best Focus album
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Polls
Forum Description: Create polls on topics related to progressive music
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15324
Printed Date: June 04 2025 at 09:06
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: best Focus album
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Subject: best Focus album
Date Posted: December 02 2005 at 17:22
|
I'm not sure. ------------- 
|
Replies:
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 02 2005 at 20:11
|
No doubts, HAMBURGER CONCERTO, a true MASTERPIECE. Iván ------------- 
|
Posted By: elpprogster
Date Posted: December 02 2005 at 20:19
| For me: Focus III |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 02 2005 at 20:43
| I love Mving Waves, reminds me a bit like Tarkus for some strange rason. |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: December 02 2005 at 20:56
|
Focus III, then Moving Waves, Then In & Out, then Ham. Con. ------------- Most listened albums last week 
|
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 00:27
I totally agree with you Ivan -------------  |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Posted By: Clark Ashton
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 01:21
|
1. Moving Waves (Eruption is one of my favorite side-long tracks) 2. Hamburger Concerto (This is a close 2nd) 3. In and Out of Focus (Great debut! Up there with ELP, ItCotCK, This Was, & Quella Vecchia Locanda) 4. Focus III (Great album once you get past "Round goes the gossip") |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 09:03
|
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 09:19
|
Hamburger Concerto without a doubt. If we're going for total rankings then:
|
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 12:21
|
Come on Hamburger Concerto for sure
------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Olias
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 12:43
|
I voted for Hamburger Cocerto (#1 Anyway, Eruption closing section it´s outrageous too. CHEERS!!!! |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: December 03 2005 at 20:25
|
I dont vote for live albums, but the Hamburg Concert
does capture their talent live well. Voted for Focus 3 but I wish Hocus Pocus was on it too! 
|
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 09:57
|
HAMBURGER CONCERTO ISN'T A LIVE ALBUM! IT WAS RECORDED IN THE STRASBOURG'S CHURCH. |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 12:46
yep ------------- 
|
Posted By: frippertronik
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 21:00
|
focus was for some strange reason, one of my prog introducers, i was captured by their strange sound.... well it doesn't matters, my absolute favourite is hamburger concerto, one of my favourite albums of all times
------------- a plague of lighthouse keepers |
Posted By: ElwoodHerring
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 21:10
|
Moving waves, mainly for Hocus Pocus and Eruption.
I once did a cover of Hocus Pocus with my old band Interface in the early 80's. Unfortunately it was never recorded But I was quite chuffed at being able to get that top note!  ------------- [IMG]http://www.herring.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DRMkillb.JPG"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816930.stm - Right the Copyright Wrongs (Bill Thompson's BBC blog - essential reading!) |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 21:13
|
The real question may be , what is the best album to get into focus?
------------- 
|
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 03:38
|
I don't think it's that easy. For me Focus II, sorry, Moving Waves (has initially been released as "Focus II" in the Netherlands, both Focus' and my country of birth) has the most memorable melodies, but in those days Focus didn't know how to wrote a coherent epic yet. Focus III is very good too, though sometimes the music is a bit long-winded. I'm not so keen on the sound / production of both Moving Waves and Focus III. Hamburger Concerto is my favourite, because the record is exciting from A to Z. The sound is fantastic and the epic is top-notch. This album is their peak performance. Hey, I'm one of the few people who can understand the Dutch words they're singing on the epic For me: 1. Hamburger Concerto 2. Moving Waves 3. Focus III |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: December 05 2005 at 04:10
|
oops! I always thought it was live so I never
purchased it. Its been probably 20 years since I heard it at a friends home studio, better go grab me a copy. thanks progheads the old man is getting senile! 
|