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St 3 Import

Focus Format: Audio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars 10 customer reviews
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

  1. Round Goes the Gossip
  2. Love Remembered
  3. Sylvia
  4. Carnival Fugue
  5. Focus III
  6. Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!
  7. Elspeth of Nottingham
  8. Anonymus II

Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 25, 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Jvc Japan
  • ASIN: B0018BXMYQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,255 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 starsGet it before it vanishes (again)
By Gavin Wilson on August 11, 2001
Format: Audio CD
Focus have been overlooked by several rock historians who should know better. For instance, the band fails to get its own entry in Donald Clarke's 'Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
The band has also been very poorly served on CD: there have been no re-masters until recently (only 'Moving Waves' has undergone the treatment, and I haven't yet heard it); some track listings have been re-sequenced; worse still, some tracks have been entirely omitted; across the EMI edition which I own, producer Mike Vernon's sleevenotes are identical on each CD.
Availability of these Focus CDs is extremely erratic, so when they appear on Amazon's catalogue, you should snap up the good ones as quickly as you can.
To my ear, 'Focus III' and (sometimes) 'Hamburger Concerto' are the band's really outstanding albums, though 'Moving Waves' also some real highs. 'Focus III' was a double LP, which meant it needed four manual interventions to play in its entirety. It's better suited to CD -- you can play it from start to finish with one loading, and there's the additional benefit that the classic 'Anonymous II' no longer spans two discs. For some bizarre reason which only Mike Vernon will know, 'Elspeth of Nottingham' now appears before 'Anonymous II'. And even more bizarre, the beautiful 'House of the King' (2:23 minutes) has been left off this 68-minute CD. Don't some CDs stretch to 79+ minutes these days?
I still have the LP, which I played alongside the CD yesterday. The good news is that the CD sounds better, but the album is still crying out for a proper remastering treatment with a new focussed set of sleevenotes -- pardon the pun. Sometimes the drums sound boxy; at other times, they are pumping the air from the speakers so much that I feel my ear drums will burst.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsFocus 3
By paul levine on May 9, 2014
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Dutch band Focus never sat on there laurels ,through the 70s they played all over Europe & the States. With the amazing talents of all in the band they weaved there way around rock ,blues , classical & progressive music with perfection. This 3rd record was one of there best & should not be overlooked if you love great 70s rock. The legendary guitarist Jan Ackerman was & is one of the best players in rock and jazz there is , he shines on these tracks as good as ever. Definitely worth owning before it ends up hard to get.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFresh and excellent unique blend of music
By A Customer on June 24, 1999
Format: Audio CD
All the way around for lovers of accoustics, this album is a classic. Each track on this album is uniquely different. Base guitar solo on Anonymus two is superb. Take the time to listen to this album and you will not regret it. Even though this recording is reaching the 25 years it has few equals.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis one ROCKS!!!!
By A Customer on May 31, 1999
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
This is Focus's third album, and it rocks (one of their best albums). One of the best progressive bands of all time! This has fast and slow beautiful music. You should definately get this cd if you like good music. With flute, percussion, guitars, and piano/organs, make this wonderful. It is also out of print and hard to get, this is place to get it, if you want to get it. : ) ENJOY!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe best electric rock guitar you will ever hear
By Amazon Customer on May 29, 2000
Format: Audio CD
Recorded effectivley "live" in the studio, this is one of Focus' defining moments. It was not originally intended to be a "double lp" but the recording sessions produced such a wealth of quality music and musicianship that plans were hastily changed. Highlights are Focus III, Answers? Questions! Questions! Answers!, Anonymous II and the worldwide hit single Sylvia. Earlier vinyl verions also contained House of the King now sadly deleted from the CD version. The guitar solos in Answers? Questions! and Anonymous are the best I have ever heard and even now, 26 years later, few guitarists (if any) can match Akkerman for improvisation, feeling and melody. Pure joy !
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