MusicaL Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Donald Fagen, Alicia Keys. 1 Quote Gear: Yamaha MODX8, Mojo 61, NS2 73, C. Bechstein baby grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 [video:youtube] Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Matt Bellamy of MUSE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 @Nursers thanks for reminding me about the Hothouse Flowers. Everything a band should be. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod76 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Sly Stone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Sly Stone was my first thought, but I decided that he is known as a keyboardist. Cheers, Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 A frontman who often played keyboards but isn"t primarily the band keyboardist? Paul McCartney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 What about James Brown? We've had some forum threads about, e.g., him playing the Sex Machine piano lick in a live show, and there were comments about him being a good organ player, too. Did he play keys on any of his studio tracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 JB on piano about the 2:15 mark. (The entire video is worth watching -- masterclass in working an audience into a frenzy.) [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Aerosmith's Steven Tyler - Dream On Isaac Hayes Brian McKnight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 @Nursers thanks for reminding me about the Hothouse Flowers. Everything a band should be. Cheers, Mike. Very welcome - always thought they deserved more ongoing success than they got. I had the pleasure of seeing them play live in a small venue (150 people or so) back in 2004 or so and they were absolutely brilliant. Even managed to sneak in an interview with Liam (singer / piano player) the following week for a mag I was writing for. Seemed a very nice guy but very guarded I found Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Eddie van Halen. Can he be considered a frontman? Elvis Presley. He was IN a band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Gehrig Charles Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Ron Mael of Sparks.... He wasn't the frontman (or singer) but he did get a lot of time on camera. Because he was so odd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Eddie van Halen. Can he be considered a frontman? I guess, but by that token I would say Geddy Lee fits the bill a lot more than Eddie. Pete Townsend would be a closer match with Eddie, as they were behind-the-scenes making backing tracks, but not doing it live. Lee spent a lot of time on stage behind the rig though. However, all three of them are much more known as guitar/bass gods who took some interest in keyboards. Unlike Bellamy who started out as a classical piano student first. (so did Steve Vai from what I've been told). Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Michael McDonald (hall of fame behind Elton, Billy) Brian Wilson Ellis Hall (I was at this one - Maintenance Shop Ames IA). Check out closeups of Ellis's playing throughput: [video:youtube] Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Stephen Stills played keyboards on most of the CSN/CSNY stuff Quote Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougb415 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Ben Folds, Dr John, Neil Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Eddie van Halen. Can he be considered a frontman? I guess, but by that token I would say Geddy Lee fits the bill a lot more than Eddie. Pete Townsend would be a closer match with Eddie, as they were behind-the-scenes making backing tracks, but not doing it live. Lee spent a lot of time on stage behind the rig though. However, all three of them are much more known as guitar/bass gods who took some interest in keyboards. Unlike Bellamy who started out as a classical piano student first. (so did Steve Vai from what I've been told). Eddie actually started on piano as a kid. Came to guitar much later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Paul Revere for the old folks. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84L7wRSg2Vk Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Eddie van Halen. Can he be considered a frontman? I guess, but by that token I would say Geddy Lee fits the bill a lot more than Eddie. Pete Townsend would be a closer match with Eddie, as they were behind-the-scenes making backing tracks, but not doing it live. Lee spent a lot of time on stage behind the rig though. However, all three of them are much more known as guitar/bass gods who took some interest in keyboards. Unlike Bellamy who started out as a classical piano student first. (so did Steve Vai from what I've been told). Eddie actually started on piano as a kid. Came to guitar much later. That would stand to reason. Without his piano training "Jump" would have been a much simpler song. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Mark Mothersbaugh [video:youtube] Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 If we"re going with keyboard players as bandleaders or frontmen/women... Felix Cavalieri [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/1vWUM0m4AE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I stumbled upon this a long time ago. It's a very brief EVH, a tad wasted, playing a grand. He does have a classical background on piano, which is verified. He learned his theory from his days studying piano, then he caught the guitar bug, and that was that. He wrote (and played on the recording) Right Now, for example. Oh yeah, here's the video of Ed playing piano. [video:youtube] 1 Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I stumbled upon this a long time ago. It's a very brief EVH, a tad wasted, playing a grand. Cool find David. Appearances would suggest you have also proven yourself to be a master of witty understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I stumbled upon this a long time ago. It's a very brief EVH, a tad wasted, playing a grand. Cool find David. Appearances would suggest you have also proven yourself to be a master of witty understatement. Do you think that's bigger than a grand? Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I just calls 'em like I sees 'em Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongna Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Kinda surprised this thread got to this point without any mention of Dennis DeYoung / Lawrence Gowan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agitato Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Steveland Morris AKA Stevie Wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 He may not have been the main keyboardist in Genesis and maybe he does not quite fit the criteria outlined, Peter Gabriel? Gregg Rolie.Journey's first three albums? In Santana, even though Rolie sang and spoke through a mic to the audience, Carlos was the frontman. Carlos was shy but he eventually took to the microphone between songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thank you for the post. Just more confirmation that Devo is the greatest band in the history of bands, Mark Mothersbaugh [video:youtube] Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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