The Tides Return Forever
| The Tides Return Forever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 November 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | July–October 1994[2] | |||
| Studio | Horus Sound, Hanover Pinkball, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Prog rock[2] | |||
| Length | 47:22 | |||
| Label | ACI | |||
| Producer | Frank Bornemann | |||
| Eloy chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2011 remastered CD reissue cover | ||||
| Singles from The Tides Return Forever | ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
"The Tides Return Forever" | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| ArtRock |   [5] |
| Background Magazine |   [6] |
| Metal.de | [7] |
| Musik Reviews | Positive [8] |
| PowerMetal.de | Positive [9] |
| Rock Hard | [10] |
| Rock Times | Mixed [11] |
| Terrorverlag | Positive [12] |
The Tides Return Forever is the fifteenth studio album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 1994.
With this album, bassist Klaus-Peter Matziol returned to Eloy as a full-time member for the first time since they temporarily disbanded in late 1984. Matziol was working closely with Eloy during the 1992-1994 period too, as he was a guest musician in the albums Destination (1992), Chronicles I (1993) and Chronicles II (1994).
Trying to achieve a more vintage sound, Eloy used analogue keyboards and recorded the entire album in 3M magnetic tape.[13]
As the album's release coincided with the band's 25th anniversary, Bornemann decided to set up a full band lineup and play some celebratory Eloy concerts, 10 years after the last time they toured in 1984. The 1994 touring lineup consisted of the three main Eloy members Frank Bornemann (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Gerlach (keyboards, backing vocals) and Klaus-Peter Matziol (bass), along with Susanne Schätzle and Bettina Lux on extra vocals, Bodo Schopf on drums, and Steve Mann on guitar.[14]
Track listing
[edit]Music by Frank Bornemann and Michael Gerlach, lyrics by Bornemann.[13]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Day of Crimson Skies" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Fatal Illusions" | 9:22 |
| 3. | "Childhood Memories" | 6:22 |
| 4. | "Generation of Innocence" | 6:10 |
| 5. | "The Tides Return Forever" | 6:40 |
| 6. | "The Last in Line" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Company of Angels" | 9:45 |
| Total length: | 47:22 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "The Tides Return Forever" (Remix 2011) | 6:40 |
Personnel
[edit]All information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.[13]
Eloy
- Frank Bornemann: guitar, lead vocals
- Michael Gerlach: keyboards, backing vocals
- Klaus-Peter Matziol: bass
Guest musicians
- Nico Baretta: drums
- Jocelyn B. Smith: vocals (5)
- Miriam Stockley: vocals (7)
- Peter Beckett & Tom Jackson: vocals (5-7), choir arrangement and conducting (7)
- Susanne Schätzle & Bettina Lux: backing vocals (6)
- Steve Mann: acoustic guitar solo (5)
- Ralf Vornberger: acoustic guitar (5)
- Dirk Michaelis: acoustic guitar (3)
Production
- Frank Bornemann: production
- Gerhard Wölfle: engineering
- Hans-Jörg Maucksch: mastering
Artwork
- Michael Narten: graphic design
References
[edit]- ^ "Eloy - The Tides Return Forever". Progstreaming Extended. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Eloy – The Tides Return Forever". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Eloy – Generation Of Innocence". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Eloy – Childhood Memories". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — The Tides Return Forever". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Strik, Henri. "Eloy - The Tides Return Forever (remastered)". Background Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Büttner, Colin. "Eloy - The Tides Return Forever". Metal.de. Norman Sickinger, Markus Endres, Marc Furrer. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Schiffmann, Andreas. "Eloy: The Tides Return Forever (Review)". musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Kayser, Stefan. "Eloy: The Tides Return Forever (Remastered)". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "ELOY - The Tides Return Forever". Rock Hard (in German). Holger Stratmann. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Ott, Holger. "Eloy / The Tides Return Forever". Rock Times (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Knut, Detlef. "ELOY - The Tides Return Forever (re-release)". Terrorverlag (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Eloy – The Tides Return Forever (booklet). ACI Records. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Eloy – The Tides Return Forever (booklet). Artist Station Records. 25 November 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- "The Tides Return Forever". Eloy official website. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- The Tides Return Forever at Discogs (list of releases)
