Focus X
| Focus X | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art byRoger Dean | ||||
| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | 5 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | Wedgeview Studios (Woerdense Verlaat,Netherlands) Fieldwork Studios (Schoten,Belgium) Skystudio Bassbob Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 49:40 | |||
| Label | Eastworld Recordings | |||
| Producer | Bobby Jacobs,Geert Scheijgrond | |||
| Focuschronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Bolton News | positive |
| Get Ready To ROCK! |  [2] |
| MoltenMetalReviews |   [3] |
| Liverpool Sound & Vision | [4] |
| Paradise Rock | [5] |
Focus Xis the tenthstudio albumby the Dutchprogressive rockbandFocus,released on 5 November 5, 2012 by Eastworld Recordings.
Background
[edit]Focus Xis the group's first studio album in six years. The album features Menno Gootjes on guitar, replacingNiels van der Steenhoven,who played guitar on the ensemble's previous albumFocus 9 / New Skin(2009). The Japanese edition contains two bonus tracks, "Santa Teresa", and a live version of the band's successful 1971 single, "Hocus Pocus".The album generally received positive reviews. The cover art is designed and painted byRoger Dean.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Father Bacchus" | Menno Gootjes | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Focus 10" | Thijs van Leer | 5:48 |
| 3. | "Victoria" | van Leer | 5:28 |
| 4. | "Amok In Kindergarten" | van Leer | 5:00 |
| 5. | "All Hens On Deck" | van Leer | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)" | van Leer, Roselie Peters | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Hoeratio" (Words: Horatius, taken from "Ars Poetica") | Bobby Jacobs | 5:38 |
| 8. | "Talk Of The Clown" | van Leer | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Message Magique" | Ben van der Linden | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Crossroads" | van Leer, Peters | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Santa Teresa" | van Leer | 5:59 |
| 12. | "Hocus Pocus(live) " | van Leer,Jan Akkerman | 17:30 |
Personnel
[edit]- Thijs van Leer–Hammond organ,flute,vocoder,spoken vocals(tracks 1, 7, 11)
- Pierre van der Linden–drums,percussion
- Menno Gootjes –guitar,acoustic guitars(track 8)
- Bobby Jacobs–bass guitar,pro ducting and mi xing
- Ivan Lins– vocals (tracks 6, 11)
- Berenice van Leer – vocals (track 10)
- Geert Scheijgrond - producing and mi xing
References
[edit]- ^"X - Focus: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards".AllMusic. 2012-11-06.Retrieved2013-02-06.
- ^"Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album called Focus X by progressive rock band Focus".Getreadytorock.Retrieved2013-02-06.
- ^"Focus – X – Review « moltenmetalreviews".Moltenmetalreviews.wordpress. 2012-11-13. Archived fromthe originalon February 9, 2013.Retrieved2013-02-06.
- ^"Focus, Focus X. Album Review".7 October 2012.
- ^"Focus – Focus X – Paradise Rock UK".
- ^"Home".focus10.net.
