I am from the US and I became aware of Focus in the early '70's. I was in the third or fourth grade at the time. I was blown away buy Hocus Pocus!!!!!!! Heard it on mainstream radio stations. Saw them on late night concert shows on one of the major networks of the time. I consider them way ahead of their time and influential to many successful acts to follow, especially the instrumental guitarists that would follow!
Dave, In some ways that's true as only Hocus Pocus got any air play & most didn't take the time to listen to what they really were capable of. Saw them on their only US tour in 73 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in MD. Peter Frampton with his new band Frampton's Camel opened the show & Focus ended up playing for nearly 3 hours for a crowd half the size of the venue .but those who came knew just who they were & what a great show they put on. Akkerman is still one of the worlds best modern Rock players plus the man can play anything with strings & any style he wants . They were well known here but only by folks with good ears.
00:02 - Hocus Pocus 06:13 - Hamburger Concerto 20:50 - No Hang Ups I have a cassette copy from when this originally aired. I parked the cassette recorder in front of the TV and hoped for the best. Amazing how I can now watch this great band at any time, from any computer.
I had to bookmark this one when I found it - I was 16 when it was on TV first time, recorded with a 7" reel to reel stereo recorder, mind BLOWN - I'm 66 now and still listen to this when I re-discovered it. :)
Thijs Van Leer was a genius. If he were English he would easily be in the pantheon of the greatest progressive rock names of all time, alongside legends like David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Ian Anderson, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson or Peter Gabriel. Anyway, I consider him magnificent.
Van Leer is not english, but he is in the pantheon of the greatest progressive rock names of the entire world. And Focus as a band too. The most finest progressive rock band.
My God, these guys were so good. Plenty of power and beauty in this music. Akkerman and Van Leer were phenomenally gifted musicians. Great to see them having fun in this clip. Focus were an amazing band. Great to see them perform in their heyday. A stunning display of prog rock at it's finest.
66 here - your not alone! Recorded this as an audio track when it hit the TV - my class mates thought I'd lost my mind, well, yeah. FOCUS ROCKS !! Just found this about 2 months ago - somewhere I have the original TV recording on 7" Reel to Reel. Think I need to get another unit.
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I've seen them perform many times in the 70's and seen Jan Akkerman play in several concerts. I even see Jan driving by my house several times on his Harley. He is still performing and still one of the best guitarists in the universe.
What a treasure! Never saw this clip before. I was there in the early seventies in the Netherlands and this very much reminds me of the concerts in those days. Thanks!
Hello Rolling Stone magazine..wake up and listen to this incredable group..Jan Akkerman in the guitar list..probably under Keith Richards and Lou Reed😅
So much amazing music came from the Netherlands. Ahora Mazda, Brainbox, Finch, Pantheon, Trace - just to name a few. I've amassed over 130,000 albums to date and I still discover bands I've never heard of. Although the TH-cam algorithm can be quite random at times with its suggestions - I love the journeys of discovery I have been sent on when looking at the recommendations that appear in the columns whilst I am watching things. I can't believe I was over 50 before I heard of Eloy for example. TH-cam is like the worlds best music library.
Questi grandissimi musicisti di mezzo secolo fa mi hanno lasciato letteralmente a bocca aperta. Conoscevo i Focus, li ho sempre apprezzati, ma in questo filmato ho potuto sentire e vedere quanto siano stati sottovalutati. 👏👏👏
This was one of the performances that shaped my musical understanding back when I was a 12-year-old, and I'm beside myself watching it unfold again. But I remember that there was also a magnificent performance of Birth on the night, and I'm sorry that wasn't included for whatever reason.
08:52 - What Jan does right here.....that descending -> ascending line.......still makes me smile 47 years later. And I love the sound of his guitar thru those grinding Leslie cabinets.
Jan inspired me as a 14-year old guitarist and still inspires me at 63. I play well but still cannot emulate so much of the gypsy/jazz/classical/rock/blues/modal hybrid he effortlessly creates. And he’s a virtuoso lute player. Huh? I’ve gone to Holland to meet him and see him perform several times over the past 15 years and his passion still burns in his 70s. He’s a bit eccentric for sure but it comes with the musical genius. A true legend of the guitar and certainly a gift to my life.
the band I was playing guitar in held their breath when this episode aired....we were playing several of their songs (or attempting to) at this time...an amazing band that will never be matched.
Thank you for posting this! This was one of the first DKRCs I saw. First time seeing Focus and UFO live was a real treat. The next Saturday I bought Live at the Rainbow and Hamburger Concerto. This was shot in Long Beach at the LB Auditorium in late '74, the usual place for DKRC shows. I think it was broadcast in early '75. I still have a cassette with both bands from the show that I taped off the TV. I hope more DKRC shows with this VQ will show up on YT. Next one that would be great to see is with another Dutch band, Golden Earring from Moontan tour. There is a video from the show but of rather dodgy quality and very truncated Big Tree Blue Sea, definitely a highlight where Barry Hay plays the flute and song goes on for about 10 mins.
Thanks for uploading this. I never missed a Kirshner show and remember this one. Jan playing faster than humanly possible @ 1:56. I'm surprised he didn't injure his left hand, looking back @ it almost 50 years later.
@@CuTLeR331 I'll respectfully disagree with you, lol. I also think this is the best version, followed closely by the one in the NPO presentation. This one is more energetic, although Akkerman's solo in the other is definitely better.
@@CuTLeR331 other than studio version this is only one I heard live. If you know others out there,man let me know I'd love to hear others,I'm digging this man.
@@rickweigle5559 , this is definitely not the only one live version of "Hamburger Concerto" on youtube. There's a video of a live version of Hamburger Concerto with Van Leer wearing a jacket with epaulettes on his shoulders..... Or do you mean that is an overdubbed video??.... No-o-o-o-o-o, i don't think so. Although i am beginning to doubt it now)))
I agree....imo this is the better version of HC! Stunning in fact!! Wish the current lineup would tackle it!! The whole band , including Colin Allen , is on fire!!
These guys have inspired me to eat better and exercise more. I'm trying to see if it's possible to watch this so much that I fail to be amazed, and if I only live 15 or 20 more years, there is no way in hell that will be enough time.
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Van Leer was (is?) freakishly talented. No one quite like him. And Akkerman is freakish too; he was a bit sloppy, but fast as hell. (I don’t mean sloppy in a bad way-Jimi was sloppy too.) He attacked that fretboard like a berserker, but then he’d pick up a lute and play something gorgeous and delicate from the 16th century. Great bass and drums too. My fav Dutch band, by far.
Jan is a guitar genius and one thing that makes him unique among guitarists who are rockers. That is because he told me himself that his two favorite guitarists are Django and Wes. (Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery) Jan has a very open mind and utilizes musical styles from the Baroque and Classical periods as well as being influenced and inspired by the jazz masters. His technique is also much richer than most rock n roll guitarists because since he really absorbed and listened to jazz greats like Miles and the bebop greats, his lines are much more clever and thoughtful than many rock guitarists. His speed is something else - I have no idea how he developed such speed and fluency but it is incredible. One of the most amazing things about Jan to me is his sound. He can make a guitar sing, wail and practically talk!! He is still one of the greatest and he is on top of the pyramid, musically speaking. His playing has so much depth and richness no matter what he's playing.
I’ve listened to Ackerman for years and I would never say he is sloppy. His timing is immaculate, and his solos in the studio version of Hocus Pocus are incredible. However what I find is that he is very unpredictable, especially when watching the live shows, and here you can see it at the end of Hocus Pocus, as the band does not know what he is going to do. I would also comment that during Eruption, that otherwise perfect piece of music is marred twice by very loud feedback from Akkerman’s amplifier. The only way they would have left this in is because the tracks were being recorded live, and the feedback was so loud it was bleeding through into the other microphones and could not be covered up. Given a choice between re-recording the entire track or leaving it in, they chose to leave it, so it must have been that good overall. But I’m sure they gave him shit for it.
I am the guitar player of Huntress in the late 80's. A neo classical shredder and loved opera. This is so amazing. This is beyond talent. Just my opinion
Most likely written below, but... the reason for the wonderfully insane tempo was a tribute to a Midnight Special performance when the band refused to shorten the song to make the time slot, so Van Leer determined that this tempo would fit the slot. Amazing, amazing, amazing. About 50% faster than the studio version.
Maybe but I've never seen any live version slow. Songs often are played fast live, but I'm not denying it's a good story either way. I was in a small local band and the first time we played a "real stage", Peabody's in CLE, I can remember when the first song started, the guitarist played the riff twice as fast. When finished the singer said, "and we could not have played that song any faster!". So it happens. But still ... maybe you are right. Enjoying this set immensely though!
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¡¡Genios!! De las mejores bandas del progresivo de todos los tiempos. Thijs van Leer, genio entre los genios. Jan Akkerman, ni hablar. Bert Ruiter y Colin Allen, con una solidez tremenda (aunque se extraña al maestro Pierre van der Linden). ¡¡Alucinantes!!
If I was a guitar player, I would've tried to copy Jan Akkerman. So great. I was a keyboard player that worshipped Thijs Van Leer. Just thinking outside the box.... His records weren't so much theatrical as this presentation. Today he is still playing with the New Skin Tour and still kickin ass....
that's how the show started but this actually was the encore. The first track was Birth, but they pretty much did for each show, like Golden Earring. This was also the first time I heard and saw UFO and I was floored and instantly became a fan.
I swear, every time I discover a new performance of Hocus Pocus it's played faster than the last.
lol that is why the song is named Hocus Pocus 😉
True 🤯
Vocalists has CRAZY talent!! 😂😜
Lol, exactly. 😅
No kidding!
one of the greatest guitarists of all time ,nobody mentions him as one of he best...he needs to be recognised jan akkerman
I absolutely agree...
Not even in Rolling stone's 100 best guitarists of all time ...would have been different if he had been an American or from the UK.
but he was voted "best rockguitarplayer" in 1973 by the "melody maker" !!
@@jeanmariezeyen111 but hardly known by
the world music scene then ...no informaion like these days
THAT S RIGHT@@jeanmariezeyen111
The US had never been exposed to FOCUS....Thijs Van Leer and Jan Akkerman were off the charts with talent.
I am from the US and I became aware of Focus in the early '70's. I was in the third or fourth grade at the time. I was blown away buy Hocus Pocus!!!!!!! Heard it on mainstream radio stations. Saw them on late night concert shows on one of the major networks of the time. I consider them way ahead of their time and influential to many successful acts to follow, especially the instrumental guitarists that would follow!
I'm in my 60's, in the US & I heard them in the 70's. This was awesome. The 70's were the best!
We were definitely exposed to Focus. Where were you in '73?
Dave, In some ways that's true as only Hocus Pocus got any air play & most didn't take the time to listen to what they really were capable of. Saw them on their only US tour in 73 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in MD. Peter Frampton with his new band Frampton's Camel opened the show & Focus ended up playing for nearly 3 hours for a crowd half the size of the venue .but those who came knew just who they were & what a great show they put on. Akkerman is still one of the worlds best modern Rock players plus the man can play anything with strings & any style he wants . They were well known here but only by folks with good ears.
I bought Hamburger Concerto as a "cutout" album... On sale for 2 bucks! My favorite all time Album!
00:02 - Hocus Pocus
06:13 - Hamburger Concerto
20:50 - No Hang Ups
I have a cassette copy from when this originally aired.
I parked the cassette recorder in front of the TV and hoped for the best.
Amazing how I can now watch this great band at any time, from any computer.
th-cam.com/video/yYT_6nCj6HU/w-d-xo.html
new found footage of birth at the beginning
@@shiki_fa14 WOW!! I forgot that they also played 'Birth' on that episode of DKRC. Much Thanks for letting me know!
I had to bookmark this one when I found it - I was 16 when it was on TV first time, recorded with a 7" reel to reel stereo recorder, mind BLOWN - I'm 66 now and still listen to this when I re-discovered it. :)
I remember seeing this as a kid. Thijs Van Lee looked like an escaped lunatic from a mental institution. Pure GENIUS!!!
Thijs Van Leer was a genius. If he were English he would easily be in the pantheon of the greatest progressive rock names of all time, alongside legends like David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Ian Anderson, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson or Peter Gabriel. Anyway, I consider him magnificent.
Oh yeah no doubt.
YOU EASILY CAN ADD GENTLE GIANT...Anyway, FOCUS WAS the best band in those years...
He still IS a genius. Listen to the last focus albums. Masterpieces.
Van Leer is not english, but he is in the pantheon of the greatest progressive rock names of the entire world. And Focus as a band too. The most finest progressive rock band.
I agree.
My God, these guys were so good.
Plenty of power and beauty in this music. Akkerman and Van Leer were phenomenally gifted musicians. Great to see them having fun in this clip. Focus were an amazing band. Great to see them perform in their heyday. A stunning display of prog rock at it's finest.
It's very difficult to say what is the best Dutch band ever because making music is not a sport. But if I get forced to name one it will be Focus.
And then Golden Earring and then Johan.
Jan Akkerman at his best. His final dark jazz notes are out of this world. Pure genius.
Hamburger Concerto is one of the band’s greatest achievements! Prog Rock forever!!
The audience had their faces melted
Save FOCUS - 50 years! - T. Van Leer and Jan Akkermam - SUPERBS! - EXTRAORDINARIES! - Salute from Brazil!
I am 68 years old now & we still play Hocus Pocus!
66 here - your not alone! Recorded this as an audio track when it hit the TV - my class mates thought I'd lost my mind, well, yeah. FOCUS ROCKS !! Just found this about 2 months ago - somewhere I have the original TV recording on 7" Reel to Reel. Think I need to get another unit.
IM ONLY 67 YOUNG AND THE TOUR 1974 WAS BREATHTAKING MANCHESTER ENGLAND 🇬🇧
Ahh, the Dutch. Probably the weirdest nation on earth, which is no bad thing, and also one of the coolest. Thanks for giving us Focus.
Bleep from Amsterdam....
I am Dutch, and I agree, long may we stay that way!!! And you are welcome!
I watched this in 1974, I was 16…..still amazing!!!
I was born in 1974, amazing, and I have the same great taste in music as you do!!! hahaha
Me too. They played North Carolina then. Blinking magnificent
TRULY AMAZING TOUR 1974 MANCHESTER ENGLAND 🇬🇧 JUST BREATHTAKING 😊
I can remember staying up late just for Kirshner's shows.
I' m crying. From Chile ....amazing!!!!☮️
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Pure unadulterated fire. Vocal section at @19:20 is just beyond. If I saw this live I would not have been able to control myself.
My brain lost control 🤯🤯🤯
I've seen them perform many times in the 70's and seen Jan Akkerman play in several concerts. I even see Jan driving by my house several times on his Harley. He is still performing and still one of the best guitarists in the universe.
Volendam right?
@@narvul that's where he lives
Their talents were completely madness riding the wave of genius. No musicians today could hold a candle compared to Focus.
Greatest dutch rockband of all time with all of them superb musicians!!!
Che dire, eccezionali e dire poco😊❤
Helemaal gelijk!!!
I agree!
My 16 yr old self just about fell out of my chair when I found this video - Bookmarked and email sent to the author of this page. LOVE it !!
What a treasure! Never saw this clip before. I was there in the early seventies in the Netherlands and this very much reminds me of the concerts in those days. Thanks!
You're probably there right now as well.
I remember this song as a kid,iam 58,its still badass !!
One of the first time ever I heard bass louder than guitar in the mix . Awesome gig
love the platform shoes and fkn big bell bottoms on the guitar player! wow...really showes the times.
Hello Rolling Stone magazine..wake up and listen to this incredable group..Jan Akkerman in the guitar list..probably under Keith Richards and Lou Reed😅
Jeez. Jan Akkerman was so far ahead of his time.
So much amazing music came from the Netherlands. Ahora Mazda, Brainbox, Finch, Pantheon, Trace - just to name a few. I've amassed over 130,000 albums to date and I still discover bands I've never heard of. Although the TH-cam algorithm can be quite random at times with its suggestions - I love the journeys of discovery I have been sent on when looking at the recommendations that appear in the columns whilst I am watching things. I can't believe I was over 50 before I heard of Eloy for example.
TH-cam is like the worlds best music library.
It kind of depresses me to think that there's so much music, and so little time.
andyharman, there's so little time to hear it all, and not possible of course, but enough time to make your own, like they all did..
amazing performance...easy to underscore the vocals that Van Leer was putting out there, live no less. Hats off to them...Focus forever.
Questi grandissimi musicisti di mezzo secolo fa mi hanno lasciato letteralmente a bocca aperta. Conoscevo i Focus, li ho sempre apprezzati, ma in questo filmato ho potuto sentire e vedere quanto siano stati sottovalutati. 👏👏👏
It seems to me that every latest version was faster than the previous one. Going for a world record no doubt and they won every single time.
We were skying, drinking hot coco and fon due in the alps when this guy came and cause an avalanch.
Nice upload thank you. It was good to see Jan Akkerman enjoying the gig rather than his normal serious self.
This was one of the performances that shaped my musical understanding back when I was a 12-year-old, and I'm beside myself watching it unfold again.
But I remember that there was also a magnificent performance of Birth on the night, and I'm sorry that wasn't included for whatever reason.
It is, but it was forgotten to be featured in this long video.. it was just forgotten. How? I don't know. It is on a other video on our channel, tho
08:52 - What Jan does right here.....that descending -> ascending line.......still makes me smile 47 years later.
And I love the sound of his guitar thru those grinding Leslie cabinets.
Jan inspired me as a 14-year old guitarist and still inspires me at 63. I play well but still cannot emulate so much of the gypsy/jazz/classical/rock/blues/modal hybrid he effortlessly creates. And he’s a virtuoso lute player. Huh? I’ve gone to Holland to meet him and see him perform several times over the past 15 years and his passion still burns in his 70s. He’s a bit eccentric for sure but it comes with the musical genius. A true legend of the guitar and certainly a gift to my life.
Akkerman is the man !
!
Dammit! I was missing this one live… They were so inspired!
the band I was playing guitar in held their breath when this episode aired....we were playing several of their songs (or attempting to) at this time...an amazing band that will never be matched.
I WAS SO DELIGHTED WHEN IT WS PLAYED ON SOUTH AFRICAN tv FOR THE fifa WORLD CUP IN 2010.....PEOPLE NEVER KNEW IT WAS A TEENS FAVOURITE(FEW) IN THE 70S
FOCUS immense! Fun and excellent musicians
Thank you for posting this! This was one of the first DKRCs I saw. First time seeing Focus and UFO live was a real treat. The next Saturday I bought Live at the Rainbow and Hamburger Concerto. This was shot in Long Beach at the LB Auditorium in late '74, the usual place for DKRC shows. I think it was broadcast in early '75. I still have a cassette with both bands from the show that I taped off the TV. I hope more DKRC shows with this VQ will show up on YT. Next one that would be great to see is with another Dutch band, Golden Earring from Moontan tour. There is a video from the show but of rather dodgy quality and very truncated Big Tree Blue Sea, definitely a highlight where Barry Hay plays the flute and song goes on for about 10 mins.
To this day I can’t believe these gentlemen did this show without “chemicals” and “artificial” overdubs.
No drugs huh? 😁
i think it was more like lsd etc
No overdubs here, but I think some chemicals were involved.
Thijs had wa helium binnen
All geniuses and what a band. Glad I was alive in this era
Lucky dog
I agree, only comment I can muster about this performance is : Oh my God!
Fantastic! HD at last, thank you. I have been waiting ages to see this concert in this quality
What a treasure.... this is simply amazing...
The greatest Jam /Classical band off all time Jan Akkerman did look like Jesus my Favourite band of all time
This is an amazing piece of music, thanks for sharing this.
And that's why there are so many Focus cover bands.
Jesus I was at the 50th anniversary gig in Glasgow last Thursday night - absolutely sublime
Focus: best EVER
Thanks for uploading this. I never missed a Kirshner show and remember this one. Jan playing faster than humanly possible @ 1:56. I'm surprised he didn't injure his left hand, looking back @ it almost 50 years later.
he did have later problems with repetitive stress injuries.
Greatly underrated band still sounds great today
i love Focus
Best version of Hamburger Concerto ever imo. But they were on fire the entire concert.
I would have to respectfully disagree with u. There are much better versions out there, however this one is very unique and full of energy!
@@CuTLeR331 I'll respectfully disagree with you, lol. I also think this is the best version, followed closely by the one in the NPO presentation. This one is more energetic, although Akkerman's solo in the other is definitely better.
@@CuTLeR331 other than studio version this is only one I heard live. If you know others out there,man let me know I'd love to hear others,I'm digging this man.
@@rickweigle5559 , this is definitely not the only one live version of "Hamburger Concerto" on youtube. There's a video of a live version of Hamburger Concerto with Van Leer wearing a jacket with epaulettes on his shoulders..... Or do you mean that is an overdubbed video??.... No-o-o-o-o-o, i don't think so. Although i am beginning to doubt it now)))
I agree....imo this is the better version of HC! Stunning in fact!! Wish the current lineup would tackle it!! The whole band , including Colin Allen , is on fire!!
the guitarist is really stunning
His name is Jan Akkerman….
Small side note in 2023: Focus - Live at the Rainbow. The album was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 5 May 1973. 50 years ago now!
what a band, pure genius
Excellent concert et musicien d'exception
This bring back My teenage years
Outstanding!!!!!!!
If this show was filmed at the Long Beach Arena - I WAS THERE...!
Fantastic Band and moment
Unbelievable talent.
HE IS STILL A GENIOUS! ....
Fantastic Rock Concert !!! FOCUS is Wonderful Progressive Rock Band..
Famózní 👍✌🏻🤘💯🎶😁🔥🔊💥😉🖤❤️💪Gretting from czechrepublic 🇨🇿
This is PROG!!!
Without a doubt. These guys belong enshrined in Cleveland in RRHOF But we know Jann Wenner the prog hater will never allow that.
The absolute best ever
12:00-12.54 Some people would claim EVH pioneered this rolling volume technique on "Cathedral" however Jan Akkerman was doin it in 1974 folks.
Duane Allman did it in 69
@@blakewhittington4336 and Chet Atkins in '58. Sounds great whoever.
Rory Gallagher,Roy Buchanan,
These guys have inspired me to eat better and exercise more. I'm trying to see if it's possible to watch this so much that I fail to be amazed, and if I only live 15 or 20 more years, there is no way in hell that will be enough time.
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Let's just admit it humanity......God made only one FOCUS....that's it....never again....
Amazing!!
Van Leer was (is?) freakishly talented. No one quite like him. And Akkerman is freakish too; he was a bit sloppy, but fast as hell. (I don’t mean sloppy in a bad way-Jimi was sloppy too.) He attacked that fretboard like a berserker, but then he’d pick up a lute and play something gorgeous and delicate from the 16th century. Great bass and drums too. My fav Dutch band, by far.
I like so much the way he used the volume pot. Sometimes does not sound as a guitar.. is freaky and original sound
I'm glad someone's said this - he's superbly talented but I find his improv can be a bit off sometimes.
Jan is a guitar genius and one thing that makes him unique among guitarists who are rockers. That is because he told me himself that his two favorite guitarists are Django and Wes. (Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery) Jan has a very open mind and utilizes musical styles from the Baroque and Classical periods as well as being influenced and inspired by the jazz masters. His technique is also much richer than most rock n roll guitarists because since he really absorbed and listened to jazz greats like Miles and the bebop greats, his lines are much
more clever and thoughtful than many rock guitarists. His speed is something else - I have no idea how he developed such speed and fluency but it is incredible. One of the most amazing things about Jan to me is his sound. He can make a guitar sing, wail and practically talk!! He is still one of the greatest and he is on top of the pyramid, musically speaking. His playing has so much depth and richness no matter what he's playing.
I’ve listened to Ackerman for years and I would never say he is sloppy. His timing is immaculate, and his solos in the studio version of Hocus Pocus are incredible. However what I find is that he is very unpredictable, especially when watching the live shows, and here you can see it at the end of Hocus Pocus, as the band does not know what he is going to do. I would also comment that during Eruption, that otherwise perfect piece of music is marred twice by very loud feedback from Akkerman’s amplifier. The only way they would have left this in is because the tracks were being recorded live, and the feedback was so loud it was bleeding through into the other microphones and could not be covered up. Given a choice between re-recording the entire track or leaving it in, they chose to leave it, so it must have been that good overall. But I’m sure they gave him shit for it.
Next year 50 year Focus. Thijs van Leer in Amsterdam. Just bought my tickets
me encanta este grupo..., lo he seguido por mucho, mucho tiempo....
i'm dutch and i'm proud to perform on you tube.
Answers the age-old question “what would Bach have sounded like if he wrote for Focus?” 😎
E P I C - but words can't describe what... .... anyway II love this dimension -Period
FANTASTIC!!!
What a creation
Fantastic band !
I am the guitar player of Huntress in the late 80's. A neo classical shredder and loved opera. This is so amazing. This is beyond talent. Just my opinion
so crazy nice !
the last" two minutes "song(already with the credits) has caught me,what a wonderfull!
WOW...JUST WOW!!!!
YES,MY FRIENDS!! THAT IS THE BEST ,GENIOUS!!
Buenísimo very very concierto. Una joya musical. Hermoso 👍👍👍
Aunque si estuviera el baterista Original, Pierre Van landen. Hubiera sido mucho mejor.
Diría yo: EXCRAMENTAL! jejejeje... Es un tesoro lleno de joyas!!!
Most likely written below, but... the reason for the wonderfully insane tempo was a tribute to a Midnight Special performance when the band refused to shorten the song to make the time slot, so Van Leer determined that this tempo would fit the slot. Amazing, amazing, amazing. About 50% faster than the studio version.
Maybe but I've never seen any live version slow. Songs often are played fast live, but I'm not denying it's a good story either way. I was in a small local band and the first time we played a "real stage", Peabody's in CLE, I can remember when the first song started, the guitarist played the riff twice as fast. When finished the singer said, "and we could not have played that song any faster!". So it happens. But still ... maybe you are right. Enjoying this set immensely though!
Praise Yeshua, that is great music!
So glad I got to watch it for the debut on Rock Concert as a teen. 😎 better days
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Manic , but absolutely brilliant. Outrageous talent .
¡¡Genios!! De las mejores bandas del progresivo de todos los tiempos. Thijs van Leer, genio entre los genios. Jan Akkerman, ni hablar. Bert Ruiter y Colin Allen, con una solidez tremenda (aunque se extraña al maestro Pierre van der Linden). ¡¡Alucinantes!!
Awesome
Nothing, no one, never can ever replace Thijs
7-13-20
He died?
He's not dead!
Focus all day, thank you.
Yeah great post
They are on rails, everyone is working in harmony.
If I was a guitar player, I would've tried to copy Jan Akkerman. So great. I was a keyboard player that worshipped Thijs Van Leer. Just thinking outside the box.... His records weren't so much theatrical as this presentation. Today he is still playing with the New Skin Tour and still kickin ass....
...what do you think van halen did !? ;-)
YES FOR SHURE THAT IS FANTASTIC!!! AND HIS 🎸 ON SYLVIA!! THAT IS UNIQUE!! ALL OF THIS!!! FANTASTIC SYMPLY FANTASTIC!!!!
that's how the show started but this actually was the encore. The first track was Birth, but they pretty much did for each show, like Golden Earring. This was also the first time I heard and saw UFO and I was floored and instantly became a fan.