Talk:Focus Plays Focus

yes, it is Thijs van Leer
I don't think it's Thijs van Leer singing on this album. I am a very big fan of Focus, maybe number one. I'm listening to Focus all the time, every day. I recognize his voice. The only songs Thijs are singing on is «Round Goes The Gossip», «La Cathedrale de Stasburg», «Moving Waves» (1) and the «O kerstnacht»-part of «Hamburger Concerto» (2) and «Little Sister» (from the Live at the BBC 1976) because i recognize his voice. Thijs is also the man who yodeling and screaming in falsetto on «Hocus Pocus», «Sylvia» and more songs too (3). The bass player Bert Ruiter do the vocals on «I Need a Bathroom» from the «Mother Focus»-album (4).

But on the «In And Out Of Focus»-album, it's not Thijs van Leer. On the songs "Why Dream", "Happy Nightmare (Mescaline)", "Black Beauty" and "Sugar Island" it must be Martin Dresden and/or Hans Cleuver singing the vocals.

Please answer me when you have time.

--NRKfan (talk) 18:17, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Thijs van Leer sings lead vocals on "Why Dream" and "Black Beauty". Martijn Dresden sings lead vocal on "Happy Nightmare" and Jan Akkerman sings lead vocal on "Sugar Island" (you'll recognise Jan's voice from his lead vocals on "The Russian Spy & I", a 1966 hit single by his old group The Hunters).