Top Five Keyboardists

Marc wrote:

FRANK[gold]ITO wrote:

Marc wrote: Rick Wakeman

Ray Manzarek - beast at keys, especially that he has to do the bass lines with one hand.

i actually think that he did the bass lines with his feet! moog pedals,

He did? I thought he used one keyboard for the bassline and the other for normal keyboard playing. Time to wikipedia this.

i could be wrong but that is what i had thought

Whoever played 'em for The Pandoras....

Jeff Connolly......of The Lyres

Jarboe for Swans as well.

My votes would include:

Ralf Hutter/Florian Schneider - Kraftwerk Phill & Paul Hartnoll - Orbital Our own Gillian Gilbert - New Order Jean Michel Jarre Vince Clarke - Liked his Depeche Mode/Yazoo work although not really a fan of Erasure

Cheers!

1.Alan Wilder 2.Andy Fletcher 3.Gillian 4.Martin Gore 5. Trent Reznor

anybody can hit a bunch of keys

Andrés wrote: 1.Alan Wilder 2.Andy Fletcher 3.Gillian 4.Martin Gore 5. Trent Reznor

Fletch? I wouldn't really consider him a keyboard player. He seemed to make a career out of clapping his hands.

maybe he learned it from Alan Wilder

Andrés wrote: maybe he learned it from Alan Wilder

Alan Wilder never clapped his hands on stage.

Nobody mentionning Chuck Level (Rolling Stones' usual keyboardist)? Just watched a live RS DVD today. The man's god damn good.

Comrade Shampanyov wrote: It's not meant to be in order, necessarily, although Clarke does get more points for his contributions to Depeche Mode, Yaz, and Erasure.

Now that I think about it, those bands are on the Future Retro CD.

Linda McCartney,she was a rare talent if ever i heard one