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Poll Question: which one moves you the most in the prog scene?
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    Posted: December 01 2004 at 21:18

Vangelis, Jobson second and Orford third.
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I'm going for the oldies but goodies... Emerson, Wakeman & Moraz

Altho I would of liked John Tout on the list...
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Wakeman as a solo musician rules, his huge ego (he's entitled to it) and incredible skills allow him to improvise and recreat whenever he wants to.

Tony Banks as a band keyboardist maybe shy, hides behind his keyboards and is a terrible frontman, but he leaves everything when he plays for a band, sadly his musical taste became cheesier each day. The  less classical of the three I mention, but I believe by large the most progressive, has a legion of followers and Neo Prog was born around him.

Patrick Moraz is probably the most talented of all, his style is perfect and cleaner on stage, than all the others together, could easily have been a classic concertist, but his lack of charisma and low profile as a composer don't help him.

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Rick Wright still...

 
break the circle

reset my head

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and i'll wake the dead
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Dave Stewart of Egg and Bruford of course!
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Banks and then Bardens

Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Ooo erm , Wakeman/Emerson/Vangelis. i just simply love Vangelis - El Greco album. Wakeman and Emerson are geniuses.
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Actually Jan Hammer and then Jens Johansson (but outside Stratovarious), Mike Ratledge, (fourth Eddie Jobson). So I hope the future part 2 (this is part 1) will include these names, plus Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Dave Greenslade, Tony Kaye (no, forget I mentioned him), Eno, Francis Monkman, Don Gallucci, Mark Gleed (aka mark Laurent),  Dave Stewart, Dave Sinclair,and then a very large number of European prog keyboardist, e.g. Marian Varga  etc.

 

And finally I thought Mike Oldfield was better known for his guitarwork?
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Wakeman is God. You are all fools.

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KERRY MINNEAR!!
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An interesting slant, "which one moves you".

I said Clive Nolan. He's not the most gifted keyboard player (although he is very good), but his work with Arena, Pendragon, Oliver Wakeman, Strangers on a train etc. is superb. He paint wonderful soundscapes with his keyboards, which provide a superb foundation for his colleagues to exploit.
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No one moves me as much as Keith Emerson, then Tony Banks, then about 12 people tied for third.
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Chick Corea,Jan Hammer,Patrick Moraz,Keith Emerson...in no particular order.
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I voted Banks. I love his sense of melody and his interesting chord progressions. Great song writer too.

But then Genesis are one my favourite bands. I prefer them to Yes, and I'm not into ELP at all.

Saying that, I have to concede that both Keith Emmerson and Rick Wakemen are both very technically proficient players. More obviously so than Banks. It's difficult to judge for sure, because I dont play the keyboards myself.
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A few gods of the keys:  Roger Powell, Ralph Shuckett, and Moogy Klingmen
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Voted Vangelis, but Wakeman is absolutely fantastic too with Froese close at third. Thjis van Leer and Rick van der Linden cannot be forgotten. Emerson and Barden are also favorites of mine....

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sorry Lunar: there are only a maximum of 20 entries



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Emerson

Vangelis

Froese

Orford

Wakeman

Jobson                        

 



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Tony Banks ... over seven of my other favourite keyboardists
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