Re: (TV) keyboards

["Dennis D" <dend@nyc.rr.com>]

Bassists have a special hate for some keyboardists. The ones with the busy
left hand.

> The problem with keyboards is that key players are as ego-centric if not
more-so, than guitarists; and it often devolves into a battle over who
should be louder, take the longest solos... ect. As a guitarist, ( Pee Wees
secret phrase of the week) I would want and expect keyboards to have a
rhythm-section  only place in a band - with a couple exceptions. The 70s are
fraught with horrible examples of bombastic out of control keys - ELP,
Kansas, Styx . Yes and King Crimson and Edgar Winter - and maybe even
Lynnyrd Skinyrd (sp) are the only exceptions for me - and players like Nicky
Hopkins and Jack Neitzche who know what pianos are for in a rock band. Some
keys are very tasteful. I hate to mention that band - you know U2 - those
reverby piano keys are nice in the October album.
> - Russ
>
>
> Scott Simpson <SSimpson@nyc.rr.com> wrote :
>
> > I thought I was the only one who hated keyboards.  I didn't think I was
> > snobbish.  Same reason I hated disco.  It just sounded god-awful.  But
this
> > was back in the mid-'70's during the Big Takeover.  Only station we got
back
> > on the farm was AM Top 40.
> >
> > Only allowance was Tim Constantin when he played with the Dead.  Nothing
> > worse than a drum solo, but a keyboard solo is pretty damn close.  I
even
> > hate Billy Preston's work with the Stones during the period when they
were
> > good.
> >
> > Okay, there's Pink Floyd.  But that's another story.
> >
> > Scott, NYC
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