You know - as a fellow KZbinr, I’m watching for cuts (not seeing cuts), watching your eyes to see if you’re reading music (you’re not) and I’m floored. Great idea for a video and beautiful playing. What a celebration of the electric piano!! Congrats David❤
@DavidBennettPiano2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aimee! 😊😊😊😊
@garycitro16742 жыл бұрын
AND I assume changing sounds with a foot pedal!
@fatbobe19862 жыл бұрын
@@garycitro1674 could have recorded midi and then edited the sound switching post recording. Either way, very impressive stuff
@Nocatsmusic2 жыл бұрын
Yea, he's good, ain't he...wow a comment from Aimee Nolte Music, I certainly can't add anything
@gregpepper60532 жыл бұрын
@@garycitro1674 was wondering that too. I was thinking the change in sounds might have been done post production. Especially if MIDI connected.
@d.c.88282 жыл бұрын
Damn, nice job nailing that descending scale from "Riders On the Storm" flawlessly!
@lupcokotevski29072 жыл бұрын
Influenced by Advice to Medics (1957) by jazz genius Sun Ra.
@garycitro16742 жыл бұрын
@@lupcokotevski2907 or maybe Hanon basic exercises that classical piano students have been doing for over a century? I'm not looking to be insulting, Ray Mazarek was a great creative keyboardist. But as far as that one descending phrase goes, I was doing it cleanly when I was nine. A side note to your post --- I saw Sun Ra twice in NYC. Once as a solo piano guest artist playing brilliant improvisations on "somewhere over the rainbow" at Radio City Music Hall, The other was with his whole Arkestra in a small space called Soundscape. There was one break where his two or three saxophone players played as loud as they could with as high pitches as they could, that pretty much seemed too rearrange my eardrums. It was all I could do not to cover my ears and embarrass them, and I should have because it may have caused permanent ear damage. Louder than any rock and roll arena show I've ever been to.
@henryglennon38642 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on making a list that isn't just Stevie Wonder and Steely Dan. I imagine that would not only be feasible, but tempting.
@delstanley13492 жыл бұрын
Speaking of "tempting," The Temptations had a follow up track to their big hit "My Girl." It was called "It's Growing," and it charted fairly high also. The intro is a TOY piano! Yes, I really mean toy, like something you get in those days for $9.95 (US) at Toys R Us or K-Mart. I think in the demo a kid actually played the toy piano but in the studio the house musician Earl Van Dyke (Funk Brothers) played it, but he still used the same toy piano. They all liked the novelty of the effect. The original young player may have had some labor/union issues or labor laws I don't know. The intro is kool. Of course it indeed SOUNDS like a toy, but that was what was so funky then about the intro, and what is a piano under $10 going to sound like, ha ha! Vladir Horowitz was probably already booked up for any additional studio work!😬
@ukatofarticus90462 жыл бұрын
And supertramp!
@happypapi19032 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't object if you made that list tho
@EixtremeDrummer2 жыл бұрын
Quite normal since Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder have pianists as leaders. Lot of their songs start with electric piano.
@joethompson3692 жыл бұрын
So into you by Atlanta rhythm section
@lostsheep9927 Жыл бұрын
Did that guy seriously do the whole thing in a single take, and nail every single one of those bad boys?!?! Nice work, DB
@NormanPeterson Жыл бұрын
Of course he didn't .. Any video with different sounds and songs require editing..
@rmiraflor11 ай бұрын
He may have done a cut after the Mii theme but I don’t think it’s much more than two takes. Just recorded MIDI and changed the patches in post, or had the patches lined up and switched them with a foot switch. Pretty impressive playing.
@patricklewis763610 ай бұрын
DB is legit. If he didn't, he could.
@halk37 ай бұрын
I don't think the keys he plays always correspond to the notes that are heard.
@stereoroid2 жыл бұрын
Supertramp's "The Logical Song" would be my first suggestion - absolute classic. A bit more obscure would be "The Holy Drinker" by Steven Wilson, which I think is also a Wurlitzer. PS: "How Deep Is Your Love?" - Bee Gees
@yeezak56602 жыл бұрын
Perfect, good choices
@MomLAU2 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely MY first suggestion also.
@ronricherson66852 жыл бұрын
As a keyboardist, I've played "How Deep is Your Love" as a solo keyboard player many times (in the past) and never even thought of it...great catch, that one.
@1mespud2 жыл бұрын
A few honorable mentions: 1) Brandy by Looking Glass 2) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright 3) Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang 4) In The Name of Love by Bill Withers/Ralph McDonald 5) Mr. Magic by Grover Washington/Bob James 6) Angela's Theme by Bob James 7) Brazilian Rhyme by EWF 8) One Hundred Ways by Qunicy Jones/James Ingram
@jdredman2 жыл бұрын
Definitely #5 and #8
@peterlewis62142 жыл бұрын
I thought David’s list was great, but the comments have come up with so many more. Thanks for your list - I was glad to see theme from ‘Taxi’
@abc456f Жыл бұрын
Great job! The Fender Rhodes is an iconic keyboard instrument. And even though I don't own one, my Korg M50 does a very good job at emulating it. Has a good Wurly as well. It's not the latest and greatest, but it's still an excellent synthesizer, (the 88 key version).
@fordmavericksosx35698 ай бұрын
And Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes.
@1mespud8 ай бұрын
@@fordmavericksosx3569 Good call!
@sydneydyens3252 жыл бұрын
That jump from 1981 to 1994 really shows how much digital keyboards made the electric ones obsolete for such a long time
@pmberry2 жыл бұрын
The sound very much lived on in most of the synths, especially the Electric Piano patch on the DX7. That alone drove most of the decade's power ballads!
@sydneydyens3252 жыл бұрын
@@pmberry True, those Whitney ballads always get me
@ischmidt2 жыл бұрын
@@sydneydyens325 Also "Live To Tell", Madonna's most underrated song.
@fuckcensorship69 Жыл бұрын
@ghost mall it's the main reason stuff from the 80s sounds sooooo CHEESY
@fordmavericksosx35698 ай бұрын
@pmberry Exactly! The DX-7 really took over in the mid 80s.
@GeoOnTheTrack10 ай бұрын
It's criminal to stop at the intro for some of these, we need full versions
@LP-dt4sq2 жыл бұрын
I've been impressed by David in the past, but this takes the cake. Such a great performance and inspiring to re-listen to all these songs. Thanks for all the work you put into this!
@davehunt94412 жыл бұрын
Killing me Softly by Roberta Flack. Dreamer by Supertramp. L.A Woman by the Doors. Boppin’ the Blues by Blackfeather. Babe by Styx The Logical Song by Supertramp. Anything! by Three Dog Night. Ahh what the heck we could go on forever. Great video great selection all the same.
@anthonymcdibble94965 ай бұрын
Boppin' the Blues is (accoustic) piano, not Rhodes or Wurly
@drakeburnett72542 жыл бұрын
The giggle you gave me when you played the Mii Channel theme and the editing you did with it
@danpro45192 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I didn't realize just how essential the electric piano was to that classic rock sound until you laid out all these intros back-to-back. It just sounds so smooth and instantly nostalgic.
@sillymandavejohn2 жыл бұрын
True dat! Neither did I!
@billm5555 Жыл бұрын
Riders on the Storm brought tears to my eyes
@k.barbossa7 ай бұрын
same, and shivers! the sound traveled from the left to the right ear and literally melted my brain
@engar-dug51972 жыл бұрын
Riders on the Storm ia definitely the song that comes to mind for "Electric Piano Intro", so thanks for including that. :D
@hammerpocket2 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of the Wurlitzer electric piano. A song I would include is one that a young Brit might not be aware of: "So Into You" by Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was a hit in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (but not the UK).
@jspihlman2 жыл бұрын
That makes me think of Spooky too.
@dragonspider2752 жыл бұрын
i was not at all expecting the mii channel theme but it works so well. i'll be having this on repeat now, thank you amazing job!
@MikeShawaluk2 жыл бұрын
You played a few other Supertramp songs, but I was waiting to hear "Logical Song".
@stevebees39922 жыл бұрын
Found it interesting to see the almost 15 year gap from early 80's to mid 90's when synths were king! Awesome playing as always!
@janm35292 жыл бұрын
Absolutely nailed it, once again! After your and Paul's performances, I really can't wait for Adam Neely's take on the 55 (or even 80?) greatest bass intros of all time.
@StarQueenEstrella2 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato has one on that
@janm35292 жыл бұрын
@@StarQueenEstrella Uh, you're absolutely right! What I was actually aiming at was one of those chronological one-take medleys, just like David did above, or Paul Davids with his medley on guitar intros. But thanks for your recommendation!
@fuckcensorship69 Жыл бұрын
@@StarQueenEstrella name 2 guys more insufferable than neely and beato.....i cant
@michaelpilgrim81312 жыл бұрын
You have it all - the memorization, perfect sounds, the playing, the encyclopedic knowledge of music, the personable presence, and probably a hundred other positive qualities I didn't think of.
@williamstdog98 ай бұрын
Hearing these together blew my mind because I had forgotten just how insanely incredible the 70’s were .. 🤯♥️👌 I read a comment then realized that you did so many - if not all, in a single take?!?!?! 👏👏 Can hardly believe that - and you played with such ease!! Wow congrats from 🇨🇦 bro
@EixtremeDrummer2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, David, this means that you listened to all that music despite your youth. Congratulations.
@benjaminprietop2 жыл бұрын
Awesome list! lml, if you ever did a part 2, I'd include "Dreamer" by Supertramp, that was the song that made me fall in love with the electric piano
@sourisvoleur48542 жыл бұрын
And made me fall in love with Supertramp!
@tim40gabby25 Жыл бұрын
Gosh.. takes me back. Thanks :)
@PlanetoftheDeaf2 жыл бұрын
Great list! The 70s was definitely the heyday of the EP, since then it's been a conscious decision by a musician to evoke that particular sound, rather than the default keyboard instrument.
@hopsiepike7 ай бұрын
The 80s really ran the affordable synthesizer and drum machine sound into the ground.
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was amazing, I like to add: Supertramp - 'Logical Song', Alan Parsons Project 'Eye in the sky', and a lot of Vulfpeck's songs like 'Sauna', '1612', I love 'Smile Meditation' chords and crescendo, and 'Soft Parade' among others.
@zimmejoc2 жыл бұрын
The inclusion on Zep's No Quarter was spot on. I wouldn't have guessed it would be on the list (though it certainly deserves to be). However, you did miss Light My Fire which should be on there with the properly identified Riders.
@victorwilburn85882 жыл бұрын
I just looked it up -- it wasn't played on an electric piano, but rather on a Vox organ, which uses oscillators to produce tones. As David explains here, electric pianos still produce sounds acoustically/mechanically, but it's just amplified, analogous to how an electric guitar works.
@sirB0nes2 жыл бұрын
You do make a good point: it's weird on its face that there are two Led Zeppelin songs on this list and only _one_ Doors song. But, as Victor points out, maybe there are technicalities at play.
@FairfaxJack2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: David plays it in C#m because that's how it sounds on the album, but Led Zeppelin actually recorded it in Dm but decided that it was too fast so they slowed it down before it was mastered. That change brought the key down to C#m. If you listen to any of the live versions it's in the original Dm
@cuebj2 жыл бұрын
Didn't Ray Manzarenk use elecyric organ rather than electric piano most of the time?
@zimmejoc2 жыл бұрын
@@sirB0nes as others have pointed out, Light My Fire's melody was played on an organ, not electric piano. As recognizable is that intro is, it shouldn't be on the list because of that technicality.
@howtodoitdude16622 жыл бұрын
When I think of Fender Rhodes, “Just the way you are” always comes to mind.
@connerstines15782 жыл бұрын
Supertramp comes to mind every time.
@jorymil6 ай бұрын
Yep - "Bloody Well Right" is pretty much a ringer.
@toddh44912 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, David, liked it even better than your piano piece a bit ago. Only one missing is Lovin' Spoonful "Summer in the City" intro, very iconic.
@ronricherson66852 жыл бұрын
Agree. That's a great one.
@58icarus2 жыл бұрын
Not only superb job playing, but cueing the midi patches as well! Seamless! Two songs come to mind: “Babe”, by Dennis DeYoung (Styx), and “ Midas Shadow”, by Peter Wood (Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat” LP).
@philmckenna57092 жыл бұрын
YOTC! Absolutely! Yeah baby!
@1oolabob2 жыл бұрын
Two minutes in, and I'm already loving this video. David, it's really nice to just hear you play. I know that you're a great music educator, but the encyclopedia of your musical knowledge really shines in your playing. Let's do this all day.
@Runicen2 жыл бұрын
I'd never given much thought to the electric piano as an instrument, much less how it works or how ubiquitous it is. Cheers for expanding my appreciation. Great playing as well!
@g.belanger83022 жыл бұрын
An interesting one that comes to mind is Van Halen’s “and the cradle will rock”. It’s a Wurli through EVH’s Marshall Plexi. Pretty hard to replicate the sound but it is unusual.
@feedbackbro6 ай бұрын
Unbelievable performance to play all those intros non-stop by memory. Incredible. Not to mention the fact that the sounds were dialled in for each song. Can't imagine the time and effort you put into doing this.....as well the talent. Beyond Superb work sir!!!
@kander632 жыл бұрын
Another great video, thanks! I’ve been playing the piano for 50 years, love the electric piano sound, and the 70s were my formative years so great to hear so many classics from that era. Your videos always make me happy!
@michaelkopacz63244 ай бұрын
All of these old songs and their intros are just amazing. Its so cool what those musicians created. You've done a fantastic job David.
@merman19742 жыл бұрын
I love how the same instrument can sound bright and optimistic, dark and mysterious, or just downright funky. I love several of the tracks the Charlatans used the Wurlitzer on, and I'm a big fan of both Zero 7 and Air that make great use of electric piano.
@Al69BfR2 жыл бұрын
Wurlitzer and Rhodes having such recognizable sounds (for the most part) that they are part of what makes the songs sound so good. But I never thought that, especially in the 60s, electric pianos from Hohner were a thing. I only knew the Hohner Clavinet and the Hohner Strings Ensemble. That‘s where the next challenge comes in: Please do a 55 greatest Clavinet Intros (and not only Bach) 😊 (Or 55 greatest Strings Intros 😉)
@F.O.H.5 ай бұрын
David that was an incredible display of talent. Much more than just a medley To perform 8-16ish bars of 55 songs back to back was brilliant. I really appreciate your channel. Cheers!
@rafelrosellsagrera94192 жыл бұрын
I loved it, the old ones (Supertramp, Queen, Steely Dan), but also some surprises like Snarky Puppy, Vulfpeck and especially your rendition of Molasses by Hiatus Kaiyote
@Me-ji2pn2 жыл бұрын
2:35 Just learnt that oasis song half the world away was adapted from This guys in love with you. Noel Gallagher said “surprised Burt Bacharach hasn’t sued me yet” and he performed it with Bacharach in 1996
@JayCAlan2 жыл бұрын
Such talent! I can't imagine how much prep went into this vid. Well done again, David!
@pianomike711 ай бұрын
Great list and playing. Love the transition between You are the sunshine of my life and Livin' in the city!
@HarshaMakalande Жыл бұрын
Elton John's - "Daniel" is another song for your medley...Great work David, Congrats!
@carlsalazar449011 ай бұрын
You brought up so many wonderful memories. Why did the Rhodes sound disappear from today’s music. Awesome job. I’m passing this along to everyone I know. Great job.
@DavidBennettPiano11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MikeShawaluk2 жыл бұрын
Also, I really liked the stereo tremolo effect for the Rhodes playback. I used to own one of these keyboards, but I sold it a few years back. I just love the sound.
@richo87672 жыл бұрын
It's pretty cool with headphones on, the way it sounds like it's rotating around your head
@tmoto2722 жыл бұрын
What keyboard is it?
@MikeShawaluk2 жыл бұрын
@@tmoto272 A Fender Rhodes 73 stage piano, bought in 1971
@Bluman22 жыл бұрын
Are you talking about the phaser effect?
@IdleNomad Жыл бұрын
@@Bluman2 It's the stereo tremolo on the Rhodes Suitcase. The suitcase has two amps and four speakers, so the 'tremolo' is really a stereo pan effect. Used in stereo on Still Crazy After All These Years. Side note, despite having two speakers the Wurlitzer only has one amp so the tremolo is actually just tremolo, not a pan.
@DreamsongsProductions5 ай бұрын
Great work my man putting all these songs together and awesome playing!
@bmac42 жыл бұрын
For me Crystal Silence by Chick Corea is my immediate go to for what it sounds like. Electric piano has this almost soporific quality, it's so soothing to listen to many of the timbres of several iconic ones.
@BlueManIan8 ай бұрын
You would love Steven Halpern's album "Spectrum Suite"!
@tangyorange65092 жыл бұрын
Just got my Rhodes working last week and the thing that stood out in this video was that you didn’t stop at the 70’s! All the other compilations end so soon and I never knew all these recent tracks were on a tine machine! Cheers
@stitch31632 жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed all your videos for some time now, David, but this is by far my all time favorite!
@salthart57 Жыл бұрын
Nothing gives me frisson like the sound of a Rhodes or Wurli. Great job David! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
@whychromosomesmusic57662 жыл бұрын
You've inspired me to check out the electric piano voices on my Yamaha. Grazie!
@subramaniamchandrasekar13972 жыл бұрын
Many people learn about 10 songs, live and die thereafter. You have a strong memory of many that flows uninterrupted when you play. No reading, just from the heart. All the best in your career. Regards.
@richardbradley36842 жыл бұрын
I've always liked David's work for the theory stuff. But this one, musically, I love it, he's just great.
@stonelion401111 ай бұрын
Presetting all those presets and nailing every riff is impressive well done
@IloveBROCOLIS2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you included Sheep!! One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs
@nick3266972 жыл бұрын
Nothing from 1981 to 1994...the Yamaha DX7 years? I can only think of Mary by Supergrass that you left out. Great list.
@jsmout91_2 жыл бұрын
The intro to the Carpenters version of "Can't Smile Without You" comes to mind as one that you've missed.
@camerond1692 жыл бұрын
Glad you had "Bloody well right" in there, one of my favourites!
@davidhamilton19812 жыл бұрын
Loved this. Savoy Truffle! Haven't listened to that in years...
@STMRecords12 жыл бұрын
The Ella Fitzgerald version has a great intro too and is probably the best cover of it I've heard.
@novawax2 жыл бұрын
11:27 A BECK SONG. Beck: one of my idols of all time. A real genius.
@sphericalharmony16032 жыл бұрын
A bit of an EP desert in the 1980s! I guess that was the synthesiser taking over. Apart from artists like Supertramp and Stevie Wonder, who are strongly associated with the instrument, EP flies a bit under the radar; a lot of the tracks I knew but wouldn't have instantly remembered that they have an EP intro.
@rawwill34 ай бұрын
Very entertaining, thank you!💯❤️
@DavidBennettPiano4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@diegoconget24752 жыл бұрын
Wow! 'Sheep' is my first Pink Floyd memory, and I think the reason is its tendency to feel constantly wandering, specially those tiny chords at the intro, with no full resolution in sight...you need to enjoy the rest of the song 'til Gilmour's final phenomenal progression to find out where was it all going! PF's rocking at its finest. Great selection, David.
@ericrakestraw6642 жыл бұрын
When I saw the title of this video, I immediately thought of "Dancing in the Moonlight." Glad to see it included at the 4:00 mark.
@nicksimms37712 жыл бұрын
Great list, and great playing! A few others that could be there are -Van Der Graaf Generator- A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (Hohner Pianet) -The Band- Long Black Veil (Wurlitzer) -Gentle Giant- Aspirations (Wurlitzer) -Steely Dan- Third World Man -Todd Rundgren- International Feel (wurli?) -Hall and Oates- Rich Girl (Wurlitzer) -Sparks- This Town Aint Big Enough for The Both of Us (RMI Electra piano- though it’s a transistorized EP, not an electro-mechanical piano)
@taquitoperez3311Ай бұрын
Great choices
@lordsleepyhead2 жыл бұрын
I love that big chunk of seventies in the middle, followed by a huge gap from the early eighties to the mid nineties and then after that is sort of races along to the present.
@ralphyetmore2 жыл бұрын
Nice selection. Though not here, "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney and Wings is a personal favorite of mine that I thought of immediately.
@MatiuPirihimana2 жыл бұрын
And Waterfalls of McCartney 2.
@jcarty1232 жыл бұрын
@@MatiuPirihimana _Waterfalls_ - agree. _With A Little Luck_ - um, that quickly gets drowned in synth, so it's just barely an electric piano intro, actually I wouldn't call it one.
@jamesdignanmusic27652 жыл бұрын
Or "London Town" for that matter.
@moozartney2 жыл бұрын
She's My Baby is also a great one.
@MarlonG5622 жыл бұрын
The tremolo of the white noise in the background of No Quarter really compliments the song!
@DanaStephenson2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for explaining how the electric piano works!
@ronricherson66852 жыл бұрын
The Wurlitzer EP was my first keyboard in 1973. I went out and bought the sheet music for "Joy to the World" and my band played it. It always gave me a rush to play it; and the crowd loved it, it was a big hit. It's not in the intro, but the Wurlitzer EP break on the intro "Stay with me" by Rod Stewart and the Faces was really fun to play as well.
@jackharriet48142 жыл бұрын
It's changed my understanding of electric piano, differentiating between the Rhodes and the Wurlitzer. I like the Wurly more than I realise - it's a bit more grunty.
@markhill47008 ай бұрын
Bravo you made that look eazy, I'm impressed, kept waiting for Beck finally realized the songs were in chronicle order. great fun.thanks
@andrewellis7122 жыл бұрын
I now know that I have loved the sound of the Wurlitzer for years without knowing what it is.
@philmckenna57092 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think I prefer Wurly to FR
@fordmavericksosx35698 ай бұрын
Awesome compilation! I appreciated showing what keyboard was used on the tracks you covered. Also, love the inclision of Snarky Puppy! :)
@Hawkschamp20102 жыл бұрын
That’s all by genesis always sticks out to me, one of there more iconic beats
@garycitro16742 жыл бұрын
Good call!
@nick3266972 жыл бұрын
Yamaha electric piano...as featured on a lot of Tony Banks/Genesis/Phil Collins stuff as well as Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds stuff
@garycitro16742 жыл бұрын
@@nick326697 UK also. Indeed, in its time it was the closest thing to an actual piano.
@charlesnoguera6998 Жыл бұрын
Broooo!!! Black Book!!!!!! You're Awesome, dude. So full of musical knowledge and curiosity. I seriously love your videos.
@klaxoncow2 жыл бұрын
Ah, thanks for the reminder of what a genius Ray Manzarek from the Doors was. I always love to stun people - who don't already know - by dropping the truth bomb on them that the Doors didn't have a bass player (well, I mean, they hired people on some of the studio recordings, but no bass player in the band). And then they go "but, wait, I heard a bass line". And you drop the second truth bomb: "No, what you hear is Ray Manzarek's left hand... and, yes, he totally is playing all those amazing melodies with his right hand as well".
@d.c.88282 жыл бұрын
One of the best concerts I was privileged enough to experience was Manzarek/Krieger about a year before Ray's passing. Truly phenomenal!
@zimmejoc2 жыл бұрын
Light My Fire needed to be on there as well.
@d.c.88282 жыл бұрын
@@zimmejoc The lead keyboard for "Light My Fire" was recorded using a Vox Continental organ with a Fender Rhodes being used only for the bass.
@AdamLADNАй бұрын
Man I love that sound. There is a song I’ve been hunting for for so long. Every now and then I hear the little Rhodes organ chorus snippet. It’s a blues rock song with a really good beat. I think it is 70’s but it might be later. The Rhodes chorus bit is really rocky and goes down in scale and off beat I know I haven’t really narrowed it down very well. I have been hunting through hundreds of songs and for the life of me I can’t find it anywhere. There are so many good songs with that suitcase Rhodes sound. My Yamaha imitates it really well.
@pboutteb32 жыл бұрын
Awesome job! There was also the theme to the show “ Taxi”. Angela by Bob James.
@cakemartyr57942 жыл бұрын
A great selection. I note the density of songs from the early seventies. And great to see Supertramp - it's their trademark sound. Would have been great to hear something by the late Christine McVie who has just passed. For example, You Make Loving Fun from the Rumours album. Would have been good to hear something from Keane too. As they are a keyboard based rock band, I'm surprised to not see them featured more on your channel. And Good Enough by Dodgy would have been a great Britpop addition from the 90s
@flamencoprof2 жыл бұрын
Wow! TIL about electric pianos. Even at over 70yo, having played electric guitars since about 1974, now finished a career in telecommunications, taken a lifelong interest in synths etc, I had NO idea the electric piano was an analogue instrument!!!!
@jackthesmoltangerine2 жыл бұрын
You should do a medley of songs with organ/harpischord/other keyboard intros
@jspihlman2 жыл бұрын
Good idea. "Megalomaniac" by Muse comes to mind for organ. Could include celesta in there with songs like "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" and "Hedwig's Theme" coming to mind.
@BooToadstool2 жыл бұрын
@@jspihlman Megalomania* and samee
@BlueManIan8 ай бұрын
The Beatles "Because"
@jackthesmoltangerine8 ай бұрын
@@BlueManIan yes
@KingHarvestMusic2 жыл бұрын
What a walk down Memory Lane! Great idea and excellent execution. Thanks for the trip.
@andyhebert80872 жыл бұрын
Happy I heard Bloody Well Right by Supertramp but I think Hide in your shell could have been on here too!
@LakeFX2 жыл бұрын
One song that immediately comes to mind for me is "Diamond Dust" by Jeff Beck. An absolutely amazing song with one of the strongest yet functional chord progressions I've ever heard.
@Marklennon2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the piano used being listed!!
@Mega_Casual Жыл бұрын
OMG.....Bloody well right? An amazing keyboard riff!!!!
@farmersmith70572 жыл бұрын
Great medley! How about Angela (Theme From Taxi) by Bob James?
@btestware7 ай бұрын
Huge props to you for including "Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Crimson. Love that intro. Especially because Rick Beato would never think of including it on his list. For me, the biggest omission from your list is Charlie Rich "Behind Closed Doors", but I have to forgive you because that was on an acoustic piano and you're just doing Rhodes and Wurlitzer here. Rick Beato, on the other hand, isn't entitled to a pass for this one.
@bobsala77802 жыл бұрын
I realize they might not be the most popular pick, but Opeth used the electric piano to great effect on the intros to a couple of songs from their 2014 album Pale Communion, most notably on "Eternal Rains Will Come" and "Goblin".
2 жыл бұрын
I love that album
@davidferguson71442 жыл бұрын
That's just the way it is..... Bruce Hornsby and the Range
@nick3266972 жыл бұрын
Yes they did. Good call
@gregsullivan74082 жыл бұрын
Outstanding playing, preset programming, and also sounds - thankyou. (man that Nord sounds fantastic). Lots of songs I had never heard before - I'm going to have fun exploring them! A few others that I adore: "Jeans On" - David Dundas. (Wurly) "Get It Right Next Time" - Gerry Rafferty (Rhodes?) "Dream Weaver" - Gary Wright (one of the best sounding Rhodes recordings of all time IMHO) "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees (Rhodes) "Movin' On Up" - M People (Wurly, bit cheesy though) "I'm Outta Love" - Anastacia (Wurly) "Stay With Me Til Dawn" - Judy Tzuki (Rhodes) "Dancing in the City" - Marshall Hain (Rhodes) "Little Jeannie" - Elton John (very mellow Rhodes) Lots and lots of other Supertramp songs (Wurly) 😃 And an OUTRO: The absolutely hauntingly beautiful ending to the movie "The Enforcer", by Lalo Schifrin" (Rhodes) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqisd2uog6l9pJY
@originalvonster2 жыл бұрын
Amazing, thank you so much. I’m starting to recognise the various electric pianos after watching this. I think I can now describe the difference in words of the Fender Rhodes. To me it has more kind of bright attack noise to the sound. I’m guessing that must be the sound of the hammers hitting the metal, but it almost sounds string like.
@polygonalmasonary5 ай бұрын
Who’s loving you uses the most notes of the keyboard, written by a genius player 👍🙏🇬🇧♥️
@AndrewWatson4012 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see the emergence of the Fender Rhodes, led by Stevie, in the 1970s.
@Evan64m2 жыл бұрын
“Mary” by Supergrass has one of my favorite intros to a song of all time, the mix of the ebow guitar and the electric piano sounds so neat. “English Way” by Syd Matters has a lot of cool chords and chromatic notes and I have no idea how to play it
@508dac2 жыл бұрын
Great songs. Great playing. Great video. Maybe a part 2?
@davidkucera26252 жыл бұрын
A testament to the range of your musical knowledge. Thanks, David, wonderful.
@charIiejamesward2 жыл бұрын
Feel like Logical Song should’ve got a mention along side goodbye stranger… ace list though.
@chriscorlett73512 жыл бұрын
Wonderful medley. I played my music teachers Rhodes back in the 70's. You asked for other candidates and BABE by Styx offers a beautiful Rhodes intro.