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Poll Question: The best keyboardist
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Rick Wright should be on that list, as he is at least my favourite keyboardist, if not necessarily 'the best'...

I voted for Tony Banks.
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My favorite is Geddy Lee... My favorite Headache I mean...

 



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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2005 at 12:30
Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Originally posted by Peter Peter wrote:

Originally posted by KeyserSoze KeyserSoze wrote:

[QUOTE=tuxon] Talking about subtle keyboardists. ELTON JOHN. Song For Guy

Shouldn't that be "Song For Gay"?

Hey -- leave the poor little brown-dirt jockey alone!Angry

Actually, Elton was Captain Fantastic, and Taupin was the Brown Dirt Cowboy

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I joke about EJ, but a musician's (or almost anyone's) sexuality is absolutely of no concern for me. To each his own -- consenting adults, & all....Stern Smile

Just wanted to make that clear.Smile

 

 

 

 

 

 

(But remember: Shockeddon't let yer son go down on him....)Wink

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Smile Actually, I LOVE Tiny Dancer -- a beautiful, classic song. I liked early EJ the best -- Madman Across the Water, with "Dancer" and "Levon" was his peak, for me. Greatest Hits # 1 is essential classic rock -- most of the later stuff I can do without.Ermm

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Originally posted by Peter Peter wrote:

Originally posted by KeyserSoze KeyserSoze wrote:

[QUOTE=tuxon] Talking about subtle keyboardists. ELTON JOHN. Song For Guy

Shouldn't that be "Song For Gay"?

Hey -- leave the poor little brown-dirt jockey alone!Angry

Actually, Elton was Captain Fantastic, and Taupin was the Brown Dirt Cowboy

 

 

 

 

 

 

(But remember: Shockeddon't let yer son go down on him....)Wink

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A Tough One There.

I Voted Keith Emerson!
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Originally posted by KeyserSoze KeyserSoze wrote:

[QUOTE=tuxon] Talking about subtle keyboardists. ELTON JOHN. Song For Guy

Shouldn't that be "Song For Gay"?

Hey -- leave the poor little brown-dirt jockey alone!Angry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(But remember: Shockeddon't let yer son go down on him....)Wink

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My favorite is Tony Banks!

His parts are so emotional and fit so well into the songs.
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[QUOTE=tuxon] Talking about subtle keyboardists. ELTON JOHN. Song For Guy

Shouldn't that be "Song For Gay"?



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Talking about subtle keyboardists. ELTON JOHN. Song For Guy, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, Funeral for A Friend, Theme From A Non-excisting TV Series and many many others.
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I'm not a huge Wakeman Fan, Emerson I don't like, Tony Kaye doesn't cut the cake also.

From this list I think Peter Bardens, or Tony Banks. But Kerry Minnear and Clive Nolan deserve a mention too. 
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Points: 1230 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 17:15
Tough one... Wakeman coming in a close second, but Emerson undoubtedly takes the cake. IMO the most versatile and talented prog keyboardist the genre has seen.
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At the moment, I'm really feeling Jan from Mahavishnu.
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Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

Missing: Kit Watkins, Eddie Jobson, Jens Johansson, Jan Hammer, Shirley Partridge.....

Yes!! Jan Hammer whips all of the people on this list.
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Points: 608 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 10:44

Quote Emerson is technically superior to Wakeman

*Technically*? You're absolutely, positively sure of this? You've walked into both men's bodies and inhabited each one for an unspecified amount of time, and you therefore know that one is technically superior to the other?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 08:13
Originally posted by headboy headboy wrote:

 

  indeedy, i quite like Rod Argent and Brian Auger too....

  oh and Eddie the Jobson.......... 

            

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yeah but, no but, yeah.......

 

Brian Augers good material from early '70's.I also Like  Brian Auger & the Trinity with Julie Driscol(Julie Tippett,Keith Tippett's wife) 

Wheels on Fire....Rolling down the road.

 

 



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Originally posted by dropForge dropForge wrote:

Quote That second picture is Keith Emerson with the reunion tour of the Nice in 2003... the drummer is Brian (Blinky) Davidson.

He looks a bit...grandfatherly.

Well he is around 62 or so... I'm sure he probably could be a grandfather...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 08:07
Originally posted by threefates threefates wrote:

Originally posted by Karnevil9 Karnevil9 wrote:

Does'nt have a patch on this guy Linda

 

HUH???

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  indeedy, i quite like Rod Argent and Brian Auger too....

  oh and Eddie the Jobson.......... 

            

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 07:31
Originally posted by Guillermo Guillermo wrote:

Originally posted by Karnevil9 Karnevil9 wrote:

Originally posted by threefates threefates wrote:

Its Emerson only...

Does'nt have a patch on this guy Linda

What`s the name of the drummer in the photo? I don`t think he is Carl Palmer!

 

 

Yesit is Brian  believe it or not



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Points: 210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 05:57
Emerson is technically superior to Wakeman, but of course that means nothing other than he's techinally superior! I always felt Wakeman's best work was on Topographic Oceans (perversely of course as he was known to dislike this album) but compare the solos and textures with Journey and King Arthur, and it seems that the environment of Yes reined in his tendencies for the trite and comical and focussed his work. Side 2 of Oceas contains some achingly beautiful keyboard sections. Emersons playing is SCARY - check out Fugue on Trilogy, or any of Karn Evil. Finally though I come to Moraz who has the technique and taste to match either of the above. Sound Chaser offers enough evidence for my vote!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2005 at 02:12

It must be torture to be constantly referred to as 'Keith Emerson's other band.'
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