I guess The Final Countdown is too European for WM.
@zoegappa1258 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there.
@jsbmx20398 жыл бұрын
that song should have been at least top 3
@ccubsfan948 жыл бұрын
I watched this vid a couple hours ago, heard it on the radio and could not figure out why it wasn't number one. I knew that song before I knew what songs were.
@cypher_temjin8 жыл бұрын
When I saw the title of this video, I knew Final Countdown was in there. Man was I sadly wrong.
@denisdrozdoff29268 жыл бұрын
The Final Countdown is just as good as any of Swedish successful hair/pop-rock song, you can't put a whole country on that list.
@WatchMojo8 жыл бұрын
By the sounds of things we're going to have to do ANOTHER Top 10 Keyboard Riffs in Rock! Drop your suggestions on our Suggestion Tool watchmojo.com/suggest/Another+Top+10+Keyboard+and+Synth+Parts+in+Rock
@furripupau8 жыл бұрын
the safety dance obviously (it's rock because i said so)
@SwedishBrownEye8 жыл бұрын
The Final Countdown by Europe is way more famous than most entrys on this list. Missing that one is a major fuck-up!
@thegregors84848 жыл бұрын
+Robert Sidén you got that right one of the best.
@guibox38 жыл бұрын
Dire Straits';Walk of Life'; is a must! Same thing with 'See Forever Eyes' by Prism. Check it out! I can;t believe you forgot it and put something like Joy Division over those!
@chrisbassani11528 жыл бұрын
oh and "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
@baileyyeates32614 жыл бұрын
I’m glad they added the doors, people forget that the doors had one of the best keyboardist/organist in rock history.
@awaken77 Жыл бұрын
Nobody forgot, one of very influencial bands
@76Draeger9 ай бұрын
Sad part is that it lists Van Halen Jump as 1983 when the album was titled the same as the release year --- 1984
@rogexpo94305 жыл бұрын
Roundabout by Yes deserves to be on this list and not just an honorable mention.
@peggyfranzen61595 жыл бұрын
roger esposito True.' Six Wives of Henry the Eighth'- live .Then listen to " Rock and Roll Prophet"-awesome.' I Am So Straight, I'm A weirdo."
@publiusvelocitor46685 жыл бұрын
Agree; I was assuming it was going to be #1 or #2 when I started watching.
@siler75 жыл бұрын
@@publiusvelocitor4668 Same. I could hear it in my head before I could remember the name.
@beljorge7015 жыл бұрын
I am. Agree. Yes deserves the first place
@fixitdude745 жыл бұрын
There's quite a few Yes tracks with awesome keyboard riffs: as mentioned "Roundabout", Starship Trooper, Awaken, Perpetual Change, Your's is no disgrace, The Fish(Schindleria Praemeturus), Heart Of The Sunrise.
@bravevoice27716 жыл бұрын
Mojo..... learn the difference between a riff and a solo.
@Daberney5 жыл бұрын
A.D. Stubbs: "Yikes" as in, "Yikes, I've got a massive erection"?
@mark-o-man66034 жыл бұрын
@A.D. yo, if had been in jail with those two guys, I'd definitely smashed them in the shower.
@poet71584 жыл бұрын
Riff noun : a short repeated phrase in popular music and jazz, typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song. Rush's subdivision is not a riff , but a solo
@ChristianIce8 жыл бұрын
How can a list lack a final countdown?
@settratheimperishable40938 жыл бұрын
I dunno it's like the most popular one... They need to put their shit together.
@naughtygawd32698 жыл бұрын
not even a honorable mention
@localplaguedoctor82708 жыл бұрын
Wasnt that a trumpet
@hamsteralliance8 жыл бұрын
It's a keyboard playing a "synth brass" sound.
@naughtygawd32698 жыл бұрын
jesse boer it's still a synth sound
@josephancion21905 жыл бұрын
It's basically "top 10 keyboard parts in rock", and not "riffs".
@josezazueta196 жыл бұрын
Ozzy Osbourne's Mr. Crowley.
@MrBelmont797 жыл бұрын
96 Tears- Question ? Wully Bully-Sam the Sham I'm a believer- The monkeys... These guys left out the most famous and catching tunes.
@awaken775 жыл бұрын
Almost everything from ELP, Deep Purple, Yes, The Doors, Genesis, Atomic Rooster, have great keyboard riffs
@juliofc564 жыл бұрын
Definitely Atomic Rooster, Tomorrow Night etc
@matheusmartins14494 жыл бұрын
In the cage
@Emersonlakeorpalmer Жыл бұрын
Elp first😏
@vicferrari89 Жыл бұрын
Problem is, this song is so.............ya know, cheezy.
@thetruthhurts66525 ай бұрын
Jon Lord’s Lazy is epic.
@SilverSting4205 жыл бұрын
Final Countdown? Most iconic keyboard riff of all time? Actually a riff?
@mozartronic94 жыл бұрын
Agree! Totally absurd!
@uzielonga53114 жыл бұрын
Me temo que la mayoría de los puestos ni siquiera son riffs, la verdad no me gusta final count down pero admito que ese si es un riff de teclado
@anthonyyyy28583 жыл бұрын
Maybe they count it as pop?
@TillyWacker3 жыл бұрын
its jump by van halen and we all know it
@minibr0colli6113 жыл бұрын
Nah final countdown is kinda lame
@gangster600000006 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why Green Onions - Booker T & the MG's isn't on this list... it's so iconic.
@RichardMedhurst7 жыл бұрын
the organ solo in House of the Rising Sun should've definitely been on this list. As epic as it is though, Baba O'Riley is well placed at n1. That keyboard riff is just insane. It's the very first thing you hear on the very first track on "Who's Next". Just legendary, known the world over. The entire song is literally a rock n' roll anthem.
@DonZollFL6 жыл бұрын
Completely agree on both ends of the comment. Anthemic Baba O'Riley, but the Animals should have had a song on the list.
@lafalconetafc69326 жыл бұрын
I love both The Who and The Animals, but the list here is for riffs, not solos
@LMTVVideos6 жыл бұрын
The Baba O'Riley keyboard riff is actually created by a Lowrey home organ from the 1970's with a feature called Marimba Repeat.
@bobbyslater11986 жыл бұрын
I've always heard that the "keyboard" sounds on Who's Next were actually synthesized drums, created by Keith Moon.
@paulwatson7466 жыл бұрын
Difficult to disagree with that.
@nhl17708 жыл бұрын
What's next? Top ten ways to wipe your ass
@ViktorPopov20008 жыл бұрын
xD
@previewreview23648 жыл бұрын
I love how people think it's watchmojo running out of ideas when people on their website actually submit ideas for their lists....so if you want original content just make a suggestion on their page. Otherwise, shut the fuck up!
@TheOmegaRiddler8 жыл бұрын
#2 - 3 shells
@janidoe45618 жыл бұрын
+Preview Review idiots don't realize that. They just want to make a comment that's been seen over a thousand times
@previewreview23648 жыл бұрын
+Team Valor Damn straight...
@ittlebitz5 жыл бұрын
"Cars" by Gary Numan used multiple synthesizers! And I think Dire Straits "Walk of Life" has a pretty memorable keyboard line as well!
@richardharms20093 жыл бұрын
as well as The Cars' Bye Bye love. Oh and don't leave out Genesis Abacab. Who Ra.
@jasonharris16366 жыл бұрын
"Light My Fire" is the greatest hook up break up makeup Revenge sex song ever
@patsfan4life6 жыл бұрын
LOL okay......
@publiusvelocitor46685 жыл бұрын
It is?
@jondunmore42687 жыл бұрын
Why aren't you showing the actual memorable opening riff of ELP's "Fanfare" instead of them jamming? Same with Deep Purple's "Highway Star" - you're just showing the jam, rather than the Bach-tastic recorded solo. Or what about the opening of "Perfect Strangers" or the opening of "Might Just Take Your Life"? And another commentator is correct - where's Europe's "Final Countdown"? That's GOT to be one of the most recognizable riffs in modern gaybo rock!
@24eGardian7 жыл бұрын
The people at watchmojo don't know shit about music, that's why.
@metafis24907 жыл бұрын
Possibly because they dont want a copyright strike.
@bencheshire7 жыл бұрын
Yeah they've not played the actual riff from any of the songs except maybe Jump and Love Will Tear Us Apart.
@jonhoward1807 жыл бұрын
Jon Dunmore I agree. Might Just Take Your Life has a much more identifiable riff which runs through the whole track. Jon Lord also came up with the riff. Whereas Highway Star has an undeniably great solo - but imo I can't hear a keyboard riff. These lists are pretty pointless at the end of the day :)
@ChaplinMax7 жыл бұрын
Ben Cheshi
@pavkey887 жыл бұрын
10. Subdivisions- rush 9.Separate ways - journey 8. Foreplay long time - Boston 7. Fanfare for the common man - ELP 6. Love will tear us apart - joy division (seriously)??) 5. Jump - Van Halen 4. Shine on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd 3. Highway star - Deep Purple 2. Light my fire - Doors 1. Baba o Riley - The Who Also, this list is horrible
@KeeperOfPoops6 жыл бұрын
it needs more Europe - Final Countdown
@JimmyLedezmaa6 жыл бұрын
Joy division love will tear us part is a good song but the piano was alright but I don't think it shouldn't have gotten up on there
@jeremyc95936 жыл бұрын
@Willliam Allison Thankfully, it had none.
@belgianwaffles996 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was iffy, but I actually do appreciate Joy Division being on there. It was a forerunner to such an iconic sound for a while. But to each his own, and thank God we have enough great music to argue about it, right?
@devinthierault6 жыл бұрын
Love Joy Division but the synth in that is simple as hell. I would've chosen something from Depeche Mode if they wanted something post-punk synth pop
@theboyx3235 жыл бұрын
Where is Final Countdown and House of the Rising Sun?
@frostyvr98055 жыл бұрын
theboyx3 and spaceship superstar
@FRN20135 жыл бұрын
Also Child of Vision by Supertramp
@Cornivus74 жыл бұрын
Too mainstream
@TheNgandrew5 жыл бұрын
"Are Friends Electric?" by Gary Numan and the Tubeway Army.
@taniasalu24053 жыл бұрын
Anything Gary Numan, the original paranoid android.
@StyxYRenegade8 жыл бұрын
I'd rather pick Tarkus over Fanfare for the Common Man for Emerson, Lake & Palmer
@LittleLion938 жыл бұрын
Yeash Tarkus was the first that popped in my mind.
@StyxYRenegade8 жыл бұрын
LittleLion93 Like seriously, the intro itself is a 2.5 minute keyboard solo that keeps changing tempo. I was a tad disappointed that Tarkus didn't make it, but at least ELP was chosen.
@davidscott1298 жыл бұрын
If they were going to pick ELP doing Aaron Copeland, I'd have preferred "Hoedown".
@Juno18497 жыл бұрын
Same.
@christopherfujino8 жыл бұрын
I thought for sure "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was gonna be number one.
@TimMiddleton8 жыл бұрын
so did I
@moleman19768 жыл бұрын
Goddamn, I didn't think of that one, but it's a good one. I still think Europe's "Final Countdown" should be top because of how recognizable that riff is. Nothing says synthesizer like FC.
@fthees7 жыл бұрын
I do agree with Brian M. I love "A Whiter Shade of Pale" but for a "keyboard riff in rock" Final Countdown is #1 for sure. Or just kick Joy Division from that list :-)
@jimsanderson41807 жыл бұрын
I don't agree about "Final Countdown". It is just not famous enough. I was fresh out of high school when that song was released but I never heard it on the radio. As a matter fact I've never even heard of the band until you mentioned it in this thread.
@superbracey7 жыл бұрын
Jim Sanderson Maybe it's a European thing. It's very famous in the UK. Don't know about the US.
@w1ngsfly5 жыл бұрын
I'm astonished there was no mention of Procol Harum's Whiter Shade of Pale.... Simply astonished.
@deborahpaley215 жыл бұрын
Ridiculous!
@shirleymental41894 жыл бұрын
@w1ngsfly Don't be astonished, this is WatchMojo fer fucks sake. I doubt their research goes beyond MTV
@kazabushy4 жыл бұрын
It's not rock!
@nickj73354 жыл бұрын
Bushy's Barefoot Bar yes it is, it’s rock soul
@kazabushy4 жыл бұрын
@@nickj7335 No Baroque pop. PH are more known as a prog rock band though.
@graysadventureland42532 жыл бұрын
To Live and Die in L.A. - Wang Chung. That electric piano riff at the beginning is pure 80's Gold!🔥
@kevindavis39857 жыл бұрын
Ina-gada-da vida belongs in the top three, for sure.
@ZiggyWalsh7 жыл бұрын
My thought exactly!
@zeldamex6 жыл бұрын
I mean, Joy Division??? What the heck...
@stephaniethompson63196 жыл бұрын
Did you know that at 11:23 of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, the organ part is actually God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman. Go listen!
@almason2536 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@DoomiteAsh6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Great song by a great band that didn't get near the respect they should have!
@Philtration6 жыл бұрын
Half of these could have been Deep Purple and the other half The Doors.
@user-mn1qf2mm8m6 жыл бұрын
Philtration Thanks man, this sentences was exactly what I was looking for. Ray Manzarak is in my opinion the best musician ever.
@ashpighetti69706 жыл бұрын
All of it could have been the doors
@richardernsberger56926 жыл бұрын
Riders on the Storm has a great keyboard riff.
@chriss38386 жыл бұрын
Truth!
@pzooka6 жыл бұрын
Yeah the title should have read "top 10 most recognizable keyboard riffs" Ray manzarek was actually a jazz/blues guys taking advantage of the emerging rock and roll trend at that time which was slowly becoming more and more experimental. So luckily for him he even got to do a couple of jazz solos on light my fire, when the musica over, riders on the storm, etc He was clearly a smart guy and his abilities far exceeded the actual needs of the band. Ray manzarek and Jim Morrison were fuxking blessings to each other and all of man kind at that. Man the doors wrote so much great material
@BobDetonado4 жыл бұрын
What? The Final Countdown - Europe Only Time Will Tell - Asia Man Of Miracles - Styx The Show Must Go On - Queen
@iAdvanceMasked6 жыл бұрын
Disagree Should be 3. Firth Of Fifth - Genesis 2. Tubular Bells opening - Mike Oldfield 1. Roundabout - Yes Or shuffle em. Throw in U.K.'s "Presto Vivace and Reprise" off 'Dead Of Night' for good measure, too.
@progisloveprogislife45015 жыл бұрын
Prog for the win
@davep82215 жыл бұрын
Excellent choices, and finally a Mike Oldfield fan.
@Riloman174 жыл бұрын
I'd put Close to the Edge over Roundabout.
@davep82214 жыл бұрын
@@Riloman17 And I'd put _Awaken_ over everything and anything. However, I still often say, my favorite Yes song is the one I'm currently listening to. Mike Oldfield's _Amarok_ (first song, side one ;-) towers over everything, except [REDACTED].
@stevenpape20214 жыл бұрын
Watcher of the skies over Firth of Fifth.
@Gandellion8 жыл бұрын
How about top 10 underrated guitar solos? Or top 10 worst guitar solos? Basically all the guitar solo lists
@Gandellion8 жыл бұрын
Top 10 songs that need a goddamn guitar solo
@_dFour_8 жыл бұрын
+Clara I-M Top 10 Guitar solos that deserves another guitar solo while a guitar solo plays in the background!
@WatchMojo8 жыл бұрын
We've done 2 lists on that! First: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGWxgH1qZ5J1ga8 Second: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX-qiKFmo9qjeMU
@lollijok8 жыл бұрын
which solo should be number 1 instead of comfortably numb? Please don't mention some Deathcore sh*t
@bryanmatthews15408 жыл бұрын
symphony of destruction- Marty Friedman ashes in your mouth-Marty Friedman I am a Viking yngwie malmsteen paradise city at mtv music award s buckethead ode to a country mouse- Bryan Matthews 7th gear- Bryan Matthews conquer or die- kiko
@Brekner8 жыл бұрын
Finally a decent top, where people might find out about good music...probably lots of negative comments and dislikes inc.
@jaibhimadevi58055 жыл бұрын
If we're talking riffs, rather than overall keyboard parts/performance (and not counting piano) in rock songs, does "96 Tears" not count? "House of the Rising Sun"? "Freeze Frame"? At least a half-dozen songs by the Cars? Again, just from the riff aspect, I would've put "Hush" over "Highway Star". "Magic Carpet Ride" also is rifflicious. "Blinded By the Light" not only starts and carries on a keyboard riff, they managed to squeeze friggin' Chopsticks in there and get away with it. "All Of My Love" is made by John Paul Jones' synth strings. Amen to the already-mentioned "Final Countdown", "Inna Gadda da Vida", and "Frankenstein". Also, "Empty Pages" deserves an honorable mention.
@vaca_velga_puta3 жыл бұрын
Also "because" of beatles, is art
@kingjohnny43143 жыл бұрын
Well its a top ten not 20 but i agree some songs should have been on the list insted
@73twall5 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, "Separate Ways" and Baba O'riley" resided heavily in my head. So catchy it's infectious
@juangomez75868 жыл бұрын
Well I think that Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough deserves at less a honorable mention...Does anyone else think the same????
@bsvenss28 жыл бұрын
It says "rock" in the title.
@kostajovanovic37118 жыл бұрын
They Probably don't consider them a rock band
@nelsonricardo37298 жыл бұрын
Yes! Vince Clarke is the king of synth.
@oliverharper74118 жыл бұрын
Well, whilst that's probably the most recognisable synth part in their back catalogue, I wouldn't say it's their best. They definitely need #1 if they do a pop list. Best synth band ever.
@chuckaudio31918 жыл бұрын
Between DM,Yazoo and Erasure, Vince should have his own top 10 list!
@luismg21307 жыл бұрын
Genesis - In the cage. That solo totally kicks ass.
@luismg21307 жыл бұрын
The whole TLLDOB album is a keyboard masterpiece indeed.
@Cpayne307 жыл бұрын
The Lamb is a masterpiece!!!
@earscapesmusic60917 жыл бұрын
A standout track to be sure!
@MrDemonology7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, no mention of any of Genesis top hits...This list wasn't well researched or thought out at all.
@taniasalu24053 жыл бұрын
You forgot Gary Numan's 'Cars', and a-ha's 'Take On Me'. Both instantly recognisable and iconic keyboard riff songs. Numan's music was ahead of its time.
@areciosmith5 жыл бұрын
Well, maybe they don't consider Stevie Wonder's Supertitious as rock but...
@christophermorrison86324 жыл бұрын
And for a completely catchy riff, higher ground just nails your ears from the first beat.
@pianoman_luke7 жыл бұрын
FOR GOD'S SAKE. If you make a video about keyboard riffs don't talk while the riff is playing. That destroys the whole sense of the video.
@billkeithchannel6 жыл бұрын
#11 Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve #12 I'll Wait - Van Halen #13 Sunset Grill - Don Henley #14 Cars - Gary Neuman #15 Destination Unknown -Missing Persons #16 Kid's In America - Kim Wild #17 Don't You Want Me - Human League #18 Man Made - A Flock Of Seagulls #19 Draw Of The Cards - Kim Carnes #20 Twilight - Electric Light Orchestra and so on and so on and so on and so on.... #21 So On - P.M. Dawn #22 Funky Town - Lips Inc. #23 Body Language - Queen #24 Keep Feeling Fascination - Human League #25 State Of Independence - Donna Summer (Yes cover) #26 In The Air Tonight - Genesis #27 You Belong To The City - Glen Frey #27 Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer #28 Wind Him Up - Saga #29 Africa - Toto #30 Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel #31 Take On Me - A-ha! #32 Power Of Love - Huey Lewis And The News #33 West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
@santhoshmenon5775 жыл бұрын
Can't believe they missed "The Final Countdown "
@thanks584 жыл бұрын
"Time of the season" The zombies, "runaway" Bonjovi, "Black magic woman" Santana, Should be on the list or even honorable mention.
@Habs86916 жыл бұрын
By far the greatest keyboard riff is A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum. So Iconic that a copyright suit made its way to the House Of Lords court in England.
@CopperCettle6 жыл бұрын
I agree 100 %
@GP-20006 жыл бұрын
I thought it would be number 1 too. I think whiter shade of pale sold more singles than this list combined.
@gamusin20445 жыл бұрын
A great riff, but...isn't a rock song, is a oldie romantic ballad.There are a lot of awesome legendary riffs on another musical styles: Abba - Gimme gimme OMD - Enola Gay Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams, etc
@blaisemacpherson76375 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I missed that too
@nigeldepledge37905 жыл бұрын
@@gamusin2044 - Quite right. You might even include Cars by Gary Newman, Einstein-a-go-go by Landscape and a whole slew of others if you're going to broaden this to other genres.
@Holdington7 жыл бұрын
Wait, Europe's Final Countdown wasn't mon the list?
@ArturBernardoMallmann7 жыл бұрын
no.. final countdown is in the story and should be on this list, much more then joy divisions for example.
@szender20217 жыл бұрын
"the song itself is forgettable " ha ha
@ArturBernardoMallmann7 жыл бұрын
bereantrb, The Final Countdown contains one of the most memorable riffs of the history! it's a fact. Music isn't just about innovation, yes it is important, but more important then this is create something that touch people! To do this a music need a good melody with a good logic and with a good expression of the feeling that will be passed! plus a good arrangement. About being a contributor to rock or keyboard.. this don't makes any sense. They have gilt of not being the first band to explore a instrument? just deserves respect who create a new and revolutionary technique?
@philipkarovski2817 жыл бұрын
Yeah forgettable sure, that's why it's still played EVERYWHERE to this day and Europe are still active, because that riff isn't one of the most iconic riffs in hard rock and hasn't had a lasting impact, and Joy division is sooo awesome...
@szender20217 жыл бұрын
There is a great chord progression with the melody, and also great lead vocal, not to mention the guitar solo. It is not just a synt theme. The whole song is very coherent.
@stockrbot735 жыл бұрын
Final Countdown, Owner of a Lonely Heart and Why Can't This be love definitely deserve to be on this list
@RTBurruss6 жыл бұрын
Where are The Cars? Also, this list would have been better if it were split into synths and non-synth keyboards (organ, clav, EP), as the latter three are usually kept separate in most keyboardists' minds, especially if you're not gonna go ahead and throw piano in the mix.
@patsfan4life6 жыл бұрын
Good call with the Cars.... Moving in Stereo is legendary
@daveinmilwaukee5 жыл бұрын
Can't go wrong with the Cars. But my top pick would be "Dangerous Type."
@fivestring65ify5 жыл бұрын
@@patsfan4life Everything Greg Hawks did is legendary.
@fivestring65ify5 жыл бұрын
@@daveinmilwaukee Bye Bye Love. Dangerous Type. Touch and Go.
@BlindLibrary5 жыл бұрын
Tonight, she comes.
@freelanceer6 жыл бұрын
Dude, you forgot "In a Gadda da Vida" by Iron Butterfly and "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter Group. Unforgivable
@fredrix35996 жыл бұрын
And what about Tobacco Road by Edgar Winter. Most complicated piano solo ever!
@ernestogasulla77635 жыл бұрын
Baba O'Riley is a programmed sequence... worst #1 choice ever. Subdivisions is just some chords. And no Tony Banks? Unfuckingbelievable...
@KingInky135 жыл бұрын
Also, should have chosen lazy over highway star for deep purple
@JohnSmith-mx8wp5 жыл бұрын
+KingInky The intro to "Lazy" is the highlight of that whole album. Jon Lord could really bring it...check out his solo in "Flight of the Rat"
@blaisemacpherson76375 жыл бұрын
Naw. When a song goes over 5 minutes you really need to ask why. Does it do anything worth being an entire side of a vinal disk? Naw. Iron Butterfly out. Too weird.
@AndyxPandy8 жыл бұрын
Firth of Fifth by genesis should have been in the honorable mentions.
@AndyxPandy8 жыл бұрын
In fact any keyboard solo by tony banks should of made it onto the list.
@atrickofthefloyd42088 жыл бұрын
Genesis never makes it onto any of these lists it's so disappointing, easily the most underrated band in my opinion
@Jillbles8 жыл бұрын
YES. Absolutely.
@2evil2jam8 жыл бұрын
Especially the Cinema Show solo, i mean it's 4 and half min of absolute keyboard perfection
@sebastianrossi35448 жыл бұрын
Tony banks and keith emerson are the best keyboard players of all time Keith emerson creares the sintetizer
@jonathanlewis61463 жыл бұрын
Mojo: Calling solos riffs Comments: wHaT abOuT tHE fiNaL COuNtdOwN?! A Whiter Shade of Pale and Summer in the City: *Are we some kind of joke to you?*
@reacguru5 жыл бұрын
WTF? Dude... Baba O'Riley is a great song, but that's not even a keyboard riff, technically - it's a sequencer program. Nobody ever saw anybody play that riff on a keyboard in concert, because it programmed into a sequencer and played back by the machine. Great song - pathetic choice for top keyboard riff. You might as well have chosen the guitar intro to Smoke on the Water.
@KeyBorg15 жыл бұрын
Yes Yes Yes!!! I have always said that this keyboard "riff" has no merit because it's an arpeggiator...no credit for something that's not actually played.
@glennjohnson15615 жыл бұрын
It would have been better if they had chosen Won't Get Fooled Again from the same album.
@areciosmith5 жыл бұрын
It wasn't. It's an organ played through a Low pass filter of a synth, affected by a Low Frequency Oscillator. Kind of an effect, but played by a human.
@KeyBorg15 жыл бұрын
@@areciosmith Sorry, but you're incorrect. The effect was created with a Lowrey Berkshire home organ using its repeat function, which added a sixteenth-note pulse to held notes (which was a gimmick on that organ for imitating mandolins and marimbas). Then a bit of multitracking and clever note phrasing made it sound pretty big. Basically a low-tech arpeggiator.
@areciosmith5 жыл бұрын
@@KeyBorg1 you're right! I was thinking of won't be fooled again! I have to listen again the who to refresh it...
@christophercleveland79747 жыл бұрын
What? No Supertramp?
@michaelbauers88007 жыл бұрын
Yeah, so many amazing piano pieces from them. I thought about that too. I think they were thinking keyboards did not include the piano, because consider how many great things got left out. Poor piano - it's a keyboard but it's percussive, so hides in people's blind spots when talking epic keyboard work in rock songs. Needs to say, top 10 non piano keyboard riffs maybe :) [ No electric piano either I heard ]
@manuel50917 жыл бұрын
Christopher Cleveland Yea, Hide In Your Shell for exemple
@mikereiss42167 жыл бұрын
No Yes either.
@Chordonblue7 жыл бұрын
How can you miss the intro to 'Bloody Well Right'? It's a crime!
@airtempest89457 жыл бұрын
Chuck Hunnefield It's the crime of the century!
@saemikneu8 жыл бұрын
my list (no specific order) Deep Purple - Lazy (intro) - played by Jon Lord The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (solo) - played by Vincent Price Nena - 99 Luftballons (99 Red Baloons) - played by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen Europe - The Final Countdown - played by Mic Michaeli The Doors - Light My Fire - played by Ray Manzarek Led Zeppelin - No Quarter - played John Paul Jones (James Baldwin) Deep Purple - Rat Bat Blue - played by Jon Lord Atomic Rooster - 7 (Lonely) Streets - played by Vincent Crane The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun - played by George Harrison The Who - Baby O Reiley - played by Pete Townshend Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida - played by Doug Ingle Booker T. and the MGs - Green Onions - played by Booker T. Jones A-Ha - Take On Me - played by Magne Furuholmen Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (are made of this) - played mainly by David A. Stewart not rock but seriusly great: Stevie Wonder - Superstition - played by Stevie Wonder
@yvescolin61697 жыл бұрын
jesusfish the main instrument of 'superstition' is a clavinet, definitely a keyboard! ;-)
@ivanyiattila35477 жыл бұрын
Where is Genesis? A-ha is nothing to Genesis.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
It never occurred to me to play keys on Sweet Dreams, when you have THAT yummy, boomy drum part. YES, it's simple, but you need the right drum kit and drummer to not step all over it.
@kenmurray7312Ай бұрын
You must be from my generation if you remember Rat Bat Blue, from a great album!
@mikethemick135 жыл бұрын
Kasmir-Led Zeppelin
@DavidFosterVlog5 жыл бұрын
Where's the final countdown from Europe? There were several here that don't come close to that one. #fail
@ok59883 жыл бұрын
And there is no Rainbow in the dark as well
@Bardonauta8 жыл бұрын
Where the f**k is "Take on me"?
@Fluffehampster8 жыл бұрын
"Rock genre" m8. Take On Me isn't considered a rock song
@ignaciohernandez8658 жыл бұрын
yeah it's pop rock. not classic rock
@zoegappa1258 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that too.
@Chris_money8 жыл бұрын
You stole the words form my fucking face!
@bobbybacon17798 жыл бұрын
THAT IS LITERALLY THE PREMISE OF THE SONG YEAH WTF WHERE IS IT
@kennyolszewski10537 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of Pink Floyd and I was not expecting shine on to make it
@getlost80277 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't quantify anything by Rick Wright in that tune a "riff".
@jamesallen18167 жыл бұрын
Get Lost. Shine On and Rick Wright are amazing but I agree, not a riff really.
@dadams65937 жыл бұрын
Have a Cigar has much more of a definitive riff to the song than Shine on IMO.
@fvcostanzo7 жыл бұрын
It wasn't Rick Wright's best effort. I thought the opening to "Sheep" or even better, "Any Colour You Like" would have been more appropriate.
@getulioprates7 жыл бұрын
Exacttly!!!! A precise observation.
@johnnydigiorgio52995 жыл бұрын
Whoever put this list together obviously knows nothing about keyboard riffs.........TONY BANKS, ever hear of him??? An honorable mention RICK WAKEMAN......you guys must be on some really cheap moonshine.
@progisloveprogislife45015 жыл бұрын
I love how a lot of these comments are about progressive rock
@davep82215 жыл бұрын
Methanol Margaritas
@kavemankarl25884 жыл бұрын
To be fair fair both of them were included in Top 10 Keyboard Players Of All Time
@mikereiss42163 жыл бұрын
@@progisloveprogislife4501 That's because it's a genre known for keyboards.
@lord_beethoven11695 жыл бұрын
Bon Jovi; Runaway??? Toto; Hold the line???
@lord_beethoven11695 жыл бұрын
Also Bon Jovi; Let it rock.
@Hatingmeisconforming8 жыл бұрын
Top 10 most viewed WatchMojo top 10 lists!
@crazymango288 жыл бұрын
yes!!!
@lemmykilmester57798 жыл бұрын
Are you stupid you can just look at their most popular videos on their KZbin page
@crazymango288 жыл бұрын
+Tarquin The Proud but I want them to explain why 😅
@Hatingmeisconforming8 жыл бұрын
Tarquin The Proud It's supposed to be dumb
@ImJCyo8 жыл бұрын
Topception.
@deancamp49147 жыл бұрын
Yes's "Roundabout" should have been there..
@seventscott39457 жыл бұрын
Scott Campbell along with Starship Trooper and ... ok too many more to add !!
@GherkmanProductions7 жыл бұрын
N.O 1 for sure
@shred4life2567 жыл бұрын
it was an honorable mention...did you watch the video?
@GherkmanProductions7 жыл бұрын
Shred 4Life Yes I did otherwise I wouldn't comment. It didn't make it on the list though.
@T.A.C.S.947 жыл бұрын
I was thinking South side of the sky
@bilguunmunkhbaatar68413 жыл бұрын
Take A Bow by Muse is by far the best synth riff in a rock song.
@roberta42663 жыл бұрын
You forgot "The Cage" by Genesis ... A masterpiece, and phenomenal keyboards.
@herson71718 жыл бұрын
No Final Countdown?
@bryanmatthews15408 жыл бұрын
I don't think the synth part in final countdown is a solo. isn't it just the intro riff? can't remember
@red5robb18 жыл бұрын
it doesn't have to be a 'solo'. they said that at the start of the video
@nhl17708 жыл бұрын
well it's not rock
@thelolipoptroop71488 жыл бұрын
+Bryan Matthews It's not supposed to be a solo, it's just a part
@bryanmatthews15408 жыл бұрын
O yeah. My bad. It's cool for being gay as fuck I guess.
@OvExX8 жыл бұрын
Where is walk of life from dire straits?
@guibox38 жыл бұрын
Exactly!! I can't believe it wasn't even in honorable mention never mind right in the top 10!!
@henleinkosh26138 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was expecting that to be on this list as well
@tudr468 жыл бұрын
I can leave without listening to the rest of this stuff then. Walk Of Life should be #1
@daweller8 жыл бұрын
Money for Nothing starts of with heavy synth
@OvExX8 жыл бұрын
daweller no, that one starts with a snare drum flam and then guitar
@JJejof2145 жыл бұрын
Kraftwerk? Pioniers of Keyboard?
@crom54235 жыл бұрын
House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals Rockit - Herbie Hancock
@CptnWolfe4 жыл бұрын
House of the Rising Sun is more of an Organ
@ilhamakbar54824 жыл бұрын
@@CptnWolfe they include Boston, ELP, and Deep Purple in this list. (All of them uses the organ)
@CptnWolfe4 жыл бұрын
@@ilhamakbar5482 hard to hear the difference
@lloydb44698 жыл бұрын
Why do I keep watching your crappy vids? No "Don't Stop Believing"? No "The Final Countdown"? Get real
@conf00sed378 жыл бұрын
I know right The Final Countdown is AWESOM!!!
@Sentom238 жыл бұрын
Lol I thought it would be number 1
@spacecadet358 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@Oxmustube8 жыл бұрын
I watch to learn something...I really don't care about the order. That way I won't lose my mind.
@LLiivveeeevviiLL6 жыл бұрын
Dio's "Rainbow in the Dark" got an iconic riff, recognizable at an instant for everyone listening to rock during the 80's. It is not just the intro, it comes back later in the tune.
@nicktoogood67905 жыл бұрын
How can you not include House of the Rising Sun by The Animals?! Alan Price's organ solo is amazing!!!!
@alisaltk78704 жыл бұрын
Its the Final Countdown
@IsaacRaine637 жыл бұрын
How can there not be Toto on here, e.g. Hold the Line or Africa
@jomivira1836 жыл бұрын
Add this one - Toto -Hydra...bombastic...
@gabg15388 жыл бұрын
Rush have to be in there!
@gabg15388 жыл бұрын
Only #10?!
@VirusVox8 жыл бұрын
This is a travesty
@alexsaab80898 жыл бұрын
I know Rush has to be atleast top 5
@Torgo19698 жыл бұрын
Given how neglected Rush is by the masses, I consider it to be One Little Victory to see them make this list, even at #10!
@gabg15388 жыл бұрын
+Torgo1969 I was thinking of Xanadu
@Brandonmtlhd5 жыл бұрын
Pleasantly surprised to not see The Final Countdown and/or Take on Me anywhere near this list!
@chrisubias71355 жыл бұрын
So many great keyboard rifts out there. How to whittle it down to just 10 seems impossible
@nerdsick37788 жыл бұрын
wtf?! How is Take on me by Aha! not on this list...
@navrotron228 жыл бұрын
"Rock Genre"
@nerdsick37788 жыл бұрын
+Antonio James 😥
@mrprogrock18 жыл бұрын
they are just a pop group
@mr.whatever19498 жыл бұрын
I don't think that is counted for rock music
@talisbriedis8 жыл бұрын
Aha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaa......no, there is no place for them here.
@mrspymaster12318 жыл бұрын
Roundabout better be on here
@mrspymaster12318 жыл бұрын
I skipped and saw roundabout, at least it was an hb
@CapnRiggs2k58 жыл бұрын
should have been on the list. just sayin'
@Bluuu38 жыл бұрын
Literally had roundabout stuck in my head while reading this
@EclecticoIconoclasta8 жыл бұрын
definitely should have been here instead of the crap from journey
@EclecticoIconoclasta8 жыл бұрын
Tanner Phoenix i don´t know what the fuck you are talking about. anyway keep being a moron through listening to crap music
@cormacbrowne94486 жыл бұрын
...and how about damned near ANYTHING off Deep Purple in Rock?
@rorykennedy27674 жыл бұрын
Perfect strangers has one of the most badass organ intros and riffs in rock!
@SWIFTY51504 жыл бұрын
@@rorykennedy2767 it's one of my favorites.
@michaelmills59725 жыл бұрын
Intro to "Bloody Well Right" by Supertramp - awesome!
@fixitdude745 жыл бұрын
Yes Roger Hodgson "Fool's Overture" needs and honorable mention
@averyvincent18684 жыл бұрын
THANK you!
@SotR597 жыл бұрын
I know these lists are personal opinion but missing and more memorable than some in this video: * Point of know return--Kansas. One of my top favorite keyboard riffs. * In a gada da vida. Iron Butterfly. How can you miss that one? * Hocus Pocus-Focus * Autobahn- Kraftwerk * Fire- Arthur Brown * Frankenstein -Edgar Winter * Booker T. and the MG's--Green Onions ....just to name a few.
@joesycamore28996 жыл бұрын
Never thought of Focus, they should be here.
@bobbyslater11986 жыл бұрын
Argent - Nexus.
@ohnobro14242 жыл бұрын
Point Of Know Return is such an underrated song
@davesmith67946 жыл бұрын
Thank you for including Rush. They were always on the cutting edge of technology at any given time. From the minimoog, to the huge experimental modular systems, to the digital world of PPG Waves and all the way back again, Rush knew exactly how to sculpt that unique vision.
@ernestogasulla77635 жыл бұрын
But this is a horrible choice... Subdivisions is just some chords.
@mandkhodge5 жыл бұрын
Dave Smith yes. Subdivisions was great keyboards but for a drum and guitar group they buried themselves in synth during this period.
@johnserrano82585 жыл бұрын
What about "Presto" and "Roll the Bones"?
@bulldogdave5 жыл бұрын
SAGA, another great Canadian band (ignored on this list) was doing that way before Rush did.
@66limelight5 жыл бұрын
@@mandkhodge, Yeah a lot of Rush fans complain about that period of their music but I love it. There is still plenty of guitar, bass and drums. Even when they were using more and more synth they were still very, very progressive and unique. I haven't listened to any of their music after Power Windows in years. That album and all the stuff prior is my fav period of their music.
@fasieh73315 жыл бұрын
The Doors are my favourite band, but you changed the SOLO on light my fire, that's not a riff. You could've done the actual light my fire riff, or soul kitchen, or waiting for the sun, they're all even better
@fabrizioluci8013 жыл бұрын
Five to One, Back door man, twenty Century Fox, etc etc
@ukkovuorela41966 жыл бұрын
Procom Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale?
@KarlV17 жыл бұрын
do you know what a fucking riff means???
7 жыл бұрын
Even rock, too
@KarlV17 жыл бұрын
yeah, but...this..
@gorgolyt7 жыл бұрын
Clearly they don't.
@johnstarcluster7 жыл бұрын
they really don't know
@bencheshire7 жыл бұрын
sure, its vaguely describing the song and everything an instrument does in a song.
@Arnarost7 жыл бұрын
Child in time???????????????????????
@wviampero7 жыл бұрын
Not as Iconic
@roberthanna64867 жыл бұрын
Should of replaced highway star for sure
@soakedbearrd7 жыл бұрын
Great song, but not better than Highway star (as far as keyboards/organ)
@vonfaahquard85327 жыл бұрын
i prefer it to Hwy Star, and the main riff is actually driven by Lord. Too each their own though
@diederiksamsom45627 жыл бұрын
"Not better than Highway Star" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Best joke ever 😂😂👏👏 Child In Time is better than Stairway To Heaven and Bohemian Rhapsody
@PianoVampire5 жыл бұрын
ELP - no one should be made to play in weather THAT cold
@Dragoninja5 жыл бұрын
What to Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, didn't even make honorable mention, I think you forgot something
@atomheartmothersuite79137 жыл бұрын
I came here for ELP How is it not number 1???!??!?!?!?!?
@JayJoJonny6 жыл бұрын
Africa - Toto should at least get an Honorable Mention
@BaddaBigBoom6 жыл бұрын
No ..that would be you :-)
@jonasp.306 жыл бұрын
JayJoJonny no it should be at number 1
@epicdog31895 жыл бұрын
Such a great song by a great band gets turned into a meme
@blaisemacpherson76375 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Toto.... just saying, just saying cough cough hold the line
@fivestring65ify5 жыл бұрын
@@PureHoney_ASMR Bullshit. Toto is a classic rock band.
@miguelalonso385 жыл бұрын
Enola Gay, Mr.Crowley, Final Countdown , Take on me, Age of Consent...some are really pop but a must-include
@bunnyplush5 жыл бұрын
A-Ha's Take on Me, that key riff is famous.
@DonPirloPi6 жыл бұрын
1 Baba O'Riley (The Who) Honorable Mentions: - Walk of Life (Dire Straits) - Here I Go Again 87 (Whitesnake) - Light My Fire (The Doors) - Karn Evil 9 (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 2 The Final Countdown (Europe) 3 Jump (Van Halen) 4 Foreplay / Long Time (Boston) 5 Roundabout (Yes) 6 All My Love (Led Zeppelin) 7 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd) 8 Highway Star (Deep Purple) 9 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Journey) 10 Subdivisions (Rush)
@garyclark91856 жыл бұрын
Xanadu RUSH
@simonhebert26816 жыл бұрын
My favorite is Dire Straits' Walk of Life !
@blaisemacpherson76375 жыл бұрын
Simon Hébert and..... now it’s stuck in my head. Oh yeah the boy can play
@aristotleasparaguspodcast11295 жыл бұрын
Me too
@JustinStinoStamosZamora425 жыл бұрын
Same! It's so such a gorgeous riff!
@88hakusho5 жыл бұрын
Alan Parsons did iconic keyboard riffs. Don't forget Kraftwerk! Also Elton John...
@taniasalu24053 жыл бұрын
I also noted no Kraftwerk. To my extreme unhappiness.
@hernansalcedo15 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting video. Thank u for posting it. Greetings from Venezuela.
@TheBretDark7 жыл бұрын
The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Breakfast in America, and Gone Hollywood by Supertramp all have great keyboard parts also
@domenbaumgartner87657 жыл бұрын
Zeppelin ♫ yes!
@ethanoreilly20027 жыл бұрын
You are so right! Supertramp Breakfast fast in America has Incredible keyboard riffs! Even Just another nervous wreck has a great keyboard riff.
@PajamaPantsStudios7 жыл бұрын
man, how did i not notice that?? i listen to those all the time!
@neffam36 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure every Supertramp song has a great keyboard riff
@LtJackboot6 жыл бұрын
Inna Gadda Da Vida solo
@loiseaunoir10216 жыл бұрын
As far I'm concerned for keyboards, the prog bands of the 70's is all I need.
@BradleyVolk34 жыл бұрын
It might not sound like it to most but let's not forget that "HEAD LIKE A HOLE" is a bass synth riff. The greatest of all time in my opinion.
@jhonnytrujillo92712 жыл бұрын
In 1985 Mexican television channel Canal 5 used to play Rush's "Subdivisions" intro on his commercials.
@TheAmerind7 жыл бұрын
green onions, final countdown, just died I your arms tonight, Jan hammers Miami Vice Crockets theme, even nin just too name a few.. wtf are they?
@beejaybath7 жыл бұрын
America, the Nice
@Cpayne307 жыл бұрын
beejaybath - yes! The Nice!
@thefakedeal7 жыл бұрын
aren't green onions blues?
@malcolmkhummel37 жыл бұрын
True...true.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr28237 жыл бұрын
Samir Shrestha I'd call it jazz, over blues...
@Tomzo7118 жыл бұрын
Calling bullshit right now if a Styx song is not in here.
@Tomzo7118 жыл бұрын
BULLLLLLSHIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
@JennyTroutstanding8 жыл бұрын
YUP.
@KilianxFire278 жыл бұрын
Yes dude !!!!
@Fixxer3157 жыл бұрын
I would have included Blue Collar Man, which has a great opening riff.
@leemiller46046 жыл бұрын
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band Mr. Blue Sky - ELO Whip it -Devo Dirty Laundry - Don Henley Blue Collar Man - Styx