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Poll Question: which keyboardist is the best piano player/composer?
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    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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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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1: Emo

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i couldnt bring myself to choose one. it hurts too much.
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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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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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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.
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Dave Stewart, although he's missing in this poll as well...
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Out of that list, I'd have to say Rick Wakeman
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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?!
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Originally posted by A Guy A Guy wrote:

Fred Frith?

 

...maybe not. Actually, I only have one Henry Cow album and I don't know which piano parts are played by which band member. It's just that no-one ever seems to mention Fred Frith. I don't know who is the best piano player/composer, it's hard to decide and I haven't heard them all.

Although all members of Henry Cow tickled the ivories at some point, the main keyboard playng was usually by Tim Hodgkinson (mainly organ) and John Greaves (Piano).

Fred Frith is a massively talented multi instrumentalist, but it's as a guitarist that he's truly outstanding.
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1. Keith Emerson

2. Eddie Jobson

3. Tony Banks
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AGAIN??

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Fred Frith?

 

...maybe not. Actually, I only have one Henry Cow album and I don't know which piano parts are played by which band member. It's just that no-one ever seems to mention Fred Frith. I don't know who is the best piano player/composer, it's hard to decide and I haven't heard them all.
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This is getting repetitive..........Emerson for the third time
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Wakeman from this list (deja vu vu?)
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Keith Emerson wins this one for me ...
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hmm...

 Emerson and Corea.

  

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