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Poll Question: Who is your favourite keyboard player?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
1 [1.41%]
12 [16.90%]
1 [1.41%]
17 [23.94%]
1 [1.41%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.41%]
1 [1.41%]
5 [7.04%]
1 [1.41%]
1 [1.41%]
10 [14.08%]
4 [5.63%]
16 [22.54%]
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Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

It just occurred to me...what criteria are people using to pick? The OP asks "Keyboard PLAYER" Now there are some incredible players that don't even begin to make the cut as composers, and vice versa. there are some who excel at synthesis but wouldn't be considered an organist. For those who say all of it, how do you weight your rating?

Inquiring minds want to know. Big smile


Good question. I like players who can reference a wide variety of influences in their playing from blues, jazz, classical, rock, ragtime, R'n'B, soul, latin, music hall, funk etc and can also assimilate historical playing styles into a contemporary setting e.g. Stride, Boogie Woogie, Saloon Bar etc For me Emerson ticks all these boxes.
(and also the fact he is NOT Barbara Dennerlein....)
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Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

There should be a spot on the list for Brian Auger and Jan Hammer.

I've got a new appreciation for Auger having just watched him on the Keith Emerson tribute concert absolutely nailing Tank!
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

I would vote for VANGELIS ... but he is not listed, which is really sad!

Keith Emerson, is on a different class of "keyboard player", when you finally get a chance to see Rachel Flowers do his work on a single piano ... he was a magnificent composer, but in popular music no one gives a damn about a piano bullpucky or other, and he ended up doing his version on various synthesizers.

In my book, he fits with Vangelis, Sakamoto, as a special person that composes music ... and makes us all understand what it is all about ... and it ain't the fame, though I bet the line to catch Vangelis would probably go around 100 blocks in NY!

I love both Vangelis and Emerson a heck of a lot but I suppose I see Vangelis more as a pure composer. 
Emerson was a fantastic writer of music as you are right to point out. His Piano Concerto is a stunning work but generally gets ignored and written off as an 'ego trip'. Also as Emerson mentioned in later interviews, people were on interested in the spinning piano thing! 
He was a showman, an innovative composer and a great improvisor. However it tends to be the first thing that sticks most though.
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Vangelis and Brian Eno. I'm quite fond of Eno's albums in the 70s (his 4 vocals albums, plus those he did with Cluster, and the 80s instrumental albums like Apollo, On Land, Bush of Ghosts), while Vangelis' work, while inconsistent, could reach great heights in every decade. And since I'm on the subject of synths, I'll add Kraftwerk as well; I can't get enough of them; but I'm not sure who did what in the band, I reckon every member was a synth player...

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

In my book, he fits with Vangelis, Sakamoto, as a special person that composes music ...

Can you recommend some albums for me to check out by Sakamoto? What are your favorites?


Edited by jude111 - May 06 2021 at 21:38
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I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned Richard Barbieri from Porcupine Tree, so I’ll do it. He’s a master of creating textures and atmospheres and without them, Porcupine Tree would be a bit harsh and pointy. He doesn’t do crazy keyboard solos like the 70’s keyboard wizards but what he does do is that he serves the music perfectly from the background
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Rick Wakeman easy.
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