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Although Eloy was a German rock band that debuted during the same time period as the introduction of krautrock, they are not a part of that music scene. [4] Initially a hard rock band [3] with blues rock influences, [1] Eloy subsequently shifted into a different sound, which has been classified as progressive rock, symphonic rock [1] and space rock.
Timeless Passages is a double compilation album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 2003. It compiles songs from every Eloy studio album released between 1975 and 1998, except Performance (1983) and Destination (1992). It also includes a previously unreleased live version of the song "Poseidon's Creation", recorded in Munich in 1994.
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During the autumn of 1979, Hannes Arkona joined Eloy as a touring member, a second guitarist along the band's leader Frank Bornemann.As personal tensions led to the departure of Detlev Schmidtchen and Jürgen Rosenthal, Bornemann decided to make Arkona a full-time member, and with the addition of Hannes Folberth and Jim McGillivray, the new Eloy lineup was completed by the spring of 1980. [9]
The second part, The Best of Eloy Vol. 2 - The Prime 1976-1979, was released in 1996. It compiles songs from the albums Inside , Floating and Power and the Passion , the first three of the six studio albums Eloy released during the 70s under the EMI Electrola label.
Time to Turn entered the German charts on 17 May 1982. It charted for 10 weeks overall, peaking at the 38th position. [11]The German music press was negative towards it, but the complete Planets/Time to Turn project was very well received in the UK, where both albums were released simultaneously in 1982.
After the moderate success of Performance, Eloy decided to return to their prog rock roots, while trying to keep the 80s vibe in their music. According to the band's leader Frank Bornemann, audio engineer Harald Lepschies, who had previously worked with renown musicians like Herbert Grönemeyer, played a key role in Eloy achieving the exact sound they had in mind.
Capitalizing on the big commercial success of Ocean, Eloy incorporated innovative and expensive technology during their shows, such as laser light show and pyrotechnics. The booked venues had a relatively small capacity of 2000–3000 persons to facilitate ticket sales, but the demand was surprisingly higher and hundreds of fans were left out ...