“This is probably my favorite Eloy album, and ultimately one of the better albums released through the German symphonic progressive rock scene. Floating is a big improvement over Inside, in that it takes everything that was great about that album, the intense jamming, the Hammond pyrotechnics and Frank’s soaring guitar solos and raises everything a notch. One of the main attributes of Floating is that it is not based around the rather mediocre vocals at all. Here the band is given free reign to stretch out and create some fantastic, powerful instrumental workouts. The playing here is generally heavy and ferocious, but Eloy are able to lay off the intensity every once in a while, in order to build back up to it, displaying an excellent penchant for dynamic playing.
The lyrics and vocals are, as is typical with all Eloy albums, poor. Thankfully, they are sparsely distributed, and one’s ear is more drawn to the blinding instrumental interplay. This album and Inside have frequently been compared to early Jethro Tull, but I don’t hear the influence much on this album. This is much more drawn-out and loosely structured, and is actually heavier. In fact, parts of this album are the closest Eloy ever came to emulating their countrymen like Amon Duul II and the Krautrock scene. Although this is probably Eloy’s best album, it is not particularly representative of their overall style.” – Greg Northrup [2001]
Eloy
Floating
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Tracklist:
01. Floating
02. The Light From Deep Darkness
03. Castle In The Air
04. Plastic Girl
05. Madhouse
