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Poll Question: Your favourite classic era Big Six keyboard player??
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [4.11%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.37%]
1 [1.37%]
24 [32.88%]
9 [12.33%]
16 [21.92%]
1 [1.37%]
17 [23.29%]
1 [1.37%]
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    Posted: June 08 2021 at 23:04
For the purposes of this series of polls I'm taking the generally accepted 'Big Six' of prog (whatever our reservations about it), and defining the 'classic era' as being from 1967 to 1979.  

Hopefully all official band members (as opposed to hired hands) who appeared on at least one studio album will be included.

So who is your favourite keyboard player?

N.B. This gets a bit tricky in the case of King Crimson, as their keyboard players have tended to be multi-instrumentalists, as opposed to being employed as dedicated ivory tinklers. As you know, Bob Fripp also contributes a lot of the keyboard parts, but he's omitted here as he is primarily a guitarist, and will feature in that poll instead.
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Tony Banks all the way.

Also, Moraz > Wakeman for me.

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Originally posted by Hiram Hiram wrote:

Rick Wright. 


Just edges it for me over Wakeman / Emerson.
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Emerson followed by Banks.
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Emerson (most interesting to me) although Banks and Wakeman were technically better players.

btw Moraz probably beats them all into a cocked hat though only 2 major prog albums to drool over sadly.
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Banks.  Just for FoF and Cinema Show, if nothing else.....
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There is only Keith !
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Tony Banks, because of his skills as a composer mostly
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Moraz probably beats them all into a cocked hat though only 2 major prog albums to drool over sadly.

I almost voted for Moraz. This poll required more thought than the previous two, where I knew immediately who I wanted to vote for.

Moraz is a phenomenal keyboardist. I’d be interested to know which two of his albums you wish to drool over. I assume one is Relayer, but the other could be any of three or four (or more?) albums, as in my mind none are particularly more well regarded/more well known than the other.
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Originally posted by Progfan1958 Progfan1958 wrote:

There is only Keith !

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Banks narrowly over Emerson.
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Technical talent - Emerson.  Creativity - Banks.
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Wright for me.
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