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proggman 
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Posted: December 13 2014 at 21:35 |
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Hamburger Concerto.
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Posted: November 26 2014 at 06:00 |
 Tom Ozric wrote:
^ True - in a word, PERFECT. But still, too short......That majestic mellotron, the elegant classical guitar. Sure, Akkerman can be rough at times ( so can Steve Howe), but here he is nothing less than inspiringly perfect and breath-taking.......
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That's part of why I love Akkerman; he is real! He may not be 100% perfect all the time (always close though) but plays with a lot of emotion and is totally not boring like a lot of shredders.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 26 2014 at 05:49 |
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^ True - in a word, PERFECT. But still, too short......That majestic mellotron, the elegant classical guitar. Sure, Akkerman can be rough at times ( so can Steve Howe), but here he is nothing less than inspiringly perfect and breath-taking.......
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Posted: November 26 2014 at 05:10 |
someone_else wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
Le Clochard is an exquisite piece, and way too short......
Also Cathedral de Strasbourg is beautiful. |
Oh yes, absolutely stunning! |
Thirded. |
Forthded, though I think Le Clochard works perfectly as a short piece.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 23:42 |
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^ I tried to get the little party-dude emoticon on the post but it didn't take it, so double-hugs looked cool.
Definitely Moving Waves is my uber-fave Focus. Total 5 star masterpiece.
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 23:39 |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 23:36 |
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Kati
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 22:34 |
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 22:29 |
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This was actually hard. I like all these equally but Eruption was my first Focus epic so that's what i voted for.
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"I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 15:58 |
Moogtron III wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
Le Clochard is an exquisite piece, and way too short......
Also Cathedral de Strasbourg is beautiful. |
Oh yes, absolutely stunning! |
Thirded.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 25 2014 at 01:52 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Le Clochard is an exquisite piece, and way too short......
Also Cathedral de Strasbourg is beautiful. |
Oh yes, absolutely stunning!
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moshkito
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Posted: November 24 2014 at 14:43 |
Kati wrote:
Tom Ozric wrote:
^ You *really* love Eruption ....... [<:o)]
(Daww, my emoticon won't work :-(....... |
hahaha Tom yes indeedy Eruption is one of my most favorite prolific euphoric gasmic orgasmic eargasmic thrilling songs ever written to date :) hihihi big hug to you  and more |
Agreed!
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Posted: November 24 2014 at 10:22 |
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all of them are amazing
but
HC
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Prog On!
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BrufordFreak
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 21:07 |
Eruption is, too me, a masterful composition that could have been rehearsed, performed and recorded better. The problem with Focus is that you had all these emotional virtuosi who had great trouble playing second fiddle (or got bored when they had to). Each one is just waiting, waiting, WAITING for their chance to shine for their solo.
While I appreciate the minds and talented musicians working on Anonymous II, it is too cold and emotionless to me.
Hamburger Concerto is the most polished, the tightest, yet it is also the most subdued and, at times, soporific.
My favorite Focus "epic" is "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!"--though it is not included here due to its clocking in at 'only' 14 minutes. It is raw, it is energetic, it is frenetic, it is emotional, it is sloppy, it is virtuosic, it is funny, it is breathtaking, it is beautiful! What more could a music lover ask for?
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Kati
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:44 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Le Clochard is an exquisite piece, and way too short......
Also Cathedral de Strasbourg is beautiful. |
Those two both great too! I cannot fault them, except one is typical Andalucían acoustic guitar tune (Le Clochard) and Cathedral de Strasbourg is very organ or rather mellotron (church orchestration classic moozik) orientated.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:34 |
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Le Clochard is an exquisite piece, and way too short......
Also Cathedral de Strasbourg is beautiful.
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Kati
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:24 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
^ A true lilipilipupupu MASTERPIECE. Gosh, I must've bought Moving Waves 20-odd years ago - and never get tired of it (unlike the usual CTTE, DSOTM etc.). And never wear out WYWH - always bliss, every time..... |
Hahaha indeed Tom, Akkerman on guitars, Thijs van Leer on mellotron and the flute! ha! Incredible! Magnificent! Really! 
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:21 |
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Anonymous II isn't an 'epic'. It's a jam session. A really long one.
I vote Hamburger Concerto
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:20 |
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^ A true lilipilipupupu MASTERPIECE. Gosh, I must've bought Moving Waves 20-odd years ago - and never get tired of it (unlike the usual CTTE, DSOTM etc.). And never wear out WYWH - always bliss, every time.....
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Kati
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:18 |
I think most who are fans of Bitches Brew by Miles Davis would pick Eruption too among these above 
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3 Focus epics
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