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SteveG 
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 09:04 |
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Who was the more atmospheric (nee Spacy) keyboard player: Edgar Froese or the late Rick Wright?
Edited by SteveG - October 04 2014 at 09:06
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 09:37 |
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TD man!
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 09:44 |
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Edgar Froese.
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 09:46 |
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For atmosphere, Edgar Froese without a doubt, but Rick's the better keyboardist.
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 10:04 |
 Xonty wrote:
For atmosphere, Edgar Froese without a doubt, but Rick's the better keyboardist. |
I think you need to listen to more Tangerine Dream, especially Force Majeure and his three best solo albums Ages, Stuntman, and Pinnacles.
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 11:37 |
Xonty wrote:
For atmosphere, Edgar Froese without a doubt, but Rick's the better keyboardist.
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 11:44 |
verslibre wrote:
Xonty wrote:
For atmosphere, Edgar Froese without a doubt, but Rick's the better keyboardist. |
I think you need to listen to more Tangerine Dream, especially Force Majeure and his three best solo albums Ages, Stuntman, and Pinnacles. |
Specially STUNTMAN. He is a great keyboardist (IMO)
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 12:24 |
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Definitely Edgar Froese. Rick was grand too, though
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 13:11 |
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Froese was groundbreaking, experimental and genre-defining, so he gets my vote, but Wright had a warmth, a humanity and such restraint in his dignified playing.
Two incredible musicians that couldn't be more different from eachother!
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 13:39 |
Xonty wrote:
For atmosphere, Edgar Froese without a doubt, but Rick's the better keyboardist.
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i agree, that's why i voted for him (SORRY!!!! i never of the former until now.......)
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 14:19 |
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Edgar Froese.
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 18:05 |
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Wright for me !! No one matches his magic touch on the Farfisa.....
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 21:22 |
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Edgar F.
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 21:36 |
SteveG wrote:
Who was the more atmospheric (nee Spacy) keyboard player: Edgar Froese or the late Rick Wright?
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Depends on what you mean by "more atmospheric". One who focused more on atmospheres or one who had greater capacity to drive me into ecstasy? Quantity vs. quality. No vote.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - October 04 2014 at 21:39
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Posted: October 04 2014 at 22:29 |
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I like Wright's atmospheres better.
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Posted: October 05 2014 at 02:47 |
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Not comparable but Froese has a debt with Saucerful of Secrets
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Posted: October 05 2014 at 03:23 |
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In terms of the way Steve has framed the question I go for Rick over Edgar. I am a massive TD fan but I love the late seventies early eighties period which was a lot less spacey. Wish You Were Here on the other hand is one of my very favourite prog albums and Wrights keyboards have a warmth as previously mentioned that is hard to match.
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Posted: October 06 2014 at 11:20 |
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In this poll I vote to Edgar Froese but I love rick wright. I can't ignore Rick's abilities and I can't forget him. Rick Wright played in various styles. From "Saucerful of Secrets" to "Wish you were Here" or "The Dark Side of the Moon".Froese have a great career too. Zeit , Ricochet , Stratosfear , Cyclone , Tiger and .... Honestly this is a difficult choice but In My Opinion Froese is better.
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Posted: October 06 2014 at 11:40 |
octopus-4 wrote:
Not comparable but Froese has a debt with Saucerful of Secrets
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I was going to say the same thing. Alpha Centauri, Atem and Zeit all took their organ cue from Saucerful of Secrets in one way or another.
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Posted: October 06 2014 at 11:41 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Wright for me !! No one matches his magic touch on the Farfisa..... |
Turkish delights anyone?
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Edgar Froese Vs Rick Wright