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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.
Ocean is the sixth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1977.. It is a concept album written by Jürgen Rosenthal, retelling the mythos of Plato's Island of Atlantis, from its creation to its rise, fall, and ultimate destruction, drawing a parallel with humanity's alarming path amidst the Cold War.
At the time of its release, it was the first Eloy album in eleven years, as they were in hiatus since December 1998, two months after the release of Ocean 2: The Answer. [12] Despite the long break, the reunited band had the same four members as the last time they were active, with the addition of Hannes Folberth, a former Eloy member from the ...
Floating is the third studio album by German rock band Eloy, released in 1974.. This is Eloy's first album to feature bassist Luitjen Janssen, replacing Wolfgang Stöcker. . During the album's composition, the four members of the band decided to rent an apartment together, in order to rehearse more regularly and achieve better cohesi
Dawn is the fifth studio album by German rock band Eloy, released in 1976.. It is a concept album conceived by Frank Bornemann and written by Jürgen Rosenthal, an abstract sequel to last year's Power and the Passion. [10]
Planets was the first Eloy album that did not enter the German charts since Dawn, although it's sequel Time to Turn did. [9] 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.
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]
Performance is the eleventh studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1983.. Amidst the peak of the Neue Deutsche Welle, Frank Bornemann's will was to stay loyal to Eloy's prog rock roots following the project Planets / Time to Turn, while the rest of the band wanted to explore a more mainstream direction, with less complicated music.