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Ytse_Jam

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Posted: December 19 2012 at 15:44

Gerinski

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Posted: December 20 2012 at 03:45

Ytse_Jam wrote:

That's a great pic, too bad we can't have a "prog pictures gallery" section in PA

prog4evr

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Posted: December 22 2012 at 20:56

Tony Banks is best; Wakeman is excellent; Emerson is superb. Almost forgot Eddie Jobson - so underrated. And, I will also mention Mark Kelly (Marillion)...

Ytse_Jam

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Posted: December 23 2012 at 16:52

Gerinski wrote:

Ytse_Jam wrote:

That's a great pic, too bad we can't have a "prog pictures gallery" section in PA

A gallery of hi-quality prog pics from all over the internet would be great!

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Posted: December 23 2012 at 17:37

One reason why I like Emerson is because of the way he is a keyboard orchestrator. I don't think any

other rock-oriented keyboardist has done more creative overdubbing. Of course, early Larry Fast, Tomita, and

Vangelis are his equals, but even though I like the other usual suspects, because they were working in bigger

bands, their overdubbing wasn't really a mastered art. Even in solo work, Wakeman seems to often use a

rock ensemble, and his orchestration isn't as interesting. Emerson invents very good synthesizer sounds, and in that

respect, he is a real synthesist, which isn't very common in rock keyboardists.

Edited by brainstormer - December 23 2012 at 17:38

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Posted: December 23 2012 at 17:42

All I can say is that he plays in a band that sorta rhymes with Pakistan, and that he played the meanest organ in a tune called Nine Feet Underground...

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Svetonio

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Posted: December 23 2012 at 18:42

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2479

RIP

Edited by Svetonio - December 23 2012 at 18:48

igySK

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Posted: December 24 2012 at 05:48

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Posted: January 05 2013 at 12:27

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Posted: January 05 2013 at 13:40

Hiromi Uehara..........and she looks better than all the before mentioned.

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Posted: January 05 2013 at 14:19

Esbjorn Svensson

Tigran Hamasyan

Leszek Mozdzer

Gabriel Dupont

Bojan Z

etc..

LTDC - penetrates your mind
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Posted: January 06 2013 at 14:51

A small list which is in no way complete:

Chick Corea

Joe Zawinul

Mike Ratledge(can't believe he hasn't been mentioned yet).

Dave Sinclair(can't believe he hasn't been mentioned yet).

Dave Stewart

Kerry Minnear

Sven Grünberg(a local keyboard wizard from my own little country from a short lived group called Mess and his later solo stuff).

Michael Kobs(Thirsty Moon)

Mess is here:

Dayvenkirq View Drop Down

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 15:37

timothy leary wrote:

Hiromi Uehara..........and she looks better than all the before mentioned.

Because she is a girl?

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 15:39

Gerinski wrote:

Ytse_Jam wrote:

That's a great pic, too bad we can't have a "prog pictures gallery" section in PA

We can have a thread.

Neroon001

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 15:39

some of my favorites in no particular order

Marian Varga

Jon Lord

Larry Young

Joe Zawinul

Sun Ra

Herbie Hancock

John Medski

Klaus Schultze

Brian Eno

Patrick Moraz

Dave Stewart ( The other Dave

Stewart)

Vincent Crane

Thijes Van Leer

Vitoria Nocenzi

Bill Evans

Oscar Peterson

Art Tatum

Horace Silver

anyone associated with Tangerine Dream in the early 70's

Esbjorn S.

That should be a good start

Sumdeus

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 15:39

not truly prog but I have to mention that Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan is another favorite of mine. Great keyboard player as well as harmonica and just a fantastic singer with great stage presence

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Dayvenkirq View Drop Down

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 19:18

^ RIP.

Sumdeus

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 19:34

aye it's sad, but that's what happens when you drink everyday from the age of 15 or 1. It's too bad him and Janis both went so young, would've been interesting to see some real collaborations from them

Sumdeus - surreal space/psych/prog journeys

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 20:15

Best:

1.- Vitorio Nocenzi

2.- Patrick Moraz (HIs solo starts at 2:1

3.- Jürgen Frirz

4.- Pär Lindh

5.- Thijs Van Leer

Favorite:

Rick Wakeman SOLO

Iván

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Posted: January 06 2013 at 21:44

I like Keith Emerson but sometimes he's just way too much that I can't really stand him, my faves on this list are Wakeman and Banks Wink

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