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Sep 3, 1998 · Neil Struass column on CD release of S F Sorrow, long-out-of-print 1968 album by British band Pretty Things, generally acknowledged to be the first rock opera; photo (M)
Nov 19, 2013 · Buy S.F. Sorrow. With their fourth overall album released in late 1968, The Pretty Things produced what was arguably the first true rock opera called SF Sorrow.The album was based on a short story by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Phil May, which tells the tragic story of the fictional Sebastian F. Sorrow, who grows increasingly mad and disillusioned as the story (and album) moves forward.
In a 1998 New York Times article, Neil Strauss said that S.F. Sorrow 'is generally acknowledged as the first rock opera.' Maybe things were different twenty years ago, but unfortunately, I don't really think S.F. Sorrow is 'generally acknowledged.' In some ways, S.F. Sorrow sounds exactly like an album from 1968. I don't have the technical ...
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"The Pretty Things were a band that were really changing their music and had done because they probably did one of the best singles way back in the day with 'Rosalyn'. That's wild! That's serious! And then they'd gone through S. F. Sorrow and the music that they were doing on Swan Song was incredible. It was the sort of band that, when someone ...
The history of rock is littered with lost masterpieces and opportunities missed, but few seem to have been as cursed as “SF Sorrow.” You would think that an album recorded at Abbey Road, at the height of British psychedelia, featuring Norman Smith in the producer’s seat, could do no wrong. After all, Smith had worked … Read more
Jul 17, 2020 · The Pretty Things were ahead of everyone else when they presented their fourth album, S.F. Sorrow, to the world. Structured as a rock opera, S.F Sorrow is considered to be one of the very first concept albums in existence, even predating the famous Tommy of The Who. It follows the story of the fictional character, Sebastian F. Sorrow, as he spirals […]
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May 29, 2018 · This is the story of The Pretty Things’ S.F. Sorrow. The band’s career started five years earlier in 1962, and for five years they were a rhythm and blues and blues-rock band with a number of minor hits in the UK. This is not the topic of this article, but for those interested in the band’s early years I recommend reading the book Blues ...
