Best Dream Theater keyboard player
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Topic: Best Dream Theater keyboard player
Posted By: Rushatlantic
Subject: Best Dream Theater keyboard player
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:02
| In my opinion, Jordan Rudess is technically the best (like in Scenes and Octavarium), but i really like Kevin Moore's synth solos (the keyboard solo in Learning to Live blows my mind). But overall, Jordan has my vote. (The saloon-like piano solo in Dance of Eternity (Scenes From A Memory) is crazy) |
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:08
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Technically- Derek and Jordan are tied (dude- Planet X!) after listening to OSI over and OVER Kevin gets my vote. ------------- |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:14
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This has been done before.Many,many times. But.....I will pick Moore.Rudess and Sherinian might be better technically,but Moore just outclasses both of them,imo. -------------  |
Posted By: Rushatlantic
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:18
| Wow, i totaly forgot about OSI and Planet X! Thanks for that reminder! |
Posted By: D.Noisserger
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:22
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Jordan is really a technical beast... but I prefer Kevin and Derek solos. ..... dahhhhhhh my vote goes for Derek! ------------- [IMG]http://www.painofsalvation.com/news/images/a-collage-change.jpg"> |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 12:27
Yep, ditto here. Moore's got far more subtleties and nuance in his playing. Next for me would be Sherinian, then Rudess. ------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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TheProgtologist wrote:Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:25
| Technically Jordan Rudess is the best, but my vote goes to Moore, his playing in "Images & Words" is wonderful. I love "Wait For Sleep"!!! |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:33
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Kevin ownz 'em!!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:34
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Probably for DT Kevin is the best, but I voted for Mr. Rudess as I like his solo output (especially an Evening with Petrucci) very much. To me any of Rudess solo (including RMP) is uncomparably better than any by Sherinian or Moore.
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 13:59
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moore ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 14:37
Actually, I think that they're all technically similar in quality, with Rudess maybe obtaining the gold medal. But yes, I voted for Moore since his playing determined the particular essence of keyboards within the more global essence of DT sound. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 14:46
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The feeling that Moore gives with his keyboard is one of the main reasons that Images and Words is my fav. album. Plus his work on Chroma key and OSI are good too. ------------- 
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Posted By: Progdrummer05
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 15:34
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dude okay Rudess has always been the best keyboard player for dream theater i mean good lord he only uses one power kurzweil keyboard or kord i think that's why he uses now anyway and Sherinian and Moore had to use like mulitple keyboards. and plus rudess went to Juilian and his musicianship is so freakin AWESOME!!!! i mean Derek is good but way into the whole Rockstar thing and Moore he had it going great for him in the early 90s until he decided to quick and go make up Chroma Key which to me isn't all that great cause to me its just a bunch of sound effects ------------- Carry On My Wayward Son |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 15:48
Rudess went to Juilliard. ------------- |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 16:32
dude, time to cut back on the caffeine!  |
Posted By: Rising Force
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 16:37
Derek 
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 16:52
derek only plays in one album with dream theater.is really ashame because he is really good and after listen planet x and his solos albums im just love his sound[he plays like a lead guitar] and make me listen more planet x that deam theater ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Rising Force
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 17:08
Yeah, I love Planet X. His keyboards in King of the Universe, Moonbabies, and the live solo from Live From Oz are especially sick. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 18:04
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I love all three of them, but I have to give it to Rudess. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 18:07
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The "Prodigal Son of Prog" outclasses those two. But all of em are awesome! ------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 18:48
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Rudess technically, Moore compositionally - I'll go with Kevin ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Karn Evil 9
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 19:10
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I liked when Derek played with Yngwie Malmsteen on the album Attack!! The two styles worked really well together. But Jordan Rudess is a much better player, just listen to albums such as Rythem of Time, Feeding the Wheel, or Dream Theater's Octavarium to hear his technical abilities. And for anyone who thinks that that is all he can do, Listen to An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess for acoustic piano rather than electronic keyboards. Since Rudess joined Dream Theater, their work has been alot better. ------------- Watch out where the huskies go,dont you eat that yellow snow |
Posted By: Rising Force
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 19:12
You just have to hear his work with Planet X.... I wouldn't judge him on Attack!! either. Malmsteen gave him no room to show off. |
Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 19:12
After the entrance of Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater was never the same.  With 'Octavarium' the things began to be a little better, but I prefer the old days, with Moore or Sherinian...
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 19:35
Actually, I believe Sherinian played on two releases: A Change of Seasons, and Falling into Infinity. ------------- Pure Brilliance:
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Posted By: Petary791
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 20:47
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I think Jordan Rudess is the most technically proficient but I think Kevin Moore writes better riffs.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 21:05
4 if you count the Hollow years single and Once in a LIVEtime live album -------------
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 21:19
Agree! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Prog-man
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 21:26
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It's too difficult!! Three GREAT MUSICIANS! But: 1) Kevin 2) Jordan 3) Derek
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 21:38
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Kevin Live Derek Studio Jordan Both
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Posted By: Fede
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 22:29
| I think Moore is the best but Rudess is very close to him. |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 03:44
| This has been already done, but still Kevin Moore. |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 12:11
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Well, Sherinian couldn't really broaden and his style
didn't fit really well. I don't like Rudess really much, he is quite good technically, but I'm not fond with his shallow compositions. I don't know how good Moore is technicallly, but his compositions are quite good and soulful, so my vote goes to Moore! ------------- 
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 12:33
I don't know. I don' t listen to DT 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 14:29
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Rudess for me, I just love his style of play on all four albums he has done with DT, Sherinian never did anything that interested me with the band and Moore was really good at composing but his technical ability doesn't match Rudess. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: March 14 2006 at 07:00
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Posted By: Anguiad
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 22:14
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Rudess is an excellent musician, both live and studio. He has an enormous style, far more notoriuos than any other member from the band. Besides, the band has a more mature and stylish sound since his appearance. His keyboards are crazy, refined and original. With Sherinian occurs something strange. We only have one album with his talent(ACOS is out because it is no album and it was written long before his time), so there is not much to choose from. And to many it isn't the favourite DT album. BUT I think, that is why this album is so special, because Sherinian shares his musicianship only on this recording, and that is quite interesting. Maybe his style is not as notorious or cool as Rudess's, but the fact that this album is the only piece we can appreciate from his work in the band is what counts here.He even sang! Moore was not my choice at first. But after a few more listens(as it always happens) he became not only my favourite keyboardman but my fav band member and one of the best musicians I know. Why? He has style, he writes excellent lyrics, he writes the songs, he even has his own songs in DT, something only Pettrucci also haves. His organ playing and obscure sounds and songs have won my heart(Space Dye Vest and Wait For Sleep...man!), in DT, OSI and i'm looking forward to Chroma Key. So my vote is for master Moore. ------------- "Tis your birth and faith that wrong you...not I." |
Posted By: Aspiring hope
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 14:55
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Well, here I was hoping to write something that wouldn't consist on
that much for banality, but, then again, it seems the thread itself
doesn't offer that much to vary on, as some refer to. Unlike what has
been said, I think Rudess' influence to Dream Theater's sound isn't as
decisive or spontaneously radical to its maturity, since, oh well, how
long had they been active before Rudess' arrival? In theory, 10 years,
was it? Coincidental or not, one would feel a band would have time to
evolve, enhanced from past experience through erroroneous comportments
(most stark, Falling Into Infinity). Nonetheless, Jordan came to bring
innovative keyboards and his highly acknowledgeable proficiency at both
technical superiority and abated, though great composition and soul;
however, considering the keyboards to synchronise their talent with
Dream Theater, as the thread asks for, I believe Moore had given the
group a more influential presence, in songwriting and ambiental tones
of instrumental essence (although, OSI and Chroma Key display much more
attention to mood), crafting the longed feel, vibrating his musical
intellect to general recognition.
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