Day 3 – Hocus Pocus …
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Today one of you submitted some prog rock for us to check out! So of course, we did …
”Hocus Pocus” by Focus
Here’s the link to what we are watching today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9FUAiXUug
The story behind this performance shows exactly why TV executives and producers should never be allowed to dictate how musicians play their music. Focus had to cram their 6+ minutes song into a 4:30 min time slot! Luckily, it made for an entertaining super-speedy version, and we watched it for the first time in today’s video. đ
Let us know your thoughts! Who here grew up with prog rock?
We’ll see you all tomorrow,
Mona & Lisa
Hi Tomas, mi tocayo,
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I have gone without notifications for so long i have not looked for them.
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I am finally back in the club as a new member with email address
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ5p1zwvQTY
Great song – weirdly it reminds me of a sailing holiday in Turkey because someone brought a Focus CD with this on it. It got played at full volume!
My nerdiness is showing. I was a teen in the 70s. I never heard of “prog rock” until this post. I’m familiar with the group Hocus Pocus, not this song or Focus the group. I am a flutist. L-O-V-E-D Jethro Tull.
Now I have to google “prog rock”.
Wow. Danke, Mona und Lisa, for choosing this video. I looked it up and read about it in Wikipedia.
Amazing what music one can make when totally on an acid trip back in the day!!!
That was a classic song for sure but when it comes to Yodeling…. You’ll have to admit that Jewl defintely has the market cornered on great yodeling!
Hey thats a crazy song …lol the other flute band ian anderson is jethro tull n maybe a couple of others i cant remember
Focus probably had to speed up a six minute song to four and a half minutes for Bert Sugarman’s Midnight Special for NBC in the USA, where as their Old Grey Whistle Test performance would have the full length version for the BBC. Apparently after the performance on the latter, the Polydor pressing plants in the UK had to press Focus records for ten days to keep up with demand, Which shows that one performance can break an artist in the UK, which then allowed them to become successful in the USA.
Mona and Lisa, loved this video and I am not a huge fan of Prog Rock but this song I am because of being a drummer. pulled me to this song. The drummer is fantastic and there is no right or wrong way of holding drum sticks, depends on how you learned. I had a military drum teacher and he taught me to hold the sticks like the drummer in this video and I can do a lot of double timing holding the sticks that way. So thank you for sharing and going to the next day of video’s, I am a day behind
I always loved Hocus Pocus by Focus. Actually, the entire album is good, if you like prog rock. I remember when this song was popular on the radio, I think I was in 6th grade. I’m glad to hear you appreciate prog rock too! I agree with you that the flute has been used very effectively by lots of bands.
I really enjoy these advent videos, they are so fun! Thank you!
That was a hoot and a half … I don’t think I know of this band /their music or if I did listen to this song on radio, as a kid in the 70s …. I don’t recall it but it’s surely in a league of its own caliber…awesome video today , your reactions to it …. I found it entertaining …Definitely unique …. đđ
Hi again, Mona was talking about not being everyone’s cup ot tea ,not Lisa my mistake.
Mona. Lisa you have to check out the “Moody Blues ” song Knights in White Satin from 1967. The flute solo was absolutely Amazing !!
Rush always has been my favorite Prog Rock band. Have seen them in concert several times and actually had the random privilege of sitting next to Geddy Lee at a Blue Jays game. It turned out that the single “In the Action” seat that I purchased was right next to Lee. A very nice guy who knows baseball!
Don’t know if Rush could be considered a true Prog Rock band since they explored many different genres.
Interesting video…kind of different. Always enjoy Mona and Lisa’s reactions.
As for prog rock, I remember a few Yes songs from back in the day and some Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Though some ELP songs, like “From the Beginning”, didn’t at all have that prog rock bombast, so they knew how to dial it down sometimes. I guess it’s the difference between knowing a band from their radio hits vs knowing them from their albums. They’d tone down the sound (and probably cut the song length quite a bit) to make it on radio, which I’m sure surprised a lot of people when they bought the albums.
It’s funny. This is the second reaction video I’ve seen using this song. Not surprising, I guess, considering the yodeling, the whistling, and the falsetto. Quite a show. This is the only song I know by Focus, but it’s pretty memorable.
As for flute playing, I remember Ann Wilson of Heart is pictured playing a flute in one of the photos on their Dreamboat Annie album. I don’t think she stuck with it in later albums, though. There is definitely a flute-shaped void in popular music. The flute on WHY? is great, and quite a pleasant surprise. I hope Mona sticks with it, just as I’d love to hear Lisa on strings more.
Sorry I’m late to the party but I’ve really enjoyed the start of the Advent Calendar. This is my first Christmas season in the MLT Club and it’s definitely helping to put me in the mood. I can’t wait to hear more reaction videos and to read the comments that everyone is adding.
A classic! Thanks for submitting and showing it.
Prog Rock⊠hhhmmm back in the early 70âsâŠmaybe earlierâŠsome groups starting using a âsynthesizer ââŠI think thatâs the word âŠI enjoyed Emerson, Lake, and Palmer..I donât know if they are considered Prog RockâŠ.but in the early 70s I was more into The Raspberryâs (Eric Carmen)âŠBadfingerâŠBreadâŠThe Moody Blues (they would probably fit into the Prog Rock category)âŠâŠthis Hocus Pocus video you showed us was really goodâŠI suspect itâll be even better when I go to YouTube and see it and hear it in real timeâŠâŠbut yeah way back in the yesteryears songs on the radio were 2 minutes or lessâŠslowly progressing in length⊠these radio stations and tv stations had to sell âxâ amount of dollars of advertising for each hour of programmingâŠthe shorter the records the more commercials.đČđČđČđČđČđČđČevery thing has a priceâŠ..thanks for todays episode and looking forward to episode 4 tomorrow â€ïžđ§Ą
It was funny seeing Mona’s reading of the comments below the youtube video sped up. I suppose one could speed up a movie by 30% to see a 2 hours movie in 90 minutes if you are in a hurry. HAHAHA. When it’s just info that might work, but with music when feelings are involved, that is a big factor in whether it works or not, does it feel right.
Hi Jung. That was pretty funny. It took me a second to realize they’d sped up the video. I’ve heard that people who use screen readers on their computers usually have the speed cranked up quite a bit. Check out this one and see if you can understand what the screen reader is saying when it’s demoed. https://youtube.com/shorts/wdFG-UXDmX4?feature=share
Hi David, that is pretty fast. It sounds like someone at the auctions. Can you imagine if people started learning to talk fast like an auctioneer. Maybe in the future as the world keeps getting fast paced, they will teach kids to talk like that. HAHA.
You mean like this?
https://youtu.be/bGv5s3EXH0w
Exactly! đđ Only problem with this scenario is that people will get to the next red light more quickly and burn out by the time they are 30, and accomplish nothing. A date would be quite interesting with two people talking fast like this.
I remember that fast-talking guy that David Y. mentioned. He was quite the celebrity in the early 80’s, appearing in commercials for lots of different products.
When watching spoken-word videos on YouTube I frequently set the speed for x1.5, or even x2 if the speaker doesn’t have a noticeable accent. I find that I can process speech pretty much as fast as I can read text. That really surprised me the first time I tried it. As a kid I would play 33 RPM records at 78 and had a lot of trouble understanding them. I assumed it was just because it was too fast, but now I suppose it was a combination of that and the chipmunk voices. As long as the voices sound normal, the speed itself doesn’t seem to be a problem.
Great vid today lol. Jan Ackerman was a terrific guitarist. Personally I think Sylvia is there most recognised track. I first got into prog rock in my school years and continued through college. Nowadays I listen to a very wide spectrum of music.
Great fun today, although I barely remember this song when it came out. The performance seems more to me as musical theatrics or spectacle than an emotive or soulful experience. Mona, your flute contributions on Why? are incredibly good and are essential contributions to the awesome vibe and groove in Janitor Joe and Any Other Day. More please!
As far as whistling goes, when I was very young I got into a fight with my brother who was 3 years older than I. He held me down and knocked out one of my front teeth. I do remember being able to whistle as good as a bird after that (until I got a new one)!
The only Prog Rock band I really got into was Pink Floyd, who I loved. Later I also enjoyed The Allen Parson’s Project. A precursor to Prog Rock were the early Symphonic Rock bands like The Moody Blues who I really dug. One of the attributes I adore about MLT is the variety you bring into your music. It really is quite amazing, even though you always maintain the unique character and groovy appeal to all you do. You are very special in this regard.
Thanks to everyone for another great Advent Calendar day.
I don’t remember this band, but the singers facial expressions kill me. And I really dig the drum solos. One of my favorite singers introduces them, Gladys Knight. Ya’lls reactions are what I find most entertaining. It would be nice if you could do song with the flute. But my request for the stream would be a gypsy-jazz number. I really luv that stuff. And Mona, I loved your speed reading. Peace be.
Their studio version is much better. My favorite prog rock band was ELP. Talk about top of the line musicianship! The Brain Salad surgery and Tarkus albums are unreal! And their live 3 album set “Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends” is amazing.
My oldest brother had an 8-track player in his car and would play ELP. A lot of audio bouncing between left and right speakers as I recall.
I grew up in the classic rock era, was not particularly a fan of prog rock, but heard Hocus Pocus by Focus on the radio and loved the musicianship, especially Jan Akkerman on guitar. So I became a Focus fan. He also, in addition to playing extremely fast, could also play extremely beautifully. You should check out some of their other songs. And they were really fun as well! I have to admit that I had forgotten about them. And Mona, thank you so much for the shout out for Margaret’s artwork!
I noticed at the beginning of the clip that it was from âThe Midnight Specialâ which was a popular rock show on tv in the 1970âs. But Iâm not familiar with Focus. However that certainly was a tight sounding performance. Iâll have to check them out now and see what I missed! Loved the comical expressions on that lead singerâs face! Plus his vocal range. Wow. Loved it!
Focus is a band from the Netherlands,it had a few big hits, hocus pocus was one of them. The guy with the flute is Thijs van Leer, he and Jan Akkerman were the most famous musicians in the band. There were lots of different musicians in the band, it changed quite a lot as far as I can remember. I am not a big progrock fan. I am more a fan of the women presenting focus in the clip of today ( Gladys Knight). It was nice too see this older clip , thank You for showing it.
As Lisa, said not everyone’s cup of tea.
But a very talented group for sure.
Yes how can you go wrong with a flute.
First of all. it must be said: Mona, that is such a beautiful sweater (English pull over). you are wearing today. Excellent graphic design and a fine start to the day.
As to the music, well, I was quite familiar with the band. A housemate back in the day had all the Focus albums, along with another Dutch band ,Ekseption, which was a bit more classical/rock fusion. All of this kind of experimentation was a very European phenomenon, which you might expect. I was a fan of the big organ sound, such as Deep Purple, Procol Harum, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, all of which have amalgamated with full orchestras from time to time. On my neophyte trip to Europe in 1969, it was a monumental experience seeing Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin in the Royal Albert Hall. Large venues in North America were either outdoor stadiums or hockey arenas. In any case, the never to be forgotten highlight of the Pink Floyd concert, was keyboardist Richard Wright climbing up a ladder to play the house pipe organ. The sonic effect, as you might expect, was very impressive!
That was a great video, you are so right Mona, we need to see a revival of the flute, perhaps you are future of bringing this instrument back đ this all brought back happy memories for me, as my closest friend passed away last year, he had been a massive Jethro Tull fan all his life, so we used to go to a Tull or Ian Anderson concert almost every year, whenever they were playing in the South of England. xx
Weâre so sorry for your loss, Paul! Itâs great that you have all these musical memories together â„
Weâve considered doing a âWhatâs On The Tableâ for Aqualung before so maybe weâll do it in the next set weâre filming! đ I’d love to see them live too but I just checked, no dates in the north of England, bummer.
One ot the great songs of that era of Prog Rock (at normal speed!). I was in at the beginning of Prog Rock with groups like Procol Harum, Soft Machine, Tull, Traffic, Camel and a few others. Didn’t follow as closely after the early 70’s so I continue to be able to go back to the 70’s and early 80’s and find new groups I really didn’t get to know at that time. I love live music. And whistling well is really difficult (at least for me). With that said the keyboard/flute player was a mghty fine whistler and almost as good as Ian Anderson at making faces!! Thanks again for improving the smile I now have on my face.
Ladies,
regarding the flute in Rock-Pop in the seventys, you are missing
Golden Earring. The other Nederlanders.
I thought Mona was going to mention them when she spoke of the Golden Era.
Cheers
Radar Love is an amazing song. It’s on several of my playlists. Such a great song!
I had no idea Golden Earring used the flute in their songs! Can you post a link? đ
I see you did not get an answer yet, but this is one of Golden Earring’s earlier hits. Line-up has not changed since, but relatively recent they have decided to stop, because George Kooymans (guitar) was diagnosed with ALS. They come from my city, The Hague đ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9bkcvUg6ME
Sorry Mona.
I am not getting posting email owing to my hacked email dificulties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ5p1zwvQTY
Just waking up. I remember them. Used to hear it on the radio a lot. Nowadays for all the talent shows they just have them cut down the song to 3 min or so. My second band I support was on the World’s Best Show. I hit and miss tv shows being on the truck 3/4 of my life. I first saw them do Rainbow in the Dark live. Short version. I love the whole song. That being said, I have always missed what I call the musician bands of the 70s and 80s. I have recently found a Progressive Metal band from Israel that I’ve added to my bands to support. That’s the ballad I just want you all to hear. It’s so beautiful. Not as progressive as much of their music. The singer runs her own Metal Choir which is used in their music. During the 70s and the 80s you did hear more flute. I knew a local rock band in high school that had a player that picked up the flute very fast and used it for improv. He later went to Berkeley School of Music and heard the oboe. That summer he took lessons from my high school band director and he played in the Catskill Symphony, I told the conductor about how good he was being in the Concervatory back then. He gave him 3 months of lessons and said I cannot teach you more. He’s just that good. Later I heard him playing with a jazz combo playing jazz oboe. So darn good if done right. When I was in college and later on played big band with the US Army, you had a lot of flute improv. Like Maynard Furgusons band I’ve seen live etc. One of our songs we played at the end of our show was a big band version of Stars and Strips Forever. However, we played it more Be Bop style. Double Speed! Haven’t lived till you hear the pic solo Double Speed! Made it a little easier for me to not have to hold on to the high notes, I was lead trumpet, as long. Lol This really takes me back. You do have bands of the now really bringing it back for me. Loved the reaction. Hope everyone stays well. Peace. Stay safe. God Speed. â€ïžđčđ€
I was 16 and in high school when this hit the airwaves. Hugely popular since as you mentioned, Jethro Tull was the big gun with Ian Anderson’s flute. We didn’t really know it as “progressive rock” back then, only that it was different and very catchy. Of course back then everybody had an 8 track in their car/truck (I drove a “boogie van”) and between these guys, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and those well known hard rock kings, it got played loud and often.
I experiment now and then with progressive rock tunes when I play, and I enjoy groups like REM very much.
Great submission, took me back some 40 years haha đ
Keep on Groovin’!
Daryl
Kind of wild to think that a song like that was a radio hit!
We always joked that there was some firm of medieval device involved to create his extreme vocal range….
Hello Ladies,
Wow! What a different direction today! I’ve heard of Focus but that’s about it! I loved their creativeness in speeding up the song. The guy on the keyboard is very impressive. Great content today as usual.
Have a Groovy day
Rick
This is not typically the kind of music that I like to listen to, but I can definitely appreciate and enjoy the musical brilliance here! it looks very difficult to play it at that speed! love the facial expressions haha!
I remember this song, but at normal speed. Thought it was great. Still do. Love your reactions to this!
Hello! I remember this one when it came out . I thought but was awesome then and I still think it is an awesome song. Not so much a fan of the speeded up version but I admire their musicianship pulling it off.
As to the live show on December 23, I would love to hear Silent Night in your native language. With your voices, it could only be beautiful. Or some other familiar Christmas song sung in German. But Austria owns silent night.
Noted about the 23rd đ
I used to watch Midnight Special all the time. In the early 70’s I was just old enough to stay up late but too young to do it outside the house. All kinds of bands were featured, a great way to see live music. Did you notice it was Gladys Knight who introduced Focus?
Oh, youâre right we didnât notice (saw her live in 2009 at the Hollywood Bowl!). Gladys and Focus ⊠What a combo!
Midnight special and ABC’s “In concert” were 2 great shows with live music! I miss those days. And who can forget the great original “California jam”?!
Nice choice Fred!
This is one of those videos that makes you wish you had been there live (probably with ear protectors). There is so much energy. I can’t believe a hard rock song that included a yodel. When do we get to hear you Austrian ladies yodel?
BTW, the live performance that I most rue missing would have to be the Twins final performance at the Cavern Club. You can feel the energy from the audience, even the bouncers were groovin’.
I’ll be at the Cavern Club next June. I suspect I’ll find the vibes from that show at still ringing in the walls.
Cool! You’ll have to remember to give us the news on how it went.
Weitere Studien in Flöte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azFZ3MOu5Zs
I expect Mona to be able to play that for the live stream haha
Oh my gosh… LISA. I’m walking on the clouds after reading this.
(You’re still my favorite lead guitarist)
Having Mona play just the first 9 measures of it will suffice. Here’s Mona’s first lesson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sM29zGxeo
I noticed it was on Midnight Special which was a late-night show on in the US during the 1970s. That show and Kirshner’s Rock Concert were great. Both had acts on TV that would have cost a bunch to see in person, e.g., Ronstadt, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Frampton, and many more. Also, picking on the band focus…….I noticed an LP gold top and that the drummer had classical training. Great video. Mike.
….and don’t forget Wolfman Jack. LOL!
How could I!!!!!
Was that a young Gladys Knight introing them? Couldn’t tell for sure.
It sure was Michael, recognized her instantly
It’s amazing how we tend to forget the bands of that era, Pink Floyd, 10 Years After just came to mind. Focus has really good musicians and that was a hard song to speed up and I do love a good yodel if it’s a good yodel!!!! I hadn’t thought of Focus probably since then. I don’t believe they stayed around very long. Great video and your hair Lisa always look beautiful long or short. Mona what’s next with your hair? Stay Groovy!!
As a fan of prog music, I’m with Lisa, I prefer my Prog with some hooks to lure me in until I can start to appreciate what is built around the hooks. I find much of it can be meandering nonsense. *Cough*YES*Cough* (True, there are some classics that I love but I personally don’t make it through the deeper cuts). One of my favorite Prog Bands, often overlooked, is Renaissance. In the 70’s Renaissance was a fusion of Rock, Classical and Jazz. Annie Haslam is one of the iconic voices in music. I spent some time this morning looking for live performances to submit, but the live performances from their hayday are not great quality and submitting a studio recording limits what Mona and Lisa can react to. So, I’ll drop a link here for anyone is interested in checking them out. Things I Don’t Understand [2020 Remaster] – YouTube Annie really shows of her vocal range at the 4:55 mark.
Renaissance ⊠I never heard of them but âThings I Donât Understandâ sounds fantastic! Beautifully recorded/remastered too! Sounds very trippy and psychedelic. I want to dig a bit deeper into their catalogue now âŠ
Cool! Stick to anything from Turn of the Cards (except Cold is Being) to start with and you’ll have a great jumping on point.
OOOOHHH! PINKY & THE BRAIN in an MLT post! Thanks for starting my Saturday off great! I always loved “Hocus Pocus” by Focus! The sped up yodel, flute and whistle bits looked incredibly stressful. I worried his head was gonna explodeđ€Ż! Had to result in a migraine for suređ€. Mom loves yodelling in songs, I like the flute in this style of music, and I often whistle while I work(maybe I’m a little ‘Dopey’?)[‘Snow White’ reference], so no wonder I think this song rocks! Wouldn’t mind more of Mona’s flute in your works when it feels right to you. Pietro, too, for that matter. Oh, and more kalimba, maybe, and blues harp…. better stop….this could go on forever. Nothing beats your harmonies and vocalizations and pure solos….there I go again….!
My first thought seeing the pic for today’s post was “someone wants their reaction to Jack Nicholson’s Johnny in ‘The Shining’?”
Wow… sorry I kinda went off on random tangents today. I think the vid sped up my psyche for a bit, there…
Thank you, for asking for videos of different kinds of music, I love the variety. The Focus video was impressive. Thanks for sharing!
I too struggle to whistle. I often sing Mr Bojangles with Big Bands, and try to get the audience involved in the whistling parts to take the pressure off me đ. Regarding progrock, my all time favourite is Genesis in the Peter Gabriel era, but I also like Pink Floyd, Yes etc . Looking forward to the next video- I love this, itâs a great idea. đ
Haha, simple solution đ We love Peter Gabriel and the early Genesis stuff!
During the âAdvent Calenderâ time in 2021 I was not yet a club member. This is now day 3 and I am already loving this, each day a new M&L video (and not only because you, Michaela, picked my video). Great to see your reactions on the 3 videos. Thanks. Wondering what we will see the next days/weeks.
Thank you for the great submission! â„ And welcome to your first Advent Calendar here đ
Always loved this song ever since it appeared on a various artists compilation cassette I bought in 1973, in fact the first album I ever bought!. It’s a real classic (and almost a one hit wonder for this Dutch band – in the UK anyway as they only had one other hit – Sylvia). Today I love Mona’s jumper which is almost a double for the background on the Why? album cover! As for speeding up/down songs you should check out the Beatles Rain sessions tracks on the new Revolver box. They played the original take extra fast knowing that they were going to slow it down later – the original recording (before slowing) is amazing with crazy drumming from Ringo. Your set is getting more festive every day – love it, keep up the tough routine as we really appreciate it.
For those in the UK there are two 1970s Don McLean shows on BBC Two tonight: Don McLean and Friends in Concert from 1979 at 9.15pm and a Sounds for Saturday live concert from 1972 at 11.10pm (in between is the classic album episode on American Pie).
Ha, what a coincidence that this song was on the first album you ever bought! I just checked out their other hit song âSylviaâ – itâs gorgeous and does ring a bell but only slightly. I must have heard it a long time ago.
That original âRainâ track is wild! Youâre right the drums are even more impressive that way but so is the bass playing!! :-O
That was really fun to watch. I’m not familiar with prog rock, though I’ve heard it mentioned in the forum. Some amazing musicianship skills demonstrated there, especially the lead singer doing the yodeling, whistling, flute….
It’s interesting about speeding up of a song performance to fit radio air play time and things, never thought that happens, or even in studio recordings.
Speaking of speed in a song, just a fun fact, in all of Beethoven’s scores, the actual time (metronome speed) that Beethoven wrote in is much faster than how centuries of conductors/symphonies and pianists generally performed them, so what you hear is much slower than what Beethoven marked in the music. Beethoven introduced exact timing with use of metronome in music. There is some controversy about it among music scholars, some saying the metronome timing must be an error. Because of this, there is a lot of variation in how Beethoven’s music is played in speed, some sticking to the score and playing it fast, and some playing it slower the way they believe it was meant to be. Sorry for the tangent, but seeing this video with the performance sped up reminded me of that controversy in classical music.
A suggestion/idea for the live stream, I loved your acoustic performance of Songbird at last years live stream, so an acoustic duo session kind of playing of one of your other songs from WHY? album would be awesome.
Thanks so much for another awesome Advent video, loving it!
Thatâs an interesting fact about Beethovenâs music. Iâm now picturing âFĂŒr Eliseâ being played twice the usual speed đ
And yes, I think weâll have to play another WHY? Song for the live stream. Weâll try some out today to see which ones work as just a duo.
Hi Lisa!
That sounds awesome! đđ Thanks. Yeah Fur Elise sped up 2X or 4X might sound very cool! It might Roll Over Beethoven.đ
I love Hocus Pocus!! I grew up with some incredible prog rock. I love Pink Floyd and I’ve seen Yes and Rush in concert multiple times
We love Pink Floyd! Hence why we covered âWish You Were Hereâ đ To be honest, I donât know many Rush songs. Is there an album you can recommend?
Rush was such a fascinating group. Three members with a really tight and complex sound. One of my favorite albums is “Permanent Waves”
Super fun video! What I like is that you KNOW they were obviously playing live and not lip-syncing as was so common with early TV performances. Definitely a prog rock fan here. ELO, Genesis, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Styx, Supertramp, and Alan Parsons Project are some of my all time favorites. And, yes, absolutely bring the flute back into mainstream music! đ€
You certainly need your chops to be really good to play that! I had heard the song, but vaguely remembered it. I got a bit into prog rock from listening to YES. This was a great song.
I love the mugs, lens and drum! The 8 pointed star necklaces are very nice, silver and gold? Very cool.
Another awesome video! I get to watch them before going to bed đ
YES has some great songs. Youâve got great attention to detail, yes, Mona usually suits silver a bit better and I like gold with my skin tone/hair.
Hope you had a great nightâs sleep!
I can’t hear the words “silver and gold” without thinking of the animated “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” that was always on TV this time of year and Burl Ives singing…
https://youtu.be/rY-XDQN6ipE
I was seven years old at the time of this performance. If I had seen it then, I wouldn’t have been able to sleep for days. As it turns out, I first saw it here in the discussion forum a year or two ago and found it fascinating, utterly unlike anything else I’ve ever heard.
Maybe I’m weird, but I’ve always found it easier to whistle while inhaling rather than exhaling.