DAWN

After their last record "The Power And The Passion" the band broke up, so Frank Bornemann had to hire all new band members. ELOY has so many beautiful album covers, but this is my favourite. The overall feel of this record to me is very spacey and melodic.

"Between The Times" is a great song with an amazing beat that flows into "The Sun-Song" a spacey and atmospheric tune. Another highlight is "The Dance In Doubt And Fear" opening with a cool rhythm of drums and guitar that are joined by synths. This song has a great melody and there is the added waves of mellotron that help make this a relaxing and dreamy tune. "Lost !? (introduction)" has the same melody although it does change a little. Some terrific drum work on this one, and more mellotron.

"Lost??(the decision)" opens with organ and synths, and the spacey, floating synths dominate this song. As many have mentioned, Frank's vocals aren't for everyone.They have grown on me, from being a distraction to being ok. The next tune "The Midnight-Flight/ The Victory Of Mental Force" is uptempo for the most part, in contrast to the following song "Gliding Into Light And Knowledge" a slower spacey piece. Both are really good songs, although the final tune "Le Reveil Du Soleil/ The Dawn" may be the best on this record. A great melody that finally has some guitar more upfront, and again some fantastic drumming and more beautiful spacey synths.

This is an easy record to recommend, especially to those who like Psychedelic music.