In a message dated 07/02/2009 12:07:07 GMT Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:
I've just started listening to Focus (at long last beyond their
eponymous track and 'Sylvia') and I have to say I'm really quite pleased
so far. The only one I've given any real attention to is 'Moving Waves'
(which features the stellar 'Le Clochard'). What else is recommended?
Focus 3 and Hamburger Concerto are the other two albums to listen to. The first album, In and Out of Focus is interesting but much more commercial. Thijs van Leer's contrapuntal bass lines are wonderful. You can tell he has a trained classical mind and cites Bach and Bartok as his major influences.