Music Bird Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 What are some 70s hits featuring a polysynth? The earliest I can think of is Stevie Wonder and some of his songs from the 70s with TONTO and the GX-1. What are some other 70s hits featuring polysynth parts? Quote Yamaha MX49, Casio SK1/WK-7600, Korg Minilogue, Alesis SR-16, Casio CT-X3000, FL Studio, many VSTs, percussion, woodwinds, strings, and sound effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Not a lot of polyphony going on until later in the 70's. Nevertheless, check out Gino Vannelli from 1974. This is one of the earlier ones that I remember. [video:youtube] Quote Moe --- "I keep wanting to like it's sound, but every demo seems to demonstrate that it has the earth-shaking punch and peerless sonics of the Roland Gaia. " - Tusker http://www.hotrodmotm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Here's a couple from late /70s. [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Birdland, of course (1977). Brass section is an Oberheim 4 Voice. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae0nwSv6cTU Quote Moe --- "I keep wanting to like it's sound, but every demo seems to demonstrate that it has the earth-shaking punch and peerless sonics of the Roland Gaia. " - Tusker http://www.hotrodmotm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Polymoog front and center on this tune. [video:youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0eEkNVxvxBQ Quote "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arX Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Bob James used the Oberheim 4-voice polyphonic quite a lot in the late 70s. https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=%22bob+james%22+oberheim&type=master&decade=1970 [video:youtube] Quote [align:right]## ##[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 [video:youtube] [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote This post edited for speling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Lido Shuffle, Boz Skaggs. Interlude near the end, either a poly or overdubbed mono synths (like 4+) predominant around 2:50. [video:youtube] Scientists are still studying to determine just what the **** the song actually means.... Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsongs Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Did someone say "Polly Synth?" http://www.pawmygosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cockatiel-keyboard.png Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arX Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 or overdubbed mono synths (like 4+) I love that. Speaking of... Billy Preston - You Are So Beautiul (1974) [video:youtube] Quote [align:right]## ##[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Lots of polysynth on the Stxy Grand Illusion album, Come Sail Away being an obvious example. ARP Omni, I think? Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dglcomp Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Someone mentioned Autobahn, that had no polysynths other than possibly farfisa organ but that would be pushing the definition of synthesizer. All polyphonic parts were multitracked Minimoog iirc. As for ones I know, Abba - Summer Night City, GX-1 [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4swpxuHVTs and I'm guessing Voulez-Vouz also had GX-1 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill, Prophet 5 Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star, Prophet 5 [video:youtube] I believe Kraftwerks' "The Man-Machine" had Korg PS and Polymoog And, Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe album, RMI Keyboard Computer, Oberheim TVS, Yamaha CS-60 Quote Stuff: Roland:SH-201/U-110/S-330/TR-626/M-48 Akai: miniAK/S6000 Yamaha:DX9/HS8/xs7 Korg:05R/W/AX10G Alesis: Vortex MK1 CME: UF70 classic V2/WIDI Behringer: DSP2024Px2/UMC204HD/101/340/D/03/8 ESI:1010e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 [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...
The Real MC Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Lots of polysynth on the Stxy Grand Illusion album, Come Sail Away being an obvious example. ARP Omni, I think? Grand Illusion was Hammond, Oberheim FVS, ARP String Ensemble, and ARP Odyssey. They did use the ARP ProSoloist on earlier albums and I'm pretty sure I hear it on the middle spacey section of "Come Sail Away". I don't think Dennis DeYoung used the Omni as he was pretty open about other ARP string machines sounding like crap compared to the String Ensemble. Grand Illusion was my introduction to synthesizers as a teenager, that album blew my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 UK's debut album of 1977 makes heavy use of the Yamaha CS-80 thanks to Eddie Jobson. If you want a 70s hit using the CS-80, J Giels Band used it on "Come Back". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsongs Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 [video:youtube] Actually: 1. This Ambrosia song was a hit in 1980, so technically it's an '80s hit, albeit a very early one. 2. There are no synths in this song, just a (very nice-sounding) Fender Rhodes, acoustic grand and a Hammond B-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music Bird Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 What about Foxys hits Hot Number and Get Off? They have some obvious synths on them. Quote Yamaha MX49, Casio SK1/WK-7600, Korg Minilogue, Alesis SR-16, Casio CT-X3000, FL Studio, many VSTs, percussion, woodwinds, strings, and sound effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Actually: 1. This Ambrosia song was a hit in 1980, so technically it's an '80s hit, albeit a very early one. Shoot! 2. There are no synths in this song, just a (very nice-sounding) Fender Rhodes, acoustic grand and a Hammond B-3. Start listening about 1/2 way through there sure as hell is. 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...
Bucktunes Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Actually: 1. This Ambrosia song was a hit in 1980, so technically it's an '80s hit, albeit a very early one. Shoot! 2. There are no synths in this song, just a (very nice-sounding) Fender Rhodes, acoustic grand and a Hammond B-3. Start listening about 1/2 way through there sure as hell is. Definitely, probably an Oberheim. In the Keyboard interview with Christopher North he mentioned getting one. You can hear it distinctly during the crescendo into the 2nd chorus, and pretty obviously after the things Ill do for you in that chorus. Im fairly sure I hear it doubling the piano part at times too. Quote ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Lots of polysynth on the Stxy Grand Illusion album, Come Sail Away being an obvious example. ARP Omni, I think? Nord Lead. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills Dude Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 UK's debut album of 1977 makes heavy use of the Yamaha CS-80 thanks to Eddie Jobson. If you want a 70s hit using the CS-80, J Giels Band used it on "Come Back". Well the UK album was a hit for me! Quote Mills Dude -- Lefty Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 [video:youtube] Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. [video:youtube] Quote Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. Worse than I Can't Dance? Quote Moe --- "I keep wanting to like it's sound, but every demo seems to demonstrate that it has the earth-shaking punch and peerless sonics of the Roland Gaia. " - Tusker http://www.hotrodmotm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. Worse than I Can't Dance? Hmmm - yes! Quote Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. Hey I like that song! Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. Hey I like that song! Theres no accounting for taste! Quote Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillearning Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. Worse than I Can't Dance? Cant it be both? Quote I would like to apologize to anyone I have not yet offended. Please be patient and I will get to you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Probably Genesis' worst ever song - Rutherford said it took 10 minutes to write the lyrics - had ARP Quadra all over it............... yeuch. Worse than I Can't Dance? Can't be as bad as the d-d-d-d-dance song "Invisible Touch" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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