Ben & Amy - Hocus Pocus (Focus Cover, Live @ Day Of Rockening IV)

[plastictoysoldier]

Maybe not the best cover of this song on youtube (don't get me wrong, it's good!), but the only cover where I see the band having fun while playing this! & duh, how can you not go crazy on this song, just awesome!

[akrabadaba]

Hello! good work! Please listen my version of hocus;you tube;Anno Domini Hocus Pocus!!!There you can find also INFERNAL SOLOS!

[xeningti]

that was shit hot! drums soundin amazing! haha epic

[yoyokid2006]

that was completely badass.

[jasonmenezes]

Amazing cover, keep rockin'! :)

[TableAvocado]

sounds like the wrong key

[Beanandamoo]

@TableAvocado No, it's in A major, same as Focus have always done it. I'm not aware of any version in another key.

[Beanandamoo]

@Beanandamoo Actually it's A minor isn't it...

[TJherbertos]

@TableAvocado not in the wrong key mate

[Beanandamoo]

@Reinoutvk Does it? This is a cover of the studio version, not any of the various live versions (many of which do include a lot more flute parts). The studio version has exactly this many bits with flute in. Although there were two different studio versions, one european and one american, I think, so maybe that's how this confusion has arisen.

[rentmead]

cool as shit!! i love it!! i love how the drummer doesn't let up on the ride cymbal. good job, looks like ur having a very good time which is what its all about!!

[MrNeonkind]

and the singing girl with the keyboard... is cool as fuck. :)

[MrNeonkind]

not bad. this song isn't easy to play (and sing!)

[mcoonmaster]

siiiiick cover!

[RagdollAlice]

@minpinful Would that be me then? I'd better cut my toenails!

[Django5198]

amazing guitar!!!!!

[the1ozz]

hahaha brilliant job think ppl saying should be louder need to realise it was a live show and the levels would have had to be under some controll via sound desk and the quality will only be as good as the cams mic, but all in all looked like a fun show and the vox on the keybord player are near spot on brilliant ,

*****

[fishinmusician25]

You guys are fabulous! What a joy to watch! Not only do you have great chops, but your are funny as hell...total entertainment... Please don't ever lose that! What a great sense of humor you made me laugh my ass off. That's what it's all about, great playing and fun. You guys ROCK! Sincerely, a 53 year old professional lead guitarist from Minneapolis.

[PQleyR]

Everyone, please stop watching this video! Just because I uploaded it doesn't mean I think it's very good! If you keep watching it then more people will watch it and I'll get complaints!

[funkbeasty]

Amazing! All very good musicians (especially the drummer [I'm a drummer myself]). Keep it up!

[aminlikestits]

good stuff

[sdgtime]

fuckong awesome!!! :D

[rushyeskansas]

Good cover ... I like it!

[DrummerGAS]

Very good!!! but too slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bbvibrabb]

Very good cover

[qklaracha]

not bad , not bad that all you guys rock ...i love focus

[MacedonCollowrath]

Wow, Really great cover. Thumbs up!!!

The guitar sounds more like the cover made by Iron Maiden on the beginning, and yes, it should be louder.

But anyway, you're really great. Really made my day. Cheers!

[royzeltje]

really great cover and really great vocals

[jpatton1989]

I really liked this. Especially the scat! You guys are really talented. Great drummer. Great frontman: he's very entertaining. Guitar could have been louder. The yodeling was out of tune. But you guys are brave. Not many people would ever attempt Hocus Pocus. Much less, pull off a half-decent cover. As hard as this song is to perform, I thought you guys did a great job!

[azar209]

You guys tickle my fancy. I want to hear more.

[rafauleciaelcarpio]

less distortion on that gutar PLEASE (and more volume)

[Beanandamoo]

No.

[ShitCrap]

that's one stiff guitarist, you gotta loosen up a little

[Beanandamoo]

@ShitCrap I spend most of the time playing the drums, so I was perhaps a bit outside my comfort zone (which is located at the back of the stage!).

[Mirikajikaari]

The guitar should be louder.

[Beanandamoo]

Yes it should be, but it wasn't under our control.

[huskerman68025]

the guitar should be way louder not to bad for a cover band  ive heard better

[PQleyR]

We aren't really a cover band...have you seen any of our other videos?

[huskerman68025]

where are you from the uk??? i just checked out your other stuff what was that dude??? good luck in the future

[huskerman68025]

get a new sound man or just turn up your guitar is all ive been in this business since 1982,

[Beanandamoo]

I was born in '87, so you're ahead of me there. I think the camera is to blame for the mix problems, one mic in that position isn't the best way to capture the whole mix. If I'd had any control over it I'd agree with you, but I know as a sound engineer myself that guitarists who keep turning themselves up onstage are a serious pain in the neck...so I tend to leave it up to whoever's engineering, and hope for the best.

[dpatrocchio]

Very good for all and

very very very goog the drummer !

5 stars

[captain0redbeard]

great cover of a great song!!

[dorftrottel2k]

Good work!

[ChunkyAndMoist]

That drummer is pretty fuckin sick.

[SANTORIOBUSTANUT]

the drummer kicks ass.

[WalkenTheWalk]

@SANTORIOBUSTANUT you should see the drummer for Fearless In Symmetry dude knows how to beat the shit out of drums.

[akrabadaba]

@SANTORIOBUSTANUT Hi! Please check out how I played drums in hocus,well so complicated fills dont know how ever I drummed them..You Tube:Anno Domini Hocus Pocus. And Happy new year!

[GuitarSoundMusic]

guitar should be louder

[PQleyR]

I expect it was louder from further back, you're probably not getting the full mix from the PA here.

[denton93]

It's probably the limiter built in to the camera. Built-in mics tend to limit so the sound doesn't break up, but when everything is put through a mixer like this, we can never get the proper mixed output :(

[huskerman68025]

@GuitarSoundMusic this guitar shouls be way louder

[timayyNYC]

Definitly a great cover guys, and you made it entertaining to watch too. Great job guys

[poopcola]

thats fucking good for for a cover of gods work. ;D keep it up.

[GnR190]

AWSOME

[TheGarageLand]

5 stars! great job!!!

[trite3825]

HELL YEAH!

i love it

[NapalmTheElf]

anyone brave enuff (and clued up enuff) to cover focus is right by me

[eps2467]

You sound a little pitchy ,Dawg. LOL 

Just kidding . You guys did a great cover and it was a very fun and entertaining performance.

[melomadre]

This created such a great atmosphere. Wish we were sitting in the sun watching it again...

[antumusica]

very niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

[mikedawesofficial]

waaaaaa Aaaaaaaah AAAAaaah Aaaaaaah, Waaahhhhhh AAAhhhhhhhh Yaaaaaaahhh AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH­HH

Nice job guys, I was there, but once again. Nice.

EHHHYYYYY