Rare Focus recording from '71

Fretwired

For the likes of @Phil_aka_Pip here's a rare live recording of Focus uploaded by Jan Akkerman on Soundcloud.

Phil_aka_Pip

@Fretwired Nice of you to think of me, I'd love to watch that but I think it will have to wait till tomorrow evening

steamabacus

I shall give this a listen later.

Fretwired

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Fretwired Nice of you to think of me, I'd love to watch that but I think it will have to wait till tomorrow evening

@Phil_aka_Pip .. no video just audio but it's the original version of Eruption which had some Bartok in it .. the family of the dead composer objected forcing a rewrite when they came to record it.

Phil_aka_Pip

Fretwired said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Fretwired Nice of you to think of me, I'd love to watch that but I think it will have to wait till tomorrow evening

@Phil_aka_Pip .. no video just audio but it's the original version of Eruption which had some Bartok in it .. the family of the dead composer objected forcing a rewrite when they came to record it.

I shall listen then. Since that last post Oi hev driv to work, this evening is a band practice, but I might listen when I get in later. Interested to hear the difference between this and the record (which is one of my favourite recordings), I assume the differences will be the Bartok.

When I was 12 my violin teacher tried to get me to play some Bartok. Neither the scales nor the rhythms made any sense at the time ...

Fretwired

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Fretwired said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Fretwired Nice of you to think of me, I'd love to watch that but I think it will have to wait till tomorrow evening

@Phil_aka_Pip .. no video just audio but it's the original version of Eruption which had some Bartok in it .. the family of the dead composer objected forcing a rewrite when they came to record it.

I shall listen then. Since that last post Oi hev driv to work, this evening is a band practice, but I might listen when I get in later. Interested to hear the difference between this and the record (which is one of my favourite recordings), I assume the differences will be the Bartok.

When I was 12 my violin teacher tried to get me to play some Bartok. Neither the scales nor the rhythms made any sense at the time ...

There are big differences as it's live .. the best live version I've heard. The drummer Pierre van der Linden had these tapes at his house. I got a copy of the whole concert about 15 years ago on cassette .. this is just one track. Some great guitar playing from Jan .. 1971 .. where does the time go?

Jalapeno

Really enjoyed that.  Thanks.

Hootsmon

how do you save that tae computer?