Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974)
BAND/ARTIST: Focus
- Title: Hamburger Concerto
- Year Of Release: 1974
- Label: Red Bullet[RB 66.191]
- Genre: Progressive Rock, Symphonic Progressive
- Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
- Total Time: 43:04
- Total Size: 285 MB (+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01 - Delitae Musicae
02 - Harem Scarem
03 - La Cathedrale de Strasbourg
04 - Birth
05 - Hamburger Concerto
06 - Early Birth
personnel :
Thijs van Leer - organ, piano, harpsichord, electric piano, flute, alto-flute, arp synthesiser, recorder mellotron, vibes, accordion, the organ of St. Mary the Virgin - Barnes, handclaps, all voices, whistling
Bert Ruiter - bass guitar, auto harp, triangles, chinese finger cymbals, handclaps, swiss bells
Colin Allen - drums, conga drum, tambourine, castanets, cabasa, woodblock, chinese gong, timpani, handclaps, flexatone, cuica
Jan Akkerman - flute, timpani, handclaps, all guitars
Focus had well proven their ability to write rocking instrumentals by the time of this release. Their catalog, although consisting of four albums, rarely had a dull moment between them. Hamburger Concerto is equally consistent, much of it being prime Focus material. The Akkerman-written "Birth" and "Early Birth" are examples of Focus fully flexing their muscles, featuring superb guitar work and amazing all-round musicianship, as well as sporting some superb riffs. The usual lengthy instrumentals are present also, as well as some manic vocals from the manic but genius Thijs Van Leer. Although Hamburger Concerto is not as unerring as Moving Waves or Focus III, anyone who enjoyed the previous releases would undoubtedly find great satisfaction from this album. ~ Ben Davies
01 - Delitae Musicae
02 - Harem Scarem
03 - La Cathedrale de Strasbourg
04 - Birth
05 - Hamburger Concerto
06 - Early Birth
personnel :
Thijs van Leer - organ, piano, harpsichord, electric piano, flute, alto-flute, arp synthesiser, recorder mellotron, vibes, accordion, the organ of St. Mary the Virgin - Barnes, handclaps, all voices, whistling
Bert Ruiter - bass guitar, auto harp, triangles, chinese finger cymbals, handclaps, swiss bells
Colin Allen - drums, conga drum, tambourine, castanets, cabasa, woodblock, chinese gong, timpani, handclaps, flexatone, cuica
Jan Akkerman - flute, timpani, handclaps, all guitars
Focus had well proven their ability to write rocking instrumentals by the time of this release. Their catalog, although consisting of four albums, rarely had a dull moment between them. Hamburger Concerto is equally consistent, much of it being prime Focus material. The Akkerman-written "Birth" and "Early Birth" are examples of Focus fully flexing their muscles, featuring superb guitar work and amazing all-round musicianship, as well as sporting some superb riffs. The usual lengthy instrumentals are present also, as well as some manic vocals from the manic but genius Thijs Van Leer. Although Hamburger Concerto is not as unerring as Moving Waves or Focus III, anyone who enjoyed the previous releases would undoubtedly find great satisfaction from this album. ~ Ben Davies
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