Brilliant .. I have been searching for this the extended version which was released as a single in 1971 and played on Radio Nordsee ... but never a UK hit. My copy went awol years ago!
although this version is utterly perfect due to Akkerman's guitar, but we shouldn't forget Tom Barlage of the Netherlandish band Solution who composed this tune. listen to their song "Divergence" - this is where the solo comes from, and it's certainly a nice listening experience for all those who like "Tommy"!
Too good for a porn soundtrack! It would distract from the action onscreen. You would have to make up your mind.....porn?.....great music?..... What a dilemma! Of course the two choices aren't necessarily bad.
I discovered Focus just 10 minutes ago, brought here by a cover played by Helloween, and I found one of the greatest band in history. Fuck!! I wasn't even born in those years, so i'm justified... but why none ever told me of their existence???
You, older fans, SPREAD THE WORD!!! I will do it!!! if you don't.... FUCK OFF!!!!
A 20 year old American musician was galavanting around Germany and ABBA was the rage: brilliant but unpalatable. Then someone turned me on to this genius Dutch rock band and musically the environment changed. They are not only superlative musicians with classical and Jazz training, but with iconic originality equalling any of their contemporaries. I eventually saw them on their "Hamburger Concerto" tour in the States.
Even after all these years..... what a magnificent and uplifting piece of music... yes... it is a movement from a long piece, but back then, we all knew the bit we were waiting for out of the 23 minutes of Eruption!
Just happened upon this. Had Focus's "Greatest Hits" or something a few years back. Had only heard "Hocus Pocus" before that. Very unique sound to their music. This was excellent though too short.
@rickyon Thanks. I'm going to try and get the whole thing. Beautiful song. If you're not familiar with Colosseum's "Valentyne Suite", you might want to check it out. This reminds me of it.
I don't give a sh** whether people like this or not. I spent many a night back in 1972 listening to this while I lived in Las Vegas. I was amazed at all of Focus, but especially Jan Akkerman. This is one of the most emotive solos of all times in my opinion. It it speaks to you, it speaks to you. If not, move on and keep searching...
@rickyon and who are you to tell them what they can and cant do, you are telling them to avoid reading/commenting, becouse they are either too mature or too inmature, they take it too seriously or too light, they are right or wrong, this could go on forever... I suggest that if it bothers you then don't read it and certainly don't waste your time commenting! practice what you preach bro..
Who I am is the person who posted this video on my channel and if you don't like what I do or say here then move on! Just keep this up and see how long you will last here.
@MrMamboking2 Good question. I hear a lot of 'errors' in Akkerman's playing, but I don't think they ARE errors. I think he intends them OR insists they stay in because they reflect that peculiar moment in time when they occurred. For me, that is the beauty of Akkerman - the humanity. We know he can play 'perfectly' - we've heard it often enough in his classical work. I hope you know what I am talking about, coz I'm not sure if I do. LOL!
Just observing the English language and the definitions of the words therein. An instrumental is a SONG without vocals. All instrumentals are songs unless you are playing mindless formless non-patterns. Then it wouldn't be a song but it wouldn't be an instrumental either. Classical forms of music without vocals would fall into the instrumental category. The human voice singing is the performance of a song, the person doing the singing is the instrument. These are easy concepts to understand.
It seems to me that Santana was and is under strong influence of Jan Akkerman. Samba Pa-Ti and Europa sound to me like Santana's version of this tune. I just heard this tune for the very first time, and I head this thought right away: "man, this sounds like Santana!"
I have to correct the correcter. An instrumental is a song without vocals. You said it was not a song. All songs are not instrumentals but all instrumentals are songs.
@SuperCoastie1 . as i understand the pigeon holing. is the sound in a track is made a vocal as in vocal human voice if only to be a silly sound then that illiminates it from being an instrumental track.
kan me nog herrinere lang gelede in me stoner jaartjes, dat een maat van mij focus niet kende, en dat we toen knetter stoned op deze plaat lage te space in het gras van zijn achtertuintje. op de fiets met de plaat in de hand, ready to space!
Just a little joke, remarking on the obvious. I have to admit though what other band has such genius as Thijs Van Leer and Jan Akkerman!!!!!! Totally unique and incredibly awesome!
Als je bent opgroeid met bands als Focus, Earth & Fire, Kayak, Golden Earring, Brainbox, Ekseption, kon je nog niet beseffen dat dit later allemaal heel erg bijzonder zou zijn.
This needs no words...Jan is absolutely at his best...Focus were,as far as I'm concerned,the best of those years.Moving Waves changed my life,changed the land I'm living in and it's my bible(as if I needed one...)
This has been one of my favourites since I first heard it - oh - about 35 yrs ago. The playing is simply extraordinarily beautiful. Thanks for posting.
@Motherboard46 im glad to hear that,i suggest this songs from him if you want to listen : beautiful-gustavo cerati,perdonar es divino-gustavo cerati,engaña-gustavo cerati,cactus-gustavo cerati,fue-soda stereo,soda stereo was his first band
So nice.... thanks for posting this. Just got youtube access thru our TV and sound system and I've been introducing my wife (who was 10 when this was first recorded:) to Focus tonight . of course Hocus Pocus was first as I know her tastes and that she would like the unique vocals but then I told her about Jan and took here here:) She's stunned and amazed . You just have to love what these guys did. Anyone know if there is a live version of Mescaline?
This remains one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever! It turned me on to Focus in 1974 - heard it on the radio Whistling Bob Harris - and it was truly beatutiful then and still is today. Saw the band last night in Cardiff. The new guitarist may not be Akkerman but is sooooo talented and needs to believe in his amazing ability. He is his own man and the new band is great entertainment - especially with Pierre van der Linden back - brilliant! This track and Focus are endless. Thanks guys!
pues si - cuando estava revisando los comentarios de bocanada , alguien escribio q en esta rrola se inspiro el Maestro Cerati -sera o no cierto - pero las 2 son ENORMES !!!!!!!!!
@malqueno00 pues definitivamente son enormes; creo que me sorprenderia mas el hecho de que no conociera esa cancion, pero eso no le quita el merito a Cerati, es un gusto que aun haya gente con buenos gustos, apenas tengo 19 pero me enamore de la musica del siglo pasado....hoy no hay tanta grandeza, por no decir poca, gracias por el coment bro
@spikestrike91 Que te puedo decir, siendo medio Holandes y Aleman, pero viviendo en Malaga en ese tiempo, todo combinaba de una forma perfecta. La musica, la gente Andaluza, la musica Holandesa. Una epoca rica en todos los sentidos. Respeto por este comentario que raramente se lee en tu lengua.
@Santangelo5 muchas gracias bro saludos hasta Malaga, a pesar de que lamento que el resto de la gente no se tome la molestia de buscar buena musica, tambien me siento afortunado de ser una excepcion..Focus y muchos mas grupos de esa decada son un tesoro...un deleite al oido
Słucham muzyki mojej młodości. Myślalem, że ona umarła... Córka pokazała mi w swoim komputerze to czego ja słucham..!? Dobra muzyka jest wieczna..
I listen to the music of my youth. I thought she died ... The daughter has shown me in your computer what I'm listening ..!? Good music is eternal ..!?
That is true, the song was wrtitten by solution, another great Dutch progressive band those days. They recorded it first and Focus made this beautiful cover. Tom Barlage was indeed saxophone player of Solution.
Me bajo el sombrero ante esta extraordinaria ejecución del Sr. Akkerman. Su guitarra transmite a quien la oye, una sensación de admiración y tristeza indescriptibles... uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia.
@Motherboard46 Your first sentence is spot on and describes my thoughts so beautifully. They were and still are so for beyond the reach of most and their music is timeless. They range from enchanting/hypnotic to manic/overpowering and can sweep you away to other places.
@111chazz I appreciate your reply 111 chazz..I had the opportunity to view yesterday focus playing in England 2009. Round the Gossip blew me away. I like Niels guitar work.. The vocals were not exactly the same as the studio version but "reality" sets in. Thjis will never sound they way he did 30 years ago but he does give a different flavor and texture in vocals which can also be appreciated as well..
It would be awsome one more time for another Original Focus reunion.. Do you agree?
I'm still in high school despite what it says on my profile. anyways that isn't the point. I'm supposed to do an arrangement and chose this song to make a more orchestral version of this song. Don't worry it won't be butchered, the school band is damn good. To get to the question, does anybody know the chords to this song. The melody is very easy to figure out but I'm having difficulties. If anyone could help it would save me about a week of trying to find out these chords.
start and end parts- First chord basic notes - F Ab C Eb G Bb, 2nd chord basic notes - Eb Gb Bb Db F Ab, 3rd chord - Ab Cb Eb Gb Bb, 4th chord - Bb Db F Ab C, 5th chord - Db Fb Ab Cb Eb, 6th chord - same as 3rd 7th chord - B D F# A C# 8th - F# A C# E G# 9th - same as 1st 10th - Bb D F A C (base C) 11th - same as 1st there might be mistakes because I've taken them out by ear... middle part is longer but i might post it later
Great music isn't it? This song feels like it's flowing, like it's send from another dimension. I don't hear such melodic, experimentel, atmospheric and most of all emotional music today.
Well said Stefan! It really is hard to find music this rich and textured today. I think it may have something to do with the influences. The further that we get from the roots which influenced the pioneers such as this group the less invested we are in the music! Are you a Prince, Duke, Baron?
No ahah. I think we all are princes and princesses in essence. In a way that we all are special and deserve to be treated that way. Royal is more like a behaviour, it has nothing to do with kings or queens. I'm no fan of them either :D
There is a certain beauty in the imperfection... this was my first ever album that I bought. Brilliant. Still sounds great today... how many bands playing now will sound this good in 35 years?!
@intrepidtraveler99 SOUNDS VERY PEACEFUL AS YOU SAID . I JUST SAW THE SINGERS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ON HOCUS POCUS AND THERE VERY INTENSE LIKE DEFINETELY ON SOME STIMULANTS LIKE ESPRESSO OR BLACK BEAUTIES AND SHROOMS TOO. SOUNDS SO GREAT THOUGH AND FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.WHO IS JAN THE SINGER OR THE GUITARIST??
Thjis van leer's voice is very surreal. it's not be expected that he can sing the high notes.. There is a band called Yellow brick road. The singer does a great job on Hocus pocus...
Say, could anybody tell me if the title of this track refers in any way to Tommy Barlage, a saxophone player of another dutch band called "Solution". I don't know if there's any truth in it, but maybe someone might have the answer.
martinn138 answered your question but not as a reply so I thought I would expedite things. The title does indeed refer to Tommy Barlage! He wrote this small section of the song.
Jan is a unique player and I wouldn't doubt that it's intended to be played that way! If you watchy the video that is listed first in the Related Videos section (I highly recommend it) you'll here him make a bunch of mistakes but It's still an awesome performance!
Akkerman is indeed a very fine player... Even though a lot of Focus music tends to sound very classical , there si always a great feel to their songs as well...This solo in particular shows some pretty neat Roy Buchanan influences as well..
I see one of the main attractions to European "fusion" is the classical (or Eastern or non-blues or...) source - makes for a really rich contrast to the blues-soaked rest of rockdom. Having said that, Akkerman can be seen as a more than worthy successor to Hendrix, and he took the expression of the electric guitar into a new room of colour. This begs the question who has found the next room?
Saw Jan Akerman play this 3 or so years ago at a solo gig in Cambridge..........stunning !!
ZEPPELIN0071 1 month ago
さしづめFOCUS番、”哀愁のヨーロッパ”だったﾅ!～いずれにしろﾀｲｽ･ヴｧﾝ･ﾚｱとこのｲﾔﾝ･ｱｯｶｰﾏﾝの２枚看板でその実力を示したﾈ!
blackandtanful 1 month ago
Akkerman, guitar master!!!!
fabiokaragua1 1 month ago
Focus' chord progressions were unrivaled yet with such simple beauty !
sturoc0 1 month ago
sigh...
jamirosmajicrocks 1 month ago
Bocanada
ultraclimax 1 month ago
such a smooth bass, god
flaviolima91 3 months ago
Brilliant .. I have been searching for this the extended version which was released as a single in 1971 and played on Radio Nordsee ... but never a UK hit. My copy went awol years ago!
Thanks for posting
therealtedyeoman 3 months ago
You're welcome.
rickyon 3 months ago
@rickyon thanks for posting this masterpiece. I´ve been listening to it since 72 from time to time and will always listen to
paulopqf 3 weeks ago
You're welcome.
rickyon 3 weeks ago
although this version is utterly perfect due to Akkerman's guitar, but we shouldn't forget Tom Barlage of the Netherlandish band Solution who composed this tune. listen to their song "Divergence" - this is where the solo comes from, and it's certainly a nice listening experience for all those who like "Tommy"!
hedgerow215 3 months ago
best background music for late 70's porn
sirjohnny1974 3 months ago
Too good for a porn soundtrack! It would distract from the action onscreen. You would have to make up your mind.....porn?.....great music?..... What a dilemma! Of course the two choices aren't necessarily bad.
rickyon 3 months ago
The later incarnations of Focus, without Jan Akkerman, are "Focus light", or maybe shouldn't be called Focus at all.
andzwe 3 months ago
who sampled this song besides g?
snkrsv 3 months ago
the bass player on Moving Waves (and on Tommy as well) is Cyril Havermans. Bert Ruiter entered the band in Focus III.
bobking65 4 months ago
Thanks for the correction. For some reason I took the info from the Live At The Rainbow album! I don't know why.
rickyon 4 months ago
@bobking65 Most of the bass playing on the focus II album was done by Jan Akkerman.
titan57nl 3 months ago
@titan57nl Thanks, I didn't really know this at all. I just refer to the lineup on the LP.
Where did you get this info? (just for curiosity)
bobking65 3 months ago
If that's irony you better take a self defense course because if you say that to the wrong person they may just beat your ass!
rickyon 5 months ago
I discovered Focus just 10 minutes ago, brought here by a cover played by Helloween, and I found one of the greatest band in history. Fuck!! I wasn't even born in those years, so i'm justified... but why none ever told me of their existence???
You, older fans, SPREAD THE WORD!!! I will do it!!! if you don't.... FUCK OFF!!!!
MrLuisott 5 months ago 2
No need to get so nasty. Spread the word with civility not vulgarity.
rickyon 5 months ago 8
@rickyon Man, I was ironic!!!
MrLuisott 5 months ago
A 20 year old American musician was galavanting around Germany and ABBA was the rage: brilliant but unpalatable. Then someone turned me on to this genius Dutch rock band and musically the environment changed. They are not only superlative musicians with classical and Jazz training, but with iconic originality equalling any of their contemporaries. I eventually saw them on their "Hamburger Concerto" tour in the States.
holobody 6 months ago 2
Even after all these years..... what a magnificent and uplifting piece of music... yes... it is a movement from a long piece, but back then, we all knew the bit we were waiting for out of the 23 minutes of Eruption!
kjayscouse 6 months ago 2
Just happened upon this. Had Focus's "Greatest Hits" or something a few years back. Had only heard "Hocus Pocus" before that. Very unique sound to their music. This was excellent though too short.
daven58100 6 months ago
Actually this is a small section of a 23 minute song!
rickyon 6 months ago
@rickyon Thanks. I'm going to try and get the whole thing. Beautiful song. If you're not familiar with Colosseum's "Valentyne Suite", you might want to check it out. This reminds me of it.
daven58100 6 months ago
You're welcome. I will check out Valentine Suite.
rickyon 6 months ago
I don't give a sh** whether people like this or not. I spent many a night back in 1972 listening to this while I lived in Las Vegas. I was amazed at all of Focus, but especially Jan Akkerman. This is one of the most emotive solos of all times in my opinion. It it speaks to you, it speaks to you. If not, move on and keep searching...
dunderfutz 6 months ago
Keep on living the dream of one of the best bands ever
Santangelo5 7 months ago
@rickyon and who are you to tell them what they can and cant do, you are telling them to avoid reading/commenting, becouse they are either too mature or too inmature, they take it too seriously or too light, they are right or wrong, this could go on forever... I suggest that if it bothers you then don't read it and certainly don't waste your time commenting! practice what you preach bro..
ryovcp 7 months ago
Who I am is the person who posted this video on my channel and if you don't like what I do or say here then move on! Just keep this up and see how long you will last here.
rickyon 7 months ago
The tone of his guitar is so beautiful..it goes right through me, not a single note out of place...it's perfect!
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enigmaCSS 7 months ago
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MAD THAT MAKES ME! I AM ENRAGED! YOU"RE RIGHT! THIS IS AWESOME!
rickyon 7 months ago
@rickyon WOOOO! LOL. ON A MUCH MORE SERIOUS NOTE. I WANT TO DO DRUGS AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG ALL WEEKEND LONG.
enigmaCSS 7 months ago
Oh my the memories......easily puts Focus among the greats along with King Crimson, Yes, early Genesis and Pink Floyd!!!!!!!!!!!!
darley1958 7 months ago
@darley1958 i completely agree, but i would put camel too.
80phie 7 months ago
super cool!!!!!
Themaricafe 7 months ago
correction....moving waves released 1971
metaxajack2007 7 months ago
On the moving waves album released in 1972 I think you may find that bass and vocal credit goes to Cyril Havermans.
metaxajack2007 7 months ago
Very very good tune and musicianship
jh8856 7 months ago
4 people are stupid arabiens...
tommes55 8 months ago
Oh my god this guys are amazing really amazing
ccrstucook 8 months ago
it kills me when i hear the small guitar error at 0.23, why didnt they correct it for the album ?
MrMamboking2 8 months ago in playlist FOCUS
@MrMamboking2 Good question. I hear a lot of 'errors' in Akkerman's playing, but I don't think they ARE errors. I think he intends them OR insists they stay in because they reflect that peculiar moment in time when they occurred. For me, that is the beauty of Akkerman - the humanity. We know he can play 'perfectly' - we've heard it often enough in his classical work. I hope you know what I am talking about, coz I'm not sure if I do. LOL!
crimsonrush 4 months ago
Excellent !!!
mcris5577 8 months ago
"All instrumentals are songs." Hmmmm. Are classical music forms such as concerto, canon, symphony and fugue instrumentals? Are they songs?
"Next you'll argue that the voice is an instrument I suppose." Hmmmm. Many highly trained vocalists will tell you that it is.
ssppeellll 8 months ago
Just observing the English language and the definitions of the words therein. An instrumental is a SONG without vocals. All instrumentals are songs unless you are playing mindless formless non-patterns. Then it wouldn't be a song but it wouldn't be an instrumental either. Classical forms of music without vocals would fall into the instrumental category. The human voice singing is the performance of a song, the person doing the singing is the instrument. These are easy concepts to understand.
rickyon 8 months ago
I don't know how can someone dislike this
vidropranks 9 months ago
Great Dutch band. I remember them in the 70's and loved them then and still do. Sylvia is out of this world. Love from Dublin, Ire....
vinstyles 9 months ago
It seems to me that Santana was and is under strong influence of Jan Akkerman. Samba Pa-Ti and Europa sound to me like Santana's version of this tune. I just heard this tune for the very first time, and I head this thought right away: "man, this sounds like Santana!"
TosiekDegutis 9 months ago
@TosiekDegutis
I m agree with you !
inedit3 3 months ago
THIS SONG MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IN HEAVEN!!!
camipesch 9 months ago
TE AMO CAT!
camipesch 9 months ago
Just a slight point of order. This is not a song, no one sings on it, therefore it is an Instrumental.
SuperCoastie1 10 months ago
I have to correct the correcter. An instrumental is a song without vocals. You said it was not a song. All songs are not instrumentals but all instrumentals are songs.
rickyon 10 months ago
@rickyon Besides, there is singing, I hear voices, they just aren't saying words. So the original corrector made an invalid point.
austrianrationalist 9 months ago
You are correct and rational my friend from Austria!
rickyon 9 months ago
@rickyon @rickyou 1. SuperCoastie1 0.
AceOfHeart2012 8 months ago
@SuperCoastie1 What a nitpicker ! There is a vocal part on it. Next you'll argue that the voice is an intrument I suppose ;D
MrMamboking2 9 months ago
@SuperCoastie1 . as i understand the pigeon holing. is the sound in a track is made a vocal as in vocal human voice if only to be a silly sound then that illiminates it from being an instrumental track.
jkgoude 9 months ago
VETTE SHIT!.... Kippenvel!
dickiedick1962 10 months ago in playlist dickies1
moving pictures + permanent waves = moving waves
Akron162 10 months ago
kan me nog herrinere lang gelede in me stoner jaartjes, dat een maat van mij focus niet kende, en dat we toen knetter stoned op deze plaat lage te space in het gras van zijn achtertuintje. op de fiets met de plaat in de hand, ready to space!
nima65 10 months ago
i dont know what it is, but this sound/music its so dutch......
jamirosmajicrocks 10 months ago
I don't know what would make you think that! It's not like they are from Holland or something like that!
rickyon 10 months ago
@rickyon ha yhea right, mabey youl understand it if you were dutch.
in the 70s there were so many of these strange rock songs in holland.
jamirosmajicrocks 10 months ago
Just a little joke, remarking on the obvious. I have to admit though what other band has such genius as Thijs Van Leer and Jan Akkerman!!!!!! Totally unique and incredibly awesome!
rickyon 10 months ago
Als je bent opgroeid met bands als Focus, Earth & Fire, Kayak, Golden Earring, Brainbox, Ekseption, kon je nog niet beseffen dat dit later allemaal heel erg bijzonder zou zijn.
titan57nl 11 months ago
instrumental maravilhoso.
JhonBarbosadf 11 months ago
This is really good!! I liked
ivocarvalhosalles 11 months ago
OBRIGADA POR COMPARTILHAR TÃO PRECIOSO TEMA. DESEJO-LHE UM A LINDA SEMANA♥♥
SussurroDeAmor 11 months ago
Awesome!!
Grandma Mary
Fr3derick 11 months ago
This needs no words...Jan is absolutely at his best...Focus were,as far as I'm concerned,the best of those years.Moving Waves changed my life,changed the land I'm living in and it's my bible(as if I needed one...)
20ceeyou06 11 months ago 3
Brilliant album! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for posting!!!!
amsedelm 11 months ago
You're welcome
rickyon 11 months ago
LEVE HOLLAND
februari8 1 year ago
This has been one of my favourites since I first heard it - oh - about 35 yrs ago. The playing is simply extraordinarily beautiful. Thanks for posting.
MrHobbit60 1 year ago 12
You're welcome Mr. Baggins.
rickyon 1 year ago 5
@MrHobbit60 i very much agree with you on this.
3984ja 1 year ago
search for gustavo cerati bocanada in youtube,the song is very similar,you may like it
realycooldude94 1 year ago
@realycooldude94 Hi! I totally agree! wow. the music is very similar to Tommy...I enjoyed it very much ..I appreciate the feedback...
Motherboard46 1 year ago
@Motherboard46 thanks,he is from argentina,he is very popular in there
realycooldude94 1 year ago
@realycooldude94 Cool! I am totally hooked listening to this song!.
Motherboard46 1 year ago
@Motherboard46 im glad to hear that,i suggest this songs from him if you want to listen : beautiful-gustavo cerati,perdonar es divino-gustavo cerati,engaña-gustavo cerati,cactus-gustavo cerati,fue-soda stereo,soda stereo was his first band
realycooldude94 1 year ago
I Think Gary Moore listened to this song when he wrote Parisiene Walkways :-)
Snokbol 1 year ago
beautiful, stunningly beautiful.......
sirhum 1 year ago
haaaa muy bueno !!!!!!
javierweimer 1 year ago
So nice.... thanks for posting this. Just got youtube access thru our TV and sound system and I've been introducing my wife (who was 10 when this was first recorded:) to Focus tonight . of course Hocus Pocus was first as I know her tastes and that she would like the unique vocals but then I told her about Jan and took here here:) She's stunned and amazed . You just have to love what these guys did. Anyone know if there is a live version of Mescaline?
slutband2002 1 year ago
A Diamond...tks so very much for posting !
mann8942 1 year ago
You're welcome mann!
rickyon 1 year ago
amazing song.
georgiecloono 1 year ago
how did they get ahold of an angels voice
joeyhage 1 year ago
a dutch treat for ure ears as u snak on a dutch maryjane cookie or pastry
joeyhage 1 year ago
dutch tallent
joeyhage 1 year ago
MMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAN THAT'S A MUTAFUKKIN' GREAT TRIP I LOVE IT!
KEZBENG 1 year ago
gonna send this to my you tube friend tommy.
cosmicrider287 1 year ago
i like this version and like solutions original version
sanjathefabulous 1 year ago
I thinks this is not the same version as in the album, where is it from?
Cheers!
metasjodiendo 1 year ago
1973 wat een fantastische tijd,wat een fantastische groep focus the best.
kippenvel met dit nummer.mooie herineringen,kon het maar terug gedraaid worden.
824212345 1 year ago 2
This remains one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever! It turned me on to Focus in 1974 - heard it on the radio Whistling Bob Harris - and it was truly beatutiful then and still is today. Saw the band last night in Cardiff. The new guitarist may not be Akkerman but is sooooo talented and needs to believe in his amazing ability. He is his own man and the new band is great entertainment - especially with Pierre van der Linden back - brilliant! This track and Focus are endless. Thanks guys!
TopekaCate 1 year ago 2
For Prog Jazz rock fans: TriMatch-King !!!
A new band of prog : visit the Mousikos chanel !!!
Cheers!!!
And Thanks !!!!!
Andremousikos 1 year ago
So perfection does excist.
enrique333 1 year ago 4
is this what Heaven sounds like?
RUman30 1 year ago 4
Thijs vocals give me goosebumps and I close my eyes and think of the woman that I love.
Nogbloke 1 year ago
Wat een mooie sfeervolle plaat zeg!. Beetje jazzy/rock. Echt briljant.
petrusaloisius 1 year ago
The Mellotron really is the finishing touch ;-)
muziekengeluid 1 year ago
timeless
besnivuk1 1 year ago
PQP ! - What a sky piece !!!!
MusicTheEarth 1 year ago
this is religion!
titan57nl 1 year ago
Love it! Thanks for posting!
poodythang 1 year ago
You're welcome!
rickyon 1 year ago
no manches... casi les puedo jurar que este es el sample de
bocanada de gustavo cerati
Spike...out
spikestrike91 1 year ago
@spikestrike91
pues si - cuando estava revisando los comentarios de bocanada , alguien escribio q en esta rrola se inspiro el Maestro Cerati -sera o no cierto - pero las 2 son ENORMES !!!!!!!!!
malqueno00 1 year ago
@malqueno00 pues definitivamente son enormes; creo que me sorprenderia mas el hecho de que no conociera esa cancion, pero eso no le quita el merito a Cerati, es un gusto que aun haya gente con buenos gustos, apenas tengo 19 pero me enamore de la musica del siglo pasado....hoy no hay tanta grandeza, por no decir poca, gracias por el coment bro
paz
Spike...out
spikestrike91 1 year ago 4
@spikestrike91 Que te puedo decir, siendo medio Holandes y Aleman, pero viviendo en Malaga en ese tiempo, todo combinaba de una forma perfecta. La musica, la gente Andaluza, la musica Holandesa. Una epoca rica en todos los sentidos. Respeto por este comentario que raramente se lee en tu lengua.
Santangelo5 1 year ago
@Santangelo5 muchas gracias bro saludos hasta Malaga, a pesar de que lamento que el resto de la gente no se tome la molestia de buscar buena musica, tambien me siento afortunado de ser una excepcion..Focus y muchos mas grupos de esa decada son un tesoro...un deleite al oido
paz...Spike
spikestrike91 1 year ago
No one sounded this clear and precise except the great Jan Akkermann back then !
hieronomy 1 year ago
Focus may have been a one hit wonder, but their non-hits were wonders.
xray707 1 year ago
Wonderful, my favourite.........I wish they were still around
jutescrim 1 year ago
@jutescrim they are! they are no tour and have alot of new videos on youtube!!
whathaveweherepeople 1 year ago
@jutescrim they are dude!
johncheesebacon 1 year ago
The guitar solos in this song never feature in "greatest guitar solo" polls. Just goes to show that all those polls are wrong.
sjdiag 1 year ago
true music from true musicians , not like nowadays..
TheJORGEBEER 1 year ago
Bomba!!! que buena musica, Thanks a Lot for this old good times
chipsunlimited 1 year ago
me trae muchos recuerdos este temaaa ;) jaja gracias my friend!
elzandu7 1 year ago
You're welcome!
rickyon 1 year ago
Oh this was the first album I ever bought and this still sound as refreshing and as wonderful as when I first heard it Many thanks for sharing
chestercard 1 year ago
You're welcome.
rickyon 1 year ago
simple "i love this song" grate
atanasio164 1 year ago
Słucham muzyki mojej młodości. Myślalem, że ona umarła... Córka pokazała mi w swoim komputerze to czego ja słucham..!? Dobra muzyka jest wieczna..
I listen to the music of my youth. I thought she died ... The daughter has shown me in your computer what I'm listening ..!? Good music is eternal ..!?
Zakbajt 1 year ago
Fantastisch!!!! Zag jan Akkermans vorig jaar oktober nog in The Royal Albert Hall tijdens the Heart of Mucic celebrations Prachtig!!!!!
harrymulder 1 year ago
for the longest time I thought this song was performed by Return to Forever
MsDeepspace9 1 year ago
to zugrundig.
That is true, the song was wrtitten by solution, another great Dutch progressive band those days. They recorded it first and Focus made this beautiful cover. Tom Barlage was indeed saxophone player of Solution.
haring56 1 year ago
Me bajo el sombrero ante esta extraordinaria ejecución del Sr. Akkerman. Su guitarra transmite a quien la oye, una sensación de admiración y tristeza indescriptibles... uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia.
marcio6171 2 years ago
When i hear the introduction it's like being inside a dream you don't want to wake up from.
Vocals are great! Mystical in quality..It's ashame he can't sing like this anymore..
Motherboard46 2 years ago 21
@Motherboard46 Your first sentence is spot on and describes my thoughts so beautifully. They were and still are so for beyond the reach of most and their music is timeless. They range from enchanting/hypnotic to manic/overpowering and can sweep you away to other places.
111chazz 1 year ago
@111chazz I appreciate your reply 111 chazz..I had the opportunity to view yesterday focus playing in England 2009. Round the Gossip blew me away. I like Niels guitar work.. The vocals were not exactly the same as the studio version but "reality" sets in. Thjis will never sound they way he did 30 years ago but he does give a different flavor and texture in vocals which can also be appreciated as well..
It would be awsome one more time for another Original Focus reunion.. Do you agree?
Motherboard46 1 year ago
@Motherboard46 Yes yes yes, please. He He!
111chazz 1 year ago
@Motherboard46
Well said.
sillybear969 1 year ago
@Motherboard46 search for gustavo cerati bocanada in youtube,the song is very similar,you may like it
realycooldude94 1 year ago
@Motherboard46 A great way to describe the intensity of this song
Santangelo5 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading ;)
jaenster 2 years ago 4
You're welcome.
rickyon 2 years ago
I'm still in high school despite what it says on my profile. anyways that isn't the point. I'm supposed to do an arrangement and chose this song to make a more orchestral version of this song. Don't worry it won't be butchered, the school band is damn good. To get to the question, does anybody know the chords to this song. The melody is very easy to figure out but I'm having difficulties. If anyone could help it would save me about a week of trying to find out these chords.
aja0117 2 years ago
guyeylon 2 years ago
@aja0117 When you've completed your work, please post it on here for us all to listen to...Jim
Nogbloke 1 year ago
Timetravellers. Classical,jazz,rock,lute,Django,flute
,Zappa adventure......
burnsmay 2 years ago
Great music isn't it? This song feels like it's flowing, like it's send from another dimension. I don't hear such melodic, experimentel, atmospheric and most of all emotional music today.
royalsteven 2 years ago
Well said Stefan! It really is hard to find music this rich and textured today. I think it may have something to do with the influences. The further that we get from the roots which influenced the pioneers such as this group the less invested we are in the music! Are you a Prince, Duke, Baron?
rickyon 2 years ago
No ahah. I think we all are princes and princesses in essence. In a way that we all are special and deserve to be treated that way. Royal is more like a behaviour, it has nothing to do with kings or queens. I'm no fan of them either :D
royalsteven 2 years ago
kickass song :)
jamesbonello1 2 years ago
There is a certain beauty in the imperfection... this was my first ever album that I bought. Brilliant. Still sounds great today... how many bands playing now will sound this good in 35 years?!
intrepidtraveler99 2 years ago 29
@intrepidtraveler99 SOUNDS VERY PEACEFUL AS YOU SAID . I JUST SAW THE SINGERS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ON HOCUS POCUS AND THERE VERY INTENSE LIKE DEFINETELY ON SOME STIMULANTS LIKE ESPRESSO OR BLACK BEAUTIES AND SHROOMS TOO. SOUNDS SO GREAT THOUGH AND FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.WHO IS JAN THE SINGER OR THE GUITARIST??
GRILLBUOY101 1 year ago
@intrepidtraveler99 Kaipa "In the wake of evolution" ?
69drummerdude 10 months ago
Thjis van leer's voice is very surreal. it's not be expected that he can sing the high notes.. There is a band called Yellow brick road. The singer does a great job on Hocus pocus...
Motherboard46 2 years ago
@ zugrundig: It does indeed refer to Tommy Barlage. The album sleeve says he wrote it.
martinn138 2 years ago
You sir are correct and I will change the info section to reflect that! Thank You!
rickyon 2 years ago
Brilliant, this is my favourite one. I went to see them a few months ago, sadly they didn't play this :(
CaliforniaGirl088 2 years ago
Say, could anybody tell me if the title of this track refers in any way to Tommy Barlage, a saxophone player of another dutch band called "Solution". I don't know if there's any truth in it, but maybe someone might have the answer.
zugrundig 2 years ago
martinn138 answered your question but not as a reply so I thought I would expedite things. The title does indeed refer to Tommy Barlage! He wrote this small section of the song.
rickyon 2 years ago
really great, but a mis-played note at 23 seconds ! oops
eamonosu 2 years ago
It may have been mis-picked but it is a proper note. This guy is so amazing but like anybody ( or should I say everybody) he makes mistakes!
rickyon 2 years ago
@eamonosu: Happens with the exact same note at 2:39 again, or maybe it's intended to be played that way, after all?
andzwe 2 years ago
Jan is a unique player and I wouldn't doubt that it's intended to be played that way! If you watchy the video that is listed first in the Related Videos section (I highly recommend it) you'll here him make a bunch of mistakes but It's still an awesome performance!
rickyon 2 years ago
the best guitar of 70
fatherfocus 2 years ago 3
Akkerman is indeed a very fine player... Even though a lot of Focus music tends to sound very classical , there si always a great feel to their songs as well...This solo in particular shows some pretty neat Roy Buchanan influences as well..
BroncoGretsch 2 years ago
I see one of the main attractions to European "fusion" is the classical (or Eastern or non-blues or...) source - makes for a really rich contrast to the blues-soaked rest of rockdom. Having said that, Akkerman can be seen as a more than worthy successor to Hendrix, and he took the expression of the electric guitar into a new room of colour. This begs the question who has found the next room?
peterwilliams56 2 years ago
Akkerman, way ahead of all the others at the time. Page, May, Blackmore, Moore, all pretty neat. But Akkerman is a true original.
indivum 2 years ago 3