At the Rainbow

Live at the Rainbow
Live album by Focus
Released	October 1973 (1973-10)
Recorded	May 5, 1973 (1973-05-05)
Genre	Progressive rock, instrumental rock
Length	42:26
Label	Imperial
Producer	Mike Vernon
Focus chronology
Focus III (1972) At the Rainbow (1973) Hamburger Concerto (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Discogs	(4.25/5)[2]

At the Rainbow is the first live album from the Dutch rock band Focus, released in 1973. The album was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 5 May 1973. A studio album was initially slated for release, but it was shelved due to disagreements within the band. (An album compiled from the tapes of these sessions was later released with the title Ship of Memories.) At the Rainbow was released instead.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Focus III" (Thijs van Leer) – 3:52
2. "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" (Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter) – 11:29
3. "Focus II" (van Leer) – 4:36

Side two

1. "Eruption (Excerpt):" (Tom Barlage, van Leer) – 8:28
   • "Orfeus"
   • "Answer"
   • "Orfeus"
   • "Answer"
   • "Pupilla"
   • "Tommy"
   • "Pupilla"
2. "Hocus Pocus" (Akkerman, van Leer) – 8:30
3. "Sylvia" (van Leer) – 2:47
4. "Hocus Pocus (Reprise)" (Akkerman, van Leer) – 2:46

Performed at the show, but unreleased

1. "Anonymus 2"
2. "House Of The King" (Instrumental) (filmed)
3. Lute solo ("Britannia" by John Dowland)

Personnel

• Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals
• Jan Akkerman – guitar
• Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
• Pierre van der Linden – drums

References