This is a clip from a fantastic Focus gig at Sir Thijs Van Leer's self proclaimed favourite UK venue, Trading Boundaries. We are remaining hopeful that they will be back on our stage by the end of the year!
Hey genius keyboard player and yodeller - no need to sod about with fancy intros - I bought Sylvia as but a child in the 1970's - NLs should be proud of you - your music from this era early 70's is up there with the best of English music from early 70's --- best music era ever --- don't compromise or dumb-down for anyone
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The intro is longer than we expect in pop times but I like the jazz mode. The melody is like a story you hear as a kid and don't mind hearing every night the same way.
Reminds me of those days, many years ago when great musicians wrote and played great music, that the public used to buy and listen to. Unfortunately, the music died even if all of the musicians have not quite done so.
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Musicians have a story to tell, would like you to listen, want to take you on their journey. there are some when i say no thank you, but with ome thijs i go anywhere, he takes you to places real fine.
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@@gabbycattell9030 While the drummer here technically wasn't the original drummer for Focus, Pierre appeared on the early stuff and has been part of the band since Moving Waves.
@@tedparkinson6892 The thing is that Jan was an essential part of Focus. Might just be my Dutch Pride talking there, but that is how I personally see it ;) And I didn't trash talk the guy, even complemented him, he just isn't Jan ;)
@@frankboogaard88 I understand. But we all know what happens to 'older groups'. And Van Leer is using the name for marketing purposes and more power to him. So it is, and it isn't "Focus". About 4 years ago I saw "War" with most of the original players. But due to legal issues, they were not allowed to use that name, and appeared as "The Low Riders". Ridiculous. They *were* War.
How sad, that aging musos feel a need to keep rehashing their immortal hits worse and worse over the years. And equally sad that nostalgic fans can't objectively discern such renditions as crap. If you want to hear great renditions of Sylvia (or anything from the 70s), just stay home and put the old albums on. Sorry, but who wants to hear TVL *NOT YODELLING like he used to* and some tense newby *butchering Akkerman's superlative lead riffs* .
