Focus-Eruption (1971) Part 2

Focus II (more known under original title Moving Waves) is the 1971 second album by Dutch band Focus. It includes the hit "Hocus Pocus" featuring yodelling and operatic falsetto from Thijs van Leer combined with Jan Akkerman's guitar. Even though the sound of the album was highly experimental for the time, it became very successful peaking at #9[2] in the Dutch Top 40 and later becoming popular in the United States, with "Hocus Pocus" raised at a #9 position[citation needed] on the Billboard Hot 100, and a #2 position[3] in the UK Albums Chart.

"Eruption:" - 23:04
"Orfeus" (van Leer) -- 1:22
"Answer" (van Leer) -- 1:35
"Orfeus" (van Leer) -- 1:20
"Answer" (van Leer) -- 0:52
"Pupilla" (van Leer) -- 1:03
"Tommy" (Tom Barlage) -- 1:45
"Pupilla" (van Leer) -- 0:34
"Answer" (van Leer) -- 0:21
"The Bridge" (Akkerman) -- 5:20
"Break" -- 0:24
"Euridice" (van Leer, Eelke Nobel) -- 1:40
"Dayglow" (van Leer) -- 2:09
"Endless Road" (Pierre van der Linden) -- 1:36
"Answer" (van Leer) -- 0:34
"Orfeus" (van Leer) -- 0:51
"Euridice" (van Leer, Nobel) -- 1:37

Thijs van Leer -- Hammond organ, piano, mellotron, harmonium, flutes, vocals
Jan Akkerman -- guitars, bass guitar
Cyriel Havermans (Cyril Havermans) -- bass guitar, voice (on "Pupilla")
Pierre van der Linden -- drums, percussion

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[BenMolen]

@Porojukaha

I love your comment. I really can relate to that. One of best comments i ever read on Youtube.

[PigShadowKan]

AA A A A A AA A AA

[1969alias]

I read the comments about the general public being unfamiliar with the "better" music. It's their own fault for allowing the so called "classic rock" stations to condense all the music into about 500 songs by groups that signed away their souls to big label corporations. I don't care if I ever hear Stairway to Heaven or Money again...ever!

[chollis54]

Ze kind of music to schmoke da spliff and enjoy da cunnilingus.

Seriously I've been listening to these guys since the early 70's and I never tire of them,

[teovenbar]

AMAZONIA WAS THE BEST PLACE TO ENJOY THIS BAND ON C.D. WALMAN. FOCUS HOCUS POCUS.........yeah

[DaveZiffer]

Interesting how the world's most fantastic music is almost always virtually unknown to the masses.

[treideme]

Most underrated band ever :). I love this song!!!!