Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community
Alternative Nation : The Fediverse's largest alternative and indie music community! All things alternative music, from 80s college rock to today's indie and all the amazing alternative music in between. Welcome home, music nerds!
Some of y'all may remember MTV's Alternative Nation or 120 Minutes, awesome programs & incredible ways to discover #music back in the 80s & 90s...
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Jan Nils Ackerman?
Jan Akkerman?
These cannot be the same mother focus.
Turns out this was actually a burt bacarach song. . .
https://www.discogs.com/release/2538675-The-Vandals-When-In-Rome-Do-As-The-Vandals
I always assumed that burt b thing was the band just mucking around. I'm pretty sure the song is by Focus, a German band from the 70s.
FYI - Focus are actually from Netherlands.
Don't worry about it though the Dutch are pretty cool with being confused for the Deutsch. (/s)
But yeah just them arsing about on the sleeve for the first version - I think its credited properly on the actual disc label and on reissues.
I'm just really wondering if there's any relationship between Foucuses "Akkerman" and Vandals "Ackerman".
There's basically no info online about them.
FYI - Focus are still around - playing the odd gig in Europe - still with Thijs van Leer - he's slightly less vivacious than some of the old youtube videos. No Jan Akkerman these days though.
Crap. Thanks for the correction!
Ohhhh, yah, interesting connection!