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Eloy – Time To Turn (1982) (@256)
09 Nov 2007
(Review from progarchives.com, vintageprog.com)
With “Time to Turn” Eloy conclude the second (and final part) of their great concept work about Salta and the Ikareens, they started with “Planets”. Although stylistically comparable with its conceptual twin “Planets”, it relies a little more on subtlety and elegance. Keyboards and synths still predominate, but are nowhere near as overpowering, while guitars have made a welcome return to the foreground.
“Behind the Walls of Imagination” is one of the highlights here. It has some very interesting use of clavinet, as the instrument is the main part of the track’s rhythmic foundation. “End of an Odyssey” is with its 9-minutes the longest track on the album and features lengthy passages with lots of spacey keyboards that make sure you won’t miss the typical sci-fi atmosphere that usually is one of the most important things on an Eloy-album. The title-track is a strongly melodic tune with a very nice female-chorus. The opener “Through a Somber Galaxy” and “Magic Mirrors” are both well-structured tracks with decent melodies and more of the spacey atmosphere.
From the fantastic cathedral-organ-like intro to the unespected acoustic closer, this is a voyage to distant worlds, through obscure and spectral galaxies where evil cold forces seemed really to prevail over all things light and warm.
Line-up:
- Frank Bornemann / vocals, guitars
- Klaus-Peter Matziol / bass, pedals
- Hannes Arkona / guitars, keyboards, percussion
- Hannes Folberth / keyboards
- Fritz Randow / drums
Track List:
01. Through A Somber Galaxy (6:00)
02. Behind The Walls Of Imagination (6:25)
03. Time To Turn (4:32)
04. Magic Mirrors (5:25)
05. End Of An Odyssey (9:25)
06. The Flash (5:34)
07. Say, Is It Really True (4:45)
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