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Mandrakeroot 
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 Topic: "The Best Of Focus: Hocus Pocus" songs poll
Posted: July 02 2007 at 10:41 |
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Pick your favourite. Then it explains because that song chosen it is the yours favourite.
I pick "Focus IV". However I don't succeed to say because. In fact I am in difficulty to choose!!! So I choose that for it give beginning to the dances. Nevertheless it is one of my favourite song!!!
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Easy Livin
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 11:42 |
Got to be "Sylvia" for me. Superb guitar on that one.
Time to get some of the original albums Mandie!  |
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febus
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 11:53 |
HAREM SCAREM, part of the fabulous HAMBURGER CONCERTO album, one of my all time favourite prog album. The s/t suite is out of this world 
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micky
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 12:04 |
 Easy Livin wrote:
Got to be "Sylvia" for me. Superb guitar on that one.
Time to get some of the original albums Mandie! |
Mandy is our King of Compilations... which are quite useful you know hahhah. for me.... Hocus Pocus... It's a classic for a reason. It ROCKS! hahha
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 12:09 |
I've voted "Focus II", but there's also that amazing excerpt from "Eruption" with Ackermann performing that amazing guitar theme which can kick Santana off... unfortunately I haven't got the album in my hands and I cannot remember its "stand-alone" title.
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 14:15 |
micky wrote:
Easy Livin wrote:
Got to be "Sylvia" for me. Superb guitar on that one.
Time to get some of the original albums Mandie! |
Mandy is our King of Compilations... which are quite useful you know hahhah.
for me.... Hocus Pocus... It's a classic for a reason. It ROCKS! hahha
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But "Sylvia" is on "Focus III" one of my next reviews!!!
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micky
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 14:19 |
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Focus was a group I never really got 'into'... other than The Hamburger Concerto.. that album is a bonified classic of symphonic prog... but it's the only album that really grabbed me.
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dwill123
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 14:50 |
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Sylvia - Jan Akkerman on guitar.
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darksideof
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 15:03 |
well this song:
Answers? Questions! Question!?and Answer,! Akkerman is Amazing on this track.
that isn't on this limited album. Focus is one my all time favorite prog band.
Edited by darksideof - July 02 2007 at 15:03
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Runaway
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 15:04 |
Focus II
Always enjoyed the melodies, the drums, the guitar, and the atmosphere that this song creates.
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sircosick
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 19:34 |
Runaway wrote:
Focus II
Always enjoyed the melodies, the drums, the guitar, and the atmosphere that this song creates. |
Absolutely agreed. My vote too. That song is mindblowingly excellent.  The compilation as a whole is truly fantastic. See my review, hehehe......
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Posted: July 02 2007 at 19:46 |
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I listened Focus for most of the day and even now can't find what I prefer from the list
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Posted: July 03 2007 at 08:42 |
I picked Hocus pocus, but Focus III is also one of my favs.
"Anonymus II" from Focus III is for me fav song
Edited by pero - July 03 2007 at 08:43
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 06 2007 at 20:07 |
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I happen to be watching My Name Is Earl, and they were playing Hocus Pocus from Focus. I just thought I would mention the prog reference.
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Posted: December 08 2007 at 00:04 |
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picked hocus pocus although high recommendations go to Janis, Focus II, House of the King. Sylvia is pretty good too.
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