The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I
The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 August 2017[1][2] | |||
Studio | Artist Station, Hanover Horus Sound, Hanover Art of Music, Garlstorf | |||
Genre | Prog rock[3][4] | |||
Length | 62:30 | |||
Label | Artist Station | |||
Producer | Frank Bornemann | |||
Eloy chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
ArtRock | [5] |
Background Magazine | [6] |
Get Ready to Rock! | [7] |
Hellfire | Favorable[8] |
Musik Reviews | [3] |
PowerMetal.de | [4] |
progVisions | [9] |
Progwereld | Favorable[10] |
Rock Hard | [11] |
Rocking.gr | Favorable[12] |
Rockmachine | Unfavorable[13] |
Sea of Tranquility | [14] |
The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I is the eighteenth studio album by German rock band Eloy, released in 2017.
It 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.[15] The second and final[16] part of the concept was released in 2019.
Bornemann described the research that led to the rock opera's realization as follows: "I actually really did invest a lot of time in getting this work off the ground. There were many conversations with qualified historians to get the details of her story and I read countless works of literature, even the documents on the legal process in order to get a profound knowledge. Naturally, I visited all the locations and places of significance to her story -and that really inspired me and gave me deep insight into the events, which can't be gained from reading books alone."[17]
Practical proof that Bornemann's interest in Jeanne d'Arc dates back to the 90s is that she had already appeared in Eloy's music twice during that decade: firstly in Destination with the song "Jeanne d'Arc", and secondly in The Tides Return Forever, where the song "Company of Angels" is dedicated to her.[18]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics and music by Frank Bornemann.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Age of the Hundred Years' War" | 4:17 |
2. | "Domremy on 6 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]All information according to the album's liner notes, numbers in parentheses indicate specific tracks.
Eloy
Guest musicians
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Production
Artwork
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Charts
[edit]Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 22 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 46 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Reincarnation on Stage – Eloy". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Reincarnation on Stage – Eloy". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b Schiffmann, Andreas. "Eloy: The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Review)". musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ a b Backes, Björn. "ELOY – The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre – Part 1". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Horyszny, Paweł (1 September 2017). "Eloy — The Vision, The Sword and the Pyre, Part I". ArtRock.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ van Os, Erik. "Eloy – The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Part 1)". Background Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Geesin, Joe (17 August 2017). "Album review: ELOY – The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part 1)". Get Ready to Rock!. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Sieger, Gernot. "Eloy – The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Part 1)". Hellfire-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Fledderus, Douwe (September 2017). "Eloy – The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part 1) – 2017". progVisions. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Goossensen, Maarten. "Eloy – The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre". Progwereld.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "ELOY – The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre – Part I". Rock Hard (in German). Holger Stratmann. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Koukas, Spyros (10 January 2018). "Eloy – The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Part I)". Rocking.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Richardos, Alexandros. "ΑΚΟΥΓΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΟ ΚΑΙΝΟΥΡΓΙΟ ΑΛΜΠΟΥΜ ΤΩΝ ELOY". Rockmachine (in Greek). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Pardo, Pete (20 January 2018). "Eloy: The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre (Part 1)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Eloy | MIG". Mig. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Fatouros, Dimitrios (21 October 2019). "Home / Interviews / Eloy". Grande Rock. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
part 2 of "The Vision the Sword and the Pyre" completes the work
- ^ Buzzetta, Tomm. "Interviews 2: Frank Bornemann". Creative Tech Nerds. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Bornemann, Frank (August 2023). "Eloy – Biography". German Rock e.V. (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "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 I". Eloy official website. Retrieved 9 September 2024.