END OF THE WORLD

I liked this album very much, though there are few duller songs on it. That does not seem surprising, as the styles of the songs alter very drastically, reflecting perfectly the mash-up album cover's awesomeness. I believe there was much energy from new situations, as these musicians escaped their home country's troubles to France, and met new exiting sounds and lifestyles radiating from London. to their own interpretation. From the tracks, mentionable would be "The End of The World" opens the LP brilliantly with grandiose drama, fitting to 1960's Paris dance floors as slow piece and apocalyptic prayer for freaked out stoners. The sense of style and tone of Demis Roussos' vocals meet the massive style-array of Vangelis Papathanasiou's keyboard talents. "Don't Try to Catch A River" runs after harpsichord driven soft-rocker, reminding some funny keyboard-driven trios soon blossoming at Great Britain's scene. "Rain and Tears" is also a beautiful ballad, but shadowed by the album intro. "Valley of Sadness" is maybe another greates peak on this album from me, shimmering with spiritual belief and melancholic trust to turns of the fate. "The Grass is No Green" gives possibly hints of their forthcoming more adventurous "666" album, considering its form as aural landscape for Demis' reciting. The band has also opened an official youtube channel, and it is fun to see and hear that Demis was also quite good bass player. I would recommend this record to all who like 60's music, and also to those who are interested in the musical history of Vangelis and Demis Roussos, even though not liking the musical style of this album.