Focus - Hocus Pocus (Live Montage 1971-2021) 50 YEARS OF HOCUS POCUS

Focus the Band home page:
www.focustheband.co.uk
Jan Akkerman home page:
www.janakkerman.nl/
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[@np6869]

I think Focus was enjoying a little Cocus during this rendition of Hocus Pocus

[@GiveSic]

I swear Akkerman was so in the zone during that Midnight Special performance those solos were like lightning in a bottle. Of course he's always shredding but that one performance was just perfect on so many levels.

[@itacyrsalles-letranumero]

D+ Eterno Hocus Pocus....😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@La_C0NCHA_De_Pandora]

MAGIC!!!!! ONLY MAGIC!!!

[@sandyaw3057]

Thank you, thank you for this video! They were very good looking young men and incredible musicians. I’m from the U.S. but my heritage is Norwegian!

[@wiseowl2335]

good musicians having fun with a zany piece of music which was a big hit in the day. the falsetto/scat/yodeling voice and whistling with facial expressions by Thijs Van Leer was hilarious, entertaining and well done

[@nickwillder]

I am enchanted by Pierre van der Linden. He seems to flow like a waterfall across the drum kit. Wonderful drummer.

[@CosmicHighwayPatrol]

It seems effortless

[@aita45]

His brother Rick van der Linden was also a talented musician, a leader of Eskeption. One of my favorite bands.

[@goffydude]

@@CosmicHighwayPatrol That's because anyone could pick up a pair of drum sticks and learn to do what he's doing in this song in about 3 weeks of practicing. His fundamentals are good but not very creative or challenging stuff at all, unfortunately.

[@tomsnyder6955]

I could listen to Hocus Pocus by Focus all day 😊

[@AlmostReady504]

You just DID

[@leesaunders1930]

bro me too me and my son love it 😂

[@smb7647]

OMG..the drumming, the yodeling, all of it is mind blowing, just brilliant

[@hassenfuttingah2744]

They put a smile on our faces, those zany Dutchmen; Pierre van der Linden and his amazing chops.Thanks ever so much for the memories.

[@RobertLocksley385]

The Netherlands: "we beat the Spanish, French, English, Belgium and helped our allies beat the Germans. Our art is second to none, and our culture is considered a delight everywhere". Also, the Netherlands: WooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!". Mental.

[@renatomaia7699]

O rock dos anos 70 era outro nível. A guitarra soava muito melhor que nos anos 2000.

[@thomasguldenberg6377]

thanks a lot!

[@OPH-ix8bv]

Greatest live performance was on Midnight Special intro by Gladys Knight

[@zeffie100]

The only standing ovation ever on that program.💪

[@giorgiodelbasso8455]

Grandi Focus! Masters of Prog Rock!

[@erlingurthorsteinsson7607]

One of greatest band ever

[@JesseThehuSnooker]

Focus made people headbanging🤘🤘🤘

[@irocitZ]

Would've been cool if they got fans to Mosh, personally I Would've liked to see some stage diving.🤘😝🤘

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

It is incredibly easy to watch this for over a half hour surprisingly lol I could go longer....

[@patriciomaia3200]

Adoro !! Rock Progressivo de Qualidade..

[@Since-UniqueOriginalPersonaliz]

Wonderful video.

[@BigWesLawns]

I like the one with the crazy drum fills.

[@bernarddeschepper4348]

HUMORexplosive SPEEDROCK of the FIRST and HIGHEST perfection

[@muskel-adolf8582]

Its Magic!

[@eduardocarreirodacruz8021]

Very Good

[@pit2ryan3]

Great drumming!

[@rustyshackleford4059]

"WARNING MAY CAUSE SEVERE MIND MELTING IF WATCHED IN ITS ENTIRETY.." \m/

[@keefsmiff]

That keyboard player might be one of the most entertaining people iv ever seen .... that was sick

[@l.v1473]

Tys van leer is his name

[@cliffjg]

Thijs Van Leer

[@rogermillspaugh1699]

😎😎😎😎😎

[@bouncinsoul]

I like the performance with the yodeling

[@tatepishepard]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@notgalen]

I didn’t ever expect to see this on YT, great work putting it all together! Plus it’s a treasure trove of drum breaks!🙏🏼

[@Faithwitness]

Very cool! I especially like the first one although they are all good! 🎶

[@luisalbertoparra1420]

...28:00 memorable FOCUS

[@AlmostReady504]

E P I C !!!

[@WilliamOllari-yt5km]

Unbelievable

[@adamchaifetz5876]

I want to be elected President of the Thijs Van Leer Fan club

[@sandyaw3057]

May I be Vice President? lol

[@MrZajebali]

I like '74 the up tempo one.

[@NeilCrouse99]

11:59 & 16:15, ... Awesome little bass lick,... Kudos from a fellow bass player... 🤘

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Guys still doing this song there video of him

[@sandroconhaque]

Muito doido... Sensacional.

[@artruiz169]

It's a shame that with all these years the band put in, to entertain the public, that the last establishment didn't have consideration to provide adequate weather protection at the end of this video...

[@sandyaw3057]

Exactly!!

[@MrZajebali]

9:40🤘

[@bluarcher5941]

in the first clip, what is that device on the organ bench beside Van Leer that has the big adjustment knob on top of it? I've never seen that clip..

[@fmtfniuprog8029]

I also saw the big button... could it be a controller for Leslie's speed?

[@bluarcher5941]

@@fmtfniuprog8029 as good a guess as any, though I've never seen a variable speed controller for a Leslie...usually it's just a 2-speed switch on the side of the organ by the low register, so I don't know. It's a strange looking device.

[@George.Andrews.]

Looks like a variac. Big variable resistor. I can only imagine it controlled the speed of the pulse

[@MrZajebali]

What is the meaning of the lyrics, who can tell?:)

[@matthewotremba9230]

H I S T O R Y B A B Y

[@carlosdanielscala8605]

Molto bene grazie-frufru-32t

[@IThinkYouLookLarvely]

24:49 I forgot Sir Ian McKellen's younger brother was on guitar at this time 😁

[@MrZajebali]

'81 "Cactus"what?

[@bastosongs]

9:34 😂

[@luizjose778]

Tenho 2 cds mini lps japoneses ship of memories e focus 3 e recentemente adquiri o espetacular hamburger concerto. caixa em acrilico prensado na inglaterra pela(red bullet)amo essa super banda saudo desde bahia brasil

[@woodbeckerjason9197]

1 to 10 ?.. 1000 !

[@jesusbarrios5423]

Bonuses (4:33)😁hahaha

[@RobertLocksley385]

The loony child of Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson and something Deep Purple left behind at an early pub gig that they didn't want because it was a bit weird even for them. This is why the Soviets lost the Cold War-it wasn't blue jeans, the Rolling Stones, democracy, or anything like that-it was because the KGB could never keep this down, even with a million men wearing ridiculous and outdated hats.

[@donaldgregg9250]

Ironically, your band collage is not too far off, that describes their sound in a great way...

[@AlmostReady504]

.... Andy Kaufman

[@RobertLocksley385]

@@AlmostReady504 In one of his fever dreams.

[@seiluripoika]

Focus on rautaa.

[@kazuo5379]

HOCUS POCUS　だけ初期のメンバーの演奏から時代を追ってつないだビデオ。 なかなか面白いが、演奏途中でつないでしまうのはちょっとどうかなー？ それにしてもタイスはいつまでFOCUSを続けるのか？

[@MrZajebali]

9:40🤘