Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 17., Hormayrg. 2	Standorte: CD.09 Eloy / 70er	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Eloy, this German band, and whose name comes from a race of humankind in H G Wells' "The Time Machine" sing in English, via Frank Bornemann, their driving force, their only true original member and lyricist. They came to me via their Time To Turn album era, which was at their peak, both commercially and musically.

Floating, here is their third album and nicely progressive it is, too. As others have said, its/their influences are from the great British heavyweights of their day - Genesis, Deep Purple, Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, & Yes - but somehow all-round more civilised than those together.

I like the way it's often very keyboard lead, at others more guitar/bass/drums but always skilful, tuneful and well recorded. It's a little heavier than their later albums (they started out as heavy metal) and I have to admit, I prefer those more subtle and intricate later offerings, but this is still top-notch. Eloy's albums were usually concept in structure, but to my middle-aged ears, now, it's more about the tight-knitted musicianship than science fiction stories about some far-off planet doing something - that's best left for a far younger generation.

Floating isn't my favourite of Eloy's albums - Time to Turn & Planets are, those two are quite breathtaking, even when compared with the often innovative and supremely competent Floating here. Tim Kidner