| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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P'S March | Focus | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Can't Believe My Eyes | Focus | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Focus V | Focus | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Out of Vesuvius | Focus | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Glider | Focus | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Red Sky At Night | Focus | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Spoke the Lord Creator | Focus | 2:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Crackers | Focus | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Ship of Memories | Focus | 1:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Hocus Pocus (US single version) | Focus | 3:24 | $0.99 | 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
A Dynamite Compilation of Studio Out-Takes
This is the best way to descibe this CD. All the songs on it seem to span their entire career. You can definitly hear their musical style subtly evolve throughout the course of the CD (although not in linear progression).
The first track, "P's March" has a nice, positive sounding musical theme composed by Van Leer that is both catchy and memorable.
Another track which was composed by Jan Akkerman is titled "Can't Believe My Eyes". His guitar playing on this track is easily identifiable as the audio equivalent of someone shaking their head in disbelief to what they see and also expressing awe in disbelief to what they see. You'd have to hear the track to know what I mean.
"Out of Vesuvius" is a track that sounds as though it came from early on in their career because it reminds me of what a band of high school students practicing in their parent's garage sounded like back in the '70's.
Also included is the U.S. single version of "Hocus Pocus" with it's tempo kicked up a notch from the Standard LP version.
This is a good CD to have if you want to get a feel for their evolution as a band.
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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 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Hocus Pocus | Moving Waves | 6:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Sylvia | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 3:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Hocus Pocus (Single Version) | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Hocus Pocus | Live At the Rainbow | 8:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
House of the King | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Anonymus | The Best of Focus: Hocus Pocus | 6:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Hocus Pocus (US single version) | Ship of Memories | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Hocus Pocus 2010 | Hocus Pocus 2010 - EP | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Sylvia | Focus 3 | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
- Released: 1977
- ℗ 2001 Red Bullet Productions
