Focus - Hocus Pocus (Live, 2021)

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  • @song-explorer
    @song-explorer 10 месяцев назад +84

    What a tragedy ... that the entertainment industry no longer has the guts to release music like this.
    Long live Focus!

    • @biggusdickus1689
      @biggusdickus1689 4 месяца назад

      Good thing musicians and audiences no longer need the industry to release and listen to great music anymore.

    • @kreator1321
      @kreator1321 3 месяца назад +7

      It’s not the mainstream labels but there’s a ton of amazing prog bands out there

    • @CockneyRebel1979
      @CockneyRebel1979 3 месяца назад +4

      Even back in the day, a number like this would've probably been considered peculiar.

    • @song-explorer
      @song-explorer 3 месяца назад

      @@CockneyRebel1979 Yep. It was definitely peculiar and they weren't playing it on AM radio, but are you familiar with Paul McCartney's Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey? I am not sure it was on AM radio, but it was a HUGE hit and got a LOT of airplay.

    • @ericbond5276
      @ericbond5276 3 месяца назад +1

      @@kreator1321 I like Kayak

  • @wjniemi
    @wjniemi 3 года назад +785

    Gotta give anyone who can still yodel after 50 years props for taking care of their voice.

    • @rosscraig6859
      @rosscraig6859 3 года назад +3

      He's miming!! Guitar's excruciating in places. Sometimes you should just.......retire!!

    • @iTRonTHS
      @iTRonTHS 3 года назад +25

      @@rosscraig6859 He was actually yodeling, moron. Yes the guitarist did do lead in places, but that doesn't mean the lead vocalist was miming. Why don't you make a RUclips video to show us how to do it if you think it's so easy?

    • @mattgarratt5014
      @mattgarratt5014 3 года назад +18

      @@iTRonTHS I saw him in 2018 on CTTE, MF can yodel like no one else! Great personality, hung out with us lowly passengers. Definitely a highlight.

    • @Headwind-1
      @Headwind-1 3 года назад

      @@iTRonTHS of course hi da man . . .

    • @studa68
      @studa68 3 года назад +3

      That’s the exact reason I checked out the vid! Lol! Wanted to know if he still had it!

  • @SanTM
    @SanTM Год назад +138

    That drummer will always be incredible. Still amazing 50 years on, like everyone in the banc

    • @melancholiac
      @melancholiac 9 месяцев назад

      From memory ....Thijs Van Leer?

    • @toilert
      @toilert 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@melancholiac that's the singer ;)

    • @melancholiac
      @melancholiac 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@toilert Duh! Brain ain't what it used to be. 😢😢

    • @thatfeeble-mindedboy
      @thatfeeble-mindedboy 9 месяцев назад +5

      I used to run my turntable down to 16 RPM and listen to those breaks at half speed, thinking I might be able to learn how to do what he’s doing… It just made it worse… The closer I looked, the more impossible it became … same thing happened when I was trying to figure out what Carl Palmer was doing on Karn Evil 9… it’s like fractals, or computer code for a recursive function…

    • @melancholiac
      @melancholiac 9 месяцев назад

      Fractal? Recursive? What a brilliant analogy! Not heard music described like that but it's spot on.

  • @kaislivesoundchannel4706
    @kaislivesoundchannel4706 11 месяцев назад +56

    One of the craziest songs ever, that stood the test of time…. love it !

  • @TWTexasA1
    @TWTexasA1 11 месяцев назад +92

    This song was killer in the early 70’s and it still is….👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @davidtatum8682
    @davidtatum8682 3 месяца назад +9

    I love when they did the midnight special in like 73. Upped the tempo to fit in the time slot. And my man hit some inhumanly high notes. Those people got their faces melted off that night.

  • @keithcarlson7267
    @keithcarlson7267 3 года назад +246

    Pierre Van Der Linden!!! My freaking god!! He is like fine wine! Gets more awesome and awesome with age. He is a killer drummer!

    • @rikuberndtson9246
      @rikuberndtson9246 3 года назад +18

      Yes, love his agressive but jazzy Playing!!🥰🥰🥰

    • @chiguaguaverde
      @chiguaguaverde 3 года назад +1

      Y fíjate en el detalle de la manera en que toma la baqueta en su mano izquierda.... es la toma tradicional, que también usó C Wats... Ya se ve poco esto en el rock!!!! Tuve el vinilo en LP, y hacia mas de 30 años que no escuchaba esto.

    • @flstffatboy3910
      @flstffatboy3910 3 года назад

      Oh yeah perfect flawless job

    • @aloysiussnailchaser272
      @aloysiussnailchaser272 Год назад +1

      @@chiguaguaverdeDoes it really matter how he holds the left hand drumstick? As far as I know it’s pure tradition from the days when drummers played on horseback. There’s no reason why it would make his playing any better or worse.

    • @aschule5684
      @aschule5684 11 месяцев назад

      Great to see him still with Thijs, He's a great drummer!
      Jan Akkerman is still active also I wonder why he's not with these guys??? I really hope it's not for a bad reason like "bad blood" with someone 😔

  • @timorean320
    @timorean320 3 года назад +266

    How can you not love this song? It rocks has yodeling, a little Popeye scat, and is just a Classic!

    • @gss2855
      @gss2855 3 года назад +4

      Love this song. . ...

    • @jimbosteen2935
      @jimbosteen2935 3 года назад +1

      I fn do!!!!!!,probably the senseless song ever, I'd rather hear zappa i think, thats brilliantly annoying

    • @paulhayward62
      @paulhayward62 3 года назад

      Pre-Speed Metal with yodeling !

    • @kooringagnd
      @kooringagnd 10 месяцев назад +2

      After all these years the band still smile when he yodels and sings scat.😄😄😄

    • @michaelbolton2741
      @michaelbolton2741 4 месяца назад +1

      "Popeye scat!" Love this! 😆

  • @knudvoecking
    @knudvoecking 3 года назад +195

    I didn't even know the band still existed. Great to hear that classic played live.

    • @Latexhandske
      @Latexhandske 3 года назад +8

      They will always exist! Take Mr.van Gogh - he´s still around!

    • @yunarukami14
      @yunarukami14 3 года назад +5

      @@Latexhandske This killed me.

    • @Latexhandske
      @Latexhandske 3 года назад +2

      @@yunarukami14 I hope in a pleasent way.

    • @yunarukami14
      @yunarukami14 3 года назад +2

      @@Latexhandske Gave me pleasure

    • @Polyphemus47
      @Polyphemus47 3 года назад +1

      @@yunarukami14 I'm dead now, too.

  • @dave3657
    @dave3657 3 года назад +38

    👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❄️🌞🌜
    All hope is not lost in this world if Focus is still playing.
    Made my day!

  • @GTX1123
    @GTX1123 10 месяцев назад +10

    A half a century later and still AMAZING. I was around 10 or 11 when this song got released in the U.S. It was one of those tunes that got a lot of airplay on top 40 and deservedly so. You just couldn't wait until your favorite radio station played it again even though they played it over and over. This song is one of many examples why the early 70's were the BEST era of top 40.

  • @ManuelArmenta-qw1cu
    @ManuelArmenta-qw1cu 10 месяцев назад +21

    One of the most significant pieces of "Rock Art Songs" of all time, thank you brothers so very much, God Bless !!!

  • @flapjackson6077
    @flapjackson6077 10 месяцев назад +8

    Holy moly! Had no idea these guys are still kicking it!
    Great to hear!

  • @sexylover780
    @sexylover780 3 года назад +174

    No guitarist will ever take original FOCUS guitarist Jan Akkerman's place but of all the guitar players that have filled the guitar spot in FOCUS since his departure Menno Gootjes gets my thumbs up as the best. He is NOT trying to be Jan Akkerman, he is his own guitarist and brings his own style while keeping the essence of the original Focus songs alive. I think he is a amazing guitar player in every aspect.

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner 3 года назад +3

      i bet this guy can't even tune a lute lol

    • @Rumtoad1
      @Rumtoad1 3 года назад

      @@russellzauner lol, how important lol

    • @szrnkabela
      @szrnkabela 2 года назад +5

      That's a very stripped down guitar part which doesnt make me happy at all.

    • @aghist2154
      @aghist2154 10 месяцев назад +3

      I think that the guitar player is the wick part in this live. Many many mistakes.

    • @SocialSpit
      @SocialSpit 10 месяцев назад +3

      That not Jan Akkerman? Some of his leads sound like Jan and the tone of his guitar is the right tone...
      I heard the guitar fukkups, but honestly Jan was kind of loose when I saw them 40 or so years ago

  • @stephenmortimer1653
    @stephenmortimer1653 3 года назад +105

    Pierre Van Der Linden, what an awesome drummer, still got the chops. That song never gets old.

    • @al81yoo
      @al81yoo Год назад +2

      Incredible

    • @derhkist
      @derhkist 5 месяцев назад

      At that point in time he was 75-76 years old according to wikipedia. Simply incredible.

  • @Mascotal
    @Mascotal 2 года назад +15

    This song was important in the 70's. It's brings memories.

  • @andrewmcgee1001
    @andrewmcgee1001 10 месяцев назад +11

    When I was a young kid growing up in the '70s and this or Golden Earring's 'Radar Love' came on, I would get so excited. The Dutch know how to rock AND Prog! Thanks for posting!

  • @gerardcooney1810
    @gerardcooney1810 3 года назад +30

    This song was a staple on Rock and Roll radio in the 70's.Back then Bands were Bands!

    • @nocash669
      @nocash669 2 года назад +7

      oh did bands suddenly disappear when boomers lost their souls or what?

    • @Meansnare
      @Meansnare 2 года назад

      Bands are still bands, in-fact seeing as this generation has stood on the shoulders of giants and learned the masterpieces of your generation as their beginner practice songs, as well as being in my mid 30s and having first hand experience of performing in bands for over half my life, playing at professional levels that would dwarf most musicians from your generation back in the day.
      I can safely say that you have no idea what you are taking about.

  • @Zerbey
    @Zerbey 2 года назад +40

    So glad these guys are back touring again, they're still on my bucket list.

  • @144Donn
    @144Donn 3 года назад +50

    Boy this tune ..I recall hearing back in the 70's it was magical and still is!

    • @TheSamsdad25
      @TheSamsdad25 3 года назад

      I just don't get it

    • @dennisyoung4631
      @dennisyoung4631 3 года назад

      KMET, high school, kitchen table, PCB art work. 1977 - I think. (I was handicapped, so no drugs. Too dangerous for someone like me. I needed to have what little (social) smarts I had.)

    • @danielpassigmailcom
      @danielpassigmailcom 11 месяцев назад

      @@TheSamsdad25 Their live versions of this in the 70's were phenomenal

    • @Lu-MingPan-b5w
      @Lu-MingPan-b5w 11 месяцев назад

      @@keithschneidly3922 Progressive Rock.

  • @greenbeej
    @greenbeej 2 года назад +19

    I’ve always loved this song. I was not expecting this - they are freakin amazing still

  • @adamsmethurst798
    @adamsmethurst798 3 года назад +30

    One of the best and most beautiful drum solos ever recorded is on the focus album moving waves. Pierre Van der linden executes the solo with such warmth and soul and sheer musical talent that it simply inspires.

  • @kylefewkes2000
    @kylefewkes2000 2 года назад +6

    Who the hell would dislike this?

  • @hassenfuttingah2744
    @hassenfuttingah2744 3 года назад +52

    Good to hear and see them again, especially the original twosome, Thijs van Leer and Pierre van der Linden ( he still gets some chops)

  • @mtcruse
    @mtcruse 3 года назад +13

    One of the first songs to draw me into the incredible world of progressive rock. Loved seeing Focus on the Cruise to the Edge cruises!

  • @11calman
    @11calman 10 месяцев назад +2

    Jan Ackerman, These guys were just brilliant in the old days, & this song is still just as good in 2023,, Well done keep up the good work

  • @ArneSaknussemBackUp
    @ArneSaknussemBackUp 3 года назад +26

    Ouvi essa banda, pela primeira vez, na década de 70. É emocionante reencontrá-la após longos anos. Eles continuam ótimos. Saudações do Brasil.

  • @drphelps9017
    @drphelps9017 10 месяцев назад +2

    Saw thrm in '74. Outstanding concert. Opened for Santana. An hour into Santana's show, people were sleeping.
    Thys van Leer has written some of the most beautiful music I've heard

  • @richardmitchell8213
    @richardmitchell8213 3 года назад +38

    The guitar and drum chops make this song incredible but when you throw in the yodeling, keyboards and cool ass flute part. Wow, still amazing after all these years.

    • @josepaltarriba5436
      @josepaltarriba5436 3 года назад +1

      Un temazo. Todos los instrumentos y la voz están geniales 👍🎶🎤🎸🎧

    • @glenchapman3899
      @glenchapman3899 3 года назад +1

      An interview I saw, all the band knew they had something special the first time the guitarist ran through that signature riff.

    • @icemike874
      @icemike874 3 года назад +3

      Don't forget the bass , he's a Beast

  • @Johnny35130
    @Johnny35130 2 года назад +2

    Guitar work was way ahead of their time in '73.

  • @ysfawolfpack
    @ysfawolfpack 11 месяцев назад +12

    I love this song since the first time I heard it back in the early 70's !
    I still crank it up when ever it comes on the radio IMO it was one of the first Heavy Metal guitar shredding leads, I ever heard. and it still stands up to this day. A testament to this awesome bands incredible musicality. I 'm so happy this video showed up on my youtube

  • @bradleymaclean4553
    @bradleymaclean4553 2 года назад +2

    Top 10 All-time Greatest Tracks......🙏

  • @denniesdeutschmann3193
    @denniesdeutschmann3193 2 года назад +4

    These Gentlemen Still know how to Rock 👍... A masterpiece of music history

  • @Greywolf12010
    @Greywolf12010 Месяц назад +2

    FRIGGIN LOVE THIS 🤘🍻 Keep kicking ass guys!!

  • @eddiperales
    @eddiperales 3 года назад +8

    La escuchaba cuando era un joven en un ford facón 1968 nunca creí que la volvería a ver es increíble......

  • @Patechno1
    @Patechno1 11 месяцев назад +1

    J’avais 15 ans quand j’ai écouté Focus la première fois, aujourd’hui 67 ans toujours autant de plaisir à l’écouter… 😊

  • @johnregan8585
    @johnregan8585 3 года назад +15

    What about that! Brings back some great memories. Glad they are still performing and still sound great.

  • @Real2ReelStudio
    @Real2ReelStudio 14 дней назад

    Love it. I still share their works with my friends.

  • @terryblank6424
    @terryblank6424 3 года назад +7

    First comment in years...music doesn't die..
    The world, meanwhile...

  • @jeffroegner1499
    @jeffroegner1499 3 года назад +2

    Lived in cologne for half a year in 2005, found a guy from Tennessee playing on the street and took lessons from him. Taught me this tune. 👍👍

  • @georgeshumate8174
    @georgeshumate8174 3 года назад +5

    I listened to this on 8 track when I was a kid. Found it to be one of the most mind blowing experiences of my youth!! Still do actually!!

  • @roymashburn1553
    @roymashburn1553 2 месяца назад +2

    I just saw them Sunday night in Ft. Lauderdale with Asia. Good Times

  • @johnroberts3723
    @johnroberts3723 2 года назад +8

    An absolute classic.

  • @imagine9265
    @imagine9265 3 года назад +2

    If ur a teen in the 70s. This is legendary. Long live rocknroll

  • @roobs52
    @roobs52 3 года назад +17

    Saw them a few times back in the 70s and they always were one of my favourite bands. Pierre always was a top drummer and he still is!

  • @Rhythm911
    @Rhythm911 10 месяцев назад +1

    WOW Almost 50 years later and I get to see the newest version, 2 years later, from the boys.!!!!
    I first saw the original version, (which you can find on RUclips now), first on Radio, then about the same year, on one of the North American late night Rock shows in 1972/74.
    I bought the 45 rpm vinyl disc as soon as i found it. I never did find the album.
    And we thought they were a, Jethro Tull 'want-to-be' band on drugs!! But then I saw them on TV !! The energy level was enthralling and scary !!!

  • @Hawkrvo
    @Hawkrvo Год назад +10

    Love the Hammond organ lead in. He is a legend!

    • @marionodom9585
      @marionodom9585 11 месяцев назад +2

      Love a Hammond organ PERIOD!

  • @djshineboy
    @djshineboy 2 года назад +1

    Misschien wel de beste band uit Nederland OOIT !!! Wat een helden !!!

  • @aoz823
    @aoz823 11 месяцев назад +4

    Such a classic hard rock tune…. Never gets old….

  • @DR-lc9qg
    @DR-lc9qg 3 года назад +22

    Privileged to have seen Focus twice, in smallish venues, fantastic. I never thought I would ever get to see them live. So grateful they graced my part of the world with their magic. Keep rocking.

    • @michaelrobshaw4345
      @michaelrobshaw4345 3 года назад +1

      saw them in Coventry when I was a student in the early 70's-great band/musicians

  • @tomaburque
    @tomaburque 3 года назад +5

    There are only a few songs I can remember hearing for the first time 50 years ago. This is one of them.

  • @petepalmer9281
    @petepalmer9281 2 года назад +1

    Having fun watching this for the first time and its cool

  • @lauriewhincup5635
    @lauriewhincup5635 3 года назад +4

    Awesome drumming yodeling and playing♥️🎶🥁 These guys have been around for so many years and Never forgotten. A+ RESPECT ♥️🎶🥁🎙🎶🎵🎼💞

  • @satirically-yours
    @satirically-yours 2 года назад +3

    Love it or hate it ya gotta admit it was 1 of the most original songs ever 2 get on the radio then and now. Even within the realm of prog it was pretty unique.

  • @marcelgommans2020
    @marcelgommans2020 3 года назад +40

    I was lucky enough to be able to attend this concert. They were fantastic!

    • @fredshepard1550
      @fredshepard1550 3 года назад

      Where is this place?

    • @capebuatid
      @capebuatid 3 года назад

      was it suddenly rain ? damn feel sorry for that hammond

  • @jackwhite6030
    @jackwhite6030 10 месяцев назад

    Been listening for 50 years to these guys......MERCY

  • @glenminnick3724
    @glenminnick3724 3 года назад +17

    I had their album, moving waves in 1973 at age 19, still rocks !

    • @outsider2222
      @outsider2222 3 года назад +7

      me too

    • @dan71559
      @dan71559 3 года назад +3

      Me too I wore this album out. So love this tune.

    • @michaelwagner8859
      @michaelwagner8859 10 месяцев назад +1

      Me three...😊 Loved that album.

  • @TheMetalus1
    @TheMetalus1 3 года назад +16

    This is soo very good! Love to see this Band still going strong and playing a great show!

  • @lawrencejohanson5178
    @lawrencejohanson5178 3 года назад +13

    I belonged to the Columbia Record Club in Canada and in 1973 they sent me Moving Waves,which was their first album.I used to crank this song at some of my parties along with Slade Alive.

    • @FocusVideoArchive
      @FocusVideoArchive  3 года назад +4

      Moving Waves was their second album!

    • @lawrencejohanson5178
      @lawrencejohanson5178 3 года назад

      @@FocusVideoArchive Not according to Billboard.Moving Waves came out on Jan 1st of 1973.It peaked at No 8 on the Billboard charts.There is no record of any albums before January of 1973 unless they had an uncharted album.

    • @Vinterfrid
      @Vinterfrid 2 года назад +1

      @@lawrencejohanson5178 What do you mean by "uncharted album"? An album is an album, whether it's on the charts or not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_discography

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes 3 года назад +15

    Classic and influential! Growing up in NY and NJ, this song was a staple on NYC rock stations! Jan Akkerman was considered a 'guitar god' back in the day!

    • @alexroberts9349
      @alexroberts9349 3 года назад +2

      It was a staple on Los Angeles FM ROCK stations as well.

    • @ogrebattle22763
      @ogrebattle22763 3 года назад +1

      Indeed in fact I was so into him I bought his solo album "Profile" & played it into the ground.... I was so lucky to find another copy in mint condition at some vinyl records store down at Bleecker street in NYC.... a few years back...

    • @johnlattimer350
      @johnlattimer350 3 года назад +3

      Jan still is to us who are still playing. ;) I know of a bar in a small town in between Cleveland and Youngstown that still has the 45 on the juke box and it gets played a lot! ;D Best tour de force of yodeling prog I've ever heard!!!

    • @AudiophileTubes
      @AudiophileTubes 3 года назад +1

      @@johnlattimer350 Nice! I'm now living near Westlake. Where is this bar?

    • @alexroberts9349
      @alexroberts9349 3 года назад +1

      @@johnlattimer350 I live in the SAN FERNANDO VALLEY suburb of LA and there is a bar where the Hells Angels hang out and the juke box contains the 45. It has been on the bars juke box rinse at least 1987.

  • @eugenesteenhuisen4065
    @eugenesteenhuisen4065 10 месяцев назад +3

    What an awesome band they were and still are. Amazing

  • @thosoneill
    @thosoneill Год назад +1

    Looking forward to seeing them in Glasgow in April

  • @benavich8
    @benavich8 3 года назад +3

    I was lucky enough to see these guys in their prime, 1974 up in Michigan...Suzi Quattro was first, then Focus, then the headliner, Aerosmith. What a concert that was! I was 17 at the time. Tickets were about $7.00

    • @alankalaf2743
      @alankalaf2743 2 года назад

      Actually, I was also at that show. What a great band.

    • @benavich8
      @benavich8 2 года назад +1

      @@alankalaf2743 Jan Akkerman - certainly one of the all time underrated guitarists!!

  • @ericbond5276
    @ericbond5276 Месяц назад +1

    In the rain no less. Nobody scrambled for the exits.

  • @raulgailhac8585
    @raulgailhac8585 3 года назад +8

    Genial, un clásico de mi juventud...que placer...!!!!

  • @TheBrightSounds
    @TheBrightSounds 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic. This guitarist is a God. Amazing!!!!!!

    • @missyw618
      @missyw618 Месяц назад

      I agree 💯!!! Menno Gootjes!! He is my most favorite guitarist in the world!!! ❤❤❤ Stunning player!

  • @angusmoffat
    @angusmoffat 3 года назад +4

    50 years! Fantastic band. Wow!

  • @oldshovelhead
    @oldshovelhead 9 месяцев назад

    I remember when this song came out. 187 BPM - whoa!! Im over 60 now and still listen to this song a few times a week with coffee and a spliff before work. This song and John Mayall Room To Move make a great pair! Thanks for posting this 👍

  • @dan71559
    @dan71559 3 года назад +5

    I freakin loved that tune when I was a kid!

  • @RobbyTheGlitch
    @RobbyTheGlitch 9 месяцев назад

    Been one of my all time favorite songs ever since I first heard it over 40 years ago. Seeing these musical talents still jamming it out makes this Dutch drummer a happy boy.

  • @sfeigh
    @sfeigh 3 года назад +24

    The band, even with changes, still rocks.

  • @uauclic2459
    @uauclic2459 2 года назад

    YEAHH!! Brazilian greetings to you all...

  • @robertochiang8057
    @robertochiang8057 3 года назад +19

    "The old that is strong does not wither,
    Deep roots are not reached by the frost"
    (van Leer yodeling after all this years!!!)

  • @Awake2Evil
    @Awake2Evil Год назад +2

    What a talented group of guys man

  • @bradforward850
    @bradforward850 3 года назад +5

    OMG! What an experience that had to be seeing them live now. I'm jealous.

  • @Isacjacobmaleh
    @Isacjacobmaleh 3 года назад +1

    Long live Focus!!!

  • @MrMustard2U
    @MrMustard2U 3 года назад +4

    When I was a little Kid, I use to go to my friends house & we would attempt to do magic shows,
    & he would always play this 45 single & his old school record player, while doing the magic...
    awesome to hear this after all these Years... your never to Old to Rock...

    • @maxt7564
      @maxt7564 3 года назад

      That's Rock n Roll. Wish I had thought of that when I was a kid.

    • @dangerousd9187
      @dangerousd9187 3 года назад

      Cool when I was a kid I was skipping school & listening to this in the local pool hall which was a couple of blocks Away from my school

  • @billchessmen
    @billchessmen 3 месяца назад +1

    They still rock!!

  • @dawnclaibourne2183
    @dawnclaibourne2183 3 года назад +7

    Oh wow, I'm so grateful this showed up on my RUclips feed! I'm old enough to remember when this song came out, and it remains one of my all-time favorite songs. It's just too much fun! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @efrenmontes7763
    @efrenmontes7763 2 года назад +1

    Wow...Still Awesome yes they are..
    after all these years, they're still alive & kicking..More power to u guys, Focus.
    Keep on Yodeling & Rockin'..
    God bless u all..

  • @scootergreen3
    @scootergreen3 3 года назад +3

    One of the Greatest bands that's ever existed!

  • @michielvdvlies3315
    @michielvdvlies3315 3 года назад

    ik vindt dit persoonlijk het mooste/leukste Nederlandsche rock nummer.

  • @Arturo-sm1tb
    @Arturo-sm1tb 3 года назад +5

    A forgotten early influence and contribution to metal guitar with those memorable solos and chorus.

  • @claudiopesse3802
    @claudiopesse3802 Год назад

    Impresionante !!! Claudio desde Río Gallegos Patagonia Argentina

  • @roneichstaedt8853
    @roneichstaedt8853 3 года назад +13

    As much as I liked hearing it on the radio in the 70's, it's even better to see it. There's a clip on RUclips (Midnight Special I think) with a lot of close-ups of Thijs. To see his wild expressions it shows how much fun he was having. Not to mention watching Jan Ackerman shred.
    I do agree with many posters that it's a shame most only know this song. Personally, Sylvia has always been my favorite.
    It was true with many prog bands: the casual fan knows only a song or two, but the true fan knows the whole breadth of the band.
    Look at Yes-many fans think they started with Going For The One (although they'd probably recognize Roundabout)
    And I shed a tear for Genesis fans that only know the pop Invisible Touch era, and have never heard Supper's Ready or Carpet Crawlers.

  • @pierremaury2758
    @pierremaury2758 Год назад +1

    I LOVE THIS VERSION MUCH BETTER!!!!

  • @rodgreen6021
    @rodgreen6021 3 года назад +5

    Man , this is going back always!! Haven't heard Focus since the seventies .Hocus Pocus was the first Rock record I ever bought .
    Yep Jan Akkerman , legendary guitarist for sure.

  • @luizantoniovieira9894
    @luizantoniovieira9894 3 года назад +1

    Cooles! I'm a huge fan for years!

  • @nelsonjosecastanheiraalves2637
    @nelsonjosecastanheiraalves2637 3 года назад +11

    Great song. The drummer stil plays very well.

  • @giraffewaggoner8119
    @giraffewaggoner8119 3 года назад +1

    I was time traveling and jumped to a live performance with this band back in 72, the guitarist was cool, he had licks way ahead of popular music then. Wish i could go back, but i have to use the power for good now.
    Great to see we both made it from 72, maybe I'll be back again, good luck guys, and it was a great show again, 5 decades, so fresh in my mind, still have a vox vibro pedal from the show, sorry i needed it for something in another time.

  • @rickblackers88
    @rickblackers88 3 года назад +4

    This is so great,my favorite prog band is back!!!

  • @devinaschenbrenner2683
    @devinaschenbrenner2683 2 года назад

    I have no idea who these people are, why RUclips has brought me here, or what even to make of this honestly. But I like it. I know that much.

  • @kurtgeib1106
    @kurtgeib1106 3 года назад +8

    Beautiful, Makes me smile.

  • @gunterbreitfeld6421
    @gunterbreitfeld6421 2 года назад +1

    When i´ve heard first time this music, I was 14 - that changed my live. Chapeau, a masterpiece!

  • @Flintster56
    @Flintster56 3 года назад +5

    Still amazing after all these years!

  • @noeldsouza412
    @noeldsouza412 2 года назад +1

    Happy birthday Thijs... Many happy returns of the day, born this day 31st March back in 1948...may you have many, many more birthdays...was lucky to see you perform live at our hotel in Dubai late 90's...you wrote me with your own hands your Dutch address which is my prized possession 😉 would love to see you live once again...do come and perform in India... Till then keep yodelling Thijs... God bless you and Focus🎶🎵☮️❤🇮🇳

  • @marcfedak
    @marcfedak 3 года назад +5

    Wow, I wish I was at this show! Thijs van Leer can still yodel very well 50 years later.

  • @davisooi8971
    @davisooi8971 3 года назад +1

    This song is older than I am and I am already pushing to 50 's.

  • @PeterMackett
    @PeterMackett 3 года назад +11

    It's great to see Focus are still performing after all these years!, he never did the whistling bit though!

    • @mmmuscraft5558
      @mmmuscraft5558 3 года назад

      ha! whistlig has ben so used and misused latterly, it's all f.cking around! may be he should have done it to show how it must be done...

  • @massimomariola4632
    @massimomariola4632 3 года назад +1

    Una delle migliori band prog rock di sempre...viva i Focus