| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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P'S March | Focus | 4:49 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Can't Believe My Eyes | Focus | 5:22 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Focus V | Focus | 3:02 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Out of Vesuvius | Focus | 5:50 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Glider | Focus | 4:38 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Red Sky At Night | Focus | 5:50 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Spoke the Lord Creator | Focus | 2:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Crackers | Focus | 2:43 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Ship of Memories | Focus | 1:47 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Hocus Pocus (US single version) | Focus | 3:24 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Ship of Memories, a collection of rarities from Focus' catalog, is somewhat more diverse than most of the band's other releases. Starting off with "P's March," a track rooted in the style of Focus' debut album In and Out of Focus, Ship of Memories gradually works its way through the band's many phases to the Mother Focus styled "Crackers." The album ends on a superb song, the U.S. version of "Hocus Pocus." For Europeans, this addition to Ship of Memories ("Hocus Pocus" U.S. was never on the LP version, but was later added to the CD release) comes as an absolute delight. Not only is the song a verified rarity on the continent, but it is also vastly different from the U.K. recording. Akkermans' guitar work, Van Leer's yodeling, and Pierre Van Der Linden's drumming are all given a new lease of life by the inclusion of this track. Despite the songwriting quality not being of the highest caliber, sparks of genius pop up at various places. Collectors will be well-gratified by Ship of Memories, while casual listeners will find enough enjoyable material to merit its purchase.
Customer Reviews
Not without merit
Despite being a ragbag of odds and ends this is really worth having. P's March is brilliant and several other tracks are well worth having. Crackers, Focus V and Glider all have other incarnations. Spoke the Lord Creator must be the best beginning to a prog rock track ever. Perhaps no band could live up to the expectations provoked in the opening minute. The US version of HP is also worth hearing.
Biography
Formed: 1969 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '60s, '70s
Top Albums and Songs By Focus
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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1 |
Hocus Pocus | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 6:42 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Sylvia | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 3:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
House of the King | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 2:52 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Hocus Pocus | Moving Waves | 6:42 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Sylvia | Focus 3 | 3:31 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Hocus Pocus (Single Version) | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 3:24 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Hocus Pocus (Extended Version) | Hocus Pocus 2010 - EP | 6:42 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Tommy | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 3:27 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Hocus Pocus 2010 | Hocus Pocus 2010 - EP | 2:43 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
House of the King | In and Out of Focus | 2:51 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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- £7.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
- Released: 1977
- ℗ 2001 Red Bullet Productions
