Who remembers Hocus Pocus by Focus?

[lane_miller]

Progressive, eclectic and just plain out there, Focus issues Golden Oldies, a collection of re-recorded songs from their lengthy past. Here is the new album, which leads with the re-recorded early-metal craziness of Hocus Pocus:



Here is the original Hocus Pocus:



I'll let you decide which one, if any, best floats your boat.

 

[Comic Book Dude]

I enjoyed Helloween's version of this song on their covers album. Fun tune.

 

[OrionSon]

Iron Maiden did a cover of this too. I liked that one a little better than the Helloween version. Probably prefer it to the original.

 

[Mardoch]

I was just listening to their stuff the other day! It's a shame they didn't get more status than they did. Criminally underrated output in my opinion.


And they still sound great.

 

[Imajica]

They were really under appreciated. I remember hearing it a lot on the radio though when I was a young tike.

 

[OrbWeaver]

I enjoyed Helloween's version of this song on their covers album. Fun tune.

That's where I first heard the tune, too. So I checked out the original. Lots of fun.

Gotta love the snaggle-tooth! That...and the fact that he appears to be tweaking...

http://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q

 

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

Very surprised when the song appeared in the Robocop reboot.




[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8vuu0ZbvX8[/ame]

 

[rcocrocks]

Focus would be a great addition to a future PP!

 

[KingsGene]

This was the performance that first endeared me to this absolutely wonderful band. Keep an eye on keyboardist Thijs van Leer's crazy facial expressions....just off the hook:

From The Midnight Special (1973):

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[OrbWeaver]

This was the performance that first endeared me to this absolutely wonderful band. Keep an eye on keyboardist Thijs van Leer's crazy facial expressions....just off the hook:

From The Midnight Special (1973):

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I already linked that video.

 

[Oblivion Ocean]

My favorite cover is the one Gary Hoey did

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0rAlUqVUAE&feature=kp

 

[KingsGene]

I already linked that video.

Great minds think alike!

 

[Urban breed]

http://youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q

I've seen this a few times before... but I'd never noticed before how Akkerman looks a bit like Wil Wheaton.

 

[lane_miller]

[QUOTE= Keep an eye on keyboardist Thijs van Leer's crazy facial expressions....just off the hook:
OMG That's too good!

 

[Mardoch]

I've seen this a few times before... but I'd never noticed before how Akkerman looks a bit like Wil Wheaton.

I didn't notice it till you pointed it out, lol.