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Refimprove|date=July 2007: For the Spanish footballer, see José Olaya Prendes . For the city in Arizona, see Eloy, Arizona . Infobox musical artist| name = Eloy | image = Eloy-band-logo.jpg | caption = Eloy Logo | background = group_or_band | origin = Germany | genre = progressive rock , space rock , psychedelic rock | years_active = 1969 in music|1969 –present | label = Philips Records|Philips (1971) EMI (1973-1984) | associated_acts = | website = http://www.eloy-legacy.com/eloy.php? Lang=en Eloy| current_members = Frank Bornemann Michael Gerlach Hannes Folberth Steve Mann Klaus-Peter Matziol Bodo Schopf | past_members = Erich Schriever (musician)|Erich Schriever Manfred Wieczorke Helmuth Draht Wolfgang Stöcker Fritz Randow Luitjen Janssen Detlef "Pitter" Schwaar Detlev Schmidtchen Jurgen Rosenthal|Jürgen Rosenthal Hannes Arkona Hannes Folberth Jim McGillivray
Eloy is a Germany|German progressive rock band, whose musical style includes symphonic and space rock , the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums. Despite their nationality and time period, the band is not generally considered krautrock because of their sound, which has much more in common with English progressive rock groups such as Pink Floyd , King Crimson and Yes (band)|Yes .
History
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 in Germany, the band never gained popularity in the United States . However, in later years, former members of the band re-joined, and in 1998 released the album Ocean 2 , a return to the classic symphonic progressive rock genre for which the band was well known.
Bornemann described the origin of the name of the band thus: "The name Eloy is based on the book ' The 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 rock bands in the late 1960s 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'." http://www.eloy-legacy.com/eloy.php? Area=history& Sub=epoch1 History page on the Eloy's Official Website
In August 2009, it was announced that Eloy would be reforming for a new album. "The strong feedback from all parts of the world, which has been around for many years, eventually reached the musicians themselves. And so Frank Bornemann, lead singer, guitarist and producer of Eloy, has brought the band together again for a 40th anniversary reunion. After a break of eleven years, they launched a new album with the title 'Visionary' aiming to recapture the spirit of the early years.
The 'The Legacy Box' double DVD was released in December 2010 and contains numerous videos and TV recordings from all the band's periods, as well as a comprehensive documentary of the band's history with interviews, a photo gallery and many other features. " http://www.eloy-legacy.com/eloy.php? Area=history& Sub=epoch4 News page on Eloy's Official Website
The band played at festivals in Germany and Switzerland in July 2011 with the personnel largely the same as on the 1994-1995 tour. http://www.eloy-legacy.com/eloy.php? Area=music& Sub=welcome Welcome page on Eloy's Official Website
Eloy has been confirmed for their first-ever performance in North America. The band will headline the NEARfest|North East Art Rock Festival on Sunday, June 24, 2012. http://www.nearfest.com/lineup.asp NEARfest Apocalypse Lineup This will be the final edition of the long-running progressive rock festival, making Eloy the last band ever to play at the show.
