Comments on: FOCUS MIX : ANONYMOUS II, ELSPETH OF NOTTINGHAM, HAMBURGER CONCERTO

By: Resa

Resa — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:25:59 +0000

In reply to Oannes.

That was fantastic!!! Thank you!
Yes, the guitar player is amazing. I married a guitar player. (fave instrument) Of course he went on to play many other instruments, and compose for film eventually.
Still, the drummer in Focus is quite wonderful. Drummers are my second soft spot. I feel they are a rare breed now. Yet, there is no program, nor machine that can replace live drums.
My second affair was a drummer. He could play and sing, like Levon Helm.

By: Resa

Resa — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:25:26 +0000

In reply to Oannes. Yay! Will head over to listen, as soon as Jerry Goldsmith is finished!

By: Oannes

Oannes — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:23:36 +0000

In reply to Resa.

But of course, the famous “Hocus Pocus”, their greatest hit. Apart fron the yodelling stuff it has some crazy guitar passages [Jan Akkerman, their guitar player is a true item]. Here’s an “extreme” live version https://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q

By: Resa

Resa — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:10:34 +0000

Most enjoyable! I do remember them, and they still play some of their songs on the oldies rock station. I think there’s one with something that sounds like yodelling in it? I could be mistaken.