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exoticprog 
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 Topic: Eloy in German?Posted: October 22 2020 at 08:50 |
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Hi, I know that almost all of their stuff is in English, however can anyone find any songs or epics from them in German?
If not, does anyone know why Eloy generally never sung in German? Just out of curiosity.
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Cristi
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 08:54 |
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a lot of German bands sang in English. They could play to a wider audience, play abroad. Some sang in both languages (Anyonre's Daughter i.e.)
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 08:56 |
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I know that, I am just saying that if no one can find any songs from them in German, I would just like to know why Eloy in particular never ever sung in German.
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 09:02 |
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you could easily check out their discography page and see for yourself. As far as I know, they've always sung in English.
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 10:58 |
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With an horrible accent too. Most singers of German bands who sing in English have only a very slight accent, but the accent of Frank Bornemann of Eloy is quite pronounced.
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 11:15 |
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 Always thought that too. Fortunately the rest was sufficiently appreciable to forget the accent! I have (listened to) all their studio efforts and as far as I remember they never sang in German. Probably both an artistic as well as a "commercial" choice. |
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 11:22 |
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On a related note, he did a video in French for the last album and I was impressed that he spoke French very well, much better than his English.
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Posted: October 22 2020 at 14:56 |
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The DVD retrospective of their career shows Frank being interviewed in German but that's about it.
I believe that the nature of their music (very hard edged and sci-fi based) calls for a harder vocal sound. It works well and has never put me off.
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