First and certainly not the last time I've seen this clip. I love Focus and have done since I was about 8 years old. Uncomparable to anything or anyone on Earth. Every one of them a master of their instrument. Majestic.
For me every aspect of this session and Focus are as music should be played, enjoyed , presented and appreciated. Nothing comes close these days . Seen them many times over 5 decades....
Is saw them in Clouds Disco above Green's Playhouse in Glasgow a long long time ago. They were absolutely brilliant. Not a note wasted. I particularly remember them playing this with the superb inventive soloing.
bert is a perfect bass...he just fits in at any moment... pierre is tHE drummer ! effortless perfection.. trying to characterize jan as a guitar player would be an insult...he IS the guitar !
Absolutely right, version from Focus 3 is the best Focus ever did....well, Eruption too 🙂 And of course Hamburger Concerto When Akkerman left after Mother Focus, it was no longer Focus
I first saw and heard Focus on one of the 70's late nite weekend USA TV's Music shows. They played Hocus Pocus which the people I saw it with thought it was very funny! The more the band played I could hear something AMAZING goin' on. Totally on it's own musical thought process and a very high level of creative and instrumental chops. When it was over I stood up and said this is one of the best groups ever. Next time you hear don't laugh!
Pretty much my experience too. None of my friends liked them but their music has gone on to be a huge part of my life - now in my mid-60s. The first LP I ever bought was Moving Waves and the second was Focus 3. I still play both albums regularly. My first live concert was Focus at the Glasgow Apollo in May 1974. After all these years they are still my #1 band. The line-up in this video is also my favourite.
My fave band is The Who ,but Focus when i bought the Lp focus live at the rainbow blew me away ,Jan Akkerman has to be one of the most insanely genius guitarists that has ever lived
Ik ben geboren in Sovjet Unie. Mijn oudste broer heeft lp ' live at the rainbow' op de zwarte markt gekocht omdat het muziek uit westen was verboden . Dat was uistekende optreden . Nooit vergeten. Super bedankt!
Focus was so unique they had this whole jazz. Jam band thing going on. Plus the classical side too. The flute is off the chain Jan Ackermanns guitar wow !! Farout video 70s prog matched by none.
God I LOVE Pierre's drumming SO much! I also want to punch 70's video directors in the face for rapidly changing camera angles during drum solos!!! 😠 I want to watch and learn! 😫😭😁
They fair raced through this- it’s twenty-six minutes long on the album. Seriously though, they didn’t play their compositions by rote, did they? I wish now I’d seen this line-up live, but I was only fourteen at the time. Still play Focus III a LOT…
yes you missed some bloody good shows we saw them quite a few times in Manchester loved them, but there again there were many groups of the day we missed "such is life"
Jan akkerman God on the guitar. Growing up in the late sixties early seventies I had focus and Emerson Lake and Palmer and Jeff Beck I mean what else do you need it doesn't get any better musicianship wise😮😮😊
People might or might not agree with me but I like this condensed version better than the Focus 3 version. Not saying I don't like the album version though!
You can't touch this? It's ineffible music in an early rock fusion music genre. Keep carrying on you drummers, keyboard players and you guitarists all.
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Rest in peace Mr.Bert Ruiter. thanks for the amazing lines! Groove in heaven!
The 'other' half of the tightest rhythm section of the seventies..
Bloody amazing all these years on!
Best Performance ever. Great Band. They are all unique.
First and certainly not the last time I've seen this clip. I love Focus and have done since I was about 8 years old. Uncomparable to anything or anyone on Earth. Every one of them a master of their instrument. Majestic.
My favourite band ever....the interaction is just unbelievable.....
How many of us over 60 still listen to FOCUS?
@@eirikask4034 Me 🙂 62 now
@@eirikask4034 how many of us over 60 can still dance to Focus?
totally agreed. when we were getting out band together we were living and breathing any and everything we could listen to by Focus.
Agree, I saw Focus two days ago. Still great, Thijs van Leer is a hero
Genius on every, every level.....the older I get the more I love TVL and this band.....
I just love this. The bass the drums the guitar! every aspect of it is amazing. that drumsolo gave me chills!
A Gibson Les Paul Custom with a Gretsch Filtertron pickup!!! Insane.
RIP Bert 🙏🏻😢
thijs is intense on whatever he does...i love his hammond sound !
For me every aspect of this session and Focus are as music should be played, enjoyed , presented and appreciated. Nothing comes close these days . Seen them many times over 5 decades....
I thought this was a bit overstated until I listened to the song again. So many emotions. Cheers.
Masters, far ahead at that time ...
yes
total gods
I saw them shortly after this. People were excited to see them.
Is saw them in Clouds Disco above Green's Playhouse in Glasgow a long long time ago. They were absolutely brilliant. Not a note wasted. I particularly remember them playing this with the superb inventive soloing.
bert is a perfect bass...he just fits in at any moment...
pierre is tHE drummer ! effortless perfection..
trying to characterize jan as a guitar player would be an insult...he IS the guitar !
And Thijs..................????
@@narvul ...thijs !?? he's m..m...m..mad...h..h..he's m..m..mad, sir !
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@@jeanmariezeyen111 and extremely talented and one of my favourite Monty Python scenes.
@@narvul this would be mine : ruclips.net/video/yzgS61zgPEg/видео.html
My god this is amazing!! What an awesome band!!
I've been a fun 50 years ever. FOCUS is in my 5 most favorite rock groups.
Pierre van der Linden!!
Supreme band , love Jan big all maestros 🎼🙏
All songs and first 5-6 albums are great but this their best song. It got everything and amazing solos.
Absolutely right, version from Focus 3 is the best Focus ever did....well, Eruption too 🙂
And of course Hamburger Concerto
When Akkerman left after Mother Focus, it was no longer Focus
I’ve worn out 3 copies of Focus 3 since 1973 with my children playing a big part.
Thijs, Jan, Piere and Bert the best performace, I have seen them many times live in the Netherlands
those drums , feckin superb playing
I first saw and heard Focus on one of the 70's late nite weekend USA TV's Music shows. They played Hocus Pocus which the people I saw it with thought it was very funny! The more the band played I could hear something AMAZING goin' on. Totally on it's own musical thought process and a very high level of creative and instrumental chops. When it was over I stood up and said this is one of the best groups ever. Next time you hear don't laugh!
Pretty much my experience too. None of my friends liked them but their music has gone on to be a huge part of my life - now in my mid-60s. The first LP I ever bought was Moving Waves and the second was Focus 3. I still play both albums regularly. My first live concert was Focus at the Glasgow Apollo in May 1974. After all these years they are still my #1 band. The line-up in this video is also my favourite.
50 years ago I saw them aged 12 . I was not wrong to be amazed but I didn't know it wasn't going to get much better.
Thijs, the best Flute and Keabordplayer👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Often imitated . Never equaled . Sheer magic.
My fave band is The Who ,but Focus when i bought the Lp focus live at the rainbow blew me away ,Jan Akkerman has to be one of the most insanely genius guitarists that has ever lived
@Satanic Panic Fun and Games Not forgetting the best live album ever made The Who Live at Leeds
Ik ben geboren in Sovjet Unie. Mijn oudste broer heeft lp ' live at the rainbow' op de zwarte markt gekocht omdat het muziek uit westen was verboden . Dat was uistekende optreden . Nooit vergeten. Super bedankt!
Mooi Nederlands! Of is dat de verdienste van Google?
@@herbertdarick7693 dank u wel !!! Nee, geen Google. Ik woon nu toevallig in Nederland.
Brilliant! Amazing musicians
Great band...all masters at what they did.
The Drummer Pierre is AWESOME and So Underrated..😠😠😑👏👏🥰🥰🥰💯🥁🥁🥁🥁💯💯💯
thijs is intense on that flute solo
Calidad musical, genios de la musica, Focus gran banda.
Wow😏🎸🎹🎼 Fantastic Band.
So much genius.4guys teleported from the baroque period to the prog jazz 70's.Brilliant shooting stars never to be heard again
Si hubieran sido ingleses o norteamericanos nos lo meterían por los ojos .la verdad y lo bueno prevalece
nope they were around a long time, check out their many albums
I remember having seen them live on stage in the city of Amersfoort...
Thijs...please release every take of these sessions XXX
Focus was so unique they had this whole jazz. Jam band thing going on. Plus the classical side too. The flute is off the chain Jan Ackermanns guitar wow !! Farout video 70s prog matched by none.
Insanely talented geezers. What a groovy performance.
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss wonderful song
Hope to see Focus again in Belo Horizonte, Brazil!
Perfect drums solo! Wou very good 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😮😄
Awesome!
fantastic!
Muito bom...incrivel...gosto muito desta banda...
magnificent
This is THE FOCUS！！！
sensacional 🤘👏👏👏🇧🇷😎
Mi canción de Focus por excelencia.
God I LOVE Pierre's drumming SO much! I also want to punch 70's video directors in the face for rapidly changing camera angles during drum solos!!! 😠 I want to watch and learn! 😫😭😁
You are so right. He has such a cool style - better only show him for a half-second at a time!
wow...
I love this band. First heard them in 1973. Have been following them (especially Akkerman) ever since.
Perfect back-beat groove, end of!
Soul music
Still AMAZING!!
One of the best Dutch bands ever I think.
One of the best World bands ever I think Henny
No Dutch..Focus and Magma..the best on the World
@@dusankasoc9308 Weren't Magma French? Or maybe Kobain?
Están despegados! Otro nivel
Genius level music
First time I've heard this. Very good. Highly reminiscent of the Byrds Eight Miles High.
They fair raced through this- it’s twenty-six minutes long on the album. Seriously though, they didn’t play their compositions by rote, did they? I wish now I’d seen this line-up live, but I was only fourteen at the time. Still play Focus III a LOT…
yes you missed some bloody good shows we saw them quite a few times in Manchester loved them, but there again there were many groups of the day we missed "such is life"
Music sure hasnt moved on from this.....I bet Miles would have loved to jam with Focus!!!!
Top!
Fusing classical, jazz, and rock. FAR beyond the musically elementary English blues brand of rock going on at the time.
Super geil 👍👍👌👌❤❤
cool the drummer of this band Focus, I will begin to deepen their musical knowledge
You should listen to some live bootlegs from 1971 and 1973, audio only, especially the 46 minute ERUPTION.... This drummer was ahead of his time.
muito bom
Three on the tree and rainy day 😊 cornering
Completely pro, rgds Colin.
Bought the album, Focas Live at the Rainbow,, 1973,
Da gab's bestimmt jedemenge Gras zu rauchen. Die Jungs von Focus hatten und haben es drauf. Progrock vom allerfeinsten!!😮😊
Jan akkerman God on the guitar. Growing up in the late sixties early seventies I had focus and Emerson Lake and Palmer and Jeff Beck I mean what else do you need it doesn't get any better musicianship wise😮😮😊
fucking love this!
Met kayak en golden earring de beste nederlandse band ooit
Jazzrock by Focus.
Me thinks Mr. Page was scoping the Bad-Ass Chops and Tone of this here Guitar Master 🎸☕
then you see what they dish out at glastonbury and think....naaaaa!
I believed that this piece was from Jethro Tull!
Sure as I am sitting here?
People might or might not agree with me but I like this condensed version better than the Focus 3 version. Not saying I don't like the album version though!
Zonder woorden...!
noise!
But what fucking great noise if you understand music
@@stevebinning977 too damn right. Kids of today have no idea what they missed.
You can't touch this? It's ineffible music in an early rock fusion music genre. Keep carrying on you drummers, keyboard players and you guitarists all.
Hello Mr Hammer. And yes I agree
Led zeppelin. Step aside
focus 3 bit boring exept house of king
Awesome!