Reincarnation on Stage

Reincarnation on Stage is the second live album by the German rock band Eloy, released in 2014.

Reincarnation on Stage
Live album by Eloy
Released	17 January 2014[1][2]
Recorded	September 2012 – January 2013[3]
Genre	Prog rock,[3][4] symphonic rock[4]
Length	137:28
Label	Artist Station
Producer	Frank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Visionary (2009) Reincarnation on Stage (2014) The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
ArtRock	[5]
Eclipsed	[6]
Rock Overdose	95/100[7]
Rocking.gr	Positive[8]
Rocks	Positive[9]
RockTimes	Positive[10]

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 Live was released in 1978.

Background

After the release of Visionary in 2009, Eloy's leader Frank Bornemann had no intentions of getting the band back together full-time and support the album with a concert tour. The band worked on and released The Legacy Box in 2010, but had no clear plans for the future.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011 Eloy received and accepted requests to play three live concerts: on 2 July at the Z7 Konzertfabrik in Pratteln,^[11][12] on 8 July at the Night of the Prog in Freilichtbühne Loreley,^[13][14] and on 17 July at the Burg Herzberg Festival in Breitenbach am Herzberg.^[15][16]

The fans' reaction was enthusiastic, and Eloy began receiving a flood of letters asking them to hold a regular tour in the near future.^[17] 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.^[18] Eloy were about to headline 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.^[19]

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.^[20] The best moments of that tour were immortalized in Reincarnation on Stage.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

The album entered the German charts on 31 January 2014 and charted for two weeks, peaking at the 34th position.^[21] 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".^[22]

Track listing

CD1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Namaste (intro)"	Frank Bornemann	Previously Unreleased	2:49
2.	"Child Migration"	Eloy Jim McGillivray	Colours	5:26
3.	"Paralysed Civilization"	Bornemann Bornemann, Michael Gerlach	Ocean 2: The Answer	7:58
4.	"Mysterious Monolith"	Eloy Sigi Hausen, Bornemann	Planets	6:40
5.	"Age of Insanity"	Bornemann	Visionary	7:12
6.	"The Apocalypse"	Eloy Jürgen Rosenthal	Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes	11:09
7.	"Silhouette"	Eloy McGillivray	Colours	3:58
8.	"Poseidon's Creation"	Eloy Rosenthal	Ocean	11:24
9.	"Time to Turn"	Eloy Hausen	Time to Turn	4:20
10.	"The Sun-Song"	Eloy Rosenthal	Dawn	5:11
11.	"Horizons"	Eloy McGillivray	Colours	4:09
12.	"Illuminations"	Eloy McGillivray	Colours	6:30
Total length:				76:46

CD2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Follow the Light"	Eloy Martine Ryan, Andrew Ward	Metromania	8:00
2.	"Awakening of Consciousness"	Bornemann Bornemann, Gerlach	Ocean 2: The Answer	5:55
3.	"The Tides Return Forever"	Bornemann, Gerlach Bornemann	The Tides Return Forever	7:03
4.	"Ro Setau"	Bornemann	Ocean 2: The Answer	7:02
5.	"Mystery (The Secret, Part 2)"	Bornemann	Visionary	8:58
6.	"Decay of Logos"	Eloy Rosenthal	Ocean	8:20
7.	"Atlantis' Agony at June 5th – 8498, 13 P.M. Gregorian Earthtime"	Eloy Rosenthal	Ocean	7:55
8.	"The Bells of Notre Dame"	Eloy Bornemann, Gordon Bennit	Power and the Passion	5:49
9.	"Thoughts"	Bornemann	Visionary	1:40
Total length:				60:42

Personnel

All information according to the album's liner notes.

Eloy Frank Bornemann: vocals, guitar Klaus-Peter Matziol: bass Michael Gerlach: keyboards Hannes Folberth: keyboards Bodo Schopf: drums, percussion Guest musicians 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 Mirko Hofmann: mixing assistant Arne Neurand: mixing assistant Michael Krzizek: pre-mastering assistant Hans-Jörg Maucksch: mastering Artwork Michael Narten: graphic design, photography Christian Appelt: photography Rudi Brandt: photography Gerald Dietze: photography Carsten Marzina: photography