| Live at the BBC | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 62:22 | |||
| Label | Hux Records | |||
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Live at the BBC is a live album by the Dutch progressive rock group Focus, recorded on 21 March 1976, and broadcast on Radio 1 in the BBC Concert Series, but released only in 2004 by Hux Records, in CD format.[1]
The album was recorded just weeks after Jan Akkerman had left the band, and a new guitarist, Philip Catherine had been brought in. According to the Allmusic review, "although the sound quality is very good, the music doesn’t only suffer from Akkerman's absence; it’s also about half-comprised of boring, laid-back, instrumental jazz-funk fusion."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virtuous Woman" | Thijs van Leer | 10:58 |
| 2. | "Blues in D" | Bert Ruiter | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Maximum" | van Leer | 14:00 |
| 4. | "Sneezing Bull" | Philip Catherine | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Sonata for Flute" | J.S. Bach, arranged by van Leer | 2:47 |
| 6. | "House of the King" | Jan Akkerman, Flynn | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Angel Wings" | Catherine | 5:38 |
| 8. | "Little Sister/What You See" | van Leer | 8:18 |
| 9. | "Hocus Pocus" | Akkerman, van Leer | 5:48 |
| Total length: | 62:22 | ||
Personnel
- Focus
- Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals
- Philip Catherine – guitar
- Bert Ruiter – bass
- David Kemper – drums
References
- ^ "Focus – Live At The BBC". Discogs. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Focus: Live at the BBC". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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