I start with a favorite piece .....
The band is called FOCUS ..... The Netherlands .... The founder of the band is Thijs van Leer, 1969 .... Charismatic personality with classical music education who plays instrument, flute and makes vocals .... The FOCUS they did not have a stable lineup all the time (apart from Leer) ... Among the most important members of the band are guitarist Jan Akkerman, also charismatic though not of the same level as Leer, but he also influenced the sound of FOCUS and consequence of all the others that followed ....
FOCUS is considered to be one of the proponents of progressive rock and their sound was pioneering for their time (and it is still in my view) .... They combine different kinds of music (seemingly inadequate) influenced both by their music education and by their willingness to experiment ... The result was in my opinion explosive .....
Their biggest success is Hocus Pocus from their second album .... Whenever I hear it, basically I get my playlist ..... Here's the short version of a live show of them 1973 ...... You get it .....: music1: