The Pretty Things...Private Sorrow.

Stereo+HD vid:-
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8lpHg1YBw&fmt=18

1st World War footage of the Somme,1st June 1916. This is for my Grandad,who was machined-gunned at the Battle.
Put to The Pretty Things 'Private Sorrow'from the album S.F.Sorrow.
If you haven't heard the album, try and give it a listen.

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[Alexthesemigreat]

Can anyone give me the proper order of songs on this album? The download came with all sorts of title issues

[londonpenda]

It's been sent (o :]

[mrbag60]

Great song and video tie in. Its hard to believe, but today their are actually a few people still alive from the 'Great War' even though the armistice was signed Nov 11, 1918 or 90 years ago. They're now anywhere from 105-112 years old, but still here to tell their story.

[londonpenda]

The whole of S.F.Sorrow is ace.

This was the FIRST rock opera.

Over here, there are only 3 ex-servicemen left alive who fought in the 1stWW.The eldest 122yrs old.

It will be very strange for me when there are none left to march past the Cenotaph in London....!

[Alexthesemigreat]

What about Tommy?

[londonpenda]

Tommy was the 2nd rock opera.

Even P. Townsend says so.

[DockerDon]

Now, that's music!

[Jovolution]

this album has influenced the Rock Music, the first concept Rock Album

have 4 diff. Vinyl LP's of S.F.Sorrow

and 3 diff. CD's

best sound is Vinyl!

[finslaw]

@21stCentSchizoidFan

I listened to that album and really found almost no continuity or point. It felt like a collection of songs, not a story. SF Sorrow is the first.

[lilic1]

If Townshend says Tommy wasn't influenced by S.F.Sorrow, then he lies. Maybe he thought about writing a concept story back in 67/68 but S.F. Sorrow came out earlier. You can also clearly hear how Tommy was influenced by this musically too. This album would have deserved as great success as Tommy had at that time. It's like the link between Pepper and Tommy. Thank you Pretties for this great album!

[21stCentSchizoidFan]

@londonpenda What about "The Story of Simon Simopath" by Nirvana UK? I believe that came before. However, in all honesty S.F. Sorrow was a much better album. Love it!

[MrClearlight]

@21stCentSchizoidFan And Keith West with his unfinished "Teenage Opera".

[diddywahdaddy]

@londonpenda And as of only yesterday at time of writing this, Austalia's last soldier from WWI found his final peace. Makes you think. Howevert; I was to say myself that the video and video tie in so good, as mrbag60 wrote. Actually your choice of film clips fit in to a T as for my own visual experience of the Pretties' recording during 'all these years (umm, since 1980 for my part). And I can't help feeling some relation to Roger Waters and The Wall and his loss of his dad, when seeing this.

[21stCentSchizoidFan]

@londonpenda I don't think it was the first Rock Opera. Check out "The Story of Simon Simopath" by Nirvana (UK). I will say that this probably has the best story out of all of them. Got this on vinyl - one of the greatest gifts I've ever received!

[michael07307]

@mrbag60 remember it was made in the 60,s an there was still some of them still around.

[justinwiggy]

@londonpenda The Story Of Simon Simopath by Nirvana was the first rock opera.

[1968AirF]

@londonpenda

But S.F.Sorrow clearly better than Tommy.

Just my Private Opinion.