Ocean
by Eloy

Album
Ocean by Eloy
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-00-00
Overall rank: 6,546th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 83 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (91st)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (999th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,546th)

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Ocean is ranked as the best album by Eloy.

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Ocean rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,546th | 1970s rank: 999th | 1977 rank: 91st  Overall chart history
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79/100 (from 83 votes)
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Ocean forum mentions

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From Liedzeit 10/31/2020 10:34 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From RockyRaccoon 04/23/2018 14:22 in Need New Progressive Rock Music
“I've got a if you want to check that out, but here are some prog albums that I like that are a bit more under-the-radar than your usual Yes, Rush, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis stuff: I feel like everyone remembers Focus for "Hocus Pocus" and that's it (though "Hocus Pocus" is amazing), but…”
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From bobbyb5 03/28/2018 11:23 in Intro to Krautrock
“Those "krauts" sure know how to make album covers! Oh, they sure do. This is my all-time favorite krautrock album cover;”
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Ocean comments

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70/100
From 03/24/2023 14:00 | #295371 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Last track is the Eloy’s trying to make their “Shine on you crazy diamond” (Pink Floyd) ? (Edited)
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From 04/01/2024 06:36 | #302782 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Excellent album from this German progressive band. This is rarely seen on vinyl so happy to have picked up a near mint copy at a antiques fair. The vocals are more spoken on this particular album but made up for with the top notch instrumentation. (Edited)
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From 09/21/2023 14:31 | #299192 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Pretentious post-prog, (Edited)
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From 03/20/2018 11:38 | #211328 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Eloys best work. What a journey. A treasure for Krautrock and Spacerock fans.
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