SOCRATES (Drank The Cronium) "PHOS Greek Prog US LPHear
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Condition of Jacket/Cover: VG++, light ringwear on front more evidant on back Condition of Vinyl Record: VG+ to NM original US pressing From the New Gibraltor Online Progressive Rock Encyclopedis Socrates Drank the Cronium [Greece] a.k.a. Socrates Updated 5/3/05 Discography Socrates Drank The Cronium (72) Taste The Cronium (72) On The Wings (73) Phos (76, as Socrates, w/ Vangelis) Waiting for Something (80, as Socrates) Breaking Through (81, as Socrates) Plaza (83, as Socrates) Reviews "The band was originally called Socrates Drank the Cronium but later shortened the name to just Socrates. Early albums were heavy rock, but with Phos, they added Vangelis Papathanassiou, of Aphrodite's Child and Vangelis fame. His keyboards added depth and some degree of progressiveness to their overall sound. Thus, I would call Phos a heavy progressive work. In addition to the keyboards, there is acoustic and electric guitars, and a fair amount of English vocals. Most of the songs have a strong influence from Grecian folk music. First Vangelis will be laying down layers of synths and bell-like sounds, which will give way to acoustic guitars playing in a folk-like manner. These will weave together and the electric guitar come in to drive the sound. Variations on this basic idea describe the music on Phos. The opening cut, for example, is driven by the electric guitar and reflects their heavy rock aspect, while other cuts get very spacious and somewhat akin to Pink Floyd or Omega. There's also a psychedelic vibe here and there, such as one dreamy cut when they sing "close your eyes / and leave your mind." Sounds like that, anyway. -- Mike Taylor " I offer very low combined Shipping and Handling charges, US media rate for up to three 12" records is $2.98 USD, To Canada for up to three 12" records is $7.50 USD, World wide rate for up to three 12" records is $14.00 USD. Please Note that all images and sound samples are taken from the actual listed item unless otherwise noted. The sound samples are digitized MP3 files taken from the original analog vinyl recording , some loss in fidelity will occur. Typically there are several songs included in each sound sample, there are tools in the sound player which control volume and allow you to move from song to song for quicker sampling. Upon request digitized rapidshare downloads will be made available to the winning bidder. Good Luck!
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