Focus - Sylvia/Hocus Pocus

[dambuster617]

fantastic younger years rememberd love it cheers



[kKevGuy47k]

das ist gut

[giezemod]

1 Jammer dat ik dit net een week te laat zie. Had die kerst en nieuwjaarswensen aan het einde graag willen doorsturen.

2 Wat een medogenloos brute groove op die hihat van Pierre vd Linden. Die moet hele partijen bekkens doormidden hebben geslagen. Genieten!

[mrkillitoss]

drummers. look at that fucken hihat , thats just insane

[petoysis]

happy new year ;)

[annolenno]

A merry chirstmas and a happy new yeeeheeeheeeheehEEEHEEHEHEHEEA­AAAAAAHHRRRR

[bot51993]

46 people wish they could hit nots like thijs van

[chasa58]

absolutly brilliant I have been a fan since buing miving waves in the 70's superb!!!!!

[garylongden]

The Dutch are quite plainly mad, but in a nice sort of way, and I do like this.

[bethooblues1]

ESSE VIDEO É DOS CARALHOS, LEMBRA TODA A MINHA FORMAÇÃO E TRANSFORMAÇÃO DE ADOLESCENTE PARA ADULTO, COM O FOCUS VIVI MUITAS ALEGRIAS E TRISTEZAS DE AMORES QUE FICARAM E PARTIRAM. TAMBÉM FOI EPÓCA DASA CURIOSIDADAES E DO EXPREMENTALISMO, FOI UMA DELICIA TER VIVIDO ISSO TUDO E OUTRAS COISITAS A MAIS. RESUMO FINAL * FOCUS É PHÔDASTICO. fui...........................­..............................­..............................­..............................­.

[LowDeath23]

This is great

although the drummer should buy a less shitty crash

[emjaysea12]

Jan Ackerman was hailed in the 70's as one of the top rock guitarists - on this performance it is easy to see why. The complexity of this medley with the high vocal range, breakneck speed, swirling rhythms and sheer excitement make this a must for all favourite lists. The courageous Dutch - rock on.

[blacktooth1100]

Was looking of a version of hocus pocus to add to favourites; this is definitely it. Blinder.

[susantyrellfans]

They are fantastic.

[wispskilipski]

a boy is sleeping on my arm will listening to this song WTF.

[Fluvioglacialiteit]

We Dutch are crazy:) that's funny:D :P

[jvbo]

anyone knows what guitar model is that?

[dwelbaum]

@jvbo

It's a Gibson Les Paul Custom with what looks like a Gretsch Humbucker at the neck

[vindaloo1000]

Saw them at the old 'Village Bowl' in Bournemouth arond 1973...fantastic..!! Now that was a great venue......I also remember The Sensational Alex Harvey Band there, and Chuck Berry, Blondie, The Stylistics....happy days !

[shawnbroes]

OMG! Thanks for this. I've loved Focus most of my life, and this is just amazing footage.

[MrSoittelija]

Dutch people people may be a little grazy, but in a good way. I have liked every one I met. Maybe I move there someday.

[combandpaper283]

Awesome :-)

[scania142e470]

Dit jaar weer eens op Hocus Pocus stemmen voor de Radio 2 Top 2000.

[renzomarrocu]

amazza che forza ragazzi!!!!!!

[larrydart13]

I remember Focus from the 1st time around, just brilliant!!!

[geraldonunesfilho]

Good ! I like focus since 1972. Greetings from Brasil.

[rockeratroz]

One of the greatest performances in Rock'n'Roll History!!! This should be taught at schools for the benefit of Humanity! Fantastic!!!

[NilocNihclab]

First saw Focus at Kingston Polytechnic. Sat on the floor 10 feet away. Had never even heard of them before 1973 I think. Came away gobsmacked. This brings back some memories. Music lives on. It's the only good thing about still being alive.

[Hatsudenshogi]

My first Focus!

Awesome!

[5150martin]

its prog rock,,,,,

[baconsandwich2007]

Mad as a box of frogs. It's my kind of music!!!!!

[rdickson01]

bollocks

[dragmile]

remembers my childhood...........

[12mkultra]

such madness such brilliance, big thumbs up from me!

[JoneSalat]

I remember watching this gem in black and white, and bought the album Focus 3 next day.

I still love it.

[jazzygeoff8]

Saw them live in Leicester, England last week - marvellous!

[MrPieterWittenberg]

Best blues guitarist ever. Give me someone who beats him...

[francogothica1993]

@MrPieterWittenberg

Clapton?

[dolom1]

@francogothica1993 not even in your dreams

[5150martin]

@MrPieterWittenberg erm peter green ,dont get me wrong this guy is an amazing guitar player but it aint blues mate now is it

[rangerover113]

cant believe that was 40 years ago, I hope they are still yodeling and smashing them drums in an oldfolks home somewhere in holland.

[ShoeLube]

@rangerover113 Better than that. They're still gigging, I'm seeing them tomorrow in England.

[misty8718]

Excellent .. the very best live performance from a really talented group .. much better than the recorded version ... great drummer great guitarist ...

[zionravescene]

One of the all-time great OGWT performances.

[Sambbab]

epicish!

[jamirosmajicrocks]

look at Jans nail!

[MrBrainless17]

i think if they ditched the yodeling they would be better than ELP

[Losiolek69]

funk on les paul o.O

[AbortedHitlerCock]

That festive interlude was even more bizarre than the time I saw Finntroll stop a gig to make the audience join in with them singing happy birthday to their guitarist...

[OneWingedAingeal]

Why is the guitarist's thumb nail so obnoxiously long????

[Enevan1968]

@OneWingedAingeal : Thumb- and fingerpicking...

[Honeybeestarify]

high voice = EPIC

[PiaNysTube]

Akkerman outakkermanning himself!!!!!

[15waq1e3w2]

@PiaNysTube Hahahahahaa nice wordplay!!!!!!

[jagdpanther1944]

this is the music I was growing up with....how lucky am I?

[jonjuliecat]

the pressing plants pressed nothing else for a month following this .. I will get a TV and a licence the day they bring back whistle test

[hugobear1]

all the shops sold out of Moving Waves the next morning

[Pigeon55]

@hugobear1 and Columbus guitars too, no doubt : ))

[erblonder]

Silvia una de las mejores canciones de HOCUS POCUS una de las favoritas de Dios

[jerste]

I sing like that every morning when I'm in the bathroom. Slightly lower.

[friedlish]

Oh, god... <3

[alastairellis]

Dutch band I have loved since 1970 whatever - now living south of Utrecht 40 years later makes it all better

[chriswoodize]

that finger nail is really creepy. that aside still love this band

[xxdonaldqxxx]

@chriswoodize "that finger nail is really creepy." Yes it is but it serves a purpose and he grew it that way for a reason. That finger nail is used as a natural pick when he plays the acoustic guitar. Many guitar players take great care and preparation growing and caring for finger nails like that.

[Theknuckler49]

Ive heard sylvia before... but dunno where. shit

[hjs480]

Meine Lieblingsnichte heißt Sylvia mitY.

Und sie ist eine tolle Frau.

Mit diesem Lied denke ich an dich.

[fionamary56]

I was lucky enough to see Focus live in the UK in the mid-70s-my ears were ringing for 3 days!!! Wow!!!

[sh080]

that drummer is just maaad

love it

[Luukeeeehh]

@sh080 the whole band is just maaad

[Rael571]

Watching this video made me very happy - it's completely ACE. Can't help but agree with the comment below about Thijs van Leer's vocals being absolutely astonishing. What a classic tune.

[Rael571]

Watching this video made me very happy - it's completely ACE. Can't help but agree with the comment below about Thijs van Leer's vocals being absolutely astonishing. What a classic tune.

[jodynh]

Thijs van Leer's vocals are absolutely astonishing. Have you heard him sing in three octaves at once on the Hamburger Concerto album?

[Marcpatchett]

This shits like throwing your favorite frisbee over a rainbow and it coming back covered in gold.... Awesome

[JorritEnzo]

waar de F zit de herhaalknop op youtube?

[hhJACK92]

This is absolutely sensational! I can't believe how long it's taken me to discover this phenominal band!

[frietje02]

Brilliant!!!



[jaffeyannai]

Liam Neeson really reminds me of steve Hackett

[mrstrongmouse]

It's such a nostalgic buzz. Bit it's driving me mad what it was the theme song to on the TV in the 1970s...

[TheZephyrBand]

i love these crazy bastards =)

[xxdonaldqxxx]

We'd like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year ear earrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

[ste123456754]

jan akkerman a master at work

[SONGSTICKS]

Oh YESSSS

THE DOGS BOLLOCKS AND NO MISTAKE !!

It still baffles me what people see in these wanky boy bands that Simon Cowell promotes. THIS... Is a proper band !!

Loud, creative and analogue.

[nikitofin]

el guitarrista es german paoloski !!

[dcarranza87]

como  me siguen gustando mucho, aqui en mexico fueron fuente de inspiracion, que viva FOCUS!!!!

[buttership]

Amazing,thankks Focus.

[cadusum41]

Sylvia and Hocus Pocus are really motivational like Dont stop believing.

[mercman159]

Great pic quality

[heykasabian]

This is Focus in focus!

[lyghty]

caralho, isso sim é musica rapaz!

[Gyabogazer]

10/10

[BrommaExpress]

Love that Di Meola sense of rythm in the guitarplaying.

[scobiedog1]

and when it seemed most certain that his screams could get no higher....

[scobiedog1]

don't know why but keyboard/vocals guy makes me think of a mad teacher!?

[Transterra55]

Jesus plays a mean guitar!

[b42147]

Holy shit this guy must be a fan of Tiny Tim lmao...check him out..he's also freaky!!! the singer that is :P

[b42147]

Holy shit this guy must be a fan of Tiny Tim lmao...check him out..he's also freaky!!!

[JimmyGris]

Nice essai! 

[kingcarlo8]

Brilliant



[kingcarlo8]

Briilliant



[MrNeonkind]

everytime i hear this, i feel like i'm tripping

[2c26]

Ze guitar

Ze voice

Ze bass

Ze drum

OMFG

[2c26]

@2c26 And ze organ...

[Pouliot27]

@2c26 Don't forget Ze organ!

[sonykroket]

@Pouliot27

LOL and ze Hammond rulez ja

[2c26]

@Pouliot27 I had forget the organ until it jumped to my face and tried to strangle me...

[sonykroket]

@2c26

Hahaha, you're so fuckin right.

True mastahs!!!!

[runnertomonutube]

@2c26 what about the keyboard?

[Shindai]

I kinda wish I'd never heard this when I was a kid, everything else sucks in comparison. I want this played at my funeral xD

[Fergyguitar]

So, you want to talk about musician?. Watch this, it should tell you all you need to know. Absolutely brilliant.

[UltiEd]

5:10 - 5:40 makes me smile and laugh everytime

[CosmicCowhand]

I saw this line up live in the early seventies. At least I'm pretty sure I did because I don't remember a whole lot about it. ;)

[Beaglejune80]

It´s a timeless song. If you agree, it does not depend on in which year you´re born! ;-))

[stulfuart]

Big shout for Pierre van der Linden-drummist (if I remember correctly),It's not Liam Neeson plucking away,obviously it's Gerard Depardieu.

[MrUpsidown]

@stulfuart hahaha so true !! Big up Gerard !

[leggsuk49]

Sadly I was, but luckly I was able to experience a fantastic time for music.

[KingPAulLime]

Ah, the good old days... sadly I wasn't born in time ):

[adenland1]

Yan Ackerman, one of the greatest guitarists and still touring. I love this performance as does my 10 year old son, If you can play the chord sequence clearly, you are there.

[snotyay]

hehe thijs looks like james may

[mattc031]

what about wayne rooney on vocals uncanny

[acme2263]

@mattc031 Sounds like Waynes visiting one of his girls!!LOL

[satiropan]

is this the same room where Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention played?

[carmel1956]

Whoa....the drummer must be ajaxed after that !

[Rybow73]

@donvid234 It was sarcasm, yes. They both have large similarities to one another.

[MrAttPatt]

Focus were nasty guys. They did bits of rock (very good rock, as it happens) just to fool people into buying their albums which were JAZZ - eeek! Jeez, the money I wasted on that band! I'm sorry they couldn't make a living out of jazz, (obviously their first love), but they had no right to trick people like that! Shame on you, Focus! I know where I'd stick that flute!

[simukeng]

@MrAttPatt

I would of always said that they were Jazz Fusion anyway like Coulossem. I know the 70's was a diffrant time but surley thay had listening posts back then.

[raakone]

@MrAttPatt you sure it was to trick people? And not a case of....their experiments becoming more popular than their "main" stuff? Wouldn't make them the only ones. I devastated a family member by showing her that that majority of Christ De Burgh's work is NOTHING like Lady in Red. And we all know, the majority of Green Day's stuff is nothing like Good Riddance, or Wake Me Up When September Ends (for which I am thankful!) Then again some bands changed...Yardbirds were originally Blues!

[MrHistorian123]

@MrAttPatt

Focus played every style from jazz fusion to classical/mediaeval inspired progressive rock. Experimentation and humour are inherent in everything they do - and I love them.

[crunchkinsbigsister]

that sure is nice singing for a man

[Tippersnore]

An outstandingly creative band who made their mark in the 70s.

[M4rkpj]

Excellent guitar by Jan Akkerman..... Thijs van Leer must have been a bit pissed to lose his flute, but someone would have to have lost the plot to agree to let him have a mic!!!

[Vevey2004]

I feel like shit right now, but this still gets me moshing...I can't help it. Focus kick ass. great version of Sylvia and brilliant version of Hocus Pocus

[carmel1956]

Just as good live as their recordings - awesome.

[scooby1ize]

i was lucky enough to be at the rainbow when they recorded the album. guess i"m showing my age!

[MrJengelhout]

At 1.59 Akkerman shows to be the sarcasm himself again by playing a little piece of a "poldersong", one of the best dutch bands ever!

[DilligafOxford]

Awesome, there isn't that sort of talent around anymore

[aletutyful]

isso é talento!

[lucasgelati]

That's a little too fast, right?

[Dyyn123]

To hell with lyrics with that guitar

[Mcmechanic]

bloody fantastic !

[indranugraha1000]

cool!!!!

[finickity]

How can 37 people dislike this???? are they mad???

[3984ja]

@finickity

.i sure as hell cant.

[MDS1958]

@finickity - Yes

[TheHenkka65]

@finickity

Yes, they are. Musically senseless peasants.

[durodehamburgo]

@finickity No they are simplye estupid.

[kewlfonz]

@finickity they probably prefer lady gaga or some other such dog's poop...

[bermudarailway]

@finickity No they're arseholes !

[MrPblower]

@finickity mongs

[tubellarbells]

@finickity Why care about those 37? just enjoy quality in music. These are classic from all times, no matter if some like it or not. Full stop.

[FeelPureVolume]

@finickity the other 5 just shat them self's. Out of the 42 dislikes

[stevecowdry]

Saw Focus (Thijs & Pierre) a few years ago at Swindon Arts Centre - wonderful stuff!

[NacpanyLeniwiec]

it was good!

[Rybow73]

I love how Liam Neeson is playing guitar.

[geanmarcellfreitas]

@Rybow73

Hauhauauhauhauhauh

I never have seen in that way ahuahuahuah

Goooood point!

[Pr3sto]

Liam Neeson on guitar and Jeff Golblum on drums!

[bea1980uk]

@Rybow73 LOL

[Kalffje1]

@Rybow73 , sorry? WHO is playing guitar? Just for the sake of argument, what would you think of Mr Jan Akkerman, the best guitarplayer ever?

[Rybow73]

@Kalffje1 Please tell me you knew I was obviously joking about Liam Neeson. I know this is YouTube, but it shouldnt be too hard to pick up on a joke.

[Kalffje1]

@Rybow73 Liam Neeson? Sorry, no. This man playing is called Jan Akkerman, best guitar player ever.

[nepotiums]

@Rybow73 don't forget jack nicholson on the keys aka "Heeere's Johnny! "

[Rybow73]

@nepotiums Haha, can never forget about that now.

[alastairellis]

Absolutely fantastic - took me 10 years to find a biker/hippy who knew the song I was humming badly was the song my now 54 year old (10 yrs older) brother used to play every night

Fantastic - as well as I now live South of Utrecht in NL

[DJBalkenende70]

One of my favorites

[ikarusxv]

EPIC!! Thijs van Leer is a genius.

[neddyboy100]

his nail is creeping me out

[MightyFerg1]

Aaaaugh! I would love to see what the guitarist is doing, but his left hand is hidden by cymbals, mikestands, etc and the cameraman keeps showing his RIGHT hand! Really annoying! I remember this kind of thing happened over and over on The Whistle Test, and me shouting at the TV!

[thomasjeeh]

@MightyFerg1 i think he's also using a wah pedal at around 4:55 for a few seconds

[seriousbe]

This is FUCKING AWESOME.Must be one of the best medley of all times!!!