eclipsed No. 107 / 12-2008 - 1-2009

LED ZEPPELIN

Since their spectacular appearance last year, the rumours about a tour by Led Zeppelin have not stopped. This, it seems, will actually take place. As a prelude to this historic concert tour we bring you an excerpt from the wonderful illustrated book "A Tribute To Led Zeppelin". The recordings from the famous REX collection presented there celebrate the biggest rock band of all times.

MARILLION
The way to happiness

After only one year Marillion present a new studio work. To be more precise, two, because "Happiness Is The Road" has become a double album - and somehow both parts also work for themselves, which is also made clear by their different titles, "Essence" and "The Hard Shoulder".

INTERNATIONAL ESSENER SONGTAGE
A city in Auf-Ruhr

The birth of Krautrock, the first German appearance of Frank Zappa and his Mothers Of Invention, a groundbreaking festival with over 200 artists - and yet the "International Essen Song Days", which took place forty years ago, are an (almost) forgotten milestone in German pop and rock history

AC/DC
Black tar, black coffee, black ice

Eight years they had been swallowed up off the face of the earth. Now the Hard'n'Heavy veterans are back with a new album - and on "Black Ice" they shine in the role of the rock rebels who refuse anything and everything. eclipsed spoke with singer Brian Johnson

YES - THE SOLOS

As a look-up to our Yes feature we want to show you the solo paths of the musicians. It is not only about classical solo approaches, but also about participation in formations and projects apart from Yes - but often with the participation of band colleagues

OASIS
The orchestral threat remains in place

For the release of his seventh album "Dig Out Your Soul", Oasis boss Noel Gallagher is confident as usual. After weaker albums recently, the band urgently needs to score points for the controversial brothers Noel and Liam. And with the psychedelic "Dig Out Your Soul" Oasis seem on the right track

TRANSMISSION
The art of the hour

With their debut album they landed a surprise coup two weeks ago. And also on the successor Transmission cultivate their vision of demanding, far-reaching rock music - which has little to do with the roots of the four experienced comrades-in-arms

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS
Passionate onomatopoeist

What would the mainstream be without its side streets? The Legendary Pink Dots are a rock phenomenon that, spared from broad media exploitation, has been meandering through all areas of contemporary sound research for almost three decades. They have always remained unpredictable. On their new album "Plutonium Blonde" they sum up their entire career

ALEX CONTI & FRANK DIEZ Bluesrocker
with bite

With Alex Conti and Frank Diez two musicians met, who made guitar sounds Made in Germany internationally audible. With their first joint album "Berlin Blues", a tribute to the great heroes of the blues-rocker guild, they remember the wild times when guitar solos lasted five times longer than a pop song

Keep the text up! Cult songs and their meaning
STEVIE WONDER - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE - WHEN STEVIE WONDER, ALMOST 30 YEARS BEFORE, FACED BITTER RESISTANCE WITH HIS DEMAND TO MAKE MARTIN LUTHER KINGS BIRTHDAY (JANUARY 15TH) A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, HE PROBABLY DIDN'T THINK HE COULD EXPERIENCE THIS HISTORICAL EVENT

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PURCHASE SHEET CAMEL - The Full Broadside Lyric in Prog

At least in her commercial heyday in the mid/late 70s, Camel had an incredibly tough time with the majority of media representatives. Nearly every new album of the formation from London was covered with mockery and malice. "Coffeehouse music for less spoiled palates" ("Record Mirror") was one of the more flattering descriptions. Camel's followers, however, were not deterred

JOHN MELLENCAMP
My Melancholy Blues

It's album number 22 of John Mellencamp - and maybe his best. "Life, Death, Love And Freedom" is a snapshot of America today - full of anger, frustration and despair.