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Poll Question: Note: I omitted Wakeman, Emerson and Banks for obvious reasons
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Hugh Banton	6	[6.67%]
David Sinclair	2	[2.22%]
Dave Stewart	7	[7.78%]
Kerry Minnear	9	[10.00%]
Eddie Jobson	5	[5.56%]
Ray Manzarek	3	[3.33%]
Robert Fripp (not for his guitar work here...)	0	[0.00%]
George Duke	2	[2.22%]
Lars Hollmer	0	[0.00%]
Mike Ratledge	2	[2.22%]
Peter Hammill	3	[3.33%]
Brian Eno	0	[0.00%]
Herbie Hancock	8	[8.89%]
Rick Wright	23	[25.56%]
Nicky Hopkins	1	[1.11%]
Francis Décamps	1	[1.11%]
Tim Blake	1	[1.11%]
John Evan(s)	4	[4.44%]
Vangelis	7	[7.78%]
Gregg Rolie	0	[0.00%]
Robert Wyatt	1	[1.11%]
Tim Hodgkinson	0	[0.00%]
Josef Zawinul	4	[4.44%]
John Paul Jones	0	[0.00%]
Matthew Fisher	1	[1.11%]
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:47

CinemaZebra wrote:

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WalterDigsTunes wrote:

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Wright? The guy who just presses three few keys for 10 minutes? Unhappy

Indeed, three masterful keys and in a unique way.

Press, hold, wait, release once song's over.

....you just don't get it...

Written Brilliance > Speed

If you can't even understand that, f**k you.

I don't think Walter understands a lot of things.

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:49

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Wright? The guy who just presses three few keys for 10 minutes? Unhappy

Well, I for one think this is funny. By contrast, Walter is making a joke. Let's don't get our panties in a wad.

RIP Rick.

Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - July 31 2010 at 16:49

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:51

Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Wright? The guy who just presses three few keys for 10 minutes? Unhappy

Well, I for one think this is funny. By contrast, Walter is making a joke. Let's don't get our panties in a wad.

RIP Rick.

If he was joking, he actually would have made it funny, like "He's dead? How can you tell?".

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:51

Barbara Dennerlein.

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:53

CinemaZebra wrote:

Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Wright? The guy who just presses three few keys for 10 minutes? Unhappy

Well, I for one think this is funny. By contrast, Walter is making a joke. Let's don't get our panties in a wad.

RIP Rick.

If he was joking, he actually would have made it funny, like "He's dead? How can you tell?".

Well, I never said he was funnier than you. But few are. Wink

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:53

Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

CinemaZebra wrote:

Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Wright? The guy who just presses three few keys for 10 minutes? Unhappy

Well, I for one think this is funny. By contrast, Walter is making a joke. Let's don't get our panties in a wad.

RIP Rick.

If he was joking, he actually would have made it funny, like "He's dead? How can you tell?".

Well, I never said he was funnier than you. But few are. Wink

Thanks.

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 17:05

Although to be fair, I stole that one from Dorothy Parker. LOL

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 17:10

CinemaZebra wrote:

Although to be fair, I stole that one from Dorothy Parker. LOL

She's dead too, right? It's hard to tell with jokes like that.

Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - July 31 2010 at 17:17

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 17:21

Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

CinemaZebra wrote:

Although to be fair, I stole that one from Dorothy Parker. LOL

She's dead too, right? It's hard to tell with jokes like that.

Indeed.

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 17:35

David Sancious. From the list Joe Zawinul.

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 17:42

richardh wrote:

Sorry but the poll is a crap list. John Paul Jones ahead of these shows a basic lack of knowledge of prog keyboard players. Something that has been prevailant around here for a long time and is very annoying.

I'm sorry for that... I tried to make a mix of my favourites, by combining a few less-known names, like Lars Hollmer or Francis Décamps, with the ones that inspire me the most in my learning of the organ. So maybe I lack of prog knowledge, yes, but I'm here to expand it...

And there are others that I really like in your list too :)

As for John Paul Jones, you may consider him like a bassist before anything else, but his magnificent work on, for example, No Quarter and The Rain Song cannot be denied....

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 20:03

Kerry Minnear

Rick Wakemann

Steve Welsh

Tony Banks,

Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson

Brian Ferry (Avalon anyone)

Geoff Downes

David Paich

Steve Porcaro

Emerson

Fripp/MacDonald

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 20:51

I don't see Steve Walsh or Kerry Livgren.

So I didn't vote. Stern Smile

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 22:55

Chick Corea?

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Posted: August 01 2010 at 00:10

The Quiet One wrote:

CinemaZebra wrote:

The Quiet One wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

The Quiet One wrote:

WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Wright? The guy who just presses three few keys for 10 minutes? Unhappy

Indeed, three masterful keys and in a unique way.

Press, hold, wait, release once song's over.

....you just don't get it...

Written Brilliance > Speed

If you can't even understand that, f**k you.

Amen to that.

Yeah some people dont get that speed you can pratice it but emotion you just can't.

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Posted: August 01 2010 at 00:19

reality wrote:

Chick Corea?

Indeed. Also Herbie Hancock. From this list, Wright. There were others who could play more things than him, but none who got so much out of the keyboard. Clap

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Posted: August 01 2010 at 02:40

genbanks wrote:

RICK WRIGHT: Maybe he wasn't a virtuous player but he was a great creator of musical atmospheres with his keyboards, maybe in a way that anyone else did.

Certainly a great musician.Wish You Were Here has amazing textures thanks to Mr Wright.

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Posted: August 01 2010 at 04:56

No order:

Ken Hensley.

Jon Lord.

Steve Winwood.

Jozef Skrzek.

Marián Varga.

Thijs van Leer.

Peter Bardens.

Peter Robinson.

Vincent Crane.

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Posted: August 01 2010 at 06:01

dwill123 wrote:

David Sancious. From the list Joe Zawinul.

Sancious very much. Big smile

My personal favorite off the top of my head is Tori Amos. She can out keyboard everyone on the list,
(not one of her best pics)

http://quotationsbook.com/assets/shared/img/171/428px-Tori_Amos_piano.jpg

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: August 01 2010 at 06:31

^ I think Tori have much to thankl this guy for here muiscianship

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