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(Some Guy) Spiffy The gem that Rolling Stone missed: the 12 greatest keytarists in rock   (29-95.com) divider line 57
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chrisco123 [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 08:33:30 PM
Ben Folds not on the list? It gets me real pissed off and makes me want to scream FARK!
 
Bfett20
2011-11-25 08:35:10 PM
Useless without Belinda Bedekovic
Link (new window)
 
butt-nuggets
2011-11-25 08:35:33 PM
Eric Johnson, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satch and Jimmi Hendrix
 
QT_3.14159
2011-11-25 08:42:14 PM
List really fails without Plex.
 
Shenanigans!
2011-11-25 08:43:20 PM
Bfett20: Useless without Belinda Bedekovic
Link (new window)

Came for this. :)
 
InOmnibusCaritas [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 08:47:59 PM
Would like a word:

2.bp.blogspot.com
 
The Southern Dandy
2011-11-25 08:50:30 PM
They left out keytar players for the same reason they left out accordianists and triangle players.

The big oversight was Cowbell players.

shanelovesmusic.files.wordpress.com
 
H31N0US
2011-11-25 08:51:38 PM
Twelve bullets. Done.
 
Snapper Carr
2011-11-25 08:53:25 PM
This (new window) is the best keytarist in the world
 
Fark Me with a Chainsaw
2011-11-25 08:55:34 PM
Geoff Downes, and that guy from Sonota Artica
 
FunkOut [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 09:03:18 PM
At least they got Edgar Winter.
 
RY28
2011-11-25 09:03:50 PM
chrisco123: Ben Folds not on the list? It gets me real pissed off and makes me want to scream FARK!



The mere mention of Ben Folds makes me want to do that ....Ugh
 
nightlyraider
2011-11-25 09:04:05 PM
Came for Page. Leaving satisfied

/was RAGING on the Fishman corner of the soundboard that night.
//cannot imagine a more perfect evening than that night.
 
T.M.S.
2011-11-25 09:05:00 PM
Knew Page would rock that list.

His keytar was once a beloved instrument of the God Father of Soul.

The funk trickels down...
 
Neondistraction
2011-11-25 09:19:24 PM
FunkOut: At least they got Edgar Winter.

Edgar Winter played the keytar before such a thing even existed. I'm glad he was on the list but he should be at the top of it.
 
itsfullofstars
2011-11-25 09:19:50 PM
Not rock, but since George Duke and Herbie Hancock are in there, so should Chick Corea:

2.bp.blogspot.com
 
fusillade762
2011-11-25 09:19:51 PM
InOmnibusCaritas: Would like a word:

[2.bp.blogspot.com image 320x219]

My thoughts exactly. And if you say Devo's not "rock" you obviously haven't seen them live.
 
InOmnibusCaritas [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 09:27:49 PM
fusillade762: My thoughts exactly. And if you say Devo's not "rock" you obviously haven't seen them live.

Furthermore, they put Phish and Herbie Hancock on the list. If Devo's not on the list because they're not "rock", then those guys have no business there either.
 
itsfullofstars
2011-11-25 09:28:34 PM
Let's also not forget Bela Fleck's awesome drummer, Futureman and his Drumitar

www.puremusic.com
 
itsfullofstars
2011-11-25 09:30:33 PM
All these arguments are invalid. Here is a photo of a keytarist (aka Stomach Steinway) on an inflatable turtle in a lake.

29.media.tumblr.com
 
alexjoss [TotalFark]
2011-11-25 09:32:10 PM
That list is missing the most incredible keytarist of all time-----from The Producers: Link (new window)
 
itsfullofstars
2011-11-25 09:36:23 PM
27.media.tumblr.com

bbsimg.ngfiles.com
 
mikes73
2011-11-25 09:37:43 PM
They forgot the guy from mutemath. He almost makes the keytar cool, sometimes by smashing one:

Link (reverse keytar smashing @ 1:30)
 
clutchcargo2002
2011-11-25 09:39:59 PM
Link (new window)
 
ZMugg
2011-11-25 09:51:58 PM
What? No John Tesh (new window)?
 
FlameDuck
2011-11-25 10:06:49 PM
I've had few beers, but that John Tesh performance was awesome. If I run into some money I need to get myself a keytar.
 
one0nine
2011-11-25 10:11:46 PM
What, no Stevie Spice (new window)? FARK YOU ANDREW DANSBY.
 
beekayy
2011-11-25 10:12:15 PM
I saw Steely Dan live a few years ago and have to go with Donald Fagen. I love me some Steely Dan! Is there gas in the car? Yes, there's gas in the car. I think the people down the hall know who you are.
 
Quantum Apostrophe
2011-11-25 10:20:25 PM
You can't really appreciate Jean Michel Jarre unless half your city has been turned into a stage. And #1 is really good!
 
The Irresponsible Captain
2011-11-25 10:24:56 PM
List fails because Uncle Ghastly is missing.

Also, it completely reminded me of SilverHawks.
 
Cromulent User Name
2011-11-25 10:27:56 PM
www.geekosystem.com
 
SilentStrider [TotalFark]
2011-11-26 12:08:57 AM
I was going to laugh at this list on general principle, but then they had to go include Herbie Hancock, and I had to stop and nod in respect.
 
BroVinny
2011-11-26 12:21:17 AM
No Tommy Barbarella? FAIL
 
Evil-Imposter
2011-11-26 12:52:44 AM
Link

Great success!
 
soundguy
2011-11-26 01:00:15 AM
The "keytar" is a specific, lightweight instrument. A decade before it appeared, Edgar Winter added a strap to a Univox electronic piano and pretty much invented the wearable keyboard.
 
BoboGreen
2011-11-26 01:11:17 AM
Seriously thought you wrote 'keytardists'...
 
dereksmalls
2011-11-26 01:13:30 AM
Chick Corea
 
imbrial
2011-11-26 01:17:15 AM
Cromulent User Name:

(keytar venn) aaaand saved/stolen - thanks so so much for this img - I'm a librarian so it's extra fun
 
imbrial
2011-11-26 01:20:01 AM
soundguy: The "keytar" is a specific, lightweight instrument. A decade before it appeared, Edgar Winter added a strap to a Univox electronic piano and pretty much invented the wearable keyboard.

*cough* accordion *cough*

Oh, you meant wearable AND bearable? Carry on then...
 
mynameist
2011-11-26 01:21:05 AM
No picture evidence for Edgar Winter? I saw him on a DVD box set of clips from "The Midnight Special" a couple years back. This guy did no research and the article is invalid.
 
TheOtherOne79
2011-11-26 01:22:36 AM
itsfullofstars: Not rock, but since George Duke and Herbie Hancock are in there, so should Chick Corea:

[2.bp.blogspot.com image 441x768]

Edward James Olmos plays keytar?
 
OnlyVisitingThisPlanet
2011-11-26 01:48:50 AM
mynameist: No picture evidence for Edgar Winter? I saw him on a DVD box set of clips from "The Midnight Special" a couple years back. This guy did no research and the article is invalid.

What E.W. plays is not a keytar. It looks more like a full fledged keyboard straped around his neck!
 
Ghastly [TotalFark]
2011-11-26 01:52:15 AM
List fails for no Thomas Dolby! C'mon!

Also. I now own Thomas's Keytar.

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Ghastly [TotalFark]
2011-11-26 01:55:47 AM
 
Colin O'Scopy
2011-11-26 02:01:12 AM
Rolling Stone did a thing about the '80s recently. They proved they really should've had someone old enough to have lived through 'em actually write the piece. They were WAAY off.
 
Colin O'Scopy
2011-11-26 02:02:04 AM
Colin O'Scopy: Rolling Stone did a thing about the '80s recently. They proved they really should've had someone old enough to have lived through 'em actually write the piece. They were WAAY off.

...so if Rolling Stone farked up again, take it with a grain of salt. They're kinda irrelevant anymore.
 
bikkurikun
2011-11-26 03:11:48 AM
This guy (new window)
 
bikkurikun
2011-11-26 03:15:26 AM
Another one (new window)
 
buzz_kirkwood
2011-11-26 03:16:46 AM
Came for Sean Drinkwater, pleased to see Sean Drinkwater as the second entry.
 
LewDux
2011-11-26 03:55:47 AM
Link/Link/Link (new windows)

Link (new window)


Link (new window)
 
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