tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post8538681586953019037..comments2023-06-03T09:02:32.479+01:00Comments on Music Obsessive: Hocus Pocusmusic obsessivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post-25593047641879083192009-01-13T21:11:00.000+00:002009-01-13T21:11:00.000+00:00Hi Thunder. I think you are referring to 'Hocus P...Hi Thunder. I think you are referring to 'Hocus Pocus' by US band Enon rather than Focus. Nice review nevertheless.music obsessivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post-55560149626105956332009-01-13T10:41:00.000+00:002009-01-13T10:41:00.000+00:00Hocus Pocus opens rather flatly with the downtemp...Hocus Pocus opens rather flatly with the downtempo trip-pop of the Toko-led "Shave", but then revs up with "The Power of Yawning", a Kinksian guitar-pop romp which collapses into a bizarro, almost Bowie-esque bridge spotlighting a stately Schmersal warble. What's more, the record confounds like this all the way through, with many of its most compelling tracks dumped off near the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post-9055706225676725652009-01-12T19:32:00.000+00:002009-01-12T19:32:00.000+00:00Aah, the old re-vamp the band but keep the name tr...Aah, the old re-vamp the band but keep the name trick! Doncha just hate it when that happens? I've seen several 'slightly altered' bands in my time and it is just the worst experience ever. It always seems to happen between you buying the tickets and actually seeing the gig.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, at least I saw the original Fanny!music obsessivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905794193248540231.post-46181553464146083882009-01-12T14:38:00.000+00:002009-01-12T14:38:00.000+00:00Yes, I had a similar experience in 1987 when I wen...Yes, I had a similar experience in 1987 when I went to see Bachman-Turner Overdrive. That had the previous year released an album of what I thought was great BTO material. I purchased tickets for myself and several friends promising them a "good time" at a BTO concert. <BR/><BR/>When they took the stage, the only member that I knew was Randy Bachman's brother Tim who was leading three unknown Canadian musicians in very rough covers of old BTO songs. Tim cannot sing or play guitar that well (which is why he was fired from the group after 1 year) and his backing musicians didn't know the material that well. I was really ticked! This was not BTO but was allowed to be called "BTO" as yet again the original group had broken up (didn't take long). Worst concert ever.<BR/><BR/>But, my best concert was February 7th, 1976. Again, BTO, but this time they had Styx as their opening act, and they had just released "Equinox" and Loreli was making its way up the charts. Styx blew the Chicago crowd away and I thought "Wow, how is BTO gonna top this?" And they did. There were tons of lighting effects, some great jams and above all great music.<BR/><BR/>My most memorable concert though is seeing George Harrison on his only US tour. It was also my first concert, so it is memorable for sure... I just can't remember what year it was! I think 1974, but ugh, I'm getting old!<BR/><BR/>Great post!TR1-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275673520511867280noreply@blogger.com