Vocal Coach reacts to Focus - Hocus Pocus (Thijs van Leer Live '73)

So my dad Thijs van Leer wrote you guys this and asked me to post it:
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Thanx 4 your heart-warming & beautiful comment on Hocus Pocus by Focus !
Love U forever ...
Let me tell U that Focus
travels the world and keeps on Yodelling !! 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
Hugs from Thijs van Leer ( founder member of FOCUS )
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Love, BELLA VAN LEER
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psycadelick time good reaction

his wistling he has perfect out of place tooth pitch

Hi Beth, greetings from across the pond!

6 minutes 42 seconds worth of great musicianship at 66% faster than their normal bpm to fit their 4 minute time slot . . . Brilliant!

I know this is a very old video but I'm gonna comment anyway. If you listen to the studio version of this song, you'll notice the live version they play way faster. It's insane.

However, this song does not represent the usual Focus' work. They're much more serious than this

These guys were talented as hell, and when you mix that with some really good cocaine, you get some fast great music. Lol

Amazing tune.

"You can see the madness in his soul." This is one of the finest and most incredibly literate reaction comments I have ever heard, well done Beth!

This young lady is precisely and exactly correct in her conclusive summation of this performance. 👑🍀Her description is spot on.

We had the best music in the 70s!!

Who is better than, Focus,Yes,Genesis,Led Zeppelin,The Who,Gentle Giant,etc Who plays guitar better than Jimmy Page? Today, few people knows Music.There are effects,dancers,simple chord progressions,easy and idiot lyrics ... A matter of talent and study very hard.

They played the late night Old Grey Whistle Test in UK. The next day me and all my Prog rock mates at school didn't talk about anything else.
There was a story that their record company had to set aside one plant to churn out nothing but this album, Moving Waves

Focus received a standing ovation from the Midnight Special crowd that night. Very rare. Focus was a band comprised of first-class musicians.

Crazy but awesome song

THIS VERSION IS DONE IN DOUBLE TIME , TV CONSTRAINTS , IT AWESOME , AND THE BEST RARARA

They’re not Americans they are Dutch

You missed out. There's a part not done here with a great use of his breath.

Just saw this. Do not know if anyone posted that this was a TV performance and the band was told they only had a certain amount of time to play this song so they sped up to fit the time slot.

The Midnight Special channel recently released a better quality video straight from the source tape, which includes a piece missing here where he yodels for an extended period of time until he's completely out of breath.

Definitely worth checking out, a long with all of the other treasures they've been releasing.

What the hell country is this chick from?

seen them in 1983 all i have to say is WOW

Failing vocal coach more like it

crooked teeth help (or hinder) with whiarling ;)

This (vocal coach)...couldnt do that in her wildest dreams...someone tell me who she coached??

An older review, I know, but THIS is one song/ group that turned me on to program rock. Super tight musicianship coupled with a total breakthrough of experimental vocal performance. Happy you appreciate this tune! And on the subject.... don't know if you've checked out " Child in Time" by Deep Purple. NOT your everyday classic rock song!

Pretty sure the 'face warm ups' is just good acid 😂😂

Why anyone would hire a vocal coach who has a blank sheet from the past 50+ years, is beyond me…

It’s kinda of funny that this girls parents may not have even been born when this version first aired on TV. You don’t realize the change in music and culture that was taking place across the West during this time. Tremendous bands and techniques were being created by unknown but future greats that are still copied and idolized to this day. Rolling Stones to WHO to Black Sabbath to Ronnie James Dio to Iron Maiden to Judas Priest to Motley Crue to KISS. Fantastic time to be alive.

Live The Midnight Special show 1973...all the acts on the Midnight Special. were live .. not anymore.

Hardcore yodeling awesome!!!!!

Singer/keyboardist Thijs Van Leer was amazing. All the members of the band including guitarist Jan Akkerman were so underrated. Akkerman's solos were out of this world.

LOVE FOCUS.....😂😂😂

If I am on a road trip and start feeling drowsy, I crank this old tune up and back to full alert.

I love seeing a professional voice coach trying to break down what Thijs did back when Focus was on top of the world...there are no words to describe how good he was at what he did (along with everyone else in that incredible band).

this band is my favorite band in the years 73-87

Not only the vocal coaches, no, everyone who hears that piece talks about the singer only. While in the intro and in between there is this absolutely crazy guitar playing by Jan Akkermann. Take to the original and listen to that!

"You can see the madness in his soul." How true!

Grew up in the early 70's and this was a very popular Rock instrumental along with many others. However, this was definitely one of the most unique:) (had to add...I bought the album:;) Loved your facial reactions to Thijs van Leer's vocals. I felt the same way when I first heard it on the radio so many year ago. I also agree, they were all very good at what they did:) This is what I love about YT, you can stroll down memory and still get some new insights on it! Cheers, wish you well on your future endeavors...

Band From Holland

Master piece!

They swear that what seem like just vocalizations are actually magic words.

So glad to have seen them live and very close to the stage. Unforgettable experience!

The singer said in an interview that he uses his vocal cards as an instrument

The Live at the Rainbow album, the song is a whole album side.

My ex won free Foo Fighters tickets in ‘07ish and they covered this song. Been a fan ever since!

Doesn't it sound just like Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull had a rock child together?

Should have listen to the studio version better

Thijs van Leer & Jan Ackerman - Dutch Prog rock at its greatest! No one in 2023 (all those years later) can even come close!