Focus performed on The Midnight Special October 5th 1973 Follow us on Social Media: / themidnightspecialtvshow / themidnightspecialtvshow / themidnightspecialtvshow / tmstvshow
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@XxEpIcFrOzEnzZxxx Жыл бұрын
A comment I saw on an old upload of this clip: "They played like their tour bus was double-parked outside." 🤣
@ahmadbani14523 ай бұрын
Another, "they rented the equipment and had 5 minutes left."
@shawnbruce69342 ай бұрын
LoL.
@GeoWizardАй бұрын
Probably the greatest live performance ever caught on tape
@Jen-br5hxАй бұрын
after a long trek across the country, nothing beats high speed yodelling
@silverstem296423 күн бұрын
Not even close.
@HughCorbyCruick23 күн бұрын
For me, it’s up there with the Vanilla Fudge over-the-top appearance on Ed Sullivan Show for “You Keep Me Hanging On”.
@K7classicrockfan21 күн бұрын
Wow, I'd never thought I'd see geowizard here hahaha crazy.I love your channel by the way!!!
@marktroiani5401Ай бұрын
Rock and Yodel. I was there for it then and I’m here for it now.
@danopticon10 ай бұрын
If you don’t know the story behind this legendary recording: Focus are a Dutch prog-rock band, and around ‘72/‘73 “Hocus Pocus” had become their well-known radio hit … which, notably, on the album is played at a much slower tempo, clocking in around 7 minutes in length. As the recording of the _Midnight Special_ drew to a close, the producers warned Focus that only five minutes of showtime remained, so could they please play another, shorter song … to which the Dutch group replied “No, it is not a problem, we will simply play our intended song much faster!” And so they did! Amazing band.
@Metalkorpse9 ай бұрын
And boom! Thrash Metal was born!!!
@Hegstuffing9 ай бұрын
Did not know that. Thanks for sharing. I was just a couple of weeks shy of my 14th birthday when this show aired. I was blown away! Stunned.... shell shocked! SO good!
@ronyyr22519 ай бұрын
Buen dato!
@raheimgreen85509 ай бұрын
Excellent
@jackh79779 ай бұрын
Dude I was wondering why it sounded different lol it feels like two separate genres of rock with the difference in speed
@333wheeler Жыл бұрын
This live version has always been insanely great..
@CoCotheTurtle Жыл бұрын
No-no... there was that two-week stretch in October of '96 when it wasn't very good at all.
@arron0bryant874 Жыл бұрын
This has an extra verse early on that doesn't appear on the version on KZbin. There's an ascending bit before the whistling and before that, 1st verse has Jan Ackerman pretty much playing chords only which is also cut in the edited KZbin version.
@artbk Жыл бұрын
Yes! This and the Wallace & Grommit video are the best versions
@DidYouReadEULA Жыл бұрын
Amen...the drummer is having a blast driving that train!
@dougfraser3295 Жыл бұрын
The Midnight Special live performance was faster than usual and might have been trimmed simply due to 6 mins of original length was too long for the NBC program…..but i loved it. The insanity in singer’s face and expression was invigorating back then and still is today!
@rustyshackleford4059 Жыл бұрын
To all those in the crowd who had their minds melted witnessing this that evening, we salute you. There were no survivors....
@RobbyTheGlitch Жыл бұрын
haha, right on.
@thehellyousay Жыл бұрын
I watched this on tv the night after my 8th birthday, after watching wrasslin' with my dad. It blew my mind. Still haven't found all the pieces yet, 50 years later. Keep the bits I have found in a jar by the door ...
@terrymckenzie8786 Жыл бұрын
Does any one have the tabs for this….
@JonnyTheLeprechaun Жыл бұрын
miss you Rusty glad you're still here.
@nanettefoster1625 Жыл бұрын
I was there 🤣
@robinleebraun77395 ай бұрын
The absolute pinnacle of Rock and Roll. Guitars and yodeling.
@gus4734 ай бұрын
Let's not forget the flute! 🪈😎✌️
@normanacree16354 ай бұрын
Don't forget the drums. Pretty wicked.
@JonasQuigly2 ай бұрын
Hendrix set his guitar on fire. I would have liked to see these guys light up a couple pairs of wood shoes.
@3pan1Ай бұрын
@@normanacree1635 i keep telling that the terrific drummer knows his stuff and is doing homages to the best drummer ever: Sid Catlett.
@sgold989Ай бұрын
Over 40 years ago, I asked myself what the heck is what I just heard. I have the same feeling today and can't get enough of it!
@johninama585 Жыл бұрын
I think we should all recognize how amazing Jan Akkerman is on guitar. Holy shit. Sweep picking in 1973? He's probably one of the greatest guitarists no one has ever heard of. He totally gets overshadowed by the yodeling (and some poor camera angle choices during his solos).
@BIZARBIES Жыл бұрын
No kidding! I'm like where is the camera guy when he's soloing!?!? That Gibson Les Paul he's playing is pretty interesting too. The fretboard is at a slant by the neck pickup. Never seen that before. What a smoking guitarist!
@johninama585 Жыл бұрын
@@BIZARBIES That's a Framus guitar. He had a signature model with them. Very LP inspired. I love the angled neck join.
@BIZARBIES Жыл бұрын
@John Inama wow! I never knew that! Cool! It looks like a Les Paul Recording but with normal Les Paul controls. I knew it was a Gibson because I saw the Gibson logo. Thanks for the info!
@reverendtos4271 Жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite players. Have to admit, he was pretty sloppy here though. The intro was pretty jenky. Probably jet lag lol
@mcostafernando Жыл бұрын
Jan vas never scared of improvising (and making mistakes 😂) when playing live... In my opinion it gives a lot of charm in his playing!
@Stanggwarbeard4 ай бұрын
Windows down blasting this out of my car speakers in 2024 is my new way of living.
@gonepostal91012 ай бұрын
What’s maybe most incredible is when Thijs whistles the chorus. To nail that live? C’mon, man!
@quicolicАй бұрын
Insane, right?
@gerardoa.15 күн бұрын
That’s the easiest part!! Even I can do that!!
@markvalery863211 ай бұрын
When the men in their white coats come to take me away, I want this playing in the background.
@jameskonners830411 ай бұрын
Lmao!!
@KittyGrizGriz10 ай бұрын
Omg ‼️‼️
@erikkopsala35643 ай бұрын
Well now a days they won't take you far , to a park then cut you loose
@Theonceurbanmermaid3 ай бұрын
We walked down the isle to this at our our wedding in November 2022 😂 Best song EVER 🎉
@jeffallen553 ай бұрын
I'm going with Napoleon XIV's They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!
@parzooman Жыл бұрын
That he can do those vocals live is pretty amazing.
@jerryhorton5708 Жыл бұрын
Based on the vocalist’s face at the top of the video, the vocals may have been chemically enhanced. Seriously, Focus was an unreal group of musicians
@gregdolecki8530 Жыл бұрын
Young and before the effects of decades of cigarette smoking.
@truthserum915711 ай бұрын
As a musician, if you can’t do it live then you really can’t do it at all.
@TRUMP-2024-MAGA11 ай бұрын
Awesom... no vocal computer help... the good ol days
@beyondalpha107210 ай бұрын
white people dont seasonz dey yodeling
@tonyhaslam186 Жыл бұрын
One of the coolest, most unique songs ever made.
@tripjet999 Жыл бұрын
"unique" is ALREADY one of a kind.
@johnmcleod89614 ай бұрын
I'm 65 yo now and remember this song when I was a teen...it freaked me slap out...the guitar, the vocals...it punched you in the gut, and I loved it...still do to this day.
@BruceEldridge4 ай бұрын
Me the same age,someone just asked about a song played onthe radio (wbcn) that rocked,couldn’t remember the name. This is what i thought of!!!
@sunshinegirl12173 ай бұрын
me too! same age, same experience.
@laurahall3094Ай бұрын
Gary Hoey has a great version
@scottalpert344420 күн бұрын
That keyboard player, whistler, flute player and yodeler is off the HOOK!! Wow! What a talent! That song rocks!!!!
@danokerr9929 Жыл бұрын
The drummer sure has the chops and a lot of jazz in his playing
@MimiJoys11 ай бұрын
And chewing gum! 🤣
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv10 ай бұрын
Brainbox the drummer and Jan Akkerman to played in that band Downman and Summertime you should hear.
@Lichfeldian--Suttonian8 ай бұрын
You want to hear his (Pierre van der Linden) 10 minute drum solo! He still cracks a hickory punch now!
@wendellbrownbrown59688 ай бұрын
That drummer is so much fun to watch, i could watch this over and over again! Now when i think of it i might of sean this back in the day 50 years is a long time!
@dennisp33148 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing in his intro (a real Jazz feel)
@thinkbeforyouvote Жыл бұрын
I don't think I ever saw a standing ovation on Midnight Special other than these guys.
@thehellyousay Жыл бұрын
I can't remember seeing one either, but I only got to see this whenever we visited relatives in Leamington, Chatham, and Ridgetown area. Picked it up from the Detroit and Windsor stations. Where I lived 50 years ago, we were lucky to pick up CTV from Kitchener, and CBC from London, with CHCH, and TVO getting through when the cloud cover was just right, Oh, yeah, and party lines, too. Not pay to chat lines, no. Party line meant multiple houses using the same phone line. Ponder that.
@johnnytyler568511 ай бұрын
I was literally going to write this EXACT same comment until I scrolled through and found this one. I was thinking the exact same thing. I can't remember a single instance of seeing a standing ovation at a Midnight Special performance outside of this one.
@ravynskye13108 ай бұрын
Friday nights broadcast with Billy Preston (2006) host with Buddy Miles(2008)they did My Sweet Lord...audience reaction was nothing I've ever seen on Midnight Special was amazing and well deserved ..this is also amazing 👏 love it sped up lol
@ravynskye13108 ай бұрын
Benefits of living across from Detroit at the time lol I remember barley getting channels..having to actually get up off our ass to change the channels but picked up ABC NBC, CBS😆 Midnight Special, Don Kirshners best thing on tv at the time and the rainbow still screen after 1am with the loud buzzing..woke up a few times 😖🥴
@naturalmax84746 ай бұрын
you didnt
@francis561711 ай бұрын
This is why i love KZbin. What a performance.
@robertholle559910 ай бұрын
Thijs Van Leer is an insanely talented vocalist. Mind melting talent. Loved this song growing up, still love it and refuse to grow old 😍🎸
@plentinough7222 Жыл бұрын
Yes! That performance demanded a standing ovation.
@DigiLab360 Жыл бұрын
Guitar, drums, vocals…one of the all-time best performances by a band.
@storytimewithunclekumaran5004 Жыл бұрын
keyboards flute ?????????????????????????????
@MrManfly10 ай бұрын
Even the guy on the bass was speed rocking !!
@Elias_Veine_Wiig5 ай бұрын
Thijs van Leer & Pierre van der Linden & Jan Akkerman
@MTGPeddler5 ай бұрын
The level of musicianship on this stage is beyond measure…it’s phenomenal
@dfp9494Ай бұрын
100% Talent 100% Tecnique 100% Energy 100% Fun 100% Magic
@ralphmueller3725Ай бұрын
100% Accurate
@merlinsturley9668Ай бұрын
100% cocaine
@proofprof50Ай бұрын
@@merlinsturley9668High, maybe. They were from the Netherlands, after all.
@merlinsturley9668Ай бұрын
@@proofprof50 him tweaking in the first shot of the video is so funny
@andr10129 күн бұрын
200% speed
@ericvonharding3421 Жыл бұрын
Like a cartoon. With each new verse, the singer was pulling out a new comic device and the band responded in devastating form. Bravo!
@pookiejames059 ай бұрын
Love this comment!
@Hetnaset8 ай бұрын
I always burst out laughing when he pulls the flute out of nowhere 😂😂😂
@acme.videos Жыл бұрын
Even the TV audience appreciates Focus' genius performance and gives them a standing ovation!!! 🥳🤯🥳👏👏👏👏👏
@briane17311 ай бұрын
As far as I can remember it was the one and only time anyone on _Midnight Special_ got a standing O after they were done.
@Dr_Paul_Proteus2 ай бұрын
T REX got a standing O for a beautifully crazed performance of Bang A Gong (Get It On).
@linctexpilot83376 ай бұрын
Even at this tempo....... They're tight & locked as hell!!!
@journaloflouisfreycinet84545 ай бұрын
Apart from at the start when the band missed the cue and went another bar
@douglasarnold70854 ай бұрын
Cocaine will do that...
@barchamАй бұрын
51 years after I first watched this live and it puts a huge smile on my face just as it did the first time I heard it! Probably the most original rock song ever written and performed live on American television!
@max-romano-santo Жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman is one of most underrated guitarmen ever!!!
@MartinMaat Жыл бұрын
He was elected best guitarist in 1973 by readers of the British magazine Melody Maker. He won several awards in his career. So hardly underrated.
@snotpu Жыл бұрын
Maybe best underheard guitarest ever? Anyone who rated him at all certainly must have rated him highly.
@thehellyousay Жыл бұрын
Not by guitarists.
@raheimgreen85509 ай бұрын
Just casually shreddin in the background
@kevsol76656 ай бұрын
One of the best guitar players, you never heard of
@skaladarrellgodeater1070 Жыл бұрын
This is a MASTERPIECE Not all days you can hear a rock band with yodelling vocal. That was on 70's. Absolutely BRILLIANT.
@Piggy-Oink-Oink11 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the guy told his parents "I;m gonna be a rock star" and they were like Uh Huh..RIGHT. See Ma I was RIGHT!
@freckles91769 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure you would be hard pressed to find a rock band these days
@TruckingToPlease7 ай бұрын
And jazz flute. "Ham and eggs comin' at ya".
@samisami-qb5tl5 ай бұрын
Yodel, skat, vocal, recitativo by one man
@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489Ай бұрын
The only other rock band over ever heard yodel was nirvana. Mind blown
@carlystuart11783 ай бұрын
this has a home here in 2024.
@brian_nirvana5 ай бұрын
"This content is culturally significant. Posting it on KZbin will ensure that future generations will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it."
@JhonnyYngaRaymundoАй бұрын
Hermoso magico,unicos,maravilloso.
@StinkyBlack1Ай бұрын
lol. You must have forgot google video.
@scottlucas9551 Жыл бұрын
As a 12 year old, I remember being captivated by the rock instrumentals that ,weirdly, were pretty big hits. "Outta Space" by Billy Preston,"Frankenstein" Edgar Winter, and "Hocus Pocus". Had the 45's. Great time to be a kid.
@marknewbold2583 Жыл бұрын
It's not an instrumental with that yodelling
@daveg4236 Жыл бұрын
@@marknewbold2583 what is it then, genius?
@Pat-nl4wk Жыл бұрын
Yes, it was a great time to be a kid. I remember it well @ 9 years old.
@NathanSmith-xf7rk Жыл бұрын
Me too, we watched that all the time as teenagers, it was a great time to grow up in with the music, always loved that song, catchy 😎
@Oenloveslife Жыл бұрын
Yes! In 5th grade Outta Space was my favorite song!
@bradwilliams1691 Жыл бұрын
My brother absolutely loved this song when it was first released. He died as a result of a car crash in 1976, aged 16. RIP brother - you may be gone but, youll never be forgotten.
@floydfanboy29489 ай бұрын
Your brother had good taste. Sad his life was cut short. Hold on to his memory.
@bradwilliams16919 ай бұрын
@@floydfanboy2948 My brother was also a huge fan of Pink Floyd - as am I.
@floydfanboy29489 ай бұрын
@@bradwilliams1691now why does that not surprise me 😊 good taste runs in the family!
@diaryofanaxeman5398 ай бұрын
Condolences Brother, losing your Brother is a toughest thing to live with .... my heart goes out to you 😢
@di-jt6jp6 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss.
@MRLL929211 ай бұрын
That is a man who absolutely loves his job!
@johnned484811 ай бұрын
Super rare audience reaction. A much deserved standing ovation 👏
@donaldpetersen35132 күн бұрын
They knew they'd seen greatness. Such a unique performance and, as others have commented, at least a decade ahead of its time.
@MPKleiman Жыл бұрын
And Thjis van Leer is also amazing with his musical multitasking. A great Dutch group performing their signature tune.
@barbiedahl Жыл бұрын
They don't make shows like this anymore, unfortunately. One of the best ever!
@joeyblowey123456 Жыл бұрын
They don't make music like this anymore either.
@barbiedahl Жыл бұрын
@@joeyblowey123456 exact-a-mundo!
@barbiedahl Жыл бұрын
@@joeyblowey123456 exact-a-mundo!
@rogerpr364 Жыл бұрын
period!
@plentinough7222 Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt and no arguments here😀🖖🏻😎
@mrvantagepro2 ай бұрын
I actually watched this performance the very night it aired on The Midnight Special back in 1973 with my older brother. I was only 12 years old then. I was so excited reading the TV Guide Magazine and seeing that Focus was scheduled to be on that night in October 73'. Remember back then, the only way you could see your favorite band was either live in concert or on The Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. My relationship with music went through the stratosphere when I first heard Hocus Pocus and it still blows me away. I love all of Focus' music, I have never stopped listening to Focus. The band line-up here is Thijs Van Leer, Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter and Pierre Van der Linden. Truly, a virtuoso performance.
@johnnytyler568511 ай бұрын
The only problem with this is that it's SO MUCH BETTER than the album version that once you've heard this live version you simply can't listen to the original ever again without wishing it was this one instead. The increased tempo alone is a major improvement over the original. Frankly, I think every single aspect of this live version is better than the original. Tempo, vocals, guitar...everything.
@zachjohnson6379 ай бұрын
Agreed. I heard this first and then the studio version…and was left wondering why the original was so tame in comparison.
@MasthaX9 ай бұрын
@@zachjohnson637 Because radio and TV shows would give you 3 minutes of time to play, the original studio version is 6 minutes at least.
@zachjohnson6379 ай бұрын
@@MasthaX I know, but they should have just done the original at this tempo.
@hansverschoor85462 ай бұрын
Same with Deep Purple and others then, much better live than in studio, today is the opposite.
@baronderochemont85562 ай бұрын
Talking about Deep Purple: first time I heard Highway Star it was a cover by Metal Church. Only then did I listen to the original. And to this day I still think Metal Church's cover is much better.
@massapower Жыл бұрын
I've yet to see anyone out there in the 21st Century even come close in creating a CLASSIC like this ! 😎🤟
@toekid7179 Жыл бұрын
I will create a song like this with my band
@massapower Жыл бұрын
@@toekid7179 Ya !! You do that and have the whole world BOW to you ! 😏
@seltaeb3302 Жыл бұрын
Music now is utterly boring & you can't sing along can you, unlike this! Dool aloo lo do do do ahhhhh..
@donniecothern984211 ай бұрын
And they never will !!!!!
@briane17311 ай бұрын
And it's doubtful you will, since all we're getting is rap, hip-hop, and auto-tuned canned music that is barely tweaked from song to song. I'll take the raw talent of a group of musicians like this over the uber-produced computer-aided cookie-cutter compositions we hear now.
@hassenfuttingah2744 Жыл бұрын
Pierre van der Linden ,terrific drummer,really brought something wonderful out of that Premier kit.
@Twirlip2 Жыл бұрын
The relaxed way he moves through the madness, basically keeping it together, is a joy to watch.
@PeterBrown-mz4nv Жыл бұрын
Fantastic drummer. What else did he do? He must have done more.
@yunarukami14 Жыл бұрын
@@PeterBrown-mz4nv Check out his work in 'Trace'. The band itself sounds somewhat like ELP, but it does have its own unique sound to offer
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv10 ай бұрын
@@PeterBrown-mz4nv Pierre van de Linden started with Brainbox. The numbers----Downman and Summertime are great to hear to. Stil love to hear the singer of that band Caz Lux
@PeterBrown-mz4nv10 ай бұрын
@@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv Thanks!
@johnmcpherson5068Ай бұрын
I will turn 65 very short time I remember this song clearly I close my eyes and I actually feel young again what amazing talent Simply Amazing
@cherylalikhani5957Ай бұрын
I've listened to every version of this song I can find, and there are a lot. What I find fascinating is that no two are the same!
@philsatterley5297 Жыл бұрын
From the days where you could see Progressive Rock on network TV! Out of all the performances I've seen of this song on video this has got to be the most energetic. Thanks for posting this!
@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@NickNicometi Жыл бұрын
Every player is solid. I smiled, laughed, and jammed to this great performance! 😄 😂 🤘😠🎸
@jeffreythornton769511 ай бұрын
Back again this has to be one of the most underrated guitarist in rock
@jeffreythornton769511 ай бұрын
...and most underrated whistler . What about that drummer?
@jannetteberends8730Ай бұрын
He proclaimed the best in the world by an English music magazine once. Guitarists know him.
@ThereAreThoseWhoCallMeTim11 ай бұрын
I just heard this song for the first time yesterday on a classic rock radio station (shout out to 101.5 WPDH!!!). Words cannot hope to express how cheated I feel that I, a *MASSIVE* fan of 70s rock music since I was like 16, haven’t been exposed to this insane masterpiece till just now at 32 years old.
@panheadcraig Жыл бұрын
Trippy !! Thats not easy the drummer is amazing as is the entire band ! These guys deserve credit !! Very good !
@Elias_Veine_Wiig5 ай бұрын
The drummer, Pierre van der Linden is now 78 years old, and still plays with Focus.
@mobanewman7139 Жыл бұрын
Double time because they did not want to cut the song. Brilliant!!
@rayb.45710 ай бұрын
This tune makes me smile .
@jenndavin Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the only yodel rock classic ever! Fantastic.
@keithf_ Жыл бұрын
MADnificent. I've heard this great song so many times but this live performance is insane. 4 brilliant musicians !
@TheNucaKola Жыл бұрын
Wow! I didn’t even know an extended version even existed!! One of the best live performances ever!
@briane17311 ай бұрын
Yeah this was a surprise to me, there are cuts in this video that weren't on the "original" one floating around KZbin for years. All I saw before this was Gladys Knight introducing them and a 4-minute version that obviously left out a couple stanzas.
@JoshuaCromarty9 ай бұрын
It's an edit of the original to extend it for some reason. Compare: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWXSpoN9fLF8bLMsi=48NsvOZjTpOEhuiR
@bonvoyageauLSD6 ай бұрын
@@JoshuaCromarty So your explanation for the extra part in this one is that this has been edited, not that the other version has been cut down? That doesn't make sense.
@JoshuaCromarty6 ай бұрын
@@bonvoyageauLSD You're right, it doesn't. Why would anyone make a performance seem longer, when the cool thing about it was the band playing faster to fit it into a tighter schedule? But there it is. Listen to the original version I posted side-by-side and you'll hear it yourself - they match to a point and then this version repeats not only the audio but the video.
@bonvoyageauLSD6 ай бұрын
@@JoshuaCromarty You don't get my point...There is an extra round in this version, and it's not repeated and it's clearly from this performance. The obvious answer is that nothing was added, instead something was cut from the other TV version.
@NickNicometi9 ай бұрын
Listening again - what a fat sound; drums, bass, guitar are ripping! Brilliant.
@blackbeardsghost658810 ай бұрын
This came out when I was a kid, 11 years old. I had no idea it could possibly be performed LIVE. INCREDIBLE!
@Fygee Жыл бұрын
Seeing Van Leer psyche himself at the beginning really sets the tone for what's to come. An absolute legend of a performance.
@daleknight747211 ай бұрын
Indeed
@metalmacabre999111 ай бұрын
With the help of some of the best cocaine in the world. Lol
@franklee630110 ай бұрын
@@metalmacabre9991exactly, phsycing himself isn't what I saw, I saw a fella reacting to a rainbow rail the length of his keyboard. 😂
@metalmacabre999110 ай бұрын
@@franklee6301 lmfao
@wcollins75579 ай бұрын
I believe I once saw someone describe this as him performing a 'face solo.' That is my favorite characterization so far.
@whosoever9198 Жыл бұрын
Takes me back to Junior high school 1973. Hocus Pocus by Focus. Who could ever forget a title like that? Perhaps in the top 100 all-time rock songs ever.
@jackwezesa1081 Жыл бұрын
I know . I remember hearing it on an AM radio in the locker room junior year. I’m pretty sure it was around early spring time?
@INgirl812 Жыл бұрын
High school for me. I’d forgotten about this song. Loved this song .
@blacksabbathmatters3365 Жыл бұрын
I also stood up and clapped after this beautiful performance!!!
@brotzmannsax10 ай бұрын
One of the greatest TV performances of all time, the crowd reaction at the end says it all.
@RolandAyala Жыл бұрын
Things were just better back then. Amazing. No effects, no voiceovers, no auto-tune, etc. just raw talent.
@Potato-pn8sg Жыл бұрын
They did tons of effects back then, they might not have talked about it like now, and they might not have had the same variety, but they still had stuff, I think Link Wray's Rumble was the record to use distortion. In 1958. Rock and Roll was a term dating back to 1922, in the aptly named "My Man Rocks me (with One Steady Roll) by Trixie Smith.
@RolandAyala Жыл бұрын
@@Potato-pn8sg I was speaking in terms of by comparison to today where we manufacture far too many no-talent pop stars over-utilizing digital processing as crutch lack of talent -- should have been more clear, as no stranger to effects and a good thing when not overused.
@jackal59 Жыл бұрын
@@RolandAyala Sometimes overuse is good. There's a recording here of Van der Graaf Generator playing at Bataclan around '72 where Hugh Banton is running his Hammond through a Copycat tape echo, and he reaches up and manipulates the arm holding the tape heads to get some absolutely ungodly howling noises. It's kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4Gqk2ifjtmsoNE starting at around 4:25.
@brucywarren11 ай бұрын
And a shit ton of cocaine.
@daleelenaexcellent140511 ай бұрын
Real musicians playing real intruments.
@d-d-i Жыл бұрын
Yess, finally this masterpiece in high quality
@Tokego Жыл бұрын
And complete
@AyliCarper Жыл бұрын
It's not complete without Gladys Knight's epic introduction.
@TerryKoss326 ай бұрын
One of the best live performances I have ever seen
@bubbashore645011 ай бұрын
An absolute treat to see this live after all these years!
@TheKingInHiding Жыл бұрын
YES! Bring on more of these lost acts we no longer hear of!! Awesome🤘
@robcreel4257 Жыл бұрын
This just brought a huge smile to my face today! Thanks!
@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Ken-z3e19 күн бұрын
WOW! brings back memories. (I think)! Used to stick a lot of quarters in a jukebox listening to this at a restaurant to entertain my mom and sisters in the mid 70'S. I was 16 or 17. Used to watch Midnight Special. Just read about this song in the news today as being a weird old song. Glad I looked it up to see it again, put a grin on my face!
@dawnclaibourne218311 ай бұрын
I was 9 when this song came out. My sister and I would watch the Midnight Special and Don Kirschner's Rock Concert every weekend. So many great performances, and this was one of the most electrifying. I'm incredibly grateful to my parents for passing on their love of all kinds of music to me, especially rock music. I'm so glad I got to experience this era first hand. I would go back in a heartbeat if I could...
@Elias_Veine_Wiig5 ай бұрын
Focus performed on both shows, Midnight Special, as seen here, in 1973 and Don Kirsner’s Rock Concert in 1974.
@tracyjacoby2382 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god!!! Absolutely incredible!!😳 What a vocal range!!👏 This was an awesome show, I was a grade schooler when The Midnight Special was on, nothing like this today!
@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Isacjacobmaleh Жыл бұрын
The great Focus... This video will never die!!!
@WilliamGerringer-vc2ld27 күн бұрын
If that's not a Rock n Roll Experience in my ears there has never been one. Thanks Hocus Pocus - Focus & The Midnight Special.
@chanvalentine8283Ай бұрын
Goddamn 2024 this shit still rocks!
@Comet-hn3gm Жыл бұрын
So strange, yet very satisfying ! I loved this song the first time I heard it on the radio in the seventies. Look at the crowd loving it.
@rockingbirdey Жыл бұрын
Smart decision posting this video. It's gonna get a lot of views since it's one of the most bizarre yet coolest live performances in music history.
@sammydo87498 ай бұрын
It has been posted long before on YT; this is just a repost
@andrewpetik20349 ай бұрын
Holy mackerel....what am I watching?!??!!! It's FANTASTIC!
@grahammaguire4047 ай бұрын
This is absolutely and purely ICONIC AND EPIC, these guys were in a different " STRATOSPHERE" During this performance, they were way ahead and unbelievably innovative even by today's standard, Thank God For Rock n Roll, the worlds a better place with bands like this in fact almost invincible and what a legacy and inspiration to so many bands and shook the recording industry to its core👍
@buckeyechuck4064 Жыл бұрын
The first time I ever heard of this band was when they opened for Yes at a concert I attended in the early seventies. They rocked it.
@conanthedestroyer7123 Жыл бұрын
No lip-sinc here!!! Magnificant!!!
@shawnbruce69342 ай бұрын
That is how a 70's Drum kit should sound. P R E M I E R E.
@thefog70675 ай бұрын
These guys contribution to the evolution of rock and metal is severely underrated
@SKFirstEditions Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you so much for making these treasures available.
@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@leestamm3187 Жыл бұрын
I had several of their albums back in the 70's. They played a variety of music, ranging from high energy rock to light classical to jazz. Outstanding musicians all around.
@bananabread61484 ай бұрын
This came on in a playlist earlier and I'm so thankful to have found this masterpiece. This vocalist is an absolute madman
@markelmore666 ай бұрын
Such depth and meaning behind the lyrics! Makes you stop and think!
@garybrady5319 Жыл бұрын
Great to see the full version at last
@richardwhite1120 Жыл бұрын
Simply breathtaking ❤
@stevenwhaley3945Ай бұрын
Stunning mastery of an already complex jam. These fellas were/are phenomenal…
@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse Жыл бұрын
Love this performance !
@TimRileyGPlus Жыл бұрын
Monster talent. Absolutely deserved standing "O" from a totally stoned audience. I had to check if my playback speed was at 1.5X. @Rick Beato needs to discuss this song.
@ostrich67 Жыл бұрын
The story goes that the producers asked them to cut this song from nine minutes to six, so instead of shortening it they played it at heavy metal speed.
@hendrikheemels8615 Жыл бұрын
Agree in every way. Also thought about Beato paying attention to this live version.
@andrewp7509 Жыл бұрын
Beato is way too into himself lol
@jeremyc95938 ай бұрын
Beato only does songs that are in video games. That's how he gets all of the separated audio.
@DrumWild11 ай бұрын
And the award for "Best Performance While Double-Parked" goes to..... Saw this when it aired. Word has it that show producers asked them to make cuts to the for time, and they instead opted to speed things up. Nothing today is as bad-ass. Love it!
@umarae279 ай бұрын
😂 I literally laughed out loud. (Dbl prkg)
@Disidaus9 ай бұрын
#me2!!!
@MAMAGGrayАй бұрын
left my focus record on the front seat of a VEGA car in JULY 75' in Louisiana - turned it into an omelette WAVY man!!
@donaldpetersen35132 күн бұрын
The hot Louisiana sun probably melted the aluminum block of the Vega first though.
@charliebrown1976 Жыл бұрын
I have waited years of my life to see a quality transfer of this performance without watermarks on it. That day has finally come! So much thanks to everyone on the Midnight Special preservation team! P.S. If I could be a bit greedy for a moment, is there any way you all could upload/release a lossless FLAC/WAV audio recording of this performance? It would be an amazing thing to have in the collection, as this is by far the best live version of the song.
@posmobin Жыл бұрын
It's longer than the other YT video with 15M views too. I guess the extended yodeling part was cur from the live broadcast, but luckily it's preserved here. I've seen that other video so many times that I was taken by surprise to see this extra part (which I've seen Thijs do in other live performances, just didn't realize he did it here)!
@KevyNova Жыл бұрын
@@posmobinsame here!
@jameshultman1666 Жыл бұрын
FAAAAAAACK YEEEEAAAAA!!!!!!!!
@dougfraser3295 Жыл бұрын
I was 14 years old on this date and a devoted fan of Midnight Special. Boy, does this bring back the memory.
@rustymewha18 ай бұрын
This absolutely fucking SLAYS. Just virtuosic madness.
@steveyankees111 ай бұрын
Jan Akerman so underrated.
@SRV2013 Жыл бұрын
Prog-Rock at it's magnificent wackiness. Back when actual musicians played music. I lived this era in real time, and I'm glad to Focus here.
@AttilatheThrilla Жыл бұрын
Actual musicians still play music.. The hell are you talking about?? 😂
@SRV2013 Жыл бұрын
@@AttilatheThrilla Not from what I can tell. Autotune and drum machines.
@AttilatheThrilla Жыл бұрын
@@SRV2013 Listen to more than electronic music and pop
@SRV2013 Жыл бұрын
@@AttilatheThrilla I listen to all sorts of music performed by real musicians.
@MarkTurner-vs7uc Жыл бұрын
They had very little effects if any. Everything was straight forward, honest. Raw and true.
@paulipuhakka8788 Жыл бұрын
That even got me clapping! That was awesome 👍😵
@rader117510 ай бұрын
Saw them in concert , in Cincinnati , they opened I think for the James Gang. Went to many back in early seventies, always got so buzzed, without even bringing anything, didn't drive yet. They were great, and loud. Popular song back then.
@jerrystreet95424 ай бұрын
WOW! That was amazing. Heard this for years and years as I'm 55 years old. Never seen it. Cool video
@EyeDaWitchfinder Жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ I didn’t know that their Midnight Special performance was edited, thank you so much for sharing this.