Eloy (album)
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Eloy was the debut album from German
progressive rock
band Eloy
. It was released in 1971.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Eloy
Eloy
Eloy is a German progressive rock band, whose musical style includes symphonic and space rock, the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums...
. It was released in 1971.
Track listing
- "Today" (Bornemann, Schriever, Wieczorke) – 5:56
- "Something Yellow" (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 8:15
- "Eloy" (Bornemann, Draht, Schriever, Wieczorke) – 6:15
- "Song of a Paranoid Soldier" (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 4:50
- "Voice of Revolution" (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 3:07
- "Isle of Sun" (Schriever) – 6:03
- "Dillus Roady" (Bornemann, Schriever, Wieczorke) – 6:32
2008 Remastered Edition Bonus Tracks
- "Walk alone" (Schriever, Wieczorke) – 2:47
- "Daybreak" (Bornemann, Schriever) – 2:45
- "Vibrations of My Mind" (Bornemann, Draht, Schriever, Wieczorke, Stocker) – 3:35
Personnel
- Erich Schriever – Lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Frank BornemannFrank BornemannFrank Bornemann is the guitarist for German progressive rock band Eloy. He has been the only consistent member of the band since its formation in 1969. Bornemann is currently a leading producer and engineer with Horus Studios in Hannover, Germany.-References:...
– GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, Percussion - Manfred Wieczorke – Guitar, Bass, Vocals
- Wolfgang Stocker – Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Helmuth Draht – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Produced by Peter M. Freiherr Von Lepel
- Engineered by Conny PlankConny PlankKonrad "Conny" Plank was a German record producer and musician. He was born in Hütschenhausen. His creativity as a sound engineer and producer helped to shape some of the most important and innovative recordings of postwar European popular music, covering a wide range of genres including...