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crimson87 
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Posted: May 18 2009 at 22:42 |
Both Classically trained , both Putting ROCK into prog ( Right Mr Banks?? )Twhich is your favourite keyboard god??
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Progosopher
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 00:24 |
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Much as I like Lord, Emerson buries him in a landslide of a billion blistering boulders (er, really big pebbles).
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 03:58 |
LORD. emerson may have had the technique and the flamboyancy...
but lord has THAT sound.
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progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 05:56 |
 crimson87 wrote:
Both Classically trained , both Putting ROCK into prog ( Right Mr Banks??)Twhich is your favourite keyboard god?? |
This is stretching things a tad in Emerson's case surely ? he did receive piano lessons as a child but so did my mum, and she can barely bash out London Bridge. There is no evidence to suggest that Keith studied under the tutelage of a music teacher. Don't know anything about Lord's formative training so can't comment.  I love em' both but voted for Emerson as to my ears, Lord was often relegated to a rhythm role in his main band Purple. Perhaps Classically influenced would be more apt ?
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mrcozdude
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 06:14 |
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Ray Manzerek.
But on this blatantly Jon Lord.
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 06:32 |
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No vote here.
From a technical standpoint, there's no reason to compare them.
About the sound: Jon wins because oh his overdriven sounds. But credit should be given to Emerson's Hammond percussion too.
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Easy Money
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 08:22 |
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Jon Lord, that lengthy solo that comes after Space Truckin finishes on Made in Japan, Emerson can't do that.
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 08:37 |
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Lord, only due to preference.
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Hercules
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 10:58 |
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Think of Hammond organ, think of Jon Lord. The best.
And Emerson was NOT classically trained. Wakeman had some classical training but dropped out of the RCM before completing his course; nevertheless, he spanks Emerson for technical accuracy, though maybe not for excitement and showmanship.
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lazland
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 11:12 |
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Anyone responsible for Child in Time never deserves to come second in such a poll.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 11:56 |
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John Lord is way ahead of Emerson technically, but Emerson is a lot more creative IMO. Gonna have to go with Lord though, watching Emerson makes me cringe.
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 14:43 |
Emerson by miles and miles...
I almost tought this was a joke how can you put sutch a boring unintresting and uncreative player as Lord agains a master like Emerson, nothing Lord did stands out in anyway cant think of anything intresting he did.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 15:27 |
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 18:08 |
Emerson, the guy could do anything, classical training or not. The fact that Lord had classical training and Emerson didn't just goes to show how much more talented Emerson is. Besides, Emo has that jazz aspect too that Lord never had, check this out I'm sure many of you have seen it but it's Emerson playing this insane improv with classical and jazz overlapping, two different melodies on the same piano:
Edited by King Crimson776 - May 19 2009 at 18:13
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 18:11 |
lazland wrote:
Anyone responsible for Child in Time never deserves to come second in such a poll. |
What he said (though I love Emerson too) . Jon is the man!
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 20:10 |
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Keith Emerson easily. It's not even a fair matchup. Maybe Emerson vs Wakeman (maybe?).
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Posted: May 19 2009 at 20:39 |
All Lord fans are posting but Emo is winning
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Hammond Deathmatch: Keith Emerson vs Jon Lord
