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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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As everyone knows, Focus has a tradition of making self-titled tracks. This first started on their debut album, and continued with Focus II on their second album, and Focus III on their third. Focus IV came on Mother Focus, and Focus V on Ship of Memories. When the band reunited much later they released the album Focus 8 which also included a track called Focus 8. Focus 7 and 9 where released on the next album New Skin. But what about Focus 6, where is it originally from? The newly released Completely Focussed bonus CD holds newly recorded versions of all the self-titled tracks; #1 through #11, plus a new 12th one. I don't seem to recognize Focus 6. Anybody knows? |
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dr wu23 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20650 |
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I only have them up to and including Ship Of Memories. I wasn't aware there was ever a Focus 6 track recorded.
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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Maybe there wasn't. But now there is. Then, the next question is why did they skip over number six? |
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dr wu23 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20650 |
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Is there any text in the collection that explains it? Maybe it was done just for the box set or was named something else before?
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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I don't own this new set, so I don't know if there is any information about this in the booklet. It sounds like it could have been from the era around Ship of Memories. |
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dr wu23 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20650 |
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A you tube run through of the new cd set....he did not menttion that track, Focus 6, on the cd.
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Dellinger ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12808 |
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All their focused titles re-recorded... it would sound like an interesting idea... if only Jan Akkerman was part of the band playing them... I'm asuming he's not.
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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Akkerman is not involved, this was done by the current line-up of the band and released as a bonus CD of the Focus50 set. |
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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Here it is now, Focus 6 from the new Completely Focussed: Edited by SouthSideoftheSky - August 31 2021 at 12:02 |
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suitkees ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 19 2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 9050 |
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Focus VI was originally issued on Thijs van Leer's album Reflections, from 1981 (and as B-side on the single Arioso). The Discogs album page of Reflections has it mistakenly mentioned as Focus IV... (See here the discogs page concerning the single). And of course, you can find it on youtube. |
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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Finally an answer to the question, thank you! ![]() I never thought of looking for it on a Thijs van Leer solo album. Hearing the original version now for the very first time... |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43216 |
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If you'd like to listen to re-recordings of classic Focus songs, then their fabulous collection of "Golden Oldies" (2014) is as good as it gets. You can find a link to the complete album on my Classic Clog Prog Blog.
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Dellinger ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12808 |
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Is that really worth the listen? I mean, I love Focus both for Thijs Van Leer and for Jan Akkerman, so I'm not sure I would apreciate listening to those versions without Akkerman.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43216 |
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Yes, definitely. I gave Golden Oldies a 5-star rating. It's the best Focus album since Hamburger Concerto (in my opinion), even though there's no Jan Akkerman.
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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I perfer the new Completely Focussed album over Golden Oldes, I can definitely recommend it. Focus 1, 2, and 3 have been done a lot, and thus are less interesting. But from Focus 4 onwards it is fantastic! The guitar work is splendid and I do not miss Akkerman at all.
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Dellinger ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12808 |
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Oh well, I might make up my mind to at least give those last Focus albums a listen.
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