Eloy

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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 band took their name from the Eloi, a futuristic race of people in the H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine.

Founded in the late 1960s 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 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.

Of the band's numerous records, fans generally consider Inside, Floating, Dawn, Ocean, Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes, Planets and Ocean 2 to be the superior albums.

Despite their nationality, the band are not generally considered krautrock due to their sound which has much more in common with English progressive groups such as Yes.

[edit] Personnel & discography

**Eloy line-ups**
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