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Eloy
Origin	Germany
Genre(s)	Progressive rock Space rock
Years active	1969–present
Website	www.eloy-music.de
Members
Frank Bornemann Michael Gerlach Klaus-Peter Matziol Bodo Schopf
Former 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 and space rock, the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums. The name Eloy is based on the book "Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. Wells describes in his book the situation of mankind about 800.000 years later, and Eloy is a human race in his story. The Eloy 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 60's 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^[1].

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 the United 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 as Pink Floyd, Badfinger and Yes.

1 Discography
2 Band members
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Title	Date
Eloy	1971
Inside	1973
Floating	1974
Power and the Passion	1975
Dawn	1976
Ocean	1977
Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes	1979
Colours	1980
Planets	1981
Time to Turn	1982
Performance	1983
Metromania	1984
Ra	1988
Destination	1992
The Tides Return Forever	1994
Ocean 2: The Answer	1998

[edit] Movie soundtracks

Title	Date
Codename Wildgeese	1985

[edit] Compilation/remix albums / box sets

Title	Date
Rarities	1991
Chronicles I	1993
Chronicles II	1994
The Best of Eloy Vol.I - The Early Days 1972-1975	1994
The Best of Eloy Vol.II - The Prime 1976-1979	1996
Timeless Passages	2003

[edit] Live albums

Title	Date
Live	1978

[edit] Band members

**Official Eloy members**
1971-1972	Frank Bornemann - guitar Erich Schriever - vocal, keyboards Manfred Wieczorke - guitar, bass, vocal Helmuth Draht - drums Wolfgang Stöcker - bass
1973	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Manfred Wieczorke - organ, guitar, vocal Wolfgang Stöcker - bass Fritz Randow - drums
1974	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Manfred Wieczorke - organ, guitar, vocal Luitjen Janssen - bass Fritz Randow - drums
1975	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Detlef "Pitter" Schwaar - guitar Manfred Wieczorke - organ, guitar, vocal Luitjen Janssen - bass Fritz Randow - drums
1976-1979	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Klaus-Peter Matziol - bass Detlev Schmidtchen - keyboards Jürgen Rosenthal - drums
1980-1981	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Klaus-Peter Matziol - bass Hannes Arkona - guitar Hannes Folberth - keyboards Jim McGillivray - drums
1982-1984	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Klaus-Peter Matziol - bass Hannes Arkona - guitar Hannes Folberth - keyboards Fritz Randow - drums
1984-1987	Band split.
1988-1993	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Michael Gerlach - keyboards
1994-1997	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Michael Gerlach - keyboards Klaus-Peter Matziol - bass
1998-present	Frank Bornemann - guitar, vocal Michael Gerlach - keyboards Klaus-Peter Matziol - bass Bodo Schopf - drums