Best Keyboard player ever ?

[Live by the sea]

Be interesting to think what the good folks of NSC think is the best keyboard player ever.

It's a close one, but my vote goes to Nick Rhodes. The Duran Duran sound has influenced many bands of today and I think the keyboard sounds of Duran Duran are now probably as influential as the Roxy Music sound or Kraftwork or OMD in the keyboard stakes.

 

[FamilyGuy]

Keith Emerson. Nobody better!

 

[BensGrandad]

Keith Hayman

 

[Megazone]

I remember Leon Knight sending NSC into hysteria with his keyboard skills.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Ron Mael




Although the OP does seem to like Nick Rhodes, now where have we heard that name before?

 

[Lower West Stander]

Clint Boon


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[catfish]

Billy Preston.

 

[vegster]

Bobby Crush

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Ron Mael
Although the OP does seem to like Nick Rhodes, now where have we heard that name before?

Unfortunately the OP seems to be a bit of a facist bully boy with a Duran Duran fixation who has laminated Maggie Thatcher posters on his kitchen walls. Not one to mess with.

Another vote for Robert Crush here (wor Bobby).

 

[whitelion]

Rick Wakeman.

Six Wives of Henry VIII is a classic.

 

[whitelion]

Geoff Downes of Yes and Asia.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The Duran Duran sound has influenced many bands of today and I think the keyboard sounds of Duran Duran are now probably as influential as the Roxy Music sound or Kraftwork or OMD in the keyboard stakes.

Patrick Bateman could have uttered every word of that.

 

[1066familyman]

John Shuttleworth.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Duran Duran FFS, they could barely hold their instruments, let alone play them.

Instead (in no particular order) who could all play with more than one finger...
Rick Wakeman
Vangelis
Tony Banks
Keith Emerson
Jon Lord
Richard Wright
Patrick Moraz
...and several others.

But NOT Duran Duran.

 

[mune ni kamome]

Enrest

 

[AmexRuislip]

Jools Holland
Frank Zappa
Steve Wonder

 

[jevs]

Richard Tandy....ELO

 

[HantsSeagull]

Steve Nieve

 

[daveinprague]

Im a reggae man. Has to be Jackie Mittoo

 

[Spearritt of the Albion]

Keith Emerson. Nobody better!

Agree