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Story Of Simon Simopath

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This album, originally released in 1967, is Nirvana's first album, and also the first "concept album". Simon Simopath is a loner who agrees to take part in an experimental space project, and ultimately finds the End Of The Universe. Although there's no Milliways Restaurant there, this is still top-quality music, and a highly recommended CD.

This band was from the United Kingdom. The recording is very enjoyable- the vocals dominate, however- it's not any kind of a jam music disc. It seems to have its antecedent in the British music hall tradition, with a bit of 1967 mysticism thrown in. Very pleasant and catchy tunes with appealing vocals and some interesting instrumentation.

Whenb one thinks of "Nirvana", images of Seattle and grease often come to mind. However, the orginal Nirvana were a wonderful mix of pop, rock, psychedelia, jazz, and classical, all rolled into a thoroughly enjoyable whole. "Simon Simopath", was their 1967 debut, and tld the musical story of a bizarre futuristic young man, who travels through space, and ultimately falls in love. Along the way, there are some timeless gems, such as "We Can Help You", "Satellite Jockey", and the immortal "Pentecost Hotel". Messrs Campbell-Lyons and Spyropoulos, had in fact, inevented the concept album. Thirty years on, and this album still retains its "cult" status, which is a lot more than you'll be able to say about a ceratin greasy-haired band from the Northwest in a score's time.

Si no hubiese sido por el famoso Nirvana probablemente nunca hubiera conocido este disco y menos a ese ridículo precio (3 dólares). Al parecer algún fanático de Cobain lo encargó sin saber obviamente de la existencia de este grupo de los 60 y la sorpresa debe haber sido gigantesca, ya que no debe haber 2 cosas más distintas con el mismo nombre.

No voy a entrar en la tediosa discusion de los discos conceptuales, pero este si parece ser uno de los primeros, al menos hay una idea clara que se va desarrollando. Una historia de ciencia ficción donde un niño desea volar y se deprime por no poder hacerlo y luego conoce a una chica y son felices sólo pudo inventarse en 1967, aunque vista hoy pueda parecer a lo menos un poco ridícula. Musicalmente el disco intenta recrear ese ambiente onírico que cuenta la historia, con muchos toques barrocos (cello, cuerno frances, arpa). Hay ciertos parecidos con los primeros Bee Gees o Left Banke, pero el grupo logra desarrollar un estilo propio y los temas varían desde adornadas baladas a moderados temas pop rock, resaltando Lonely Boy y You're Just the One respectivamnete, esta última con un notable bajo. Pese a su cortísima duración (apenas 25 minutos), The Story es un álbum bien elaborado, con tintes sicodélicos pero sobre todo lleno de cuidadosos arreglos y detalles.

This album, originally released in 1967, is Nirvana's first album, and also the first "concept album". Simon Simopath is a loner who agrees to take part in an experimental space project, and ultimately finds the End Of The Universe. Although there's no Milliways Restaurant there, this is still top-quality music, and a highly recommended CD.

This album, originally released in 1967, is Nirvana's first album, and also the first "concept album". Simon Simopath is a loner who agrees to take part in an experimental space project, and ultimately finds the End Of The Universe. Although there's no Milliways Restaurant there, this is still top-quality music, and a highly recommended CD.

This cd is some of Nirvana's best work. The reviewer before me is very confused to think that this is the band that Kurt cobain was in, it doesn't even sound anything remotely like that Nirvana. No, this is a different band named Nirvana, from chicago

Nirvana is by far the most overrated band in rock history. There were alright, but none of their cds are worth listening to except for unplugged. It is a whinney form of music that some call groundbreaking. Its not a terrible cd, but far from good. Nirvana lacks variety and the singing out of the nose just doen't do it for me.