Best Keyboardest
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Topic: Best Keyboardest
Posted By: Rushatlantic
Subject: Best Keyboardest
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 11:30
| I was wondering who the best keyboard player is. Everybody is always voting on guitarests and singers, but never the keys. Organ, piano, synth, ect. it all counts. |
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 11:38
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Ray Manzareck Steve Winwood Keith Emerson Jon Lord Jordon Rudess |
Posted By: Hemulen
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 11:46
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Derek Sherinian !!! ------------- Guss |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:15
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Rick Wakeman Keith Emerson Tony Banks -------------  |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:28
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mmm best? Maybe Emerson... favorite? quite possibly Patrick Moraz ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:22
Italian keyboardists:
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:36
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No, that's not true. When you use the search function you find many keyboard threads. Some threads: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14432&KW=keyboard - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14432& amp; amp;KW=keyboard http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14735&KW=keyboard - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14735& amp; amp;KW=keyboard http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14717&KW=keyboard - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14717& amp; amp;KW=keyboard Nevertheless, my favourite keyboard players: Eddie Jobson, Keith Emerson, Tony Banks, Rick Wakeman, Dave Stewart. |
Rushatlantic wrote:Posted By: hey_timj
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:40
| jan hammer rocks my ass |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:49
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chick corea george duke |
Posted By: walrus333
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 17:16
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Jan Hammer, Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman are the best in terms of overall technicality, style and influence. ------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
Posted By: DrWizard
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:27
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Kieth Emerson was more essential to ELPs sound then other keyboardists are to their bands. They dont even have a bass player AND a guitarist (although Greg counts as both  ) and they still make as full a sound as anyone elseFor solo sound tho id say Wakeman, Moraz, or Rudess |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:37
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I don't know who is the BEST, But my favourites are
------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: MorgothSunshine
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:38
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Patrizio Fariselli (Area) ------------- For every truth even the contrary is true... 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:49
| Though this is not a poll, my vote goes to Keith Emerson. |
Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:50
| emerson really does it for me |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 13:12
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I love both Emerson and Wakeman, though I have a slight preference for the former. PF's Rick Wright may not be on the same technical level as these two, but he is indispensable for the band's sound, as well as being quite remarkable as a songwriter. Other greats are Peter Bardens, Dave Stewart, David Sinclair, and obviously Tony Banks and Jon Lord. I also agree with who mentioned Ray Manzarek and Steve Winwood - who's also one of the best voices in rock. |
Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 13:21
| Not sure which, but it's definetely between Wakeman and Emerson. |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 14:22
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Michael Pinnella,
Derek Sherinian, Ego Eimi, Tony MacAlpine, Jens Johannson, Keith Emerson, Eddie Jobson, Matthieu Huck, Tomek Turek, Kevin Codfert, Mikko Harkin, Henrik Klingenberg, Espen Storo. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 16:59
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Keith Emerson Rick Wakeman Tony Banks Eddie Jobson Kerry Minnear Par Lindh Martin Orford Rick Wright Mark Kelly Ton Sherpenzeel |
Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 05:02
3. Kerry Minnear |
Posted By: Rockin' Chair
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 13:37
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Keith Emerson is the best keyboardest in rock Rick Wakeman Patrick Moraz Kerry Minnear ------------- 
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Posted By: akin
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:40
| Keith Emerson, Jurgen Fritz and Rick Van Der Linden |
Posted By: Analog_Kid
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 17:19
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Emerson by a fair way for me, master of every keyboard instrument. Moraz, Bardens, Wakeman and Thijs Van Leer after that. But from <insert controversial genre>, Jon Lord Oh, and you can't forget Geddy Lee! |
Posted By: Zepology101
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 17:23
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I'm all for Keith Emerson. he so Rocks. Don't forget Rick wakeman! (^_^)
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Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 21:46
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Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Tony Banks are my big 3
but IMO, Emerson is miles ahead of Wakeman and Banks. Emerson was one of the only keyboard players to be the frontman of his band, and he definitely was in ELP. The guy is also a monster player. Anyone who has seen the piano improvisations at the California Jam in 1974 knows that Keith Emerson cannot be beat. I'm going to see him this June at B.B. King's in NYC and I can't wait. |
Posted By: DolphinFan
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 23:39
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To many to decide...Emerson, Wakeman, Minnear, Jobson all fantastic... The more I hear Clive Nolan the more I am inclined to believe he is truly great. Outstanding musical senses. Underrated player: Steve Walsh
Non-Prog: If you aren't famiar with jazz/blues organist Jimmy Smith you need to be. He's was the best I've ever heard. Passed away last year.
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Posted By: wolf0621
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 11:10
Ditto...Not just for the playing itself but also for the amt of output, who he's played with, songwriting & producing skills, and the musical choices he makes when he's playing (especially live)...
Like Jon Lord a lot too, he really knows how to stay within himself (no that's not a knock!)...Derek Sherinian sounds to me like someone who can do it all & just hasn't had enough time yet to actually do it. Very impressive skills...Players such as Chick Corea, T Lavitz (Dregs) & Art Tatum are in their own league...
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 14:48
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Wakeman--
Tony Banks
Keith Emerson
Patrick Moraz
Eddie Jobson
... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |