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Focus con Proby
Rock · 1978 · 9 tracks

Focus con Proby

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A surprising pivot from Dutch prog-rockers Focus, trading yodeling for P.J. Proby's gravelly vocals over a bed of slick, soulful jazz fusion and pastoral flute.

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It's the Focus album where they hired a Vegas-style soul singer and went full late-night fusion.

A sophisticated and slightly weary blend of technical fusion and soulful, late-night storytelling.

Focus con Proby · vs · Focus
Soulful+4.0σ

Soulful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Wingless
5:36
02
Orion
4:08
03
Night Flight
3:40
04
Eddy
5:54
05
Sneezing Bull
4:27
06
Brother
5:19
07
Tokyo Rose
5:07
08
Maximum
8:41
09
How Long
5:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring but soulful transition from Thijs van Leer's delicate flute to P.J. Proby's weathered, gravelly baritone on Wingless.
The instrumental interplay on Maximum where the band returns to their virtuosic prog roots with a tighter, more rhythmic fusion edge.
The surreal lyrical delivery during Eddy where the vocals take on a dreamlike, almost conversational quality over a steady groove.
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