Description
In And Out Of Focus is the debut album from Dutch progressive rock legends Focus, the Amsterdam-born band led by multi-instrumentalist Thijs van Leer and guitarist Jan Akkerman. This CD collects the original recordings that introduced Focus’s signature blend of classical influence, jazz improvisation, and hard rock intensity to the world. Standout tracks include the flute-driven, medieval-tinged ‘House Of The King’, which became one of the band’s most recognisable pieces, alongside the brooding ‘Black Beauty’ and the album’s bookending versions of ‘Focus’. A fascinating document of a band finding its voice before the international breakthroughs that would follow, this is essential listening for fans of European progressive rock…
- Focus
- Black Beauty
- Sugar Island
- Anonymus
- House Of The KIng
- Happy Nightmare (Mescaline)
- Why Dream
- Focus (Instrumental)
