FOCUS II [AKA: MOVING WAVES]

My favorite Dutch album of all time. Focus isn't an unknown band within the prog world. Van Leer and Akkerman is one of my favorite duo of all time. This album is their first very great and my favorite

Hocus Pocus is their most famous song, and also the most out of place song on this album. It's hard, insanely goofy, and very jammy, miles from what is going to happen later in the album. Still an amazing track, although not my favorite 6/7

Le Clochard is a beautiful acoustic track, I adore it 2/2

Janis is an amazing flute oriented piece. Van Leer is a pretty good flautist, I just love the vibe of this one 3/3

Moving Waves is the title track, and the only one with actual vocals. It's a good track, but not the best on here. 2/3

Focus 2 is also a pretty good track without much to say. Side 1 is full of shorter tracks which are all good, but lack the epicness of other prog stuff 3/4

Eruption is the reason this album is a 5/5. It's one of the greatest prog tracks of all time, and should be put with the all time greats imo. The section at 14:40 is arguably my favorite moment in music...ever. It's just so beautiful. This track alone puts Focus with the all time great prog bands. It also imo makes Side 1 a lot better, they are very different ideas. 23/23 nothing to say apart from it being one of humanity's greatest musical achievements.

FINAL SCORE: 39/42= 92%. Easy 5 stars, Eruption should be discussed a lot more often

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