Hi All... Just wondering who everyone's fav keyboardist is in the AOR world? For me: David Paich Dennis DeYoung Geoff Downes All rate pretty highly in my books... Any one else? RIchard http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2085#msg-2085Sun, 19 May 2013 13:35:54 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2238#msg-2238 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2238#msg-2238 Francesco NoticeboardThu, 15 Jun 2000 08:12:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2134#msg-2134 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2134#msg-2134 Bladesian NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 21:35:25 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2133#msg-2133 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2133#msg-2133
My favorite keyboardist is REO's Neal Doughty. I personally really like his playing style, which is different from typical AOR keyboard playing (and REO aren't exactly a typical AOR band, but, they get enough AOR airplay that they definitely qualify as AOR). One thing I really like about Neal is that even in the 80s he never overused the synthesizer. I'm not a big synthesizer fan. But Neal only used synth when it's a real plus to do so, and otherwise stick to piano or hammond organ.]]> Bladesian NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 21:29:08 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2116#msg-2116 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2116#msg-2116
After recently seeing Jordan Rudess I have to say he was pretty incredible and I don't think he broke into a sweat all night]]> Surfpunk NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 02:26:17 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2109#msg-2109 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2109#msg-2109 Kieran (S. Ireland) NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 19:55:57 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2108#msg-2108 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2108#msg-2108 Nicky NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 16:52:44 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2105#msg-2105 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2105#msg-2105 Rob NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 14:07:48 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2104#msg-2104 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2104#msg-2104 Geoff NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 11:09:36 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2102#msg-2102 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2102#msg-2102 KAOS FAN NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 10:42:21 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2100#msg-2100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2100#msg-2100Paul Taylor of Winger was awesome and what about Mark Mangold? Oh and let's not forget FM's keyboardist, wha was his name Didge Digital?

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Second only to Rudess is Kevin Moore. Aside from that, the guy from Symphony X is awesome and so is Jens Johansen.

joe]]> joe NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 01:56:20 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2087#msg-2087 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2087#msg-2087Those are all very solid picks. I'd add:

(1) Richard Bailey (Magnum/Phenomena/Alaska)
(2) David Rosenthal
(3) Don Airey
(4) Vince Dicola (Storming Heaven/Thread)
(5) John Young (John Wetton/Qango)
(6) Lawrence Gowan

I guess these are all kind of obscure, (none are really "household names" like Emerson/Wakeman/Jobson), but very good, players.

All the Best,

Chris D]]> Chris D NoticeboardFri, 09 Jun 2000 23:40:42 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2085#msg-2085 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2085,2085#msg-2085Just wondering who everyone's fav keyboardist is in the AOR world?

For me:

David Paich
Dennis DeYoung
Geoff Downes

All rate pretty highly in my books...

Any one else?

RIchard
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