Tusker Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Imagine - John Lennon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Originally posted by Dave Pierce: Well, most of what I thought of has already been mentioned, but there's a couple more: Love You Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel) Is there any piano in "Just the Way You Are"? I thought it was Rhodes only. I'll toss in a favorite Billy Joel tune, "The Ballad of Billy the Kid". I figured most of the Billy & Elton catalogs qualify as "best pop-rock tunes using piano". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikestr Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 How about: Peg - Steely DanGoodbye Stranger - SupertrampNew Yeas Day - U2 ikestr ...hertz down low.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meccajay Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 My old fav... Ba bup bup Benny & The Jets! TROLL . . . ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Originally posted by mzeger: Originally posted by Dave Pierce: Well, most of what I thought of has already been mentioned, but there's a couple more: Love You Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel) Is there any piano in "Just the Way You Are"? I thought it was Rhodes only. Well, yeah, I guess that's true. I just think of Billy Joel as a piano player so much that I assume all his songs are piano, without really thinking about it. --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELP71 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 This topic reminds me of the 'Best Rock Keyboardist' award that Keyboard magazine did for a few years - when they figured out Emerson was going to win every year they took him out of the voting and named him like 'all time high priest' or something like that. The same could be said for Elton John and Billy Joel with regard to piano pop/rock tunes. Many of my faves have been mentioned. how about: the play-off of 'Layla' - Derek and the Dominos 'Brick' - Ben Folds Five (to me, not representative of the artist but still sticks to the idea of the thread) 'Lady Madonna' - Beatles...boy I thought I was hot stuff when I learned that intro 'You And I' - Stevie Wonder I could go on and on. As for Norah Jones and Vanessa Carlton - they are worthy exponents of the piano...esp Jones. I feel that Carlton is moe of a 'product' that I'm supposed to 'like'. I like Jones' honesty. Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IZCool Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Another one here...A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton) also, I'm amazed nobody has mentionedBridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)! I learned 'Troubled' a few years ago and everyone I've played it for loves it!BTW - I'm only 18 and yes I like Simon and GarfunkelAlso, I'll second any votes for Piano Man (Billy Joel). I reckon I might buy some more of his sheet music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.S.M Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 so tired ozzy osbourne bark at the moon album Rock-n-roll junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_dup1 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Azzarello Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Originally posted by steadyb: Hey Jude Let It BeAnother McCartney classic: Maybe I'm Amazed Pat http://www.patazzarello.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Maybe not quite pop-rock, but I like the piano on Great Gig in the sky (Pink Floyd) off Dark side of the moon IanNice Organ on it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Jungle Land and Meeting Across the River from Springsteen's Born To Run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveArts Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Originally posted by dabowsa: "Dream On" (Aerosmith) "The Angel Song" (Great White) Yeah, Great White! That song immediately popped into my head when I saw the topic header. Glad I'm not the only one. Alex Westner VP Marketing & Prod Dev Wave Arts support@wavearts.com http://www.wavearts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I always admired Richard Tee's playing on the Paul Simon albums. He did a lot of Rhodes, but his acoustic playing on "Gone at Last", for instance, is excellent. Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Tyler Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 "Glad" by Traffic (Steve Winwood). Anyone know this tune? Joe Pine (60's talk show host who sported a wooden leg) to Frank Zappa -- "So, with your long hair, I guess that makes you a woman." Frank Zappa's response -- "So, with your wooden leg, I guess that makes you a table." http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2001&alid=-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexy Bastard Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makalei Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 allman brothers - jessicabeatles - lovely rita meter maidall leon russel /freddie king songsjeff beck - I'm goin downjoe cocker - I'm fellin alright it's always nice to see someone out there with brains thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbobus Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Jeff Neck and Joe Coker??? Soulstars http://www.bobwijnen.nl Hipness is not a state of mind, it's a fact of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Tyler Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Hey, Ty. Check it out here. Glad. You can listen to it streamed on RA. Let me know what you think! ---LEE Originally posted by Tyrone: nope. Joe Pine (60's talk show host who sported a wooden leg) to Frank Zappa -- "So, with your long hair, I guess that makes you a woman." Frank Zappa's response -- "So, with your wooden leg, I guess that makes you a table." http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2001&alid=-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Whilst it's not a "pop" tune, one of my favorite rock piano pieces is "Benny The Bouncer" by ELP. God, but that's a fun tune! (Though it's a veritable BITCH to play!) It has a killer walking left hand bass, and the piano lead in the middle is just a ball to hear. You can get a little taste of it here at MP3.com: http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,1570243,00.html Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucktunes Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Originally posted by joegerardi: Whilst it's not a "pop" tune, one of my favorite rock piano pieces is "Benny The Bouncer" by ELP. God, but that's a fun tune! (Though it's a veritable BITCH to play!)Imagine having to play it twice, double-tracked! That's how Keith had to do it back in `72, long before digital chorusing. I remember reading an interview with him in Keyboard magazine back in `77. That's what they had to do back then to make a pristine Steinway grand sound like a tired old bar piano! No doubt, Keith's amazing! Peace all, Steve ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELP71 Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Originally posted by Lee Tyler: "Glad" by Traffic (Steve Winwood). Anyone know this tune?DEFINITELY - Awesome tune by a terribly underrated band. Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlic Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Forgot about Glad by Traffic. A very, very underated band considering all the material they wrote. Another pianist that isn't well recognized is Leon Russell. He performed with a lot of folks, as well as on his own solo albums. _____________ Erlic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Originally posted by Bucktunes: Originally posted by joegerardi: Whilst it's not a "pop" tune, one of my favorite rock piano pieces is "Benny The Bouncer" by ELP. God, but that's a fun tune! (Though it's a veritable BITCH to play!)Imagine having to play it twice, double-tracked! That's how Keith had to do it back in `72, long before digital chorusing. I remember reading an interview with him in Keyboard magazine back in `77. That's what they had to do back then to make a pristine Steinway grand sound like a tired old bar piano! No doubt, Keith's amazing! Peace all, SteveIIRC, that was "Jerusalem" that he did that on, to get that really chorused, slightly phased Hammond sound. "Benny" was just an old upright that the song was hammered out on. Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoJazz1951 Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 ..."Glad"-another Steve Winwood classic that has been hear by too few and appreciated be even less. It's also a blast to play... One piano-based song from Genesis-"That's All" was a dandy, though there was very little out front playing. On the other hand-"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" (Johnnie Rivers?) absolutely bled piano-and it was great to play in bar bands. We will not waiver; we will not tire; we will not falter; and we will not fail! George W. Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Tyler Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Yesrssiree, Jazz. That's why I put a link to 30 seconds worth of it, in my hope that some who are unfamiliar with Steve Winwood's body of work, could get a little "taste". That riff is legendary in it's own right, IMHO! ~~~~LEE Originally posted by PianoJazz1951: ..."Glad"-another Steve Winwood classic that has been hear by too few and appreciated be even less. It's also a blast to play... One piano-based song from Genesis-"That's All" was a dandy, though there was very little out front playing. On the other hand-"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" (Johnnie Rivers?) absolutely bled piano-and it was great to play in bar bands. Joe Pine (60's talk show host who sported a wooden leg) to Frank Zappa -- "So, with your long hair, I guess that makes you a woman." Frank Zappa's response -- "So, with your wooden leg, I guess that makes you a table." http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2001&alid=-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 I've always loved the piano on The Beatles "Day In The Life"Bob GreenArea 51 Recording Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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