Chronicles 1 & 2 [Import]

Eloy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Steam
• ASIN: B00004U562
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #487,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Posedions Creation '93

2. The Apocalypse '93

3. Silhouette '93

4. Mysterious Monolith '93

5. Sphinx '93

6. Illuminations '93

7. End of an Odyssey '93

8. Time to Turn '93

9. Spirit in Chains '93 [#]

10. Say It Is Really True '93

Disc: 2

1. Escape to the Heights '94

2. All Life Is One '94

3. Nightriders '94

4. Follow the Light '94

5. Rainbow

6. Voyager of the Future Race

7. Fire & Ice

8. Call of the Wild

9. Prisoner in Mind

10. Eclipse of Mankind

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Your Money!, July 30, 2003

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strawrider (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chronicles 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

This double CD of both chronicles is a steal. Having only owned one Eloy album (Floating) way back when, I can't say that I'm an expert on the band but I am a long-time fan of space music or whatever title you want to give the genre. If you are a fellow music fan of the Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Camel, Nektar and the like, you will enjoy every track offered in this package. Of the many Amazon purchases I have made in the past year this one is by far the most satisfying. Brilliant guitar and keyboard solos bring the listener into the ethreal world of Eloy.

Get this CD. Five bright stars for this one...

(Thanks to all the other reviewers at Amazon for all your help!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eloy into the 21st Century, September 29, 2003

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"mobby_uk" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chronicles 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

Eloy have managed to do what most bands never think of doing, making a best of album by re-recording selected songs with a modern new interpretation.I have been an Eloy fan for more than twenty years and love all their albums, bar none. But the only observation I have about Chronicles 1 and 2 is the fact that their output from 73 to 76 is strangely omitted, which is a great pity. A song like Castle in the Air from 'Floating' with its mind blowing drums,or Inside from their 'official' first album Inside would have much more benefited from a new interpretation,using modern production facilities not available then, and it would have made an extremely interesting listen.The songs on Chronicles 2, especially the ones selected from 'Destination' are modern both technically and musically and did not require the same reinterpretation as much as the older songs did.
Nevertheless these two albums are wonderful introduction to Eloy, a joy to their fans, and a great addition to any progressive and music lover's collection, from a band that is truly creative and original.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eloy - If You Like Pink Floyd You Might Want To Check This Out., February 11, 2007

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Steven Sly (Kalamazoo, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chronicles 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

I never was really aware of Eloy before I found this CD in a used CD shop a few years ago. "Chronicles I" is a compilation of material from the band's albums that was re-recorded in 1993 and 1994. Since I have never heard the originals I can't compare these versions to what came before. Being my first exposure to Eloy I really like the material on these discs a lot. The recordings are all crystal clear and sound modern (circa early 90's). Again, I do not know how they compare to the originals, but the material here is for the most part very good. I have heard Eloy called The German Pink Floyd, and there is definitely a Floyd influence to their work. Nektar also comes in mind as a comparison. This appears to be a good representation of the bands career spread over the two discs. The vocals are all in English with a fairly heavy German accent. Overall I really like this stuff and need to explore some more from this band. Caravan did a similar thing a few years ago going back and re-recording a bunch of their early stuff. This approach seems to work well, maybe more bands should try it.