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Ship of Memories
Rock · 1976 · 7 tracks

Ship of Memories

Focus

A collection of archival studio outtakes and rarities that captures a looser, more pastoral side of the Dutch prog masters. Warm, melodic, and surprisingly intimate.

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It's like finding a lost tape of Focus just jamming in a sunny studio without the pressure of making a masterpiece.

A relaxed and nostalgic journey through the band's cutting-room floor, favoring melody over complexity.

Ship of Memories · vs · Focus
Nostalgic+3.1σ

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

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
P’s March
4:48
02
Can’t Believe My Eyes
5:22
03
Focus V
3:02
04
Out of Vesuvius
5:50
07
Spoke the Lord Creator
2:32
08
Crackers
2:42
09
Ship of Memories
1:48
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden transition from the marching rhythm of P’s March into the fluid, melodic guitar lines of Jan Akkerman.
The rare, earnest vocal performance on Can’t Believe My Eyes that breaks the band's instrumental tradition.
The way the title track closes the album with a brief, hauntingly beautiful melodic fragment.
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