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Vibrationbaby 
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 Posted: September 04 2004 at 12:00 |
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I'd like to see Mariah do a keyboard album with Rick wakeman.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 12:10 |
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Dutch keyboards wizard Rick Van Der Linden (Ekseption, Trace) is the most underrated and forgotten, but he's a genious! I think he's better than Wakeman, Banks and the most famous prog keyboardists.
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Marcelo my man, I wouldn't go as far as say saying he's better than Wakeman I would say they're equals. But he is definitely superior to Banks. I was at record convention once and got into a heated argument with a guy who said Van der Linden made Emerson look like a fool. C'mon Emerson is God. And I hope that Emerson Wakeman project will eventually materialize. I have sevral Ekseption albums and all trace albums and my favourite one is Birds.
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lucas
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 12:26 |
Jordan Rudess : he's not in the progarchives database. 
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Marcelo
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 13:24 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
Marcelo wrote:
Dutch keyboards wizard Rick Van Der Linden (Ekseption, Trace) is the most underrated and forgotten, but he's a genious! I think he's better than Wakeman, Banks and the most famous prog keyboardists.
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Marcelo my man, I wouldn't go as far as say saying he's better than Wakeman I would say they're equals. But he is definitely superior to Banks. I was at record convention once and got into a heated argument with a guy who said Van der Linden made Emerson look like a fool. C'mon Emerson is God. And I hope that Emerson Wakeman project will eventually materialize. I have sevral Ekseption albums and all trace albums and my favourite one is Birds. |
You're right, I went too far. I must say that Van der Linden is, at least, at the same level of the greatest keyboardists ever. 
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Cesar Inca
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 13:33 |
I think that John Evan was full of finesse and exquisiteness in JT's glory days - he should be mentioned more often in keyboardist-related debates and polls. The same goes for electronic wizards Klaus Schulze and Tim Blake.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 14:00 |
Cesar Inca wrote:
I think that John Evan was full of finesse and exquisiteness in JT's glory days - he should be mentioned more often in keyboardist-related debates and polls. The same goes for electronic wizards Klaus Schulze and Tim Blake. |
Tim Blake even played on the Hawkwind album Levitation and Klaus started out playing guitar with Tangerine Dream.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 14:02 |
Marcelo wrote:
Vibrationbaby wrote:
Marcelo wrote:
Dutch keyboards wizard Rick Van Der Linden (Ekseption, Trace) is the most underrated and forgotten, but he's a genious! I think he's better than Wakeman, Banks and the most famous prog keyboardists.
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Marcelo my man, I wouldn't go as far as say saying he's better than Wakeman I would say they're equals. But he is definitely superior to Banks. I was at record convention once and got into a heated argument with a guy who said Van der Linden made Emerson look like a fool. C'mon Emerson is God. And I hope that Emerson Wakeman project will eventually materialize. I have sevral Ekseption albums and all trace albums and my favourite one is Birds. |
You're right, I went too far. I must say that Van der Linden is, at least, at the same level of the greatest keyboardists ever.
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You are forgiven. You are a real man! 
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headboy
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 16:05 |
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Jan Hammer
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The Owl
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Posted: September 09 2004 at 10:11 |
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Flavio Premoli of PFM, unbeleivable dexterity, versatility and wit in his playing!
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People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction!
www.myspace.com/theowlsmusic
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greenback
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Posted: September 09 2004 at 12:58 |
Yanni is terribly not taken seriously! He is a fantastic keyboardist.
Suzanne Ciani is very underrated. She is a master of keyboards.
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richardh
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Posted: September 09 2004 at 13:05 |
greenback wrote:
Suzanne Ciani is very underrated. She is a master of keyboards.
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A sort of female Vangelis ..but without the beard
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Prog_Bassist
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Posted: September 09 2004 at 16:46 |
patrick moraz, jordan rudess, derek sherinian, kevin moore, Igor Khorosev(the guy that was in yes, i dont know if i spelled that right.), Geddy Lee (not amazing, but his keyboard parts fit perfectly with the songs and such.), Eddie Jobson, Neal Morse, Vangelis...and a bunch more but i cant think of em. 
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threefates
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Posted: September 09 2004 at 20:02 |
richardh wrote:
greenback wrote:
Suzanne Ciani is very underrated. She is a master of keyboards.
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A sort of female Vangelis ..but without the beard
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You know, Suzanne is really the nicest person also. I had a chance to spend some time with her recently here in NYC for the Moogfest.. and she stayed in the same hotel as Emerson and the Band.. so I got to hang out with her a little. She has a guy following her around thats doing a movie about electronic music... and she was demonstrating the new Moog gadget that turns your grand piano into a synth... I told her I'd come stay with her in the boonies of Northern California when I get out that way.. but who knows when that will be....
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THIS IS ELP
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richardh
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Posted: September 10 2004 at 05:24 |
threefates wrote:
richardh wrote:
greenback wrote:
Suzanne Ciani is very underrated. She is a master of keyboards.
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A sort of female Vangelis ..but without the beard
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You know, Suzanne is really the nicest person also. I had a chance to spend some time with her recently here in NYC for the Moogfest.. and she stayed in the same hotel as Emerson and the Band.. so I got to hang out with her a little. She has a guy following her around thats doing a movie about electronic music... and she was demonstrating the new Moog gadget that turns your grand piano into a synth... I told her I'd come stay with her in the boonies of Northern California when I get out that way.. but who knows when that will be....
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I've got one album by her, 'Neverland', and very nice it is to.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: September 10 2004 at 07:22 |
greenback wrote:
Yanni is terribly not taken seriously! He is a fantastic keyboardist.
Suzanne Ciani is very underrated. She is a master of keyboards.
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To me it is the Private Music records/ambient music tag associated with these artists, that is a turn off.
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greenback
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Posted: September 10 2004 at 14:37 |
Suzanne Ciani:
After struggling with cancer, she came back, stronger than ever! I also have Neverland, and it is a wonderful music. It sounds more like Yanni than Vangelis. Lucky were you three fates, to spend time with her. And you know what? She is absolutely beautiful:
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Garion81
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Posted: September 18 2004 at 01:18 |
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Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh of Kansas - some great nodling synth solos
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Steve just gets better. Considering Kerry no longer tours and midi can't cover everything Kansas still sounds full live. Kerry still plays great also. I loved their Synth, Violin Guitar harmonies from the old days. Also Steve sings lead and Kerry plays guitar to boot. Solid musicans.
George Duke from his stuff with Zappa, David Palmer and John Evans, I still like John Lord for Child in Time one of the best organ sounds I have ever heard and his solo on burn and Highway star, Patrick Moraz since his time in the light was short and Jan Hammer.
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: September 18 2004 at 01:25 |
| Yanni is terribly not taken seriously! He is a fantastic keyboardist. |
I don't have an opinion about his skills as keyboardist, because I can't listen 2 minutes of his music without falling asleep.
A Yanni album works better than a valium for me.
Iván
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dropForge
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Posted: September 18 2004 at 01:29 |
Kerry's back with his pre-Kansas band, Proto-Kaw. They have a new album, Before Became After, but I still haven't heard it.
Dude, you like George Duke? Right on! Did you get the reissue of The 1976 Keyboard Album? All-instrumental, the best stuff I've heard the Duke do. He even plays everything on that one, like Jan Hammer. I also picked up the Cobham/Duke live one (CD reissue of a 1975 album), and George's contributions to Stanley Clarke's Journey To Love also cook.
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dropForge
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Posted: September 18 2004 at 01:32 |
Sorry, the message above is for Garion81.
Hey, Ivan, wanna be shocked? Track down a copy of Yanni's Optimystique. The original album is Yanni's first, from way back in 1980. You'll barely be able to tell it's him, it's pretty much symph-prog a la Vangelis/Jobson.
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