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Focus – Focus Con Proby (1978) (@256)
30 Mar 2008
(Review from progarchives.com)
Early 1976 finally saw the two egos clash heavily, which resulted in Akkerman’s departure from the band. Pierre van der Linden also left the band. Thijs van Leer brought in new members to continue Focus, one of who was a vocalist, P.J. Proby thus the name of the new album “Focus Con Proby”.
Philip Catherine, an excellent Belgian jazz guitarist, replaces Jan Akkerman. There’s a musician worthy of further exploration if you aren’t familiar with his work. Eef Albers also plays guitar, he gets writing credit for the tracks Orion and Night Flight, two of the four instrumental tracks on this album. Steve Smith was a member of Journey and went on to form the fusion band Vital Information.
The blend of Thijs van Leer’s classical influences and the jazz minds of these great musicians received dismal reviews at the time and a lack of interest from all but hardcore fans. After a short tour the band decided to call it a day.
Line-up:
- Thijs van Leer / keyboards, flute
- Bert Ruiter / bass
- P.J. Proby / lead vocals
- Eef Albers / electric & rhythm guitars
- Philip Catherine / electric & rhythm guitars
- Steve Smith / drums
Track List:
01. Wingless – 5:38
02. Orion – 4:10
03. Night Flight – 3:42
04. Eddy – 5:56
05. Sneezing Bull – 3:30
06. Brother – 5:19
07. Tokyo Rose – 5:08
08. Maximum – 8:43
09. How Long – 5:19
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about 5 years ago
OGG!
Filesonic -> http://tinyurl.com/3zxxm52
Hotfile -> http://tinyurl.com/4yqdco2
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about 3 years ago
If you haven’t already, grab the previous three Focus albums from the archives :
Hamburger Concerto (1974)
Mother Focus (1975)
Ship Of Memories (1976)
about 3 years ago
Thanks for all your hard work and great taste in music….the track Sneezing Bull on Con Proby seems to be incomplete. Perhaps its just me. Tx again
about 3 years ago
Checked again…Sneezing Bull incomplete
about 3 years ago
> Checked again…Sneezing Bull incomplete
I’m going to look into it.
about 3 years ago
I’ve uploaded a totally new rip, there shouldn’t be any problems with this one.