Another song that should be an essential song.

Posted by Brian on Wednesday, 10/19/2016 @ 18:25pm

Weird and unique Yes

Posted by Donna on Tuesday, 11/5/2019 @ 08:25am

The rock and roll hall of fame seems to put progressive rock bands at the back of the queue. Along with the fact they're Dutch (i.e. not American or British), these two factors will go against them. Superb band, though. Jan Akkerman was one of the premiere prog rock guitarists of his day.

Posted by Steelydanfan on Sunday, 09/6/2020 @ 21:25pm

Why are they not in yet?

Posted by Rumination on Thursday, 11/25/2021 @ 19:37pm

Perhaps the Rock Hall finds yodeling to be annoying?

In my honest opinion, Focus is much too obscure of a prog band for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Just think of how long it took for the "holy trinity" of prog (Rush, Yes and The Moody Blues) to be inducted and those three bands are very popular, hugely influential and extremely important to a variety of musical genres. Neither Jethro Tull, nor King Crimson, nor Emerson Lake & Palmer, nor Supertramp, nor Kansas, nor Duran Duran have yet been inducted.

Well, what do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 11/26/2021 @ 04:33am

Perhaps the Rock Hall finds yodeling to be annoying?

In my honest opinion, Focus is much too obscure of a prog band for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Just think of how long it took for the "holy trinity" of prog (Rush, Yes and The Moody Blues) to be inducted and those three bands are very popular, hugely influential and extremely important to a variety of musical genres. Neither Jethro Tull, nor King Crimson, nor Emerson Lake & Palmer, nor Supertramp, nor Kansas, nor Duran Duran have yet been inducted, so what makes you think that Focus ever will be?


Well, what do you think?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 11/27/2021 @ 09:31am

Who says Rush, Yes & The Moody Blues are the Holy Trinity of prog? I've never heard that before. The Moody Blues weren't even really a thoroughbred progressive band.

Posted by Steelydanfan on Saturday, 08/27/2022 @ 07:52am

For what it's worth, Focus and "Hocus Pocus" were the subject of a scene in episode 7 of Martin Scorsese's show VINYL, about a fictional record label in the 1970s - they had a hit with the song - but didn't know what to do with it - or something like that.

Posted by Bookhouse on Saturday, 04/1/2023 @ 12:58pm