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The Tides Return Forever

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The Tides Return Forever
Studio album by
Eloy
Released20 November 1994[1]
RecordedJuly–October 1994[2]
StudioHorus Sound, Hanover
Pinkball, Berlin
GenreProg rock[2]
Length47:22
LabelACI
ProducerFrank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Chronicles II
(1994) 		The Tides Return Forever
(1994) 		Ocean 2: The Answer
(1998)
Alternative cover
2011 remastered CD reissue cover
Singles from The Tides Return Forever
  1. "Generation Of Innocence / The Tides Return Forever / The Tides Return Forever (Radio Version)[3]"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Childhood Memories (edit 1) / Childhood Memories (edit 2)[4]"
    Released: 1994
Audio sample
"The Tides Return Forever"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ArtRock[5]
Background Magazine[6]
Metal.de[7]
Musik ReviewsPositive [8]
PowerMetal.dePositive [9]
Rock Hard[10]
Rock TimesMixed [11]
TerrorverlagPositive [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

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Music by Frank Bornemann and Michael Gerlach, lyrics by Bornemann.[13]

No.TitleLength
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
2011 Remastered CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleLength
8."The Tides Return Forever" (Remix 2011)6:40

Personnel

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All information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.[13]

Eloy

Guest musicians

Production

Artwork

References

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  1. ^ "Eloy - The Tides Return Forever". Progstreaming Extended. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Eloy – The Tides Return Forever". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Eloy – Generation Of Innocence". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Eloy – Childhood Memories". Discogs. Zink Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ Horyszny, Paweł. "Eloy — The Tides Return Forever". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ Strik, Henri. "Eloy - The Tides Return Forever (remastered)". Background Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ Büttner, Colin. "Eloy - The Tides Return Forever". Metal.de. Norman Sickinger, Markus Endres, Marc Furrer. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ Schiffmann, Andreas. "Eloy: The Tides Return Forever (Review)". musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ Kayser, Stefan. "Eloy: The Tides Return Forever (Remastered)". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "ELOY - The Tides Return Forever". Rock Hard (in German). Holger Stratmann. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ Ott, Holger. "Eloy / The Tides Return Forever". Rock Times (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ^ Knut, Detlef. "ELOY - The Tides Return Forever (re-release)". Terrorverlag (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Eloy – The Tides Return Forever (booklet). ACI Records. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  14. ^ Eloy – The Tides Return Forever (booklet). Artist Station Records. 25 November 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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