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Eloy
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Germany (1969 – present)
Eloy is a progressive rock band from Germany, whose musical style includes symphonic and space rock, the latter being more prevalent on earlier albums. The band took their name from the Eloi, a futuristic race of people in the H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine.
Founded in 1969 by guitarist Frank Bornemann, the band has endured several line-up changes, with Bornemann being the only consistent member of the group. In the 1980s, after a series of major splits in the group, Bornemann pursued a more commercial direction. Despite attracting a large following, the band never gained popularity in the United States.
However, in later years, former members of the band re-joined, and in 1998 fans delighted in hearing Ocean 2, a return to the classic symphonic progressive genre that the band was so well known for. A sequel to the 1977’s original, it is commonly thought among fans that it successfully recaptures the spirit of the band, and is a worthy follow-up to the much beloved classic.
Of the band’s numerous records, fans generally consider Inside, Floating, Dawn, Ocean, Silent Cries & Mighty Echoes, Planets and Ocean 2 to be the superior albums.
Despite their nationality, the band is not generally considered krautrock due to their sound which has much more in common with English progressive groups such as Pink Floyd and Yes.
In 2009 Frank Bornemann will release a DVD celebrating their 40th anniversary.
Also ther will be a new album released, called ‘Visionairy’.
Current Line-up:
Frank Bornemann
Klaus-Peter Matziol
Hannes Arkona
Hannes Folberth
Bodo Schopf
Founded in 1969 by guitarist Frank Bornemann, the band has endured several line-up changes, with Bornemann being the only consistent member of the group. In the 1980s, after a series of major splits in the group, Bornemann pursued a more commercial direction. Despite attracting a large following, the band never gained popularity in the United States.
However, in later years, former members of the band re-joined, and in 1998 fans delighted in hearing Ocean 2, a return to the classic symphonic progressive genre that the band was so well known for. A sequel to the 1977’s original, it is commonly thought among fans that it successfully recaptures the spirit of the band, and is a worthy follow-up to the much beloved classic.
Of the band’s numerous records, fans generally consider Inside, Floating, Dawn, Ocean, Silent Cries & Mighty Echoes, Planets and Ocean 2 to be the superior albums.
Despite their nationality, the band is not generally considered krautrock due to their sound which has much more in common with English progressive groups such as Pink Floyd and Yes.
In 2009 Frank Bornemann will release a DVD celebrating their 40th anniversary.
Also ther will be a new album released, called ‘Visionairy’.
Current Line-up:
Frank Bornemann
Klaus-Peter Matziol
Hannes Arkona
Hannes Folberth
Bodo Schopf
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Colours
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Dawn
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Ocean
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Power And The Passion
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Shoutbox
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le_dzedaj wrote:
they deserve 10 times more scrobbles, they're awesome
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Bonzo86 wrote:
The Sun Song is supreme. *_*
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Devillan wrote:
Groovy, yeah XD
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Poseidonx wrote:
Wow!
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Julimonada wrote:
What a nice band... :)
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le_dzedaj wrote:
"awakening" from "dawn" is such an eargasm.
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northern_lumi wrote:
Now listening to the album Visionary (2009). Just cool! 3.5/5
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eclectiqua wrote:
Amazing. And loving the singer's German accent!
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kolpikov wrote:
Awesome band. 40 years! New "Visionary" album is amazing!
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Jeff_Waters wrote:
2 new songs from upcoming album released on myspace check them out http://www.myspace.com/official4eloy
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jewelthrone wrote:
Also looking forward to the new album.
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SometimeWorld wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKiuxhgRrPA sounding interesting!
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IvyPatterns wrote:
Are you kidding?..The German accent is amazing; one of the unics of the band..
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trutaeu_ wrote:
awesome band! They do still alive?
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TakeshiKovacs wrote:
Looking forward to the new album coming out!
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RandallPOOP wrote:
HPs más buenos
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Aetheraeon wrote:
Haha, the accent is pretty cringeworthy, indeed. But I try to not let it distract me from the music, which is more than solid!
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senor_velasco wrote:
Good band but HATE the singers german accent :-(
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Weslii wrote:
Can't wait for Visionairy.
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Argamocrypt wrote:
People just call any German prog krautrock. No point fighting it anymore.
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childrencob, Cap_Obvious, antonello13 and 1 other person added Eloy to their libraries. 10 hours ago
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thang_pippo9 tagged Eloy with rock, psychedelic rock and progressive rock. yesterday evening
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zappatista2, 1redshift, musicman1974 and 5 other people added Eloy to their libraries. yesterday morning
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Morkburger wrote about Eloy in The Best and Worst of 2009. Thursday evening
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rasvoyage tagged Eloy with ‘psychedelic’. Thursday afternoon
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Krebs_57 and Minute_Waltz added Eloy to their libraries. Thursday afternoon
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ctberumen updated the Spanish wiki page for Eloy. (diff) Thursday morning
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sveze tagged Eloy with krautrock and progressive rock. Wednesday evening
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