- rock, progressive rock
- 43 min
- 7 tracks
- Vertigo
Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. The band has undergone numerous formations in its history; since December 2016, it has comprised Van Leer, drummer Pierre van der Linden, guitarist Menno Gootjes, and bassist Udo Pannekeet. They have sold one million RIAA-certified albums in the United States.
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Russian Roulette5:54
- A2King Kong3:46
- A3Le tango4:57
- A4Indian Summer5:52
- B1Beethoven’s Revenge (Bach-One-Turbo-Overdrive)10:48
- B2Olé Judy3:53
- B3Who’s Calling?7:38
7 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jan Akkerman, Thijs van Leer
- Label
- Vertigo
- Released
- 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- NL
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