Keith vs Rick
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Topic: Keith vs Rick
Posted By: marktheshark
Subject: Keith vs Rick
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 19:58
| The debate that's been going on for decades. Let's here it. |
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Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 03:16
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Wakeman as a performer for me, but Emerson gets the vote for his composition skills. Maybe Wakeman could have my vote had he written just 1/10 of the "music" he wrote...
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Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 03:31
| I prefer Wakeman's work with Yes - think of 'Awaken' for example - to Emerson's often too circus-like playing (and ruthless stealing from classical composers). Plus contribution with e.g. Strawbs - and the solo career too, though very uneven. |
Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 04:33
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Hard to decide both great players.
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Emerson and Wakeman in the ring: "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE"Posted By: Yurkspb
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 05:07
Also hard to decide for me, but I cast my vote for Rick just because all Yes albums he was a part of are great (exc. Onion) and he also has recorder a lot of great solo albums. Which compensated for the huge amount of crap that he's also done solo 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 06:41
The battle of the Titans still rages on I see . Times dont change man! Well for me it always was and always will be Emerson.------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 15:45
| Both are unquestionably superb, yet I personally pick Wakeman due to the wonderful solo piano work he delivers- check out the beautiful 'Birdman Of Alcatraz' and the piano interludes of '....King Arthur'. |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 16:18
| I picked Keith mainly 'cause Rick almost never touches jazz. And Keith was a big admirer of Oscar Peterson, a jazzman I always liked myself. And you can hear a little bit of Oscar in his playing too. Rick is just too stuck on classical. He's great, but I go for Keith's diversity. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 18:58
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you definitely should put eddie jobson in the Titans' list! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 19:29
Jobson's definitley up there, but I wanted to just keep it to these 2 legends. Jobson, as good as he is, is not a headliner like these guys |
greenback wrote:Posted By: alchemist
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 18:32
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OHHHHHH F*CK its impossible to choose because both are equally great
technically, live and as song writers, but because Wakeman was with Yes
which is one of my favorite bands I'll have to help him out...
------------- no great genius has existed without a touch of madness... |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 19:33
| Emerson. He's simply better, in terms of composition and playing. |
Posted By: Pathetique
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 20:35
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Emerson is great but Rick is such a crazy guy, that and I have to go with my Yes roots and Rick has a lot to do with my likeing of Yes. ------------- The Steve prog-metal radio on www.wcrx.net, monday 9-midnight CST |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 21:27
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Wakeman. I don't know if it's ELP or just Emerson, but he gets annoying sometimes. But he definately does have skill. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 04:36
| Both are good, but I prefer Wakeman's repertory |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 09:38
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There should be a seperate category for ''Don't care but I hate Keith Emerson whoever he's up against'' for all the ELP haters.Tactical voting will ruin this poll methinks.No matter how fluid a player Wakeman is,for me Emerson is a much more interesting musician than dear old Rick.RW is a 'larger than life personality' but Keith Emerson is a progressive keyboard genius.
(IMO) |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 16:00
| I can't believe Wakeman is winning! I think Keith Emerson is much more skilled. |
Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 17:01
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Both equally capable players, but I prefer Rick's more artistic, sensitive playing to Emerson's bombastic, loud and fast improvisation. They are both great showmen too, BUT RICK'S RETIRING FROM LIVE PERFORMANCE!!! I'M DYING!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 18:47
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Who's faggier? I think that Keith is pretty gay, but Wakeman wearing a princess clothes got my vote! ------------- And above all, is punk 
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Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 23:17
Will you give us a break!! Besides, Keith's got the better ass. And get off that Scanners obsession! |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 00:08
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Sorry, sorry...
------------- And above all, is punk
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Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 08:00
| Technically I guess Emerson might be better, but music is not all about technique, it's also about writing good music, so I vote Wakeman. |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 13:02
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I'll abstain....Keithick w**kermanson ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |