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Allmusic[1]
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Get Ready To ROCK![3]
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Liverpool Sound & Vision[5]
Paradise Rock[6]

Focus X, sometimes known as Focus 10, or simply X, is the tenth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus. It was released on November 5, 2012.

Background

Focus X is the group's first studio album in six years. The album features Menno Gootjes on guitar, replacing Niels van der Steenhoven, who played guitar on the ensemble's previous album Focus 9 / New Skin. The Japanese edition contains two bonus tracks, Santa Teresa, and a live version of the band's biggest single, Hocus Pocus. The album generally received positive reviews. The cover art is designed and painted by Roger Dean.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Father Bacchus"Menno Gootjes4:04
2."Focus 10"Thijs van Leer5:48
3."Victoria"van Leer5:28
4."Amok In Kindergarten"van Leer5:00
5."All Hens On Deck"van Leer5:45
6."Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)"van Leer, Roselie Peters5:26
7."Hoeratio" (Words: Horatius, taken from "Ars Poetica")Bobby Jacobs5:38
8."Talk Of The Clown"van Leer2:59
9."Message Magique"Ben van der Linden3:53
10."Crossroads"van Leer, Peters5:39
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Santa Teresa"van Leer5:59
12."Hocus Pocus (live)"van Leer, Jan Akkerman17:30

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Ivan Lins – vocals on "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)" and "Santa Teresa"
  • Berenice van Leer – vocals on "Crossroads"

References

  1. ^ "X - Focus : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  2. ^ "Cd & Dvd Reviews". DPRP. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  3. ^ "Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album called Focus X by progressive rock band Focus". Getreadytorock.com. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  4. ^ "Focus – X – Review « moltenmetalreviews". Moltenmetalreviews.wordpress.com. 2012-11-13. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ http://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2012/10/07/focus-focus-x-album-review/
  6. ^ http://www.paradiserock.co.uk/cd/focus-focus-x/
  7. ^ http://www.focus10.net/
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