks for the info. Only discovered this album a few years ago and now its never far away from my turntable. Will check some of your "Jam albums"
Hey! Thanks a ton! I really appreciate that! Be warned they're really crazy!! 😂
Thank you for watching and leaving a thank you, those make me feel like I'm doing something important for the world.
Nice vid man
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
People should listen to Loud Loud Loud and Four Horseman from 666. Fantastic music.
There's really only one song that Aphrodite's Child did that stands out as being entirely transformational and that's The Four Horsemen from their 666 album. This is the kind of song that once you have heard it, you are forever changed because of it. This song is on a level that few bands ever even come close to achieving. The only song that would be on par with it that comes to mind is Funkadelic's Maggot Brain. These are without question two of the greatest songs ever recorded. Listen to one and then the other and you'll immediately know how special they both are. The only other song that I can think of that can even come close to them (that most people would know) is Jimmy Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower. If anyone knows of any other songs that reach that same otherworldly, transformational level, please let me know.
Thanks so much for watching and leaving a lovely comment! I actually replied to this before but for whatever reason it didn't work..
666 One of the Quintessential Prog rock albums. Read and read reviews, stories exchanged points of view with other music collectors before I laid hands on it 4 years after knowing of it's existence. My favourite piece: The Four Horsemen
I love Aphrodite's Child and Fasba Fpel
Thank you!
@Kenny_(mc)Coon Haha, We're happy to have you, Kenny!
They were a really good band. Greece actually has some excellent prog bands from the 70's (the Golden period). I've collected quite a few over the years....
Totally. I've listened to a couple more than Aphrodite's Child. But you probably know way more than me. Have you added me on FB? We should be friends. I'd love to get a better idea of your awesome collection
Which others?
Vangelis is pronounced Van-Gelis (the G is pronounce as in "Green").
One of the loveliest song on 666 is Aegian Sea.
I like the track ∞ which Irene Papas performed on "I have to come".
And "Horizon" from Jon & Vangelis' album "Private Collection" is sublimely beautiful.
Haha. Yes. I realized that shortly after posting this and my more recent videos have much more research into them. Thank you for watching and correcting me, I truly appreciate it!
@@SeansMusicHunt No, thank you for making this interesting video. I went on to watch several more about Vangelis.
I certainly enjoy his music because it is some of the most beautiful and moving work.
Totally agree. Great stuff! Thank you again!
In Greek there isn't "n" in the word but two "γγ" (gamma). So the correct pronunciation is Vaggelis / Βαγγέλης (only two γγ's make the sound of "G"reen).
@@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής I seem to recall my Greek work-buddy telling me that, now that you come to mention it! Thanks!
Thanks! discovered some cool music here! I'm Greek but despite that I had never heard of them (well, I knew they existed, but had never heard any song of them)... I feel that Socrates has overshadowed all the other bands from that era in Greece (at least for my generation, the ones born before mid-80s probably know them well).
P.S. I thought that 666 would be a more esoteric/difficult to listen to album from your description... but it's actually pretty approachable... great album, beginning to end... very atmospheric in parts
I haven't listened to Socrates yet but I plan to.
Love 666, hope you're enjoying it!!
Stick around and i hope to introduce you to much more music!
Socrates and Vangelis work together on Socrates album Phos
@@veridisquo Yeah, I briefly mention that in this video, I believe.. but I didn't know how to say phos...
@@SeansMusicHunt In 1975, Socrates went through a change in stylistic direction with Phos, which featured Vangelis' production and contributions on many tracks.[3] Phos was mostly reworkings of older songs by Socrates. Both LPs On the Wings and Phos were issued in the USA via Neil Kempfer-Stocker's Prog imprint Cosmos. Wikipedia
Was there ever another Greek rock band? Just curious...this album was immense! (666 i mean)
Yes, of course. Unfortunately I haven't gotten to much of it yet, but seeing as how people are actually watching my old video on Aphrodite's Child lately, perhaps I should get to it.
Currently I'm looking into
Socrates Drank the Conium
Kostas Tournas and his band Poll
Pavlos Sidiropoulos
Ugh, I'm searching for one that had been on my to-do list at the time of making this video but they didn't seem super awesome anyway. Well, I hope this gives you some stuff to look into!
I found this album at Silver Platters in the late 80s, and of course immediately snatched it. Driving home, I popped it into the car's cassette player, and was was immediately struck with a big mental "??????????", because this was NOT the Vangelis I was familiar with, obviously! But as I listened, there was just so much to love in those songs. Some of them I still can't get my mind around, ("I was... I am... I am to come I was....") lol, but that album is one of my favorites. Especially because a beloved friend of mine, Jess, loved all the blues rock guitar in it, and the song Break. Now, Jess is no longer with us, and whenever I hear that music I think of him and how he taught me about music.
Thank you for sharing your story! I appreciate it! It is certainly different from later Vangelis. 😂 I'm glad to hear multiple sides of a musician and I'm glad that you and Jess got to experience this masterpiece together!
A new release of the album 666 is planned on the 8th of november 2024. 🎹🎼
Very cool. Thank you for stopping by to leave that info! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Extraordinaire album qui à l ' époque fût censuré par le Pape.
Yes. Very interesting stuff! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I've known about this album for a long while, I looked them up for nostalgic purposes and realized rotting christ remade the four horsemen.
And how was that?
It wasn't bad at all. Check ot out ànd see for yourself
would love to see a video on Todd Rundgren and Nazz or one on Novos Baianos, the greatest Brazilian rock band/futbol club that ever existed
I was thinking of doing Os Mutantes soon but Novos Baianos is a great idea too! I've only listened to their first two or three albums and they're sooooo amazing!!!! I've also wanted to do a video on Utopia, but Nazz is something I haven't delved deep enough into and that will probably keep me passionate about learning the subject! Thank you for the suggestions/requests!! I'll likely be getting to some of this sooner than later
And thank you for watching my video! I hope you enjoyed!
I don't know what you're talking about with the Futbol club thing, so I think I'm going to find interesting stuff when I research them. Haha
When I was in the third grade I won a poster drawing contest because I drew a pencil color version of the inside album cover image of 666. It was a picture of a car running of the road crashing with the wheel flying off 😅 I always imagined it was the rapture happening and the driver got taken up.
😆 that's pretty awesome
Break is my favourite track 😊
Great stuff! Thanks for watching!
What a nice video, i already make an album saga based on the Vangelis work , is called Mr.Mrnt99. Thanks for talk about a really nice band
Thank you so much for watching and appreciating!!!!
Fabulos❤😂🎉
Thank you!
My only son is named Demis as a tribute to this wonderful gift from God 🙏
That's awesome!! Thank you for sharing that!
Demis was not th lead singer before Aphrodite's child and Lucas sings too.
Right, I watched it again and see how I didn't make that clear. This was one of my first videos and I have gotten a lot better at this since then. I'll probably make a better video on this band in the future. Thank you very much for watching! I also realized later just how awesome the solo career of Demis is. From the U.S. perspective, we only know Vangelis.
first time i hear it was on trip and because Demis was a pop singer i was suprised that he was member of this band and this days i was suprised that he mary Tereza Kesovija which is ex Yugoslavia singerin
Definitely memorable experiences. Thank you sharing, I bet that was a blast
Forminx did not just have a bit of success they were the most popular band in Greece when they broke band.
And were in US magazine as one of groups to note from overseas.
YO!!!! where da pic of CiLvER CoULorEsS?>?
Just a minor point, but you pronounced Vangelis wrong! The emphasis is on the 'e'.
Thank you, i think that's how my girlfriend was saying it and I should have listened to her! 😆
@@SeansMusicHunt I'm Greek, so I know these things! Btw, I got that early pic of Demis in The Minis or the Stormies off a really old Greek movie- it's probably one of the first pics of him in a band!
@@victor9501 Well perhaps I should reach out to you when I'm working on my Socrates video so you can help me with that one! Where is that picture?
@@SeansMusicHunt It's at 1:38 minutes on your video. Actually, the keyboardist in that clip is not Vangelis, it's a woman whose name I forget, but if you look closely, Demis is playing bass guitar, and doing backing vocals. When I watched this old DVD of my dad's, I suddenly saw this scene of the band playing in a night club, and I recognised Demis in it... Yes, it's Zoe & The Stormies, Zoe Kourkouli is the lead singer.
@@SeansMusicHunt I don't know a lot about Socrates, except you can see the remains of his prison cell in Athens. I know he was convicted of corrupting young people, by making them question the status quo. I think he was fined, but he refused to pay the fine! Finally, they made him drink hemlock & he died..
666 uncanningly resembles early Genesis.
Not as good though .. sorry. 😛
I appreciate you watching and commenting! I LOVE early Genesis so much
go kitty, go :-)
The kitty is the most important part!!! His name is Heero. Thank you so much for watching!!
@@SeansMusicHunt sure, my pleasure :-) i think Aphrodites Child "666" is like some hidden, mysterious gem. I have no place to put this music. I think the entire idea wasn't even to create music - more like a script for some play, or something. It really reminds me of Greek mythology plays, not by content, but by form. - Anyway, you know what? Heero looks precisely like my childhood cat Minki. :-)
@@romaneberle awwww. Minki was beautiful. Kitties are so important.
Yeah, that's interesting, i totally understand what you're saying. I think similarly with projects I approach as well.
@@SeansMusicHunt i need to check out your band Fasba Fpel. :-) (lol, if you wanna check out my old band search for e.g. "KopfsprungMUC Salzwasser". you'll find a couple more "Kopfsprung" songs on the channel.)
@@romaneberle ok! I definitely will! When was that band active?
Fasba Fpel is pretty nuts. Some of it is Wonderful, some of it not so much. Tons of guest stars and different styles. Stick to the "Book" series.
What a great album. Of course overpriced like fuck.
Love it! Did you buy 666 back in the day, George? Thanks for watching more of my videos!
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I hope that the multitrack tapes of 666 still exist and someday we will get to hear the 35-minute version of the track "infinity" with the odd vocalisms and moans of Irene Pappas (rip)
Sean - i guess - you are chilean or speak very well another language than english.
Thank you very much for watching! I am American but speak intermediate Spanish
@@SeansMusicHunt Ok.
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You don't even mention the 4 Horsemen?
Wow. I guess I don't. 😂 This was one of my first videos and I've gotten a lot better at this since then. But I suppose I was focused on the band's story and I'm a firm believe in listening to albums from front to back. But I do understand that that track is the most popular and most covered and it is weird that I didn't mention it. I suck!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@SeansMusicHunt NOOOO, I enjoyed the video and learned a lot about the band. Over all a great watch!!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed and learned! That's my goal