Keyboard Intros and/or Solos in Songs - Album or Live

[TerpWomenFan]

 

[64Zcode]

 

[cancontent]

I know guitars take over early, but something about the opening riff gets me every time.

 

[rvwsleep]

Rick Beato has been mentioned in the music threads before. Here's his list of the top 20 keyboard intros. A number of the songs already posted here appear on his list.




#10 is a catchy tune:

Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video)

 

[Centerstream]

You should watch Sina's cover of this. I posted it to the Guitar thread that is now on the entertainment portion of the BY.

I have seen it on YT. I have watched quite a few of her covers on YT.

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Aluminny69]

Classic!

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[cullaville]

Any keyboard solo by Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson.

 

[cullaville]

 

[nwhoopfan]

A little bit at the beginning (piano), then an extended end to the song. I'm not positive, but I think Hammond B3 organ? And I'm not ashamed to admit I actually like REO Speedwagon.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

 

[TerpWomenFan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't think there was a whole lot of piano featured in 80s hair metal, but it's used quite effectively here.

Also Bobbie Brown is most famous for being in the Warrant video for "Cherry Pie," but she's in this one too.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Keyboards all the way until the first chorus, when the guitar kicks in.

 

[nwhoopfan]

There probably was quite a bit of synth/keyboards in 80s metal. Long intro on this one.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, maybe a stretch but I felt like doing it. Do MLB stadiums still have organs they play over the PA system?

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm also stretching from the OP, some of these aren't necessarily intro or solo, but featured throughout a song. Organ probably never really went away, but it certainly faded from being as prominent as it once was. Happy to hear it some new stuff.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I could pick just about any song by this group. Almost all of their songs have long intros. Lots of keyboards/synths. Seen them live a couple times. They have a nice trippy groove, good chill music.

 

[SVCBeercats]

 

[SVCBeercats]

 

[64Zcode]

Pretty sure that the original was by B. Bumble and The Stingers.
ELP - The Nut Rocker

 

[64Zcode]

After Supertramp Roger Hodgson had a couple of his own albums,

 

[SVCBeercats]