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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

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progressive rock, space rock, krautrock, psychedelic rock, german
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northern_lumi wrote:
Saturday morning

Now listening to the album Visionary (2009). Just cool! 3.5/5

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eclectiqua wrote:
Saturday morning

Amazing. And loving the singer's German accent!

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kolpikov wrote:
Wednesday evening

Awesome band. 40 years! New "Visionary" album is amazing!

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Jeff_Waters wrote:
17 days ago

2 new songs from upcoming album released on myspace check them out http://www.myspace.com/official4eloy

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jewelthrone wrote:
28 days ago

Also looking forward to the new album.

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SometimeWorld wrote:
last month

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKiuxhgRrPA sounding interesting!

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IvyPatterns wrote:
last month

Are you kidding?..The German accent is amazing; one of the unics of the band..

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trutaeu_ wrote:
last month

awesome band! They do still alive?

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TakeshiKovacs wrote:
last month

Looking forward to the new album coming out!

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RandallPOOP wrote:
last month

HPs más buenos

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Aetheraeon wrote:
September 2009

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:
September 2009

Good band but HATE the singers german accent :-(

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Weslii wrote:
September 2009

Can't wait for Visionairy.

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Argamocrypt wrote:
September 2009

People just call any German prog krautrock. No point fighting it anymore.

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Kingsnake77 wrote:
August 2009

New album will be called Visionairy. See: http://www.eloy-legacy.com/

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Kingsnake77 wrote:
August 2009

Eloy has never been a Krautrock band. They're a very good symphonic rockband, with influences ranging from Jethro Tull to Pink Floyd. Also Eloy is much more spacerock than the abovementioned.

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stairladder wrote:
August 2009

Well, I'll call my band Tono Bungay or Kipps.

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eriqk wrote:
July 2009

been sleeping on them since i first discovered them for like a year or so now. gonna check it out now

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lapicki51 wrote:
July 2009

Recomiendo un tema excelente de Eloy.Point of no return. Creo que es del album Planets.

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tguazzelli wrote:
July 2009

Fantastic band.

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