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Poll Question: Forums all time top Focus strudio album
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    Posted: February 03 2005 at 18:01

 

 I hpe your all gonna vote for what i think you are!

 

I know it's tough..but tough.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 18:24
voted for III, but moving waves is great also.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 18:39
moving pictures...uh..sorry, moving waves!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 18:41

Focus is by all means one of my top favorite bands. My vote goes for Hamburger Concerto. This album was one of those "Instant Seduction" projects where the music gets you from the first 3 chords. Thjiis van Leer incorporated more keyboards to the overall soundscape, allthough a bit unnecessary since his talent and craftmanship with his legendary Hammond B-3 yet unsurpassed. The pure classical compositions and variations on the classical harmony is brilliantly executed by all members of the band. Burt Reiters bass lines are powerfull and present overall the record. Colin Allen's drumming, besides his debut on Focus makes this album even more interesting. Jan Akkerman plays guitars and flutes and takes immense advantage of the perfect keyboard soundscapes created by van Leer. Hamburger Concerto is a MUST HAVE album for those that really love "Old School" Progressive Rock....

The reason I choose Hamburger Concerto over Focus 3 is based on the fact that I prefer the classical element on HC. Focus 3 is a project with more free style improvisation and has a jazzy touch to it. The beautiful long compositions Answers Questions, Questions Answers and Anonymous Two are masterpieces.

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FOCUS Hamburger Concerto
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5 stars  —  Hamburger Concerto is one of these albums that seduces you at the first listening, leaving you with the sensation that you want to listen to much more in the likes of the tunes you just heard. The Album deviates a bit from the "normal" Focus since the classical incorporated elements are predominant. Pipe Organs, and Mellotrons together with the usual Hammond tunes played in classic form makes the superb soundscapes for Akkermans guitar, Colins drumming and Reites usual bass lines. Focus normally played on a more jazz like harmony and gained fans all over the world with Moving Waves (72), Focus III (73) and the legendary Live At The Rainbow (73) albums being "Sylvia" and "Hocus Pocus" the most known tunes from this fantastic Dutch band. The various moods, from pure classical to hard rock moving back and forth make this Focus recording a landmark by itself. I had the honor to se Thjis van Leer last year playing these great Focus tunes, 30 years later, but with the same entusiasm as always, and with a band that stands up to any oldtime die-hard fan. Hamburger Concerto is by all means an item to have in a progressive rock collection.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 19:21

 

HAMBURGER CONCHERTO IS THE ALBUM I HOPE YOUR ALL GOONA VOTE FOR ACTUALY...

 

WHAT PAST 1973.URGH

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2005 at 23:10

This time I agree, with you, Hamburger Concerto is  a masterpiece, without any doubt is their most serious work.

But still my favorite track is The House of the King the most famous Focus track even when most people believe it's by Jethro Tull.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 01:48

3

every song on that album is fantastic

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 01:57
Moving Waves has Hocus Pocus, their only song I've ever really cared for.  So it has my vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 02:43

how is In and Out of and Mother Focus?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 02:50
Moving Waves.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 02:53

Easily the Concerto but 3 is also excellent.

I find Moving Waves boring (except for HOCUS BOGUS , toooo easy), and Mother Focus atrocious. Even the bottom of drawer Ships of Memories is much better. In & Out is very correct at times but is plagued by atrocious singing (not from Van Leer, but Cyril Havermans)

You might have included the Live At the Rainbow......



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 04:43
Moving Waves...... Need to hear Hamburger Concerto  though........
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 04:50

 

No body seems to be too impressed with 'Mother focus'....This albums reminds me of the style change adopted by Soft machine with there 'softs' album...very american fusion styled...

 

Ship of memories' even though released after 'Mother' was suppose to be left overs of the 'Hamburger concherto' session..Love the first track ''P'S March'

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 07:04
Originally posted by ivan_2068 ivan_2068 wrote:

But still my favorite track is The House of the King the most famous Focus track even when most people believe it's by Jethro Tull.

So this bring to me this issue: prog in advertising. In Venezuela, a famous fruit drink (Yukery) made a tv spot using "house of the king" as musical background. The song was referred after that as the "Yukery song"...
Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 07:47

To those that cares; Focus played in Rio about 2 years ago and I wrote a review for Dutch Progressive Rock Page (DPRP) http://www.dprp.net/concrev/focus.htm . That show was apotheotic in all senses, 3  "encores" and about a 3 hours long show. Unforgettable.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 09:02
Mooing Waves

Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 09:07
Hamburger Concerto. Their best by far.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 09:47
'Hamburger Concerto' is THE Focus masterpiece. Fantastic album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 10:12
Another vote for Focus 3, especially for the title 'song' and Sylvia.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2005 at 13:03

i surprised Moving Waves is winning this, Hocus Pocus is pretty weak

i rarely listen to that album

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