De Kroepoekfabriek (literally 'The Prawncracker Factory) is a live music & concert venue based in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, right next to Rotterdam. Every week you'll get to see well known and lesser known artists from our region, country and the rest of the world in a number of genres.
Check out our channel for a series of concerts from the past, backstage sessions, aftermovies and even old promo vids and trailers, dug up from the deep dwellings or our archives.
Very religious start. Let's listen to Dona Nobis Pacem record of Thijs. But did he really found forgiveness and did he repent if his sins? It's getting time before he meets Jesus in heaven when Thijs dies. Too late just to be religious. Only followers of Jesus will stay in heaven. Others have to leave. They can't stay because they cannot accept the sanctified way of life there.
Pena que apenas Thijs Van Leer e Pierre Van der Linden sobraram da formação mais clássica. Jan Akkerman saiu de vez em 1990, o baixista Bert Ruiter, falecido em 2022 saiu da banda em 1978, voltando em 97 e saindo de vez em 98.
My band Holding Pattern was booked with Focus to play Cascais Prog Festival in Portugal on our last tour but the Festival was canceled last minute. Was really looking forward to meeting Van Leer❤
Ik voel me terug in mijn 70s tijd, fantastisch concert, btw The youth in the US found also Focus and Thijs, reviewing their Hocus Pocus song in the midnight show.
mooier dan met Akkerman, wat een gitaris en bassist, en ja Pierre blijft Pierre, die wordt ook alleen maar beter. En Thijs is Thijs, want een dondersgoede band!!!!
Fantastic. I just remember the first time I saw them in 1972. I was blown away. I still am and this gig proves that they were so so good. Dank u wel....
Without Jan Akkerman the soulful sound had vanished. Still a proper rockband maybe,but not for me personally. Maybe its me. I don't get warm with this line up. Worse...it leaves me kind of sad,even if i adore Thjis and his talent,as well i respect the drummers skills.😢
Best rock group in regia ex Yu. Best guitarist. I saw him alive abaut 2000 with Macedonian guitar virtuoso Vlatko Stefanovski in Zadar's Arsenal club. Wonderfool koncert. I am almost 63 and playing guitars 53y ❤my hometown Zadar is over 3000y old- on Adriatic coast- Croatia❤Jan Akkerman aways❤yes! Where is Jan and others ?
Dankeschön Thijs und Pierre für die großartige Musik die sie in den 70 er komponiert haben. Außergewöhnlich ist die Qualität und der einzigartige Sound von Focus. Love them❤
