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Eloy - Visionary

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Germany’s most famous progressive rock band is back. In celebration of Eloy’s 40th anniversary, band founder/guitarist/visionary Frank Bornemann has returned to the studio to grace us with the band’s first studio album in 10 years. Bornemann’s goal was to recreate the vintage sound of their most popular period. To that end he assembled a lineup featuring members of the band’s past. Time was spent recording at world renowned Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, Germany. Actually owned by Frank Bornemann, it is the place where the classic Eloy sound was created. The result is “Visionary” – an album that can be simply described as pure Eloy.

Frank Bornemann formed Eloy in 1969. By 1973 the band was signed to EMI’s prestigious Harvest label. Through constant touring they became a tremendous success in Germany and later on in the UK. Their 1977 album “Ocean” has now sold over 250,000 copies in Germany alone and was certified gold.

The music of Eloy transcends genres. One of the originators of the European “space rock” sound, they added symphonic elements to their music that appeals to fans of both progressive and hard rock. The themes of Bornemann’s lyrics are derived from science fiction and ancient mythology with a liberal sprinkling of cosmic consciousness.

The Laser’s Edge is proud to be part of this new chapter in Eloy’s history and present this historic new album to their North American fan base.

“Visionary” arrives in a deluxe package, featuring a 16-page booklet and a “making of” video.
  • Style:Progressive Rock
  • Record Label:The Laser's Edge
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Eloy overall sound has been updated and certonally sounds Technically very modern. There is no question , it features all the right Sonic Spacey Symphonic landmarks. Not to mention the 12:00 min. Video. This is a great CD,& theres no question why this cd shouldnt be in your collection.
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This is Eloy, for sure, but I would not call it a "return to roots" release by any means. I would place it between "The Tides Return Forever" and "Ocean II," style-wise. As a fan of all Eloy eras, this is not a bad thing at all IMO. But don't be expecting this to sit alongside "Ocean" or "Silent Cries...". It's far more modern sounding, musically and lyrically. But all in all, it is definitely a worthwhile addition to this classic band's catalog. Wonderful to have Eloy back in action!!
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Album 2009 de estas leyendas vivientes del rock espacial. Luego de 11 años de haber sacado su disco anterior OCEAN II, aparece este VISIONARY, en respuesta a los miles de correos que le han llegado a Frank Borneman, guitarra, voz y lider de ELOY, solicitando su regreso. Frank decide rearmar esta mitica banda, para ello incorpora musicos de su ultimo trabajo (1998) y al encargado de los teclados en los discos de los 80, Hannes Folberth. El resultado es un retorno de muy buen nivel, aunque no excelente. Yo describiría este nuevo trabajo como una mezcla de TIME TO TURN de 1982 y DESTINATION de 1992. Sin duda que el sonido es 100% ELOY en su epoca mas espacial, pero respecto a sus mejores discos de esa era, sin duda que le falta Sinfonismo y extensión en los temas, pues el nuevo CD es un tanto corto 42 minutos y los temas son igual de cortos, con excepción de el tema final. En resumen, un muy buen retorno de ELOY, pero no llega a sus clasicos como Planets, Time to Turn, Colors, Ocean u otras joyas compuestas por estas Leyendas vivientes. Hugo Castro Salinas. Santiago de Chile.
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