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Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn.
List of Focus members
Three lineups of Focus in , ,
Focus are a Dutch progressive rock band from Amsterdam. Formed in November , the group originally included keyboardist, flautist and vocalist Thijs van Leer, guitarist Jan Akkerman, bassist Martijn Dresden and drummer Hans Cleuver.
The group broke up in , but later reformed with various personnel changes in , and finally The current lineup includes van Leer, drummer Pierre van der Linden (originally a member from to , again from to , and most recently since ), guitarist Menno Gootjes (originally from to , and since ), and bassist Udo Pannekeet (since ).
History
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Thijs van Leer, Jan Akkerman, Martijn Dresden and Hans Cleuver originally formed Focus in November [1][2] Shortly after the release of the band's debut album Focus Plays Focus, Dresden and Cleuver were replaced by Cyril Havermans and Pierre van der Linden, respectively, both of whom had previously worked with Akkerman as members