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Poll Question: which keyboardist is the best piano player/composer?
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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2005 at 07:23
Two different things!!!

I'm looking at it from piano playing angle, I really like Wakeman's piano playing and he shades it from Emerson on this one.

And I know a lot of people are going to be p*ssed off with me for saying this but Tony Banks is not an especially good piano player, and if anyone says Firth of Fifth"? I'll say "Metronome" and "complete lack of feeling". Sorry I just feel that way....but, if you ask which keyboard player is best composer? Ah now maybe I'd have to vote for him........
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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2005 at 07:24
Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Originally posted by A Guy A Guy wrote:

Well, what I meant is that no-one seems to mention Fred Frith in general. I mean, you always see polls about the best guitarist and they don't mention him. I just thought that he should get some recognition or something. I s'pose it's because a lot of people don't like avant-garde or RIO or whatever you want to call it... ah what do I know?!

You're right that it's not exactly popular, but there are some of us here who are into it - check Bald Friede and Bald Jean, Phillippe, Trouserpress and Sean Trane are all RIO/Avant Rock fans, check their posts (and mine) and you'll find Frith's name cropping up from time to time.



Fred Frith's great but I have to say I think of him mostly as a guitar player (and composer)
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Points: 891 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2005 at 17:33
i couldnt bring myself to choose one. it hurts too much.
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Points: 531 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2005 at 17:38

1: Emo

2: Wakey

3: Jobson
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Rick Wakeman? This is some kind of joke, right? Much as I love the early Yes and the keyboards in that context, it's ridiculous to put him next to Keith Emerson. In terms of innovation in keyboard technique, he pales next to Keith, Patrick Moraz, Jan Hammer or even Joe Zawinul. Wakeman is a good place to start, but I hope people start catching up on their prog history.
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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2005 at 09:33
Originally posted by RoyalJelly RoyalJelly wrote:

Rick Wakeman? This is some kind of joke, right? Much as I love the early Yes and the keyboards in that context, it's ridiculous to put him next to Keith Emerson. In terms of innovation in keyboard technique, he pales next to Keith, Patrick Moraz, Jan Hammer or even Joe Zawinul. Wakeman is a good place to start, but I hope people start catching up on their prog history.

B*ll*cks! They're all pretty darn good keyboard players. It's just a matter of opinion who's "best". If Wakeman's not to your taste fair enough.
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