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Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Everyone mentions Wakeman's Roundabout hamond-rape (which is quite awesome) BUT what about his much cooler one in Close to the Edge??!
 
It's blinding fast, really melodic, and has the most spine-tinglingly clean sound that just cuts thru the sitar-chords of Mr Howe. The pureness of each note (though they don't last for long!) is so rare in hammond-playing, where the rough and dirty sounds usually prevail.
 
It's my favourite keyboard solo, let alone organ solo.

Good point, thanks!  

"Hammond-rape"??  LOL!  I usually think of Emerson when I think of lads assaulting Hammonds!!  
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Hey, look -- a resurrected thread. How did this get here? *shrugs*

Anyway, since someone's already brought up Jon Lord, I see no one's mentioned Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep. There was a running Hammond battle between those two in the early 70s. This song is still brutal, almost 50 years later (1970). It's almost Sabbath with a Hammond.
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Jimmy Smith - The Cat.
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Rick Wright or Keith Emerson, toss up between those two.
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What’s the difference between the C3 and B3 ??
I love the L100 model, to be particular. And Dave Stewart wrangled the best tones out of it (along with his fuzz-box.....)
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Hey, look -- a resurrected thread. How did this get here? *shrugs*

Tell me about it!!  I started this thread in 2010??!!  

Some good posts were made, thanks to all!  The Hammond organ was and remains a mighty prog beast!  
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Hey, look -- a resurrected thread. How did this get here? *shrugs*

Anyway, since someone's already brought up Jon Lord, I see no one's mentioned Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep. There was a running Hammond battle between those two in the early 70s. This song is still brutal, almost 50 years later (1970). It's almost Sabbath with a Hammond.





Still my favorite Heep track......
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Whatever model Vincent Crane used (C3 I think) had an AMAZING tone, especially on The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster’s debut.
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Brian Auger solos are top notch - One of the best b3 players ever regardless of solos or not. Brains and Julie’s covers feature amazing solos from Brian. There gospel covers are the best like Take me to the water and Lord remember me with John Baldry <3
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Originally posted by Cord Change Cord Change wrote:

Brian Auger solos are top notch - One of the best b3 players ever regardless of solos or not. Brains and Julie’s covers feature amazing solos from Brian. There gospel covers are the best like Take me to the water and Lord remember me with John Baldry <3
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Hey, look -- a resurrected thread. How did this get here? *shrugs*

Anyway, since someone's already brought up Jon Lord, I see no one's mentioned Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep. There was a running Hammond battle between those two in the early 70s. This song is still brutal, almost 50 years later (1970). It's almost Sabbath with a Hammond.






Still my favorite Heep track......
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It's my fave too....well alongside July Morning that is.
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I don't know if it's a Hammond, or if so, which one, but my all time favorite organ solo is George Duke on  Fifty Fifty. from Overnite Senastion
 
 
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Originally posted by Cord Change Cord Change wrote:

Brian Auger solos are top notch - One of the best b3 players ever regardless of solos or not. Brains and Julie’s covers feature amazing solos from Brian. There gospel covers are the best like Take me to the water and Lord remember me with John Baldry <3
I love Bumpin’ on Sunset    ......such a blissful ride


What a great cover, Jimmy Smith should never be left out of any conversation concerning the b3.
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Originally posted by Evolver Evolver wrote:

I don't know if it's a Hammond, or if so, which one, but my all time favorite organ solo is George Duke on  Fifty Fifty. from Overnite Senastion.

No, that wasn't a Hammond. Per George Duke, the band was in a church somewhere and Zappa told him to play the church's pipe organ.
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

We've had a good run on Mellotron & Mini-Moog solos, let me start a new one.....which is your favorite Hammond B-3 organ solo in a prog composition?  

Lots to pick from, including Emerson, Wakeman, Banks etc.!

My personal favorite is Wakeman's blazing solo in "Roundabout," Bruford once called Wakeman "the best Hammond player in the UK" in an interview.   That solo he plays is astounding! 

Go for it!  
 
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Originally posted by maryes maryes wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

We've had a good run on Mellotron & Mini-Moog solos, let me start a new one.....which is your favorite Hammond B-3 organ solo in a prog composition?  

Lots to pick from, including Emerson, Wakeman, Banks etc.!

My personal favorite is Wakeman's blazing solo in "Roundabout," Bruford once called Wakeman "the best Hammond player in the UK" in an interview.   That solo he plays is astounding! 

Go for it!  
 
I agree !!!

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The solo in Quill's Sursum Corda that closes off side A of that album is currently my favorite alongside Uriah Heep's July Morning.
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