Eloy

Origin
Germany
Genre(s)
Progressive rockSpace rock
Years active
1969–present
Website
http://www.eloy-music.de/
Members
Frank Bornemann,Michael Gerlach,Klaus-Peter Matziol,Bodo Schopf
Former members
Erich Schriever,Manfred Wieczorke,Helmuth Draht,Wolfgang Stöcker,Fritz Randow,Luitjen Janssen,Detlef "Pitter" Schwaar,Detlev Schmidtchen,Jürgen Rosenthal,Hannes Arkona,Hannes Folberth,Jim McGillivray

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 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, 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's 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.
Despite their nationality and time period, the band is not generally considered krautrock due to their sound which has much more in common with English progressive groups such as Pink Floyd, Badfinger and Yes.

Studio albums
Title
Date
Eloy
1971
Inside
1973
Floating
1974
Power and the Passion
1975
Dawn
1976
Ocean
1977
Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
1979
Colours
1980
Planets
1981
Time to Turn
1982
Performance
1983
Metromania
1984
Ra
1988
Destination
1992
The Tides Return Forever
1994
Ocean 2: The Answer
1998

Movie soundtracks
Title
Date
Codename Wildgeese
1985

Title
Date
Rarities
1991
Chronicles I
1993
Chronicles II
1994
The Best of Eloy Vol.I - The Early Days 1972-1975
1994
The Best of Eloy Vol.II - The Prime 1976-1979
1996
Timeless Passages
2003

Live albums
Title
Date
Live
1978

Band members
Official Eloy members
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