The keyboardist s part 1
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Topic: The keyboardist s part 1
Posted By: greenback
Subject: The keyboardist s part 1
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 21:18
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Vangelis, Jobson second and Orford third. |
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 21:49
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I'm going for the oldies but goodies... Emerson, Wakeman & Moraz Altho I would of liked John Tout on the list... ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 00:04
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Wakeman as a solo musician rules, his huge ego (he's entitled to it) and incredible skills allow him to improvise and recreat whenever he wants to. Tony Banks as a band keyboardist maybe shy, hides behind his keyboards and is a terrible frontman, but he leaves everything when he plays for a band, sadly his musical taste became cheesier each day. The less classical of the three I mention, but I believe by large the most progressive, has a legion of followers and Neo Prog was born around him. Patrick Moraz is probably the most talented of all, his style is perfect and cleaner on stage, than all the others together, could easily have been a classic concertist, but his lack of charisma and low profile as a composer don't help him. Iván |
Posted By: The Prognaut
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 01:55
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Rick Wright still...
------------- break the circle reset my head wake the sleepwalker and i'll wake the dead |
Posted By: Svein-Frode
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 02:44
| Dave Stewart of Egg and Bruford of course! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 03:40
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Banks and then Bardens ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 04:37
| Ooo erm , Wakeman/Emerson/Vangelis. i just simply love Vangelis - El Greco album. Wakeman and Emerson are geniuses. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 05:05
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Actually Jan Hammer and then Jens Johansson (but outside Stratovarious), Mike Ratledge, (fourth Eddie Jobson). So I hope the future part 2 (this is part 1) will include these names, plus Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Dave Greenslade, Tony Kaye (no, forget I mentioned him
And finally I thought Mike Oldfield was better known for his guitarwork? |
), Eno, Francis Monkman, Don Gallucci, Mark Gleed (aka mark Laurent), Dave Stewart, Dave Sinclair,and then a very large number of European prog keyboardist, e.g. Marian Varga etc. Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 06:01
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Wakeman is God. You are all fools.
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 06:03
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KERRY MINNEAR!! |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 12:22
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An interesting slant, "which one moves you". I said Clive Nolan. He's not the most gifted keyboard player (although he is very good), but his work with Arena, Pendragon, Oliver Wakeman, Strangers on a train etc. is superb. He paint wonderful soundscapes with his keyboards, which provide a superb foundation for his colleagues to exploit. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 15:17
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No one moves me as much as Keith Emerson, then Tony Banks, then about 12 people tied for third. |
Posted By: headboy
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 15:57
| Chick Corea,Jan Hammer,Patrick Moraz,Keith Emerson...in no particular order. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 16:05
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I voted Banks. I love his sense of melody and his interesting chord progressions. Great song writer too. But then Genesis are one my favourite bands. I prefer them to Yes, and I'm not into ELP at all. Saying that, I have to concede that both Keith Emmerson and Rick Wakemen are both very technically proficient players. More obviously so than Banks. It's difficult to judge for sure, because I dont play the keyboards myself. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 18:37
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A few gods of the keys: Roger Powell, Ralph Shuckett, and Moogy Klingmen |
Posted By: Lunarscape
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 19:24
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Voted Vangelis, but Wakeman is absolutely fantastic too with Froese close at third. Thjis van Leer and Rick van der Linden cannot be forgotten. Emerson and Barden are also favorites of mine.... Lunar ------------- Music Is The Soul Bird That Flies In The Immense Heart Of The Listener . . . |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 21:54
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sorry Lunar: there are only a maximum of 20 entries |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 02:55
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Emerson Vangelis Froese Orford Wakeman Jobson
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 00:58
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Tony Banks ... over seven of my other favourite keyboardists ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 04:31
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Wakeman from this list
------------- http://www.lastfm.pl/user/tomash33 - Last.fm |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 04:40
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Mike Oldfield is a guitarist! He obviously does play keyboards too, but it is a poor relation to his guitar playing! BTW Kieth Emerson ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 06:04
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No order:
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 10:20
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Wakeman -------------  |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 11:34
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Moore?
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 13 2005 at 16:34
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It's The Grand High Wizard Of Prog for me. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: September 14 2005 at 03:52
i find his keyboards arrangements as impressive as his guitar playing! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 20:30
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Other: Jordan Rudess
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Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 20:32
Wakeman, and best of luck to you friend, I made a thread just like this and it got trashed.  ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: Hibou
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 00:37
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Tony rules! His prog material is like the undertow: it always seems to smoulder right beneath the surface - foreboding, gripping and tremendously powerful. ------------- [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b311/Progueuse/Album.jpg"> Gene Police: You!! Out of the pool! |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:53
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I like Banks playing a lot but I just can't put him over emerson. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Prodigal
Date Posted: September 18 2005 at 16:58
| Rick Wakeman is the best, but they're all geniuses, especially: Banks, Emerson, Minnear, Moraz and Wright. |
Posted By: krauthead
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 16:32
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Emerson ------------- *Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond |