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 Post subject: Oh no! Not this again: Best keyboard players in ROCK/POP
PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:29 pm 
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No jazz players, please. Of if they are, they must have a signifigant body of work in the Rock/Pop arena.

Piano, organ, synth, whatever, as long as you play it with black and white keys laid out pianistaccly.

•Steve Nieve (he inspired this thread)
•Bob Andrews (Brinsley Schwarz)
•Garth Hudson (The Band)

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I like your choices, Todd, but let's not forget:

Bob Wiseman
Money Mark
and the late, great Johnnie Johnson
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I agree with Garth.

But ill go with Paige McConnell for current/alive people



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I'll give you one hint
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I'll give you one hint


If only for "Bound To Fail" and "Cary's Here" alone!
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Garth Hudson seems like a decent answer. I tend to like the keys to take more of a back seat supporting role though so when I like them they don't always make a strong, memorable impression. Tom Waits has great piano in a lot of his music, which I assume is always him playing but I can't say I've ever read the liner notes to prove that out.

Steve Nieve is probably one of my least favorites. I really want to punch him in the face for his playing on songs like Pump It Up and Radio Radio. Some of Costello's best songwriting but I can bearly stand listening to it cause I hate the keys so much.

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are The Doors hated around here or something?

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are The Doors hated around here or something?


The Doors = Aural Eczema

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ben folds

tori amos


After having just seen Ben Folds for the first time recently, I'll second that nomination.

Ed Harcourt(well of course I'd say him, just listen to Wind through the Trees)

I've blanked on this subject which is rather amusing if you ask me because keys are my fav parts of songs. I'll come back to this later.

But in the meantime, if Matt can mention himself, I'm going to bring up my husband, Josh Boisvert-Riviera

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Actually, Todd was joking around. He already knows who my favorite keyboard player is, I just didn't want to mention it in this thread.
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Oh, shit I forgot... the hint is: It's not Tony Kaye, and it's not Patrick Moraz.
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Keep your Caped Crusader out of it, Matt!
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I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.

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are The Doors hated around here or something?


Ray Manzarek is the only reason The Doors were ever worth listening to, as he was a bad-ass on the organ. As I understand it, he's a Grade A prick in real life, but I shan't allow his personality to penalize his playing. Whoever played keys for The Zombies was also superb.

Oh, and please give it up for the Lord of the Farfisa...Augie Meyers!!!

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SHIT!!!
I forgot:
Mike Brown (Left Banke)

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Steve Nieve - Attractions/Imposters
Billy Preston - various but especially live Stones
Mick Talbot - Style Council

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oh yeah...

bruce hornsby too.....
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Short of the pyrotechnics guys (Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Jordan Rudess, et al), I'm better than most anything I've heard on the radio. And that's just downright depressing.

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 Post subject: Re: Oh no! Not this again: Best keyboard players in ROCK/POP
PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2005 3:07 am 
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PopTodd Wrote:
•Steve Nieve (he inspired this thread)


Just saw him with EC. Truly a genius on stage.
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