''Reincarnation on Stage'' is the second live album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 2014.
The album was recorded on various locations during the band's 2012–2013 tour in Germany and Switzerland. It was the first Eloy live album in 36 years, since ''
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'' was released in 1978.
Background
After the release of ''
Visionary
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'' in 2009, Eloy's leader
Frank Bornemann
Frank Bornemann (born 27 April 1945) is a German guitarist and vocalist best known as part of the German progressive rock band Eloy. He is also the founder of the Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, Germany where he worked until 2014.concert tour
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. The band worked on and released '' The Legacy Box'' in 2010, but had no clear plans for the future.
In 2011 Eloy received and accepted requests to play three live concerts: on 2 July at the Z7 Konzertfabrik in
Pratteln
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, on 8 July at the Night of the Prog in
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Breitenbach am Herzberg
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The fans' reaction was enthusiastic, and Eloy began receiving a flood of letters asking them to hold a regular tour in the near future. Τhe band decided to satisfy the fans' demand and started making plans to tour Germany in 2012, but the plans were interrupted by an extraordinary offer: to play for the first time in the US, at the famous NEARfest, on 24 June 2012. Eloy were about to
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the final day of the festival, but they were forced to cancel their appearance, as Frank Bornemann was still recovering from a serious accident he suffered in March 2012.
Despite the setback, Eloy went on with their German tour plans as soon as Bornemann was healthy enough to perform. With the addition of a date in Switzerland, they played 9 concerts between September 2012 and January 2013. The best moments of that tour were immortalized in ''Reincarnation on Stage''.
Reception
The album entered the
German charts
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on 31 January 2014 and charted for two weeks, peaking at the 34th position. It was the first Eloy album to chart since '' Ra'' in 1988.
Frank Bornemann himself believes that ''Reincarnation on Stage'' is the quintessential Eloy work, stating that "''If you have this album, then you have everything, the essence of Eloy''".
Track listing
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CD2
Personnel
All information according to the album's
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Eloy
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Frank Bornemann
Frank Bornemann (born 27 April 1945) is a German guitarist and vocalist best known as part of the German progressive rock band Eloy. He is also the founder of the Horus Sound Studios in Hannover, Germany where he worked until 2014.Steve Mann: guitar
* Alexandra Seubert: vocals, backing vocals
* Bettina Lux: backing vocals
* Anke Renner: backing vocals
Production
* Frank Bornemann: production, mixing, pre- mastering
* Sven Geiger:
recording
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* Mirko Hofmann: mixing assistant
* Arne Neurand: mixing assistant
* Michael Krzizek: pre-mastering assistant
* Hans-Jörg Maucksch: mastering
Artwork
* Michael Narten:
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