Moving Waves (studio album) by Focus

Moving Waves by Focus
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 4,255th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 118 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1971 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (727th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,255th)
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78/100 (from 118 votes)
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90/100
From 02/10/2022 18:07
My all-time favorite prog album. One of the most listened to one ever. Jan Akkerman a real guitar here ahead of his time.
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From 02/09/2022 13:33
This album is one of the highlights of Focus. Eruption and Hocus Pocus are the obvious candidates of mustlistens. But the rest of the album is great too.
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Hocus Pocus and Eruption are the highlights
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From 11/15/2013 23:34
This album is worth buying for the title track alone which is wonderful. The rest of the album is really good with lots of contrasting musical styles melded together with great skill. Musicanship is top notch throughout and Jan Akkerman is one of the greatest guitarists ever
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