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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.
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.
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]
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.
Power and the Passion was a commercial success, selling more than 30,000 copies soon after its release, [7] but Eloy quickly broke-up. The reason was their insurmountable disagreements with their manager Jay Partridge, who had significant financial and creative influence over the band during the album's creation. [ 7 ]
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 ...
TV title Original release date [a] AGB Nielsen Ratings (NUTAM People) 1 "Odd Encounter" ... Eloy and Red have off-the-record meetings with an unlikely new ally. Hugo ...
Eloy or Eloi may refer to: Eloy, Arizona, a city in the United States; Eloy (band), a German progressive rock band; Eloy, the 1971 debut album of the band; Eloy, a 1969 Argentine film; Eloi, a fictional race in H.G. Wells' science fiction novel The Time Machine; Eloi (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname; Eloy (given name)