FOCUS-AT THE RAINBOW

FOCUS WERE A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FORMED IN 1969 IN THE NETHERLANDS. THEY RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM "IN AND OUT OF FOCUS" IN 1971 WHICH WAS UNKNOWN OUTSIDE OF THEIR COUNTRY. IT WAS THE ALBUM "MOVING WAVES" WHICH MADE THE WHOLE WORLD NOTICED THEM WITH THE ROCK CLASSIC "HOCUS POCUS" THEIR LIVE CONCERTS ARE HIGH ENERGY WITH JAN AKKERMAN'S SOARING GUITAR VIRTUOSITY, TIGHT RHYTHM SECTION, WHISTLING, HAUNTING FLUTE WORKS, HAMMOND ORGAN SOUND AND FALSETTO, NONSENSICAL (DUTCH) SINGING FROM THIJS VAN LEER. THIS LIVE ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE POLYDOR LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "HOCUS POCUS".

MEMBERS:THIJS VAN LEER-HAMMOND ORGAN, FLUTE, VOCALS-JAN AKKERMAN-GUITAR-BERT RUITER-BASS-PIERRE VAN DER LINDEN-DRUMS.

SIDE ONE: 1. FOCUS III 2. ANSWERS? QUESTION? QUESTIONS? ANSWERS? 3. FOCUS III.

SIDE TWO: 1. ERUPTION 2. HOCUS POCUS (video) 3. SYLVIA 4. HOCUS POCUS-Reprise.