- Eloy
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José Olaya Prendes . For the city in Arizona, seeEloy, Arizona ."Infobox musical artist
Name = Eloy
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Germany
Genre =Progressive rock Space rock Krautrock
Years_active = 1969–present
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URL = [http://www.eloy-music.de www.eloy-music.de]
Current_members =Frank Bornemann
Michael Gerlach
Klaus-Peter Matziol
Bodo Schopf
Past_members =Erich Schriever
Manfred Wieczorke
Helmuth Draht
Wolfgang Stöcker
Fritz Randow
Luitjen Janssen
Detlef "Pitter" Schwaar
Detlev Schmidtchen
Jürgen Rosenthal
Hannes Arkona
Hannes Folberth
Jim McGillivray Eloy is a German
progressive rock band, whose musical style includes symphonic andspace rock , the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums. The name Eloy is based on the book "The Time Machine " byH. G. Wells . Wells describes in his book the situation of mankind about 800,000 years in the future, and theEloi are a human race in his story. The Eloi in Wells' story have made a new start with the help of the time traveler. In a way, it was a new beginning for the human race. German rockbands in the late 1960s played mainly covers from other bands instead of playing their own compositions. Record deals for German bands were absolutely rare and German bands generally were considered to be second class bands in their own country. At that time it was a strong effort for a German band to come out with only their own compositions. It was a start into an unknown future, and from this point of view, comparable to the human race in Wells' story. That is why I got the idea to name the band Eloy."The Time Machine". [http://www.eloy-music.de/histo.htm History page on the Eloy's Official Website] ]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 theUnited 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.Fact|date=February 2007
Despite their nationality and time period, the band is not generally considered
krautrock due to their sound which has much more in common with English progressive groups such asPink Floyd ,Badfinger and Yes.Discography
tudio albums
Live albums
Band members
External links
* [http://www.progweed.net/reviews/eloy/eloy-band.html Eloy at www.progweed.net]
*Eloy's biography (in German) - [http://www.germanrock.de/e/eloy http://www.germanrock.de/e/eloy]
* [http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/eloy.htm Eloy page on Gnosis2000.net]
* [http://www.bigbangmag.com/deloy1.php Rétrospective Eloy on Bigbangmag.com] (in French)
* [http://www.eloyworld.0me.com Mert Gocay's Eloy page]
* [http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=95 Eloy at progarchives.com]References
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