Perhaps, it’s a tad untimely for FOCUS to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary in 2021, given that their first line-up got formed in 1969, but who cares, really, when there’s a cause and a way? While the collective’s "Anthology" provided the chance to look into the past, “Focus 50: Live In Rio” – another box set, scheduled for release on April 30th – offers a look into the future, despite the fact that the concert set captured here was recorded in 2017. The 4-disc collection has not only this show, presented on two CDs and Blu-ray, but also a CD titled “Completely Focussed” which gathers all the numbered “Focus” pieces – each of the group’s albums, bar one, contain such a track – recut by today’s collective during lockdown.
Focus 50: Live In Rio
An enticing set, to say the least, although it’s hardly essential.
2CD / Blu-ray – Live In Rio:
1. Focus 1
2. House Of The King
3. Eruption
4. Sylvia
5. Song For Eva
6. All Hens On Deck
7. Le Tango
8. P’s March
9. Focus 5
10. Harem Scarem
11. Hocus Pocus
12. Focus 3
CD: Completely Focussed
1. Focus 1
2. Focus 2
3. Focus 3
4. Focus 4
5. Focus 5
6. Focus 6
7. Focus 7
8. Focus 8
9. Focus 9
10. Focus 10
11. Focus 11
12. Focus 12
