Kevin Moore or Jordan Rudess?

Poll Question: Kevin Moore or Jordan Rudess? Who is the best?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Kevin Moore	6	[46.15%]
Jordan Rudess	7	[53.85%]
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Thats a lot closer than i thought it would be!

sleeper wrote: Ed_The_Dead wrote: Well... isn't he in Turkey right now? Recording another Chroma Key album for InsideOut? I hope not, i havnt liked what ive heard from chroma key so far

Everything he does is awesome!

Heard Graveyard Mountain home?

Go 2 the official chroma key site,  if not!

Ed_The_Dead wrote: sleeper wrote: Ed_The_Dead wrote: Well... isn't he in Turkey right now? Recording another Chroma Key album for InsideOut? I hope not, i havnt liked what ive heard from chroma key so far Everything he does is awesome! Heard Graveyard Mountain home? Go 2 the official chroma key site,  if not!

Listend to Graveyard Mountin Home, its a bit dull IMO, far inferiour to his work on I&W and Wait For Sleep proves that hi is a good Keyboard player, just not as good as Rudess.

I liked the title to track 11, and no i dont have a step father

Korova wrote: I don't like both of them There is nothing original or exciting in their way of playing. Technique is not the main thing...

Have you even listened to Chroma Key? I don't think so.

I prefer Kevin Moore's contributions to Dream Theater overall more than those of Jordan Rudess.

I think Jordan has better chops, and fits in better what the direction DT seems to have taken lately, but I liked Kevin's choice of patches better, and he also wrote a number of their songs that I like. Jordan has one or two killer patches, but he tends to rely on them too much, and I know he has chops because he can't stop showing off those 32nd-note-triplet runs. Okay, okay, very impressive Jordan. Now could you please play something that actually compliments what the others are playing? Kevin knew how to do that. Jordan is still learning, apparently, though Octavarium shows some actual skill on his part.

Outside DT, I'm tempted to go the opposite way. Neither OSI nor Chroma Key do anything for me. Nice music to put on and maybe do your taxes or something. Jordan's 4NYC acoustic solo concert is pretty cool, and his work with LTE is at least interesting.

Drew wrote: Jordan- easy- Kevin never showed me any technical talent

Perhaps he wasn't out to impress you?

There's more to musical ability than technical prowess.

I voted for Moore, his music was much more evocative for me. Rudess is amazing technically, but his choice of timbres leave a lot to be desired, IMO. Jordan also has this penchant for corniness that rubs me the wrong way.

Kevin Moore's keyboard solos are more memorable to me. And he has more feel IMO

I agree that Jordan Rudess is better technically, but that's it.  BTW, DT has way more good songs in Moore's era

Edited by DeadGhost

I'll take Jordan Rudess.  First off Rudess posesses a better resume.  I don't think Kevin has done anything as note-worthy as the Dixie Dregs (other than Dream Theater of course).  Kevin does not posess the extraordinary technique that Rudess does.  On the DVDs and videos of Rudess playing with Dream Theater, Rudess almost looks bored when he's plaing Moore's singled-handed melodies.  Rudess also uses a better repotoire of synth sounds.  Rudess orchestral synths sound amazing at times, and he has done a brilliant job straying from the typical keyboard sounds in progressive metal.

^ I like Chroma Key and O.S.I. a lot too, but that dosen't mean they measure up to the Dixie Dregs...

Hey Ed, tell me is Graveyard Mountin Home a typical Chroma Key song in terms of style and quality?