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Tom Ozric

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Posted: August 09 2017 at 03:20

^ the way sh*t's going, will we get to 2024 ??

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Posted: August 09 2017 at 08:31

^ You and me, probably not...but those b*****ds who wants this sh*t to happen will still be eating their filet-mignon and caviar for a long time to come.

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Posted: August 09 2017 at 18:04

Oh wow, so this band has it's own thread and everything. Guess I should probably try to get into them then, just gotta figure out which album to start with.

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Posted: August 09 2017 at 18:07

richardh wrote:

geekfreak wrote:

well I`ve never ever listened to the band so you point out best place to start.

I would start with Power and The Passion and then check out their albums chronologically from that point. The period Dawn to Silent Cries is probably their most popular although I am very fond of Time To Turn and Planets which are very 'synth heavy'.

Oh, looks like this 'Power and The Passion' is probably the best bet.

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Posted: August 09 2017 at 18:24

FLOATING. Gotta be Floating, then Ocean. Then the rest.
All are great, but Codename: Wildgeese is weak.

Edited by Tom Ozric - August 09 2017 at 18:25

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Posted: August 09 2017 at 18:27

Tom Ozric wrote:

FLOATING. Gotta be Floating, then Ocean. Then the rest.
All are great, but Codename: Wildgeese is weak.

Oh.. is this your recommendation for which album to start with? Floating?

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Posted: August 20 2017 at 02:14

There's not really a 'best' Eloy album, because they've played different genres.

When you really like hammond driven early 70's progressive spacerock then Floating is your best choice.

But when you like Floydisch guitar/synth driven spacerock with lots of ambient passages than Dawn, Ocean and Silent Cries are your best picks.

When you like more synth driven hardrock (like Saga) then Colours, Planets/Time to Turn and Metromania are worth checking out.

Ra and Destination are only for the fans.

Ocean II and The Tides Return to Forever are great but not a good way to start.

Visionary is more or less repeating what they do best.

I can't wait for the new albums though. Part 1 already sounds really promising.

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Posted: August 20 2017 at 02:22

Tom Ozric

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Posted: August 20 2017 at 05:43

^ I'm looking forward to this

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Posted: August 20 2017 at 13:52

Nothing against Michael Gerlach, but I'm so happy Hannes Folberth is back with the band.

The current line-up is really something!

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Posted: August 20 2017 at 14:19

Ive just bought the 'Reincarnation- live on stage' triple vinyl version and its a fantastic live lp, a really super document of a group of concerts I really wish i'd seen. It would be so brilliant if they would come and play again live in the UK but I doubt it will happen.

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Posted: August 20 2017 at 23:11

Kingsnake wrote:

Nothing against Michael Gerlach, but I'm so happy Hannes Folberth is back with the band.

The current line-up is really something!

Agreed !! But I wonder what happened to Detlev Schmidtchen ??

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 02:09

Detlev Schmidtchen ist still alive. He recently posted a comment on the new Eloy-Release on facebook.
And he has a project in pipeline:
https://www.detsmi.com/blog/

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:28

I miss Jurgen behind the drumkit.
Every time a new Eloy album appears, I realise just how much I love this wonderful band.
The one-off Ego On The Rocks LP is a great thing to have too. Detlev and Jurgen - dream team !!

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:44

The 'Ego on the rocks- Acid in Wounderland' lp is fab Clap

Tom Ozric

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:49

^ Yay !! Another fan of this relatively unknown project

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:58

I was very lucky in that I had a very switched on friend who introduced me to Eloy in the very early 80's and a (relatively) local record shop which had a lot of the Eloy lps on import from Germany so I was able to pick up most of their lps (and 'Ego on the rocks included) and I still have those lps today!

Tom Ozric

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 15:06

^ I actually discovered Eloy by chance in the late-80's. Like you do, looking through the racks at the 2nd-hand vinyl shop, any cover that looks cool, you investigate. I saw Ocean, noticed Jurgen Rosenthal's name (I was obsessed with Scorps' Fly To The Rainbow album, on which he drummed). Bought it, fell in love with it. And bought most others as I came across them. Pic-discs for some of the early 80's albums too. I had to EBay for the Ego vinyl.

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 16:16

Eloy is the best band most Pink Floyd fans never heard of but should. :)

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Posted: August 21 2017 at 17:48

The new album is going to be awesome.

I also like Codename: Wildgeese and Ego On The Rocks (but haven't listened to the latter for a long while).

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