Label: Classic Rock Legends
Category: Music
Average customer rating:
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 823880011122
EAN: 0823880011122
ASIN: B00009PBG8
Release Date: 2003-10-21
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Artist: Focus
Label: Classic Rock Legends Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Enhanced Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 823880011122 EAN: 0823880011122 ASIN: B00009PBG8 Release Date: 2003-10-21 |
Masters from the Vaults
Netherlands
| Continental Europe
| Europe
| International
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Progressive Rock
| Progressive
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
| Classic Rock
| Styles
| Music
Classic Rock
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
Rock
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
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Customer Reviews:
Approach with caution..........2004-07-10
Please note that this review is for the CD version of the release (not the DVD, which is different!)
I have lots of bad things to say about this release, but I'll begin with the positive features...
Most of the tracks are live recordings; "House Of The King" and "Focus" (the vocal version) are the only exceptions...
The band (including Jan Akkerman) is in great shape!
Unfortunately, there are lots of disappointing facets:
First, contrarily to the statement on the artwork (the front of the booklet reads "Special Collectors Edition with Enhanced Video Footage"), this CD has NO VIDEO PORTION. Strangely enough, the back of the CD says, in very small print, "... click on the run icon in the Curved Air folder..." Yeah, right! Talk about "cookie-cutter" artwork!
Second, the mastering is really low volume; and I mean really, really low (you should reset your volume after playing it, otherwise your walls will crack!)
Thirdly, there are a few strange editing appearances: "La Cathedrale De Strasbourg" actually begins with 4 minutes from the previous track, "Hamburger Concerto" ?!?
So perhaps this "edition" will soon be replaced by a "proper" pressing, because the missing "30 minutes of amazing archive film" was a great disappointment.
Music Album:
Music CD
The Artful Dodger ~ Victor Feldman
Live in Zurich ~ Marilyn Crispell
The Candy Man ~ Louis Hayes Quintet
Plays Classic Ballads ~ Miles Davis
Viva Flamenco! ~ Ronald Radford