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These lists are whack. Ridiculous, and I would know. I am 55 and roadied for LAs best prog band in the 80s...The Fents. The New Yorkers, with Chris Poland on guitar, and the Fents were the deepest bands at the time beside Holdsworth, who was from San Diego/England. Most of the bands listed had players that can not be compared to Holzman, or Watkins (Happy the Man).
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These lists are whack. Ridiculous, and I would know. I am 55 and roadied for LAs best prog band in the 80s...The Fents. The New Yorkers, with Chris Poland on guitar, and the Fents were the deepest bands at the time beside Holdsworth, who was from San Diego/England. Most of the bands listed had players that can not be compared to Holzman, or Watkins (Happy the Man).
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Originally posted by ten years after ten years after wrote:

Emerson
Wakeman

Rick Wright

Hugh Banton

Dave Greenslade

Dave Stewart

Tony Banks

Francis Decamps

Jon Lord

Chick Churchill Smile
^ *Amazing* list, though I don't know Chick....?
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Originally posted by Firstname Lastname Firstname Lastname wrote:

1. Keith Emerson
2. Rick Wakeman
3. Jon Lord
4. Rick Wright
5. Tony Banks
6. Patrick Moraz
7. Par Lindh
8. Mike Ratledge
9. Mike Oldfield
10. John Paul Jones( Jonesy isn't that bad)

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Mike Oldfield is an interesting one, he could be on any list virtuallyWink

JPJ is great on In Through The Out Door. That's Led Zep's 'keyboard album'
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1. Keith Emerson
2. Rick Wakeman
3. Jon Lord
4. Rick Wright
5. Tony Banks
6. Patrick Moraz
7. Par Lindh
8. Mike Ratledge
9. Mike Oldfield
10. John Paul Jones( Jonesy isn't that bad)
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No mention of Billy Ritchie (Clouds/1-2-3)? Shocking! Acknowledged as the first person to bring keyboards to the foreground of the band, in a Rock organ trio at the Marquee in 1967 when Keith and Rick et al were playing background. Don't take my word for it, read the history. Yet another glaring example of how commercial sales sadly dictate taste and historical knowledge.
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In no order:

Tony Banks

Rick Wakeman

Richard Wright

Jordan Rudess

Kevin Moore

Keith Emerson

Tony Carey

Tony Kaye

Steinar Sverd Johnsen

Mike Ratledge

Would you like some Bailey's?
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I didn't read all the replies, but I don't see Peter Bardens
I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
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Emerson
Wakeman
Rick Wright
Hugh Banton
Dave Greenslade
Dave Stewart
Tony Banks
Francis Decamps
Jon Lord
Chick Churchill Smile
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honorable mention
Gary Brooker
Mathew Fisher
 
two great keybord/piano players who revolutionised rock music with one song.
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Not all prog but what the hell.


Richard Barbieri
Richard Wright
Trent Reznor
Toby Smith
Benoît Widemann
Jordan Rudess
Rick Wakeman
Dave Brubeck
Bill Evans
Steven Wilson
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Coen Molenaar ( "     "   )
Tony Carey
David Rosenthal
Ray Manzarek
Don Airey
Vangelis
Ken Hensley
Ton Scherpenzeel
Mark Kelly
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in no order:

keith emerson                   - ELP
rick wakeman                    - Yes, solo
jordan rudess                    - Dream Theater, solo
derek sherinian                 - Dream Theater, solo
kevin moore                       - Dream Theater, OSI
neal morse                        - Spock's Beard, solo, Transatlantic
michael pinnella               - Symphony X
tony banks                          - Genesis
geddy lee       - Rush (i know hes not TECHNICALLY their keys player, but hes plays bass at the same time!)  
richard right                        - Pink Floyd 
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No particular order:
Tony Banks
John Evan
Richard Wright
Ken Hensley
Keith Emerson
Jon Lord
Mike Oldfield
Ian McDonald
Rick Wakeman
Dave Stewart
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I'll list band names only. In countdown order.


5. Emperor

4. Arcturus

3. DragonForce (not prog? I bet they will go prog in the future.)

2. Ayreon / Star One

1. Dream Theater (the new one)
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Tony Banks
Rick Wakeman
Keith Emerson
Richard Wright

Something like that in roughly that order
Prog Rock: Founded on a fundamental misunderstanding of the word virtuoso.
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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

    Yikes, I forgot such keyboardists as:

    1. Jon Lord
    2. Ken Hensley
    3. Manfred Mann
    4. Thomas Jhonson (Anglagard)
    5. Mike Oldfield
    6. Evangelos Odysseus Papathanassiou
    7. Doug Inge
    8. Clive Nolan
    9. Mike Pinder
    10. Julian Colbeck

    The list is endless in Progressive Rock....The house of the keyboardists
     
    Iván

The name is Doug Ingle. At least if you mean the keyboarder of Iron Butterfly.


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1. Marián Varga
2. Keith Emerson
3. Jozef Skrzek
4. Rick Wakeman
5. Ken Hensley
6. Jon Lord
7. Dave Greenslade
8. Jan Hammer
9. Allan "Taff" Freeman
10. Peter Bardens
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Don't know many but...

  1. Martin Orford
  2. Richard Wright
  3. Kevin Moore
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rick wright
keith emerson
jordan rudess
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