Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits Artist: Focus
Label: Retro Music
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 076119427823
EAN: 0076119427823
ASIN: B0001YL67Q


Release Date: 2004-04-29

Greatest Hits


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Tracks:

  1. Hocus Pocus
  2. Hamburger Concerto
  3. Anonymous II
  4. Focus Medley
  5. Sneezing Bull
  6. Angels Wings

Tracks:

  1. Focus I
  2. House of the King
  3. Focus II
  4. Eruption
  5. Sylvia
  6. Focus V
  7. Focus VII
  8. Hocus Pocus
  9. Focus III

Similar Items:

  1. The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus

Album Description

Two disc compilation for the Dutch progressive rock act features all their hits recorded live, including 'Hocus Pocus', 'Focus I', 'House Of The King', 'Sylvia', & more. Retro. 2004.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Double Disc Anthology of the Dutch Band that Gave the World Guitar Great Jan Akkerman and Keyboardist Thys Van Leer, as Well as "Hocus Pocus", the International Chart Topping Instrumental Hit. This Collection Includes all their Best Known European Works as Well.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars The guy from Canada is sooo right!.......2005-03-10

I read the reviews for this CD, but unfortunately went ahead and ordered this CD set. I should've paid attention to the last review listed, the one from Canada. I wasted my money on this CD. It is just as bad as he said it was. Next time I will pay attention to the negative reviews.

3 out of 5 stars in and out of focus................2005-02-21

this is nowhere near an official greatest hits. this should have been instead titled "a collection". disc 1 includes what is essentially the soundtrack to the focus dvd "masters from the vault". van leer, akkerman and company are here in alternate versions of some of focus' better known selections. on disc 2 the "new" focus takes over and does nothing to tarnish the focus name but nothing to add to it's legacy. if you are a fan of focus you'll be interested in hearing the alternate versions on disc one. the philip catherine era band shines on angel wings (from the ogwt). the focus medley is loose and playful and even though akkerman and van leer aren't on the same page on the ending it shows a band in it's prime that was one to be reckoned with.

4 out of 5 stars Sir Keith the audiophile.......2005-01-20

Although this only features Van Leer from the old band, the other performers do not try to influence the recording with there own individual styles. Some nice tunes and good playing.

1 out of 5 stars

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