Jan Akkerman - Am I losing you

[@paulbuxton1326]

Jans never in the top players charts, he blows them all away 🙏🎼

[@peterschenk5614]

Very true.

[@andyfell5879]

Jan in the Master. My son did his 'Level' revision listening to Focus Live at the Rainbow from 1973 and Mr Akkerman is still as peerless he was then. 'A guitarist's guitarist', as Brian May said.

[@quandovcestivernoyoutube]

0% drugs 0% nudity 0% swearword 100% talent

[@TOGBD1]

100% skills

[@stoofbuis]

0 drugs ??

[@MarcVesseur]

His arms are nude

[@SilvioNapoliiu5SPA]

so you mean that Akkerman did not play guitar for RH chili peppers?? :D

[@martin50er]

Einer der absolut besten Gitarristen, ever. Glaubt mir. 😊 .

[@zappa62]

viel Schnell, viel Laut kann jeder - aber das hat Stil.

[@KSA-wr4er]

Sagte auch schon Slowhand

[@martinmino4895]

maestro!!!❤

[@MrRFasters]

Afgelopen donderdag in Arnhem van Jan, zijn dochter en 4 goaarvrienden mogen genieten (lLe3ndert, Willem, John en Perry). Als je nou naar Jan luisterd en je bedenkt dat hij lang gespeeld heeft met Hazes en je bedenkt hoe Andre deze melodielijn zou zingen. Dan hoor ik wel parallellen tussen de lijnen, nuances, verbuigingen die Jan met zijn gitaar en Andre met zijn stem maskt. Zou Jan dan meer door het Nederlandse levenslied zijn gevormd dan ik me ooit bedacht had? En mss cerbeeldt ik t me allemaal wel. Het blijft iig gewoon smaakvol en mooi. Niet snelheid en techniek, maar smaak en muziek voorop. Dank Jan!

[@nickM6362]

Je verbeeld niets, hij is en blijft nog steeds heeeeel erg goed. Zag hem vaak live en luister nog steeds vaak naar zijn nummers. Luister ook eens naar zijn laatste album, van is van deze tijd !

[@paullevine1813]

Lucky to have seen Jan with Focus in 73 on the only US Tour they did & he's still a Master player 100% . Nice version though i prefered the one where he is sitting down & using his Gibson Super 400 , that guitar has so much tone it was perfect for this track . How lucky we guitar nuts are to have Jan all these years & still at the top of his game.

[@thedolphin5428]

Agreed. This tone is too agressive.

[@andyturner3056]

Pure magic 👌

[@ManfredElsingBielefeld]

nice guitar too;wonderful Musik!

[@virgilrobertsjr7870]

Akkerman is a guitar giant imho! ☆☆☆☆☆ 😎

[@dartagnandebatz3304]

Great performance!

[@KSA-wr4er]

Traumhaft schönes Gitarrenspiel.

[@stevegoddard9756]

Am I right in thinking this is a song by the late great Sherman Robertson?. Amazing version Jan.

[@DonSpence-ww5if]

Very nice, all hands bow to your sound...

[@josealvesbarbosa5530]

Grande guitarrista Alto nivel

[@outsider1959]

Just Perfect

[@senicegy]

The intro is a piece from Hamburger Concerto from Focus.

[@johannesrutten840]

Der Song ist eingebettet in den Gitarren-Solo-Part von "Hamburger Concerto", für mich eines der besten Soli, die Jan Akkerman je gespielt hat. (bis 1:35 und ab 6:07) Wunderbar!!

[@Coque019]

Preciosa!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GreyGhost.]

Coco Montoya NAILS this to the wall.

[@kencutter1094]

Find all the live focus recordings Never just the album version love songs just ripping Peace n serenity

[@川井ヒカル]

Perfect guitar performance. Who can make it better than this? Coco Montoya’s vocal is great, I admit. Jan Akkerman’s guitar sings emotionally perfect. Both are wonderful.

[@miriamjust8633]

A few

[@pietersrudi8283]

Grote meneer top

[@user-wanwan13]

彼のギターは本当に素晴らしい。

[@gabrielaespinoza1119]

Focus 3 es también junto con Sylvia otra pieza Magistral.

[@miriamjust8633]

Parece que no es el de Focus

[@TOGBD1]

God skills.

[@川井ヒカル]

Absolutely.

[@simonjones8111]

One of the greats, Sylvia is a triumph 🎉

[@miriamjust8633]

Yes!!!!

[@elreybuenvinobuenavida3837]

.WOOW.

[@Dubaiman123]

Akkerman klinkt steeds beter en preciezer. Te groot voor NL, door andere groten bewonderd en terecht. Maar dacht nooit het grote geld verdiend.

[@sjamaanrobert9718]

Fucking mooi jantje

[@danguee1]

The problem with having such recognisable signature phrases like Jan has - and kinda use them as 'party tricks' is that, once you know them, you can't but help but noticing them when he reuses them in subsequent solos. He's been reusing some phrases for nearly half a century and it grates slightly.....

[@harmenopoulos]

Correct but not in this song

[@hulldanfan]

I have talked to Jan and various band members over the years and Jan's use of his 'stock licks' comes from the fact that he never plays anything the same twice and sometimes he goes off on a solo and loses where he is. So he uses the licks to find his way back. I agree with Danguee1 that as the years have gone by, he has become more reliant and I find the last 2 or 3 albums very difficult to listen to. But anyone that can release an album as good as 'Focus in Time' can be forgiven for anything. IMHO its one of the top 5 guitar albums of all time !

[@thisaudientlife5425]

Choice!

[@antoniosteven4472]

Pro trick : watch movies at flixzone. I've been using it for watching loads of movies these days.

[@user-wanwan13]

彼のギターは過小評価されているのではないだろうか⁉︎ 素晴らしい×素晴らしい。

[@keithwyatt3354]

Sounds like Manfred Manns earth band a bit

[@peterkeeves8240]

Focus- Hocus Pocus😊

[@johnpeng5543]

这不是一般的高手。

[@1955piet]

Once the best guitar player of the world, and still is

[@davechae5890]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✨✨✨✨✨💫💫💫💫✨💫✨✨💫💫

[@miriamjust8633]

Es el de Focus?

[@teiltje]

Focus is history🤫

[@1955piet]

It is not

[@miriamjust8633]

@@teiltje Same name. Que tiene que ver que sea historia?????!!!!!

[@miriamjust8633]

@@1955piet gracias😉

[@photoamais]

😁

[@thedolphin5428]

Personally, don't like this version as much as the studio version. Overdone bends and too much attack in the break. It's a sweet song, imo, not an agressive one.

[@thedolphin5428]

He seems agitated with several things going on within the band ... and his own sound.

[@Bazzeboy]

Jan heeft toch echt wel veel naar Pink Floyd zitten luisteren, tjonge-jonge zeg…Ik hoor Nick, Roger maar bovenal David overduidelijk!!! Leuk geprobeerd, maar het werkt totaal niet; er ‘gebeurt’ gewoon niks…

[@marcelwijnen9037]

Dat heb ik nou met P. Floyd. Er gebeurt dan helemaal niks 😉

[@Bazzeboy]

@@marcelwijnen9037 Ach ja , Pink Floyd: je moet ervan houden. Hoewel er in z’n algemeenheid best wel goed materiaal tussen zit. Roger is in principe een ontzettende lul, maar nummers schrijven kan ‘ie wel…

[@Nonkel]

Misschien technisch prima, maar saai en zonder enige beleving aan mijn kant helaas...

[@karelmartel4969]

Als ik Pink Floyd hoor, ergens op de radio, word ik moe,,, evenals dit geneuzel van onze Jan. Gitaar herrie is het, geen mooie songs

[@karelmartel4969]

Gitaar geneuzel is het. Pink Floyd en Jan Akkerman kunnen geen pakkende, mooie liedjes schrijven, cq maken. Saai, saai , saai