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Poll Question: Who is your favorite prog keyboard player from the seventies period?
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7 [10.14%]
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9 [13.04%]
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    Posted: August 12 2012 at 15:54
Another one which is sadly isn't mentioned is Manfred Mann. No Earth Band fans around here?
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I have to go with Kerry Minear for this one. Supreme keyboardist, although he never really showed off quick playing, he definitely played some of the most angular and complex material out of all the options.
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Originally posted by Jojowarren Jojowarren wrote:

Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant.
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Emerson for me, he just rules in every way, will always be my favorite keyboardist/pianist. Banks is pretty awesome to, the Organ break from "Apocalypse in 9/8" from "Suppers Ready" is simply to die for! You can't go wrong with a bit of Rick Wakeman, Patrick Moraz is just amazing. Jan Hammer would probably be my second favorite. Don Airey is class, Rick Wright is solid, great with atmosphere & chords, Vincent Crane is great, wonderfully cathartic style! For "Other" I'd have to say Thijs Van Leer from Focus (plus some amazing solo albums which I highly recommend!) & Eddie Jobson from the perennially underrated U.K., he was just an absolute monster on the keys! 
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John Evan, who should be on the list in place of the 9 or 10 people no one is voting for.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I can never be objective about a poll with Keith Emerson in it
 
If I was to pretend he wasn't an option then probably Patrick Moraz would get my vote( amazingly fluid on hammond organ) although all the names here are brilliant
 
Thanks, Richard. Great to hear from you.
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I can never be objective about a poll with Keith Emerson in it
 
If I was to pretend he wasn't an option then probably Patrick Moraz would get my vote( amazingly fluid on hammond organ) although all the names here are brilliant
 
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Billy Ritchie - only just made the 70s, so perhaps explains omission on the list.
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Either Dave Stewart or Mike Ratledge. Too hard. No vote.
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So where is Ken Hensley?
Morgan Fisher is a hell of a keyboardist too.
And there's even no Ian McDonald!
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Just wanted to say thank you very much to all who have responded!Thumbs Up

     And also thanks to those who have pointed out worthy players that are not on my list.
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Probably Dave Stewart! Despite having heard less of him than of several others on that list, he seems more interesting.
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Originally posted by MuzikLuva MuzikLuva wrote:

For composition, consistency and adaptation I have to go with Banks.  While I love most of Wakeman's work, he seemed to lose a lot of his creativity as he moved forward more into the New Age style.


But Wakeman's work in the 2000's was very good too, coming back to prog, with "Out There" and the Retro albums, he did stuff worthy of standing next to his works on the 70's.
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Originally posted by Jojowarren Jojowarren wrote:

Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant.
Totally!

George Duke, Tommy Mars, Mike Ratledge, Dave Sinclair, Peter Bardens are curiously absent from that list in my opinion so I'll go with 'Other'.

Not heard of 11 of the guys up there!
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