The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I is the eighteenth studio album by German rock band Eloy. It was released in 2017 through Artist Station Records, reaching No. 22 on the German charts and No. 46 on the Swiss charts in its first week.
| The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 August 2017 | |||
| Length | 62:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Artist Station | |||
| Producer | Frank Bornemann | |||
| Eloy chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Get Ready to Rock! |   [1] |
| Progvisions.nl |  [2] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [3] |
The album is the first part of a rock opera about the life of Jeanne d'Arc, the realization of which had been a wish of frontman Frank Bornemann's since the 1990s.[4][5]
The second and final[6] part was released on 27 September 2019.[7]
Track listing edit
All music and lyrics by Frank Bornemann.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Age of the Hundred Years' War" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Domremy on the 6th of January 1412" | 1:48 |
| 3. | "Early Signs... from a Longed for Miracle" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Autumn 1428 at Home" | 0:55 |
| 5. | "The Call" | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Vaucouleurs" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "The Ride by Night... Towards the Predestined Fate" (Instrumental) | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Chinon" | 9:46 |
| 9. | "The Prophecy" | 4:40 |
| 10. | "The Sword" | 5:54 |
| 11. | "Orléans" | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Les Tourelles" | 7:24 |
| 13. | "Why?" | 5:11 |
Personnel edit
Eloy
- Frank Bornemann – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Klaus-Peter Matziol – bass
- Michael Gerlach – keyboards
- Hannes Folberth – keyboards
- Kristof Hinz – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
- Julian Göke – bass, vocals (1)
- Isgaard Marke – vocals (9)
- Jessy Martens – vocals (13)
- Anke Renner – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 11)
- Alexandra Seubert – backing vocals (3, 9, 11)
- Simon Moskon – backing vocals (3, 9)
- Sven-Arne Zinnke – backing vocals (5)
- Lisa Laage-Smidt – backing vocals (6)
- Simon Moskon – backing vocals (8)
- The Children's Choir of the Marktkirche Hannover – chorus vocals (9)
- Lisa Laage-Smidt – choir director (9)
- Jens Lück – keyboards (1, 5)
- Niklas Fischer – keyboards (3, 8)
- Artur Kühfuß – keyboards (5, 8)
- Christoph Van Hal – strings (1, 10)
- Volker Kuinke – recorder and flute (3, 6, 8, 10)
- Johannes Berger – viol (9)
- Kim Hutchinson – spoken voice (2)
- Kai Ritter – spoken voice (2, 4)
- Alice Merton – spoken voice (5, 6, 8)
- Bick Buttchereit – spoken voice (8)
- Eric Pulverich – spoken voice (8)
- Leon Kaack – spoken voice (8)
- Steve Mann – spoken voice (8)
Charts edit
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 22 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 46 |
References edit
- ^ "Get Ready To Rock! - Album review: ELOY - The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part 1)". Get Ready To Rock!. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Progvisions - Album reviews - Eloy - The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part 1) - 2017". progvisions.nl. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Review: "Eloy: The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre (Part 1)" - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Source for Progressive Music!". Sea of Tranquility. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Eloy | MIG". Mig. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Eloy to release The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Part II) later this year". Loudersound. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Eloy Return With Bold New Concept Album". Loudersound. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "ELOY Legacy". ELOY official website. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eloy – The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre - Part I" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eloy – The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre - Part I". Hung Medien.
External links edit
- "The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre - Part I music reviews". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre, Pt. 1". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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