#1 best Keyboardist and Drummer?

I like Rick Davies from Supertramp.
But drummer is Nick Mason.

Dick Heath wrote: Lets take this literally, best drummer and keyboardist , i.e in the form of one person. The following come to mind as multi-instrumentalists who have played both on albums Gary Husband Jan Hammer Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette is one of my absolute favorites, talk about a consummate musician...

Does the "keyboardist" tag apply to keyboard percussionists (players of vibes, marimba, etc.)?  If so, I must add Pierre Moerlen to the list! 

If separate, I'm going to have to go all-Genesis on this one. Tony's keyboards are a cornerstone of their sound and after listening to all of "Selling England by the Pound" last night I was amazed. Phil's drumming is another of those little things that go such a long way. He can hold a beat, he can show off, and best of all he's killer when the band go into jazzier territory.

But if we're talking about the best keyboardist/drummer, I'm going to have to say Yoshiki from the famous Japanese metal band X-Japan. He's a virtuoso at both instruments (which ought to be pretty rare I'd think) and a great songwriter. Plus he's fun to watch on drums because he reminds me of Animal from The Muppets. I think many people here would like this band since they definitely have their prog moments (especially on the almost 30-minute "Art of Life") and for people who like classic heavy metal since they also channel Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.


Edited by Avantgardehead - December 30 2007 at 14:51

Oberon wrote: 4. Daniel Melero (Soda Stereo). 7. Fito Paez.

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Bj-1 wrote: superprog wrote: the Supersilent 'duo' of Stale Storlokken (keyborads/synths) and Jarle Vespestad (drums/percussives) for their amazing ability to listen to one another and create beautiful tones n' textures..........     Jarle Vespestad is an amazing drummer, especially his work with Farmer's Market which is absolutely stunning!   For all time favorite drummers, I'd say Mark Zonder, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Pierre Moerlen and Daniel Denis have certainly influenced me a lot.   As for keyboardists, Keith Emerson and Kerry Minnear are particular faves. Theres many others too though, I just can't name them all.

Pierre Moerlen was an excellent keyboarder too, by the way; he was a classically trained piano player before he took up drumming. The following anecdote about him (taken from the Gong homepage) shows that:

Jonny Greene
I first met Pierre in 1990 when he came to stay at the house I shared with Daevid in Somerset. The three of us went out to eat at a local café, The Blue Note, which as it's name implies often had live music in the evenings. Two very good local jazz musicians, John Cartwright & Jackie Whitren were playing, and as a happy Pierre got into what they were doing he started to play along using just his hands on the table top. In fact he got so into it that after a while, on the appreciative nod of John Cartwright at the electric piano, he even took a solo. And when he came to the end of the solo the whole, full café, who had no idea who he was, burst into loud, prolonged spontaneous applause - he'd been that good! He was always that good. I'll remember him and the times we had on tour with much fondness.

Richard Wright? Roger Taylor? Urgh i hate sounding snobby, but this was asking for it

Oberon wrote: 2. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin).

Geddy Lee and Neil Peart?

Thank you for saying Andy Ward and Peter Bardens Cesar. I was about to. And don't dis Rick Wright too much everybody. He may not be the most talented, but he and Gilmour are the two that really gave Floyd their sound musically. This whole poll's kinda screwed up. Is there really a "best"? It's all a matter of opinion. If you put most of these guys up against each other, they'd probably come out even is a far as talent and technical prowess goes.

Best keyboardist: Dave Stewart (Khan, Egg, Hatfeild and the north, National health)

Edited by Zargus - May 28 2008 at 16:31