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Ulysses is a German progressive rock band from the early 1990s with an international line-up. They were part of a colourful scene of new bands, labels and magazines that emerged in Germany at that time.[1] Musically, they were less influenced by the German "Krautrock" phenomenon but initially oriented strongly towards the second generation of British progressive rock bands[1] (E.g. Marillion, IQ, Pendragon). Hegarty & Halliwell would have classified them as part of third wave of progressive rock bands, who can also be described as a second generation of neo-progressive bands.[2] So one might not wonder that most reviewers heard similarities to Marillion, Galahad and Änglagård in their music which is characterised by a strong emphasis on melodies and the integration of folkloristic elements, abrupt changes of moods (mostly melancholic and sombre) and partly complex and ever changing arrangements often moving towards a climax.
- ^ a b Borrink, Mike (2011-12-20). "Die Geschichte des Progressive Rock, Teil 6 Deutschland (II)" [The History of Progressive Rock, Part 6 Germany (II)]. Eclipsed (in German). 136. Aschaffenburg (DE): Sysyphus Verlags GmbH: 50–53.
- ^ Hegarty, Paul; Halliwell, Martin (2011). Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock Since the 1960s. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-8264-2332-0.