Awesome.

ROCKIT!

Seriously, that was the nadir of a particular type of popular culture, right then, right there. After that moment, thin ties, white jackets and the Keytar were never really heard from again.

That clip blinded me with awesome.
-1 for the gratuitous keytar use, though.

So do you think Stevie was following the conductor?

The coolest part was having Stephen Hawking narrate.

OMFG!!
i'm ROTFLMAO!!
It's so cheesy and 80's and nerdy and synthy.
I think i had a 80's nerdgasm.
that's funny, i can't hear any horns, and they sound real enough.
that and drums/tympani. maybe part of it was on tapes. or was it ALL done on synths?

The coolest part was having Stephen Hawking narrate.

Heh...

It's a great trip through nostalgia - but I admit I was never a fan of the whole keyboard/synth thing.

/gimmy a three-chord riff

That is just all kinds of win. There's enough talent there to power a city.

To achieve pure 80's keyboard-nerdliness nirvana, that needed less keytar, less silly hair, and more Tony Banks.

LarsThorwald: Seriously, that was the nadir of a particular type of popular culture, right then, right there. After that moment, thin ties, white jackets and the Keytar were never really heard from again.

you mean skinny ties and keytars arent the coolest thing now. guess i should go put mine back in the closet.

/collects skinny ties
//actually owns a keytar
///too old to care what you think
////get off my slashies

Thomas Dolby wrote a great blog entry recounting the performance...apparently the whole thing was "key-synced" and Herbie used the opportunity to play a kick-ass practical joke on Stevie Wonder. Classic.

rekoil: Thomas Dolby wrote a great blog entry recounting the performance...apparently the whole thing was "key-synced" and Herbie used the opportunity to play a kick-ass practical joke on Stevie Wonder. Classic.

I RTFA and the joke was apparently on Herbie, and you

They are the Deltron 3030 of 1985.

Tiredude99: rekoil: Thomas Dolby wrote a great blog entry recounting the performance...apparently the whole thing was "key-synced" and Herbie used the opportunity to play a kick-ass practical joke on Stevie Wonder. Classic.

I RTFA and the joke was apparently on Herbie, and you

Yeah, I misread. Mea culpa. I had read somewhere else (can't find it now) that Herbie had recently played a similar joke on Stevie and this prank was the payback, which is probably why I got confused...

Are there any other keyboard geeks in here who can tell me what they're playing? I assume a DX-7 or two were involved just because of the era.