Conventional Wisdom: "A large group of musicians cannot function without a conductor"
Snarky Puppy: "Oh yeah ? Hold my beer...."

That was great.Conventional Wisdom: "A large group of musicians cannot function without a conductor"
Snarky Puppy: "Oh yeah ? Hold my beer...."
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'Moving Waves' by Focus. My introduction to the band, totally blew me away, still does. I became a fan forever and Jan Akkerman is one of the greatest guitar players, period.
Focus II (better known by its international title, Moving Waves) is the second studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in October 1971 on Imperial Records.
The album includes "Hocus Pocus", the group's most successful single, and "Eruption", a 23-minute track based on the opera Euridice by Jacopo Peri.
Focus II was released to a mostly positive response. It remains one of the band's most commercially successful albums, reaching No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 8 on the US Billboard 200. "Hocus Pocus" was released as a single in 1971, but did not chart until 1973 when it reached No. 9 in the US and No. 20 in the UK. The album is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies
Focus II was released in October 1971 to mainly positive reception. It went on to peak at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, number 8 on the US Billboard 200, and number 9 on the Dutch Top 40 chart.
The single "Hocus Pocus" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Focus II came in at number 24 in Q and Mojo's list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums"
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That's a great way to burn 38 minutes and 11 seconds!!
True dat Roberto!That's a great way to burn 38 minutes and 11 seconds!!![]()
Be sure to goose that volume knob when you get to When Heaven Comes Down!!True dat Roberto!![]()
Where? Don't know. Somewhere in L.A. in all likelihood.Where and who?
Be sure to goose that volume knob when you get to When Heaven Comes Down!!
