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LEONARD COHEN "You Want It Darker"

27. October 2016

It begins with the title not ending with a question mark, which makes it a statement: Here it comes, the darkness. The third album after the financial comeback of the meanwhile 82-year-old opening title track raises the bar quite high...

eclipsed No. 138 / 3-2012

12. April 2014

THE DOORS
Mr. Mojo risin' and fallin'

Everything was different when the Doors went into the studio in November 1970 to record their sixth studio album "L.A. Woman". The band was more experienced than ever and yet everything felt different: new producer, new studio, new members and a new structure in the band. On the occasion of the re-release of the last album with Jim Morrison eclipsed spoke with Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek - and had the complete back catalogue commented.

AGITATION FREE
Hippies forever!

eclipsed No. 125 / 11-2010

11. April 2014

JOHN LENNON
Kill your idols!

John Lennon would have been seventy years old on October 9, and his thirtieth anniversary would have been on December 8. The ideal time to review the short life of the Beatle in highlights. A look behind the myth.

PHIL COLLINS
"No pity please!"

eclipsed No. 94 / 9-2007

09. April 2014

PINK FLOYD
flight with unknown destination

On August 4th 1967 the first longplayer of the underground size Pink Floyd appeared in Great Britain with "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn". In the same year the singles "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play" had already caused a sensation. This year was one of the most groundbreaking in the history of the band. Floyd expert Glenn Povey documents this time in the following exclusive excerpt from his exquisite biography "Echoes", which has just been published in England.

RINGO STARR
"I'm the greatest!"