Various - The Roots Of Tommy

Pioneers !

One of the absolute best albums of the 60's. Utter classic.

This band did it all, from creating some of the greatest proto-punk r&b beat to practically inventing the rock opera & creating beautiful psychedelic music, they always stayed hip but never traded their authenticity & always stayed true to themselves. Incredible band, one of the greatest of all time. Rest in Peace Phil May.

Discovered for me this year, what a miracle! Incredible music...

I'm missing Phil May R.I.P.! I saw the "Pretty Things" 2005 in Offenbach/Main in Germany live at the Capitol.

初め感動、マニア心掴まれた

Sounds like a Beatles song honestly. Brilliant writing and music.

[Verse 1]
For ten weeks now number three stood empty
Nobody thought there would be
Family laughter behind the windows
Or a Christmas tree
Then a couple from up north
Sorrow and his wife arrived
Before the sun had left the streets
They were living inside

[Chorus]
Then before too long
The street, it rang with the sound
From number three there came a cry
*S. F. Sorrow is born*

Then before too long
The street, it rang with the sound
From number three there came a cry
*S. F. Sorrow is born*

[Verse 2]
The sunlight of his days
Was spent in the grey of his mind
As he stole love with a tongue of lies
The world is shrinking in size

Big Audio Dynamite sample at 1:23

I was listening to this on my radio app and thought they were singing "ssr is gone"

Thought they were talking about the ussr ??

Rest In Peace Phil May?

And Phil dies. RIP.

RIP Phil May, thanks for the amazing music

A bit like Spirit's 12 Dreams of Dr Zadonicus, a little known classic that holds up surprisingly well today.

P good comments here

The Pretty Things were Britain's answer to the Velvet Underground...But only better....TJ STRUSKA.

S.F. Sorrow
St. Franciscans
(The Franciscian Order=Jesuits=
Illuminati)
Oh Yeah..the ugly origins of U.S.A. Inc.

Savia nueva , creación , músicos , innovación , tecnología , diseño , directos ... GRACIAS CON MI CORAZÓN . PRETTY THINGS Fé

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Who gives a rat's tossbag over who had the 1st 'rock opera'. This is a stunning LP. Good thing the mainstream didn't get a hold of it.

SF sorrow as a concept album...aint that bad a bit thin though.

Such an incredible song from a truly exceptional band.

The unfortunate thing about the album was its being released towards the end of 1968, six months or more after its recording began. Depending on what source material you read, the band were apparently working on it at Abbey Road around about the time the Beatles were finishing off Sgt Pepper and Pink Floyd were about to release Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. However, some documentation indicates that most of it was being recorded early in 1968. Whatever the case, it really should have been issued much earlier in 1968 as its psychedelic qualities were already seen as being somewhat passe. However, its cult status hasn't diminished and the album is, arguably, more popular than it was at the time of its original release. Regardless of its historical status, this track is one of the all-time GREAT opening cuts on ANY album!