I love the idea of him coming to band practice and saying, "Guys, here's what i have in mind for the vocals"
@neilwallace90686 жыл бұрын
hahahaha and the rest of the guys including management thinking...."in the name of everything holy....what the F***!!!!" hilarious!
@ernestogasulla77636 жыл бұрын
I doubt Thijs explained much... just "take it down and I'll do my shit"
@JackssonClark6 жыл бұрын
Looking through comments and see Joe DeVito. Never thought it was possible to recognize someone in the KZbin comments section.
@leechongdingdong20006 жыл бұрын
Joe DeVito in an interview they said it started with Akkerman playing a random guitar riff that everybody liked, then they moved on to adding the drums and then he started yodeling!
@mikecimerian69136 жыл бұрын
They are Dutch, lyrics are a challenge if you wish to go international.
@nathanfowler68833 ай бұрын
I went ahead and liked everyones comment so you could get a notification to come back and watch it again... definitely worth the rewatch 🫡👍
@DarthSinistris2 ай бұрын
a true hero
@0792985811 ай бұрын
I’ve listened to this song for decades and never even imagined a video like this!!!
@nebulosity72668 ай бұрын
It's 2023 and I never knew about focus in all my 27 years of living BUT IM SO HAPPY TO HAVE LEARNED IT NOW!!!
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS8 ай бұрын
Congratulations 👏🎉! They are both criminally underrated, exemplary musicians and not to mention absolute titans of composition. You are going to be in for a very enjoyable time with them!
@rayscutt74893 ай бұрын
I'm 49 and I'm just learning about them. I LOVE IT!!!!
@psychochicken95353 жыл бұрын
"You gotta play your 7 minute song in 4.5 minutes. You gotta cut something out." "No we don't, we just play faster."
@absurddive3 жыл бұрын
if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly :D :D :D
@bart56253 жыл бұрын
@@absurddive or so cocaine would have us believe
@shady16303 жыл бұрын
This is way better than the original 7 minute haha
@jacobcousins42343 жыл бұрын
@@shady1630 i am debating whether i can afford the time to learn this version
@lost45cross3 жыл бұрын
No they cut a few line of nose candy before playing.
@jangotack4 жыл бұрын
Me: "This can't get any crazier!" *dude busts out the flute*
@jean-lucpicard55104 жыл бұрын
This dude is the shit.
@Bram254 жыл бұрын
That's Jan Akkerman, the leader of the band :D
@alexanderohman17074 жыл бұрын
Camera doesn't show it but I'm sure he pulls that float right out of his ass completely spontaneous.
@stargazer5554 жыл бұрын
@@Bram25 Akkerman is the dude on the guitar, the singer's name is Thijs van Leer.
@aryanson4 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderohman1707 Flute is laying on top of the keyboard
@bmack29382 жыл бұрын
Standing ovation is right. That was awesome.
@idigbeaches2 жыл бұрын
I saw this band in 73 at a speedway outside Nashville, Tn. Strange song indeed but a rocker none the less.
@khtnsuwdih5 жыл бұрын
Yodelling prog troll operatic speed metal... with psychoflute. And a whistling solo. That's my kind of wedding band.
@hermanhelmich5 жыл бұрын
Ritchie Bear 😂😂😂😂🙌🏻
@carlosarellano48835 жыл бұрын
You summed up that perfectly nice
@rientsdijkstra42664 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@XuliusCaesar4 жыл бұрын
You win all of the internet.
@Jojo-uc9or4 жыл бұрын
Troll?
@euronymousiv4 жыл бұрын
"musically they are one of the most together groups" *Crazed leprechaun noises ensue*
@firepuppies40864 жыл бұрын
Together and exciting. You gotta be together to sputter what seems like gibberish and make it sound this good
@WhIte0NErd4 жыл бұрын
Fucking gold!
@Martian744 жыл бұрын
And angry flute playing is thrust apon us.
@ericcook52244 жыл бұрын
Comment of the year!!!!😂
@killyourtelevision4 жыл бұрын
THisis the performance that inspired pink floyd to record "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"
@zengalileo3 жыл бұрын
At a time when nobody ever played for real on tv, these guys did. Much respect.
@metalmacabre99912 жыл бұрын
They played for real on TV more back then, then they ever did. Nobody has played live on TVA since the 70s.
@n1troni2 жыл бұрын
@@metalmacabre9991 how come?
@cameronreed10213 жыл бұрын
This song is more about cocaine than Eric Clapton's song Cocaine
@123viveleheavy93 жыл бұрын
J.J. Cale (r.i.p) Cocaine
@silvobrecelj72082 жыл бұрын
@@123viveleheavy9 r.i.p j.j. cale, one of the best. after midnight
@briane1732 жыл бұрын
This song IS cocaine.
@ginareddish27303 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@DannyGast4 жыл бұрын
I like how Jan Akkerman immediately begins packin' up as soon as the show is over. Crowd goes nuts and he's just worrying about his cables.
@drowsynectar61734 жыл бұрын
Haha I didn't even notice that. He was probably running on pure adrenaline from playing like that.
@davidhasselhoff30904 жыл бұрын
If you notice on other vids he does the same thing lol
@meneerlagerwaard20473 жыл бұрын
It's just professional courtesy for whoever is backstage waiting to get built up! These are all minutes sucked away from playing time and usually the reason gigs go over time or start late so often. A bass player I jammed with always said "go about a gig like you would go about robbing a bank. Get in, do your thing, and get out as quick as you can." As a matter of fact we will usually take some time rehearsing building up and disassembling drum kits and guitar amps together, so we'd be able to help each other out and have your time on stage go smooth and quick. Those 5 minutes you just took waving to the crowd like a doofus could have been spent making music!
@w71003 жыл бұрын
dammit he's got to be some where 5 minutes ago
@bebeezra4 жыл бұрын
1973 clearly produced some of the finest nose candy ever snorted.
@1kevinjay4 жыл бұрын
1971
@bebeezra4 жыл бұрын
@@1kevinjay In the video description above it says: *_(Hocus Pocus 1973)_*
@nicknamesarepointless57704 жыл бұрын
And some gud tongue candy
@delasoulsanxhes64324 жыл бұрын
White Christmas
@wadson9904 жыл бұрын
Woww... sweep picking in 1973 ( 0:33 )
@newyorknick58523 жыл бұрын
The song is 7 minutes or so. They were told to shorten it to fit their allotted time. They refused and just played the song at double speed. Awesome!
@ShamrockParticle3 жыл бұрын
And I thought people were joking about the energetic pace. 🤯 most awesome indeed!
@davidmoncholi67463 жыл бұрын
That is a genius
@HB451753 жыл бұрын
Haha I thought you were joking at first but now I found the longer original. That's talent to just be able to speedrun one's song.
@pocoapoco22 жыл бұрын
That kind of makes the lead yodeler's expressions make sense and be even more epic.
@nachbarnachbarsens74332 жыл бұрын
and I always wondered about this curious "extended version" which sounded so lame after I first listened to this one.. (around a 1000 times)
@joegongora22003 жыл бұрын
This song came out when I was in High School, "Who's still listening to this song in July 18, 2021" ? I'm 65 Yrs old and perhaps will still be listening while I'm still standing. This is the 1st I've seen a live video of this band. Guys if you are still around and performing out there, Keep Rockin !!!
@lucasd.garces4353 жыл бұрын
They are great 😁👍
@MrWhoevr5 жыл бұрын
Rock used to have flute playing, yodeling and more cow bell back in the day.
@rippspeck4 жыл бұрын
Yodeling and flutes weren't in every song, tho. Not even cowbells were, sadly.
@kaydgaming4 жыл бұрын
I still think it needs more cowbell
@italozanoti71804 жыл бұрын
@@kaydgaming what is the thing with the cowbell? Idk the meme
Aside from the craziness...the singer has incredible range and the guitarist is way before his time as a shredder....I have loved this stuff since it came out but never saw the band live...GREAT STUFF
@grahammaguire4044 жыл бұрын
Magnificent from start to .....I don't want it to ever "FINISH".
@SteelyEyedMissileDan4 жыл бұрын
I’d say he was pretty on par with his time in terms of shredding. Blackmore, Zappa, Iommi, and Page did similar stuff before him.
@michaelr86514 жыл бұрын
Almost a hetfield vibe to the guitar.
@raze7x4 жыл бұрын
The song is crazy as hell but the whole band got great talent!
@daverowe4566 Жыл бұрын
Alan Holdsworth was in soft machine around the same time
@johnaverick74683 жыл бұрын
A nutty as this singer is you gotta give him props for his incredible voice range. He could go seamlessly high and then super low. Not easy !
@trevortnidesserped3299 Жыл бұрын
Everything he said really connected with me on a personal level. Lyrically very superb. This man should be a poet.
@kchandaman30128 жыл бұрын
That yodeler/whistler... holy crap. What a range.
@sandmanscruffy77018 жыл бұрын
i like to call it yodlescating
@Laeela_7 жыл бұрын
It's actually called "hard-jodel" xD
@dwinosishadowsteel85367 жыл бұрын
+sandman scruffy Yeah man! That's what I've called it too, didn't know someone else thought of that.
@stevecraig60766 жыл бұрын
That's Thijs van Leer.
@ShitizenGayne4 жыл бұрын
Focus did a little Cocus before they played this rendition of Hocus Pocus.
@jameslorman334 жыл бұрын
I laughed out loud when I read this....holy cow.... Too funny
@Jeffrey.Seelman4 жыл бұрын
Now that's funny. I have been to Holland many times in Dutch bands can be very interesting
@AndresFigari4 жыл бұрын
probly took a couple tokus
@aryanson4 жыл бұрын
A LITTLE ???
@ozzy71094 жыл бұрын
😂
@jmcc74643 жыл бұрын
I have been disconnected from all things internet for around 4 weeks now. First video i have watched today and the silliness has NEVER felt so AWWWWWEEEEEEEEEESOME!
@stephenvanasten80463 жыл бұрын
Just LOVE this song! One of my all time favourites! Musicianship second to none.
@specimenlarry60684 жыл бұрын
When you have 4 minutes to play a 7 minute song lol
@McDoinky4 жыл бұрын
Literally
@freekingawwsome4 жыл бұрын
Thank you that's FreeKing Awwsome Funnny. God Bless You
@concatinate4 жыл бұрын
AKA: the tentative birth of speed metal.
@KeyofDavid57784 жыл бұрын
Well that is hilarious! I did think they kept playing faster Especially at the end of the song!!!
@crashman274 жыл бұрын
I wish they had recorded at this tempo for the album
@chrisbel154 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how perfect this yodel is, and he does live, with no pitch correction! That's some musician here!
@craighoward39344 жыл бұрын
Agreed ! You,ll never see a band like this again !
@amandabernsen91743 жыл бұрын
Yah, it used to be that musicians made music -- all by themselves!
@lukagovorcin36103 жыл бұрын
FOR SHURE YOU HAVE WRIGHT! THIS IS CRAZY FANTASTIC!! MY GOD,THAT WAS YEAR 1973!!! WHAT TO SAY,ONLY FANTASTIC BAND,AND PERSONS ALL TOGETHER,THEY MAKE IT,WITH SPECIAL WHISTLE,OF THE MAIN CRAZY MAN FROM THE BAND!! SIMPLY FANTASTIC!!!!
@thespeckler13 жыл бұрын
You had to be able to play in those days...Digital has fucked up music.
@sb_dunk3 жыл бұрын
I have a strong feeling they're not playing live
@elwhastrummer3 жыл бұрын
I am amazed by the sweeping arpeggios the guitarist is ripping out. Remember, this is the early 70's. Some might think that was a bit sloppy, but I would challenge ANY guitar player to cover that. And I'm sure some could....but not many. I'd like to hear Joe Bonamassa play it.
@maninthecrowd50762 жыл бұрын
The guitarist, I always forget his name, has often been revered as the forerunner of all the modern technical progressive metal guitarists. If I remember correctly, even Brian May of Queen named him as one of his influences. His later shows when he grew old and the techniques matured with him has absolutely masterful guitar playing that's tasteful and heavily technical.
@DuxJerome2 жыл бұрын
@@maninthecrowd5076 Its Jan Akkerman
@maninthecrowd50762 жыл бұрын
@@DuxJerome yes, searched him up. He's also a great classical player and lute player. If there was a battle of the greats, the only people who will be able to face him are probably Al Di Meola and Chet Atkins/Tommy Immanuel. Jan Akkerman is a wizard beyond comprehension.
@karilamervo53432 жыл бұрын
@@maninthecrowd5076 Jan Akkerman was in top of his game during this performance. A true legend of progressive rock guitar...and from Holland like one Eddie Van Halen.
@1sharingbeinglove7562 жыл бұрын
The sweep blew me away too!!
@kungfuskull3 жыл бұрын
Just seeing how much FUN he is having making those sounds is joyful. 🤣🤘
@azaramoon40276 жыл бұрын
I loved this when I was 15, still do at 61.
@kingt.hawkings326 жыл бұрын
Azara Moon I loved it too man, im 59 and still rocking!
@luciohermans76136 жыл бұрын
I'm 17 and this is as good as it gets
@lennonmccartney21645 жыл бұрын
Azara Moon me too, No I'm 60
@pdd60absorbed125 жыл бұрын
Same here....62 in January 2019. Wow! thought getting old happened to other people.
@marie-evepaquet74955 жыл бұрын
Im 41 and my musical preferences are the eighties punk and new wave. But that stuff is simply... amazing!
@FoxPopvli5 жыл бұрын
"Our song is almost 7 minutes long" "4 minutes or bye bye" "Fiiiiine!" *and they play it at 250bpm*
@feralcyborggaming15315 жыл бұрын
How am I the second person to like this comment? It speaks such profound truths.
@anthonybranch47124 жыл бұрын
I thought it was an exaggeration, but it really IS 250 bpm, isn't it??
@AidenMacIver4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonybranch4712 Nearest whole I counted was 257 BPM 😮
@factenter67874 жыл бұрын
Play it at 2x speed😜😂😅🤣
@grunthostheflatulent96492 жыл бұрын
The guitarist has such a clean technique. Amazing...
@qwal19842 жыл бұрын
His name is Jan Akkerman. In 1973 he was voted Best Guitarist in the World by readers of the UK magazine Melody Maker. As a session musician, he's been working with Alan Price, Herman Brood, Peter Banks, Jack Bruce, Charlie Byrd, Phil Collins, Paco de Lucía, Ice-T, and B.B. King.
@ArfstWa3 жыл бұрын
Ganz großes Kino. Und die Mukke von Jan Akkerman liebe ich bis heute!
@markdominic2964 жыл бұрын
Man about whistled that front tooth straight out of his head!
@scottyjonas75924 жыл бұрын
Mark Dominic HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@lordnimrond4 жыл бұрын
Ha ha haaaaa! YES! I was actually worried for a second, when he revealed that disturbingly-offset piece of chicklet...
@foxmulder37484 жыл бұрын
I havent laughed so hard in a long time.
@abelincoln32874 жыл бұрын
Funniest comment I've ever read. You put in words, what we were all thinking
@michellesmith73234 жыл бұрын
Fox mulder I needed that laugh.
@keithcamardelle7393 жыл бұрын
I doubt that many would agree with me, but i truly think this is one of the best live performances by any band ever! Not even kidding! Despite the obviously silly, whimsical nature of the song, the musicianship is incredible!
@grannywalter3 жыл бұрын
I agree, every band member is a master of his craft. Incredible performance indeed!
@keithcamardelle7393 жыл бұрын
@Woody Last Name Yep! You never know sometimes!
@moreapropos3 жыл бұрын
The guitarist was shredding on this one; really impressive.
@petersmith11633 жыл бұрын
Very Original...Great musicians...Eight miles High...😀
@iarwainolorin56783 жыл бұрын
I agree iron maiden are the best in the universe, that' s all ; but it' s very good sound
@Shimmy8 Жыл бұрын
This is a wild adventure of a song, and there’s no words.
@jjl28442 ай бұрын
there's actually a really deep and touching message within the lyrics of this song. You just need to smoke/do what these guys did in order to understand 💀
@thetimahawk13 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated and underappreciated bands of all time !
@bartonpercival21473 жыл бұрын
Yup!!!!!!!!!!!! Along with other bands like Cheap Trick
@philipcounsell47092 жыл бұрын
No they wasn't, they enjoyed great success
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS Жыл бұрын
@@philipcounsell4709in the modern age they are very much under appreciated.
@scorpiosheepwest13163 жыл бұрын
Oh God, how good is this stuff??? Revisiting in 2021, aged 67 and I love it as much as I did waaaaaay back then. Pierre Van der Linden is a master of the drums.
@givdb55132 жыл бұрын
Yes my father(hippie) born in 1956 told me exactly the same he said Focus was the top band of the 70s
@leowalding2 жыл бұрын
I am only 66 and I too, love this.
@charlesgoede28096 ай бұрын
@@leowalding hey, 65 here and I still remember hearing this on FM radio all the time in Southern California. I was into everything from CCR to Gentle Giant but this version made my night. You just don't find much that is on this level anymore. Imagination, raw and real.
@UseYourNikesBro4 жыл бұрын
That guitarist is WAY ahead of his time, holy shit
@jonathanking88004 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman was doing shit Eddie Van Halen "invented" 10 years before EVH invented it lmao.
@brucefranklin62954 жыл бұрын
He was voted best guitarist in music, one of the years in early 70's.He is an amazing talent at least 10 years ahead of his time. Those solos are all improvised.Never plays the same twice.
@davidneff50554 жыл бұрын
Y’all better put some RESPEKT on Terry Kath.
@Guitarraeficaztutorialesytabs4 жыл бұрын
Check Soft Machine with Allan Holdsworth. Jan Akkerman also has a great solo album
@UseYourNikesBro4 жыл бұрын
Facundo Cuevas Guitar oh Allan Holdsworth is my guitar god. Him with Soft Machine was AMAZING
@arturslunga34153 жыл бұрын
When his face starts twitchin', that's when you know it's gonna be bitchin'.
@LesEmanglonsTheatre3 жыл бұрын
J'ai découvert ce groupe atypique en achetant un vinyle 33 t le 27 décembre 1973 et je n'arrêtais pas de l'écouter en boucle. Ce sont de grands musiciens comme il en existait tant dans ces années-là.
@Jackdelroy15 жыл бұрын
It's a crime that this band didn't get in the hall of fame. True talent.
@leomessi70585 жыл бұрын
Have you listened to their new album? It has some great songs.
@paulbrown15855 жыл бұрын
Are you nuts ????
@btdpro7525 жыл бұрын
Screw talent. Do you have any idea how much practice it takes to become a professional musician.
@TMPreRaff5 жыл бұрын
You've got to be kidding.
@terrygraham99775 жыл бұрын
Grand Funk Rail Road and others!
@jimchristopherson3 жыл бұрын
Producer: We can’t let you play Hocus Pocus. You only get 4 minutes 30 seconds. Focus: Hold my coke.
@robertsimmons60983 жыл бұрын
Music was the best in the 60s and 70s. What happened to ROCK &ROLL. it's all manure now. Country rock ? Rap music ? Rap isn't music, some beat machine. Rock and even MOTOWN.
@capaya81393 жыл бұрын
@@robertsimmons6098 Rap is music, the reason rock and metal arent on the scene anymore is because it stopped evolving; while you can hear a clear progression in rap as it moves through the 80s to even now
@jamiepowell37953 жыл бұрын
Hocus Pocus was played 30% faster than Focus normally played it!
@O3IWAN3 жыл бұрын
@@robertsimmons6098 "Music was the best in the 60s and 70s. What happened to ROCK &ROLL" well ...TOOL happened.
@TheFamousMockingbird3 жыл бұрын
@@robertsimmons6098 rap is absolutely music. Do you think all these sounds just appeared together at once spontaneously? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKOolZWBrM6peas
@AMikeOnLine2 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome. I wish I could go back in time.
@vincentbearinger2242 Жыл бұрын
I can never get sick of that song every one of them guys are going balls to the wall great job
@alexfielden97434 жыл бұрын
this is, hands down, my favourite ever youtube clip. A bunch of lads having a laugh, at themselves, at progrock, but doing it with really outrageous talent. From a guitar player's point of view, Akkerman is off the scale here, its not just the technique and speed, its the ridiculous, outrageous jazz licks - one after another. Mindblowing.
@keenanbartlome81533 жыл бұрын
Self aware prog is the best kind of prog.
@lesleylesley5821Ай бұрын
I'm amazed at how fast he is, it really stands out.
@awkward_tendencies5 жыл бұрын
Love how they’re just standing around all chill while playing 95 miles per hour
@ripplegaming73934 жыл бұрын
Ikr xD
@leannezobole29974 жыл бұрын
Drugs🤪✌🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅
@Drchainsaw774 жыл бұрын
@@leannezobole2997 Musicianship!
@Andrizzless4 жыл бұрын
Lmfaaaoooo
@dawnbilyeu40504 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking that if you're playing at that speed, ALL you can do is stand there while you're trying to keep it together, man!
@Marv_08153 жыл бұрын
Hoooooly shhhhhiiii*****!!!!!! What a performance!!!!!! 😳👍🥰
@Marv_08153 жыл бұрын
Live performance of the century!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
@mzmadmike3 жыл бұрын
"We're getting paid time-and-a-half for this gig?" "No, you're playing at time-and-a-half." "Got it."
@jmcc74643 жыл бұрын
Lol love it!
@godlidabju24545 жыл бұрын
Don't let the ridiculous (and impressive) vocal distract you from the fact that guitar player is the goddamn truth.
@catarroja34 жыл бұрын
& don't even let the ridiculous comments distract u from the song
@namaste914 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman,the friesian beast.
@michaelciccaglione39214 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@sargerobo57924 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman, one of the original shredmasters
@xpinchx4 жыл бұрын
It's true considering how much drugs they're on they play incredibly tight and they're all super talented. The guitar and drums are on another dimension in more than one way ;D
@jackburton8403 жыл бұрын
This is the only group Mike Patton's parents would let him listen to growing up
@jamesspencer98363 жыл бұрын
Lol.... How many people would even get this comment.... Well done
@themainmanify3 жыл бұрын
listened to this song many times over the years,finaly thought about fantomas/mike pattons correlation with this....yep..hit the nail on the head jack burton!!
@themainmanify3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesspencer9836 i did..CHEERS...yes great comment
@jesustralfaz28043 жыл бұрын
good one! gave me a good chuckle
@thegreatwebstar3 жыл бұрын
MP, lol I called his mom,,, we had a nice chat... she said it was a staple in every vinyl crate west of the Mississippi👍
@DarthShayanTool.3 жыл бұрын
Prod: do it half time Focus: challenge accepted Heavy metal is born!
@Heideggerr17 жыл бұрын
The Band is playing like their Tour Bus is double parked.
@JoakimKanon6 жыл бұрын
Heideggerr1 😂😂😂 Nice one.
@ekcoylejr6 жыл бұрын
Heideggerr1 ...and on fire.
@yogertslinger846 жыл бұрын
They gotta get back to finish that mountain of coke they've been working on all day
@rh-paving46426 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Sinovis6 жыл бұрын
That might have been the funniest thing I've read all week 😂😂😂
@gearsofwar3xXx5 жыл бұрын
They asked the singer, "Are you tenor, baritone, bass or basso profundo?" He replied, "Yes."
@sibyl9994 жыл бұрын
and soprano!
@pit2ryan34 жыл бұрын
@@sibyl999 - I guess you mean countertenor...
@pit2ryan34 жыл бұрын
gearsofwar - Not all the vocal part is live here, though...
@hansolo21214 жыл бұрын
@@pit2ryan3 Everything about this performance is 100% live. This is not a show from nowadays where cheap dance moves, instagram and 'sexy looks' are more important than actual talent. This is rock from the early seventies. Back then musicians actually had to perform live on stage. Can you imagine...
@pit2ryan34 жыл бұрын
@@hansolo2121 - Though at 2:19 the vocal part seems enhanced somehow...
@robertozakinja42913 жыл бұрын
Fenomenalna rokačina. Vokal fantastičan, pa još i flauta, pa zviždanje. Ma sve super.
@donstillwaugh28643 жыл бұрын
Back in the day..mid-1970's....high school soccer team...we would crank this tune on the bus before the game to give us an adrenaline rush....boosted our spirits as we rushed onto the pitch....
@alfredolampert13174 жыл бұрын
Legalize that, whatever it is!
@THEmaggspie4 жыл бұрын
lol we'd advance 50 years of tech overnight if it were lol
@user-qg5bl2kt7u4 жыл бұрын
I don't think scientists would use it any more than they already do, but family reunions would surely become way more interesting
@drivinsouth6514 жыл бұрын
@@THEmaggspie How do you think we got this technologically advanced? LSD, coke, and methamphetamines.
@THEmaggspie4 жыл бұрын
@@drivinsouth651 lmao.....you might be on to something there lol
@the9-2-5outlawdoestech93 жыл бұрын
The dutch are light years ahead of drug legalization.
@jamiepastman55943 жыл бұрын
laugh all you want, this is an unbelievably great band. top shelf musicianship
@jamespaultaylor85253 жыл бұрын
I was only one year old when this came out and the first time I heard this was last fucking night and just from hearing this one song I would have to wholeheartedly agree with you Sir! I bought their Greatest Hits CD on Amazon immediately following my first ever helping of this delicious song! And YES...I am one of those people who STILL buys CD's. And YES...I know that Greatest Hits albums are usually not the best albums to start with if you're looking to get a true feel for a band's sound having never heard the band before...but like I said ...didn't know they existed 24 hours ago so I didn't know where else to start but with their Greatest Hits or Best Of or whatever the album I bought last night is called...idk...I'm high on Methamphetamine at the moment lol
@WillemJanWollants2 жыл бұрын
I am laughing, but I also agree:)
@barneyrubble482710 ай бұрын
Not laughing, cranking it up!!!
@scottshawnderocks7053 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant lyrics, music and theatrics.
@Tranarpnorra3 жыл бұрын
Thijs Van Leer is so close to crazy that it's scary but he pulls it off so well that I can't but admire the guy. He is Focus, the other members do their part but Thijs is the engine. I'm so glad I discovered Focus some 35+ years ago and regret that I've never seen them live.
@gfdggdfgdgf2 жыл бұрын
Still a chance, pre covid Thijs van leer was still touring.
@adamchaifetz58762 жыл бұрын
I'll give Thijs Van Leer a 10/10 for the facial gymnastics-Vintage Rock is the best, I was there.
@theoldtank4703 жыл бұрын
That guitarist was shredding like there's no tomorrow ...... remember listening on the radio in the 70s
@darreljohnson36443 жыл бұрын
Look up Russian Spy and I by the Hunters. He was in that band too and does a bang up job!!!!!
@danielg3353 жыл бұрын
The name is Jan Akkerman.
@darreljohnson36443 жыл бұрын
@@danielg335 Yep.Thanks
@retohofmann58783 жыл бұрын
1973 wurde Akkerman von der britischen Zeitschrift Melody Maker zum weltbesten Gitarristen gewählt....or....in 1973 Jan was voted by Melody Maker "Best guitar player of the world!)
@hanstubben3 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman one of the greatest ever!
@lautaromontoya39934 жыл бұрын
Snorlax is blocking the way* Speedrunners: 3:01
@luigymerlet72914 жыл бұрын
I get it ^^ fucking good
@ClaptonsWig4 жыл бұрын
Lol yes
@ZombieNationLTD4 жыл бұрын
Lautaro Montoya that’s amazingly funny
@intraterrestrial50354 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@manfromnantucket95444 жыл бұрын
A Pokemon reference in a 70s acid rock video. Amazing.
@GregJonson3 жыл бұрын
Why aren't we as rock community giving more appreciation to Jan Ackerman? He's a jewel!
@robertszymanski7172 жыл бұрын
In the mid 1970's.....my neighbor across the street met a badass guitarist Chuck Flanagan and he showed me how to play guitar.... this is one of my favorites ❤!!!
@rolanddedie57003 жыл бұрын
OMG! This is what you get in the seventies when putting the best Dutch musician and composer (Thijs van Leer) together in a band with the worlds best guitar player (Jan Akkerman). True magicians!
@chuckm45403 жыл бұрын
Jan can Jam.
@michaelstevenson4702 жыл бұрын
" the worlds best guitar player". Yawn. As rational and objective people are aware, this potential contenders for this title number at least two dozen
@rolanddedie57002 жыл бұрын
@@michaelstevenson470 not by me (would be Jimmi Page), but by some magazine in 1973
@pho25 жыл бұрын
Don't see many pub bands covering this number.
@Mrtapp53575 жыл бұрын
pho2 somewhere in Vegas
@lendrury27715 жыл бұрын
pho2 lol who the hell could possibly cover this guy
@Mr.Classic915 жыл бұрын
Well you gotta be able to piss pure lightning first
@lendrury27715 жыл бұрын
Mr. Tuba the band is great and the wildman rocks
@paulduncan41465 жыл бұрын
pho2 watch for Boston based ban Space Junk is Forever covering this, minus the flute bit, and, tbf, the whistling.. Ace.
@marioluiztrombim22043 жыл бұрын
Adoro o focus banda holandesa já tive 2 discos na década de 70 hocus pocus e hambúrguer banda muito louca👏👏👏👏👏👏
@thomasjeanjr.29662 жыл бұрын
A long lost rock classic! I was about 13 when released, have never forgotten it!
@adruery6 жыл бұрын
That guitar tone is f-ing amazing.
@SaintFranssoix6 жыл бұрын
and moreover he fuckin kills it
@419rule8 жыл бұрын
And those of us sitting around the TV watching this live as it happened turned to each other when it was over and said in one great voice: WTF did we just see??? We'd heard it on the radio before this, of course, but this performance is still seared in to my brain some 40-odd years later.
@coolmesser6 жыл бұрын
dude, thats one of the greatest things I have ever seen and I didnt know it existed until just now. of course I am high as a kite too but it's still awfully cool.
@EmoEmu2 жыл бұрын
If anyone wonders why Generation-X turned out a bit weird then realize that these are our parents.
@McOuchies2 жыл бұрын
Today's artists couldn't comprehend such performance and skill. Focus was divine!
@MasthaX2 жыл бұрын
They still play live mostly in the Netherlands, seen them a few years back killer show.
@jamesmartin940110 жыл бұрын
My understanding is that for the Midnight Special here, they were asked, as many groups were at the time, to cut down the song. It's actually about 6 minutes long if I remember someone saying. So instead of clipping it, they ripped it at 125% throttle. That is psychotically, epically awesome.
@benwhiting40136 жыл бұрын
And the original was fast enough...RESPECT!!!
@koettfaers5 жыл бұрын
Actually many bands play their songs faster live, very common amongst rock band, atleast to my own experience. With that said, this was really good, very entertaining, and pure fun to see and hear :) Never heard this song before!
@jonasthemovie5 жыл бұрын
How would the yodeling sound at that speed?
@chimptor508 жыл бұрын
It's like high energy thrash polka/free form jazz/metal/thrashcore!!! And kicking it live and at double speed!!! Just plain off the hook!!
@isettajohn3 жыл бұрын
Always come back to watch this again. Saw them do this Live Early 70's at the Capitor Theatre Passaic, NJ.
@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett1592 жыл бұрын
I don't remember that version but I still liked it bravo guys bravo bravo 👏 bravo you're unbelievable musicians. Fantastic job 👏 👍 👌
@starlitblond3 жыл бұрын
Whoa.. I still have this album. My friends thought I was nuts, they clearly didn't appreciate it. Awe, the good ol' days.
@flowerdalejewel3 жыл бұрын
The whole album was amazing!
@starlitblond3 жыл бұрын
@@flowerdalejewel Isn't it!
@scottanderson55332 жыл бұрын
Yeah the songs are so nice and I have this album to and I love those old school songs a lot
@Ghostofenzo4 жыл бұрын
As goofy as this song may be it 100% takes real talent to Play something like this!
@garyfinch82674 жыл бұрын
and so much better than bohemian rhapsody
@jonathanking88004 жыл бұрын
@easy rider Kerry King can't play arpeggios, nor can be play that fast lmao
@Nefariousbig4 жыл бұрын
drummer is popping the fuck off
@SonofCali9994 жыл бұрын
It's not goofy though maen. Rock on!!🤟🏾
@v1__sherpa1144 жыл бұрын
Kerry king is a shite guitarist hahahaha
@mewsicsmary2 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon Cowell (and others who dont judge but dont sing or play)...dont ever say again that a Flute or whistling can't be freaking awesome!! Akkerman and Van Leer and band were excellent musicians. This was originally a jam session and became one of the biggest songs on the 70s and still beloved today. It makes me soo happy. 😃😂❤
@Lawofimprobability2 жыл бұрын
Simon Cowell's advice often came from the business side of music, not the artistic side. Art is great but the artist still has to eat and good business advice is good help. Just don't confuse the business side with brilliance.
@PokemonGeezer2 жыл бұрын
Greatest song of all time? Yes.
@tmeiskin64494 жыл бұрын
The drummer is amazing!
@joshuayettou35523 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@Howesenberg5 жыл бұрын
I am sat, slack jawed in awe of the amount of passion and talent I am witnessing
@johnwesolowski73932 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this when I was 14. I had heard the song on the radio, a bit confused. When I saw it on TV, I was amazed.
@maurazerbini92682 жыл бұрын
le loro canzoni sono splendide.senza tempo.ascoltarli a sedici anni e cinquanta anni dopo,sembra che mezzo secolo non sia neanche passato.
@gaminawulfsdottir32536 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman is one of the most underappreciated guitarists ever recorded.
@lesleylesley5821Ай бұрын
Amazing.
@LoneWolf-yp2mo4 жыл бұрын
I F**KIN' LOVE these guys !! The singer looks like he just might EXPLODE at any given second !! LOL !! And at the end ... THE CROWD GOES WILD !!
@theoos19572 жыл бұрын
I saw them perform in the Netherlands around '72 '73. Jan Akkerman did his incredible guitar playing, but it didn't go the way he wanted. He loosened his guitar strap, his guitar fell on the stage and he walked off the stage annoyed. The band played on and after a minute Akkerman came back and played his solo like ever before!
@arthurkornblum97713 жыл бұрын
Incredible musicianship!!! In a league all their own!!!
@sski6 жыл бұрын
So many people "focus" on the keyboardist/vocalist's antics, glossing over the fact that every one of these guys were fantastic musicians. This was thrash before there was such a thing.
@m.r.heppener86595 жыл бұрын
sski Jan Akkerman
@Rmadmanmetal5 жыл бұрын
Fukin A, well said!!!
@kyledefreitas85065 жыл бұрын
hes also a floutist
@nicobrown36145 жыл бұрын
I said speed metal but yeah first time watching the video.
@basserman5 жыл бұрын
agreed, especially the drummer and guitarist
@Jhietanen6 жыл бұрын
After watching this I know the saying is 100% true ..... there's a fine line between Genius and Insanity!!! that was crazy good!!
@unclegladys3 жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest guitar work EVER
@Georgeth-kb6rg2 жыл бұрын
AMEN
@markjohnson49622 жыл бұрын
Recall that WPLJ 95.5 FM in New York City had the Focus song "My Sweetheart" as their station ID bed during the 1970's. Who remembers this stuff. 65 year old music fans from the NYC area. Priceless. Also had "White Port & Lemon Juice" but that's another story.
@atfgarage94594 жыл бұрын
Host: “is he having a stroke, on every drug known to man, or mentally unstable?” Entire band in unison: “yes”
@ElMamuco4 жыл бұрын
Goddamn this version is way better than the studio one
@eduardopereira72074 жыл бұрын
True!
@flash001USA4 жыл бұрын
It has so much raw energy live that it's crazy! They kill it live!
@chrisranz27142 жыл бұрын
Extremely innovative , I And ahead of its time, freaking awesome.ll 👍
@siem81603 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Focus, but what an incredible performance. Have a single moment like that in a concert and you can be that fulfilled.
@nightfall224 жыл бұрын
This song kicks ass, but the comment section has me in tears lol.but I love this song so much
@allenstyer814 жыл бұрын
So much yes 🤘
@johnhandcock77444 жыл бұрын
I can't second that enough!!!! SO great. Both...
@Reggie-The-Dog5 жыл бұрын
I love the standing ovation. They sure deserved it.
@halbedejong79632 жыл бұрын
This year 1973, Jan Akkerman was proclaimed the best gitarist in the world.
@deadshot42452 жыл бұрын
man that organ guy i want the stuff he tokes on man what a legend of a musician including everyone else too but him so much energy and passion for music