Mike Teacher
12-04-2003, 04:09 PM
Hey the Drummer thread is cool; but I was the nerd at the piano at age eight, so I have some keyboard heroes.
And keyboards, let's admit, are a pretty lame instrument to play. I mean you can't really run around and thrash as much as a guitarist or bassist, or even the drummer. I mean 'macho' factor, or whatever you call it. Bad term, as many female guitarists indeed shred. Wow, is 'shred' dated?
Anyway, everyone Hates ELP, but Keith Emerson and the boys were selling out the biggest of arenas. Sure is was pompous prog-rock, but for me, he was the Hendrix of keyboards; frigging Modular Moog synth like six feet tall.
And I saw Geoff Downes of Asia, who were Huge, but a Pop band. But he was in the Buggles, and he did a solo of Buggles and stuff, and played with Yes for an album, and I saw that tour, and he rocked.
Forget the Pop: The Keyboards in "Funeral For a Friend" still put goosebumps on me. Elton is a keyboard master. Ditto Joel, listen to the solo piano section of "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant". Again, you might hate Joel's pop, but those are some serious keys.
[Edit: Duh! I forgot the Keyboardist I was thinking of: John Paul Jones of Zep. People tend to forget those AWESOME Keys on the zep albums, that was him. "In Through The Out Door" is very high on my 'best zep album' list. Most would disagree, and I totally understand. Again, a weird instrument in rock. I mean, how many Punk bands had/have keys?]
I have a few dozen more, but would rather hear others...Anyone Modern? Wow, i'm dated...
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This message was edited by Mike Teacher on 12-4-03 @ 8:34 PM
And keyboards, let's admit, are a pretty lame instrument to play. I mean you can't really run around and thrash as much as a guitarist or bassist, or even the drummer. I mean 'macho' factor, or whatever you call it. Bad term, as many female guitarists indeed shred. Wow, is 'shred' dated?
Anyway, everyone Hates ELP, but Keith Emerson and the boys were selling out the biggest of arenas. Sure is was pompous prog-rock, but for me, he was the Hendrix of keyboards; frigging Modular Moog synth like six feet tall.
And I saw Geoff Downes of Asia, who were Huge, but a Pop band. But he was in the Buggles, and he did a solo of Buggles and stuff, and played with Yes for an album, and I saw that tour, and he rocked.
Forget the Pop: The Keyboards in "Funeral For a Friend" still put goosebumps on me. Elton is a keyboard master. Ditto Joel, listen to the solo piano section of "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant". Again, you might hate Joel's pop, but those are some serious keys.
[Edit: Duh! I forgot the Keyboardist I was thinking of: John Paul Jones of Zep. People tend to forget those AWESOME Keys on the zep albums, that was him. "In Through The Out Door" is very high on my 'best zep album' list. Most would disagree, and I totally understand. Again, a weird instrument in rock. I mean, how many Punk bands had/have keys?]
I have a few dozen more, but would rather hear others...Anyone Modern? Wow, i'm dated...
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This message was edited by Mike Teacher on 12-4-03 @ 8:34 PM