Steve Smith Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Just an incredible awesome band I love Deep Purple, one of my favourite bands of all time But in my humble opinion as individual musicians I think Focus were better Well... lets just say that I think Thijs and John Lord were about equal. If they had chosen to get a lead singer they could have been bigger than Purple But they stuck to their guns and principles To this day Focus are the only band to ever have 2 instrumental songs in the top 10 of the UK singles chart with Hocus Pocus and Sylvia Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Oh yeah! I don't listen to them frequently, but great stuff. I think I've heard three of their albums- of which Hocus Pocus is is my favourite. Edited March 25, 2017 by Blue J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Love them, Focus 3 is my favorite album, they have so many great songs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRuuMAt6CJ0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Waves, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Love Hocus Pocus! :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better. More to life and music than Rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Moving Waves is classic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Moving Waves is Killer. Best yodelling on a rock album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better.Sure MP is better, but I'm surer you haven't heard Moving Waves in all its glory. Great album from a very interesting Dutch band. :smoke:If you don't smoke, then eat a space-cake and listen to some Focus. You'll not be disappointed, I promise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better.Sure MP is better, but I'm surer you haven't heard Moving Waves in all its glory. Great album from a very interesting Dutch band. :smoke:If you don't smoke, then eat a space-cake and listen to some Focus. You'll not be disappointed, I promise. I have never in my life heard of this band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better.Sure MP is better, but I'm surer you haven't heard Moving Waves in all its glory. Great album from a very interesting Dutch band. :smoke:If you don't smoke, then eat a space-cake and listen to some Focus. You'll not be disappointed, I promise. I have never in my life heard of this band.Everything has its time. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WApJicCFZTc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better.Sure MP is better, but I'm surer you haven't heard Moving Waves in all its glory. Great album from a very interesting Dutch band. :smoke:If you don't smoke, then eat a space-cake and listen to some Focus. You'll not be disappointed, I promise. I have never in my life heard of this band. Give it a listen, nothing wrong with trying new bands, and if u don't like it so be it, at least u tried. So much more to music than Rush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Love them...though I've only got Moving Pictures, Focus III and the 'Hocus Pocus' Best Of.Jan Akkerman is a fantastic guitarist :guitar: Thats better.Sure MP is better, but I'm surer you haven't heard Moving Waves in all its glory. Great album from a very interesting Dutch band. :smoke:If you don't smoke, then eat a space-cake and listen to some Focus. You'll not be disappointed, I promise. I have never in my life heard of this band. Give it a listen, nothing wrong with trying new bands, and if u don't like it so be it, at least u tried. So much more to music than Rush :sigh: Why do people always think that Rush is the only thing I listen to? Serious, I have not listened to Rush in weeks (and then it was only one album, before that it was months before I listened to any Rush music). Just look at this list of all my records and you see its lots of stuff that is not Rush (the list is not completed yet!) https://www.discogs.com/user/Vinylrecordgeek/collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnify Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Yes, I dig Focus! Great version of HP - speed version! Edited March 27, 2017 by cygnify 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Yes, I dig Focus! Great version of HP - speed version! http://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q A freakin classic----old yodler meets porky pig!!!! is that guy f***ed or what 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yes, I dig Focus! Great version of HP - speed version! http://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q A freakin classic----old yodler meets porky pig!!!! is that guy f***ed or what Yes they had definitely sampled some sulphate in the dressing room. Thijs is completely off his f***ing head!!!!! ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yes, I dig Focus! Great version of HP - speed version! http://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q A freakin classic----old yodler meets porky pig!!!! is that guy f***ed or what The flute solo is just absolutely awesome!!!!!! ha ha Thijs studied classical flute and piano at music academy but he wished to pursue a career in rock after hearing the Prog rock sounds of Purple, King Crimson and The Nice in the late 60's. He recruited Pierre Van Der Linden, a young talented jazz and rock drummer who was heavily influenced by Buddy Rich. Akkerman was recommended by a friend of Thijs who said "If you wish to pursue progressive rock then you must get Jan Ackerman in, he is the best young rock guitarist in Holland" Rest is history Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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