Tokyo C'est Fini

The French equivalent of prog-rock bands YES and GENESIS, ATOLL recorded four albums in the mid- to late '70s with a lineup that stabilized by the time of the group's second album. L'Araignee Mal (1975) included vocalist/percussionist Andre Balzer, guitarist Christian Beya, bassist Jean-Luc Thillot, keyboard player Michel Taillet, and drummer Alain Gozzo. Gradually commercializing its sound beginning with third album «Tertio», ATOLL released only one more studio album (plus a compilation) before breaking up. In the late '80s, however, a new, pop-oriented version appeared. Including only Beya from the previous lineup, the band released «l'Ocean» and the live album «Tokyo C'est Fini» (both 1989).