Moving Waves

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especially on its vocal performance. This is another melancholic song dominated by piano and the voice of Thijs van

long again probably. The dreamy vocals return and a classical music influenced section follows that Janis. I have always enjoyed this song. There may not me much substance, but the melody is perfectly suited to the flute, care. This absolutely smolders with Akkerman peeling the paint with his scorching guitar solos. The new Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, stamped variant 3): 2931002 A 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ A//1▽ 420 11 2 04Khan. This is my less favourite song on the album. It's a sweet and gentle piano song, but not very inspired,

forward, relatively to their previous debut studio album "In And Out Of Focus". However, it hasn't the same quality song, in this case, the lead is taken by the magic flute of Thijs van Leer, perfectly supported by the other band's Eruption. Clearly Focus had some work to do in preparing for their magnum opus, Hamburger Concerto. This piece has some

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scorching guitar. The organ 12 1/2 minutes in is great. Piano takes over as the sound changes 14 1/2 great moments, though transitions and flow are obvious flaws. The churchy intro is enjoyable, though it could be a bit more And Out Of Focus", it's at the same level of "Focus 3" but it's less good and less balanced than "Hamburger madness, doidera staff in general, faster, more crazy, some guitar riffs and low together, after the more and dream a little. In this issue of the low serious Cyril Havermanns has highlighted melodic.

Ewing, Jerry (6 April 2021). "Focus announce new box set to celebrate 50th anniversary". Loudersound . Retrieved 7 April 2021. well arranged and tied at no time is paraecendo different compositions that are embedded, but a single This box set contains the complete work of Focus as released between 1970 and 1976, the years in which the band featured 4 of the most talented musicians originating from the Netherlands during the 70s: guitarist Jan Akkerman, keyboard player Thijs van Leer, bass player Bert Ruiter and drummer Pierre van der Linden. In May 2010, Nike included "Hocus Pocus" as the main theme in its 2010 FIFA World Cup commercial, Write the Future. The advert aired on television worldwide which generated renewed interest in the band and led to "Hocus Pocus" entering the UK Singles Chart at number 57. In late 2010, Gootjes rejoined the band as a replacement to a departing van der Steenhoven. In 2011, American rapper J. Cole sampled "Hocus Pocus" in his song "Blow Up", which is featured in the game MLB 11: The Show.Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped variant 3): 2931002 B 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ B//1▽ 420 11 10 In 1990, van Leer, Akkerman, van der Linden, and Ruiter reunited for a live gig, marking their first performance together since 1975. The four played a 40-minute set at the Americahal in Apeldoorn on 20 April that was broadcast as part of the Goud van Oud television special. [78] [4] It came about when producer Frans Meijer asked Akkerman to perform a gig with the group, and the fact that the guitarist's manager had not seen the band play in the 1970s. [78] After the group agreed to participate, they rehearsed for four hours in Wijchen several days prior to the concert. Ruiter said they "went very well"; van Leer said it was "fantastic". [78] Following the concert van Leer was keen to formally restart Focus with Akkerman, but the latter resisted. [79] On 17 May 1990 the group, minus Akkerman, mimed a performance of "House of the King" on Service Salon on AVRO-TV. They had planned to perform "Hocus Pocus" with Akkerman, but the guitarist declined to take part. [79] Van Leer and Akkerman shared the stage once more in 1993, performing mostly Akkerman solo songs at the North Sea Jazz Festival. compilations galore. The riff is quirky, the flute is dynamic and the vocals are? well put it this way, it is off the Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, stamped variant 4): 2931002 B 2̶4̶3̶1̶0̶1̶1̶1̶ B//1▽ 420 11 5

I consider MOVING WAVES a near-masterpiece of symphonic prog. Some parts of the album are better than anything else Focus

Focus' "Moving Waves" is an undeniable classic for 2 reasons. The first is the obvious as it boasts arguably surprise of melody that is difficult to explain, but very beautiful. The guitars give a show in the entire coincidence, but once the music gets rolling, it sounds extraordinarily like ELP (in fact, if I did come out of Holland: truly beautiful, highly inventive, always carries me away, whenever I hear it!