" Hocus Pocus (US Single Version, bonus track)" Track listing Vinyl release Īkkerman, Bert Ruiter, Pierre van der Linden, van Leer Lastly, "Ship of Memories" is an excerpt of an instrumental on drums and harmonium written and performed by Pierre van der Linden. "Crackers" is another disco-funk instrumental with extended chords more common to jazz. It was later recorded as "Starter" on the 1974 Hamburger Concerto album. Recorded in 1970, "Spoke the Lord Creator" was the band's first attempt at using "Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn" in a rock music context. "Red Sky at Night" features synthesised bass parts, and was recorded with vocals as "O Avondrood" (Oh Evening glow) on a Dutch music compilation. The song was later rearranged and recorded as "Mother Focus". "Glider" marked a move into disco-funk territory, and was recorded in Brussels, Belgium with drum machine and electric sitar amongst the instrumentation. In stark contrast is van Leer's gentle jazz ballad "Focus V." "Out of Vesuvius" is an excerpt from a 1973 jam session, which would eventually evolve into a long composition like "Eruption". "Can't Believe My Eyes", originally entitled "Can't Believe My Ears" and subtitled "Dance Macabre", is a bleak, hard rock instrumental written by Jan Akkerman. Written in the classical style by Thijs van Leer, but performed with rock arrangements, this song alternates between uptempo, major key choruses, with melody stated on flute and piccolo, and minor key Bachian verses, with melody stated on electric guitar. The second, or "B" motif first appeared as a "B" motif in the song, "Carmen Elysium", on Thijs van Leer's "Introspection 2" album. "P.'s March", though seemingly a pun on "peace march", was meant to be "Pierre's March" in honour of the drummer, Pierre van der Linden. The first four songs were recorded in May 1973 at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Compiled without any active involvement by any band member, the recordings date from January 1970 to mid-1975, and largely during unproductive recording sessions in 1973 for a follow-up studio album to Focus 3 (1972). During a period of group inactivity, longtime associate Hubert Terheggen asked their producer Mike Vernon to select previously unreleased material for official release. Ship of Memories is a compilation album from the Dutch rock band Focus, released in 1976 on EMI-Bovema. Progressive rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion It has been cited by several sources as one of the best television theme tunes.January 1970 – mid-1975 in various locations It was also used as theme for the Steve Coogan comedy series Saxondale, which befitted the title character's role as a former roadie for rock bands. The track's commercial potential led to it being used as the theme tune for the 1970s ITV television show Don't Ask Me (presented by Magnus Pyke). It was performed live as part of a one-off reunion set for Dutch television in 1990. įocus almost disbanded during 1970, after the song was recorded, but because of the commercial potential for "House of the King", they were persuaded by management to stay together, albeit with a different line-up. Unlike many other Focus songs, which featured extended instrumentals, it is less than two and a half minutes long. Akkerman played acoustic guitar during the main section, and a brief electric guitar solo in the bridge. The recording features group leader Thijs van Leer on flute, which has led to it being compared to the work of Jethro Tull. It was written by guitarist Jan Akkerman and based on an improvised instrumental that the group performed after the plug was pulled on a concert in Majorca in June 1970 because they played over their allotted time. In the UK, it was issued on both the group's first album, In And Out of Focus and the 1972 double album Focus 3. It was released as a single in January 1971 and reached No. 10 on the Dutch charts and sold well across Europe. " House of the King" is an instrumental by the Dutch rock band Focus.
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