Focus X
| Focus X | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | Wedgeview Studios (Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands) Fieldwork Studios (Schoten, Belgium) Skystudio Bassbob Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, hard rock | |||
| Length | 49:40 | |||
| Label | Eastworld Recordings | |||
| Producer | Bobby Jacobs | |||
| Focus chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Bolton News | positive |
| DPRP |   [2] |
| Get Ready To ROCK! |  [3] |
| MoltenMetalReviews | [4] |
| Liverpool Sound & Vision | [5] |
| Paradise Rock | [6] |
Focus X (also known as X) is the tenth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released on 5 November 5 2012 by Eastworld Recordings.
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 (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 by Roger Dean.[7]
Track listing
| 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
- 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
- Ivan Lins – vocals (tracks 6, 11)
- Berenice van Leer – vocals (track 10)
References
- ^ "X - Focus : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Cd & Dvd Reviews". DPRP. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album called Focus X by progressive rock band Focus". Getreadytorock.com. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "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) - ^ http://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2012/10/07/focus-focus-x-album-review/
- ^ http://www.paradiserock.co.uk/cd/focus-focus-x/
- ^ http://www.focus10.net/