analogika Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Since theremin is a synth, you have to have Good Vibrations in your list. Not a theremin. It was named the "Tannerin" and was a simple single-oscillator synth played by sliding a contact along a resistive wire by pulling a string back and forth on a string that wound around the tuning knob. Built by a trombonist (if memory serves) named Tanner, who was part of the Beach Boys' orbit at the time. Still counts, though. :-) [Edit: read up on the thing; misremembered the control interface: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro-Theremin ] Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Don't shoot the messenger but it's instantly recognizable: [video:youtube] Quote Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't shoot the messenger but it's instantly recognizable: [video:youtube] Based on my experience as a DJ probably the most memorable synth hook of this century. Everyone knows it - both young and old. And responds to it. Still packs the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Simple always works. [video:youtube] Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 [video:youtube] dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Drop the Pilot - Joan Armatrading Just a Girl - No Doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't shoot the messenger but it's instantly recognizable: Based on my experience as a DJ probably the most memorable synth hook of this century. Everyone knows it - both young and old. And responds to it. Still packs the floor. Wow... I've never heard this! Maybe it's regional...? I mean, there's tons of popular stuff I've never heard, but usually, if something is huge, we eventually get a request for it, and then I'll know it. Not this, though. 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...
hurricane hugo Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 [font:Verdana]Some great picks so far, so I'll go with some I haven't seen mentioned yet: Pastime Paradise - Stevie Wonder Changes - Yes I Love It - Icona Pop Rapture - iio Friends Of P - The Rentals [/font] Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't shoot the messenger but it's instantly recognizable: [video:youtube] Based on my experience as a DJ probably the most memorable synth hook of this century. Everyone knows it - both young and old. And responds to it. Still packs the floor. +1 -- For the general public, this is most memorable in recent times. For 20th century, I'd probably vote Jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 - Missing Persons Qualifier: OK, this may not be the most memorable synth lick, but way back in the day I was walking into the Country Club and Dale Bozzio was walking out, and she smiled at me. I've had a hardon for her ever since. 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...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't shoot the messenger but it's instantly recognizable: Based on my experience as a DJ probably the most memorable synth hook of this century. Everyone knows it - both young and old. And responds to it. Still packs the floor. Wow... I've never heard this! Maybe it's regional...? I mean, there's tons of popular stuff I've never heard, but usually, if something is huge, we eventually get a request for it, and then I'll know it. Not this, though. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't laugh, everyone can't know everything (and you certainly do know a lot more than me about a lot of things), but the region for this song is like, every single setting in which a DJ (or band with a frontperson who can rap) is employed to entertain a crowd ever on Earth. Wedding, club, school dance, you name it, and yes, it packs the dance floor every time, because everyone knows it and can sing the hook and then go "In the club with my homies" before showing off their moves. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Donna Summers - I Feel Love 1977 - Giorgio Moroder changed dance music forever. [video:youtube] Lipps Inc. - Funky Town - Devo - Whip It - Bass line hook Personal favorites: Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Nik Kershaw - Wild Horses - Nik Kershaw - You Might - Russ Ballard - Voices - Bill Nelson - Empire of the Senses - Strange Advance - Automatic Sighs - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Kraftwerk - Das Model (duh) For Europe: Liquido - Narcotic Play the first five notes of the hook anywhere here in Europe, and people go crazy. I don't think they made it across the pond, though. Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Europe - The Final Countdown Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMcM Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Joe Zawinul's intro to Birdland. [video:youtube] Quote Wm. David McMahan I Play, Therefore I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Billy Joel-- The Entertainer. [video:youtube] Quote 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Did I miss it or has no one mentioned Sandstorm yet? Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I'd say these two, which have previously been mentioned. It doesn't mean they're necessarily the most creative, but a lot of younger people know them even (Millennials and Gen Z). Europe - The Final Countdown Michael Jackson - Thriller Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't shoot the messenger but it's instantly recognizable: Based on my experience as a DJ probably the most memorable synth hook of this century. Everyone knows it - both young and old. And responds to it. Still packs the floor. Wow... I've never heard this! Maybe it's regional...? I mean, there's tons of popular stuff I've never heard, but usually, if something is huge, we eventually get a request for it, and then I'll know it. Not this, though. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't laugh, everyone can't know everything (and you certainly do know a lot more than me about a lot of things), but the region for this song is like, every single setting in which a DJ (or band with a frontperson who can rap) is employed to entertain a crowd ever on Earth. Wedding, club, school dance, you name it, and yes, it packs the dance floor every time, because everyone knows it and can sing the hook and then go "In the club with my homies" before showing off their moves. I instantly recognize that, and equally hate it lol. Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggypants Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Memorable synth hook you say? You won't even need to press play. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old No7 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 As AnotherScott mentioned... Who could forget this memorable synth hook.... Old No7 [video:youtube] Quote Yamaha MODX6 * Hammond SK Pro 73 * Roland Fantom-08 * Crumar Mojo Pedals * Mackie Thump 12As * Tascam DP-24SD * JBL 305 MkIIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Is it just me, or are a disproportionate number of these tunes from the '80s? Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffk Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Rock me Amadeus Quote YouTube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 The Gap Band - You Dropped the Bomb On Me [video:youtube] Donna Summer - I Feel Love [video:youtube] My favorite hook... Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (Hook starts around the 1:40 mark [video:youtube] Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Is it just me, or are a disproportionate number of these tunes from the '80s? Grey That is because of the forum membership, which I suspect trends well north of age 40. I think the only members here who keep up with mainstream pop music in the 21st century are those who are required to by their jobs - like Bobadeath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Well, the 80's is also when synth was king. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboKeys Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Surprised no one's mentioned Styx's Fooling Yourself. And i'd nominate Yes's Yours Is No Disgrace (synth starts at 40 seconds in). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Well, the 80's is also when synth was king. It's king today. What little I've heard of today's pop music sounds synth-dominant. I mostly just hear it when I'm flipping through radio stations when driving out for a grocery run or other quick errand. When I'm home I've got too many other options for music listening. I just can't think of memorable synth hooks from current (less than 5 year old) US pop music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I guess whether the synth bits here are a "hook" or a "riff" could be debated but these J-pop tunes have hooks that are memorable to me - the first tune surprised me when, upon further listening, I realized the drums might have actually been played live [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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