Members Geert Hurenkamp Posted October 10, 2004 Members Share Posted October 10, 2004 Rick Wakeman - Close To The Edge, last part +1 for Light My Fire (Manzarek) +1 for Supper's Ready (Banks) Thijs van Leer (Dutch 70s band Focus) - "Answers, Questions, Questions, Answers" (or something like that) on their Live At The Rainbow album. Some of Focus's stuff is really great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Purity_Control Posted October 10, 2004 Members Share Posted October 10, 2004 Classical wise I'd go with Buxterhude over Bach, rock wise, John Cale's contribution to Sister Ray (recorded in one take 'cos if they'd done several they'd have ended up killing each other over everyone wanting to use the version where they sounded best!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tzujan Posted October 10, 2004 Members Share Posted October 10, 2004 If you have not listened to Toamas Holopainen from Nightwish, you have not been paying attention to the great synth players out there.That guy is by far, the finest player to hit the stage. His sequences are flawless, his leads are faster and more complex than anything I have heard to date. The man makes 16th note leads and 8th note trills seem effortless, not to mention the sheer beauty of his compositions, and the fantastic sounds he creates with his Korg(s).If you can keep up with him, you can play anything. IMHO, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Learning67 Posted October 10, 2004 Author Members Share Posted October 10, 2004 I guess to me, and probably others, when I say "solo" I mean improvised. Thus excluding all those bach pieces. Granted, back in the day those guys could improvise freakin' fugue. But we dont have recordings from the 18th century. I personally find the Bach D minor tocatta and fugue a cliche these days. Its music to inspire a 16 year old to practice. There are zillions of other classical pieces just as good if not better. (Did Fox improvise fugues? He may have) I cant believe I left Jon Lord off my initial list! Hush, hyway star, so many killer solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Learning67 Posted October 10, 2004 Author Members Share Posted October 10, 2004 and for that matter.....where on earth is there a beach boys organ solo? and, as much as I love and respect everything he did until "In A Square Circle", where are the stevie wonder organ solos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangefunk Posted October 10, 2004 Members Share Posted October 10, 2004 Originally posted by Learning67 and for that matter.....where on earth is there a beach boys organ solo? and, as much as I love and respect everything he did until "In A Square Circle", where are the stevie wonder organ solos? Theres one on Golden Lady on the Innervisions LP, however IIRC it was Clarence Palmer who played it and not Stevie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tucktronix Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 What about Ricky Peterson's killer B3 solos on "Drop Shot", off his "Souvenir" CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockman59 Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 where on earth is there a beach boys organ solo___________________________________________________"Fun, Fun, Fun"........now that Daddy took the T-Bird away..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Learning67 I guess to me, and probably others, when I say "solo" I mean improvised. Thus excluding all those bach pieces. Granted, back in the day those guys could improvise freakin' fugue. But we dont have recordings from the 18th century. ah ... the notation IS the way those 17th/18th century composers recorded their improvisations. excluding Bach just because the recording was pen to paper instead of transducer to tape is not fair to Bach ... and merely reinforces the rift between "pop" and "classical" music. the strong relationship between baroque and soul music is one of the most-ignored musical mysteries of the 20th century ... but that's a topic for another thread. or a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Purity_Control Classical wise I'd go with Buxterhude over Bach thanks for reminding me of Dietrich. I have Walter Kraft's multi-record multi-box set of the entire collected works of Buxtehude which i should pull out someday. Bach might not have wanted to bone his daughter, but that guy could write some mean organ music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roald Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 AJP +1: Tony Banks in suppers ready but my all time fav is the solo in Sam Brown's 'Stop'. What a wicked solo. at bit out of place in the song and in the 80s, but OH YEAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members analogaddict Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by suitandtieguy thanks for reminding me of Dietrich. I have Walter Kraft's multi-record multi-box set of the entire collected works of Buxtehude which i should pull out someday. Bach might not have wanted to bone his daughter, but that guy could write some mean organ music. I wish I could go back in time and give Buxtehude an overdrive pedal, or maybe just a B-3 w. a Leslie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Rockman59 where on earth is there a beach boys organ solo ___________________________________________________ "Fun, Fun, Fun"........now that Daddy took the T-Bird away..... Yes - that is a fun solo! Not exactly a masterpiece but fun, catchy + a perfect 8 bars for the tune it sits in the middle of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wineandkeyz Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 A couple that haven't been mentioned: Neal Doughty's solo in "Roll With The Changes" by REO SpeedwagonMelvin Seals' solo on the Sam Cooke medley on Elvin Bishop's live "Raisin' Hell" album"Footstompin' Music" by Grand Funk Railroad (not really a "solo" per se, but a kickin' organ-driven rocker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richtor Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Doug Ingle - Iron Butterfly "Innagaddadavida" or however it was spelled. Not the greatest of all time but worthy of being on the list of candidates. I'd also throw in there Steve Winwood for several works he did over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stbean Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Boston, Third stage...I think its on the song, The Launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madjack Posted October 11, 2004 Members Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Rockman59 where on earth is there a beach boys organ solo___________________________________________________"Fun, Fun, Fun"........now that Daddy took the T-Bird away..... Also "Surfin USA". Also, while not solos, some fairly decent, although simple, work on "In My Room", "Good Vibrations", etc. +1 for Doug Ingle. While I don't remember his name, the organist for Uriah Heep did some nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mucsusn Posted October 12, 2004 Members Share Posted October 12, 2004 I had the good fortune of taking lessons for 5 years as a teenager on a magnificent 76 rank 3 manual baroque voiced Casavant Freres. I've attached a picture of the sanctuary. It was an amazing thing to do every Monday afternoon for those years. My Dad (rest his soul) hustled back from his 5 man carpool 50 mile commute to the shipyard and hauled me right back across town in the middle of rush hour to get it done. At 25 bucks a pop in the late 60's and early 70's. I sometimes forget my sheer dumb luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coyote-1 Posted October 12, 2004 Members Share Posted October 12, 2004 Back in 1974-75, Jon Lord used to do an unaccompanied organ solo as the lead-in to "You Fool No One". He would often quote known pieces - but he'd also often do classic organ improvisation (obviously minus the footpedals). And along with the usual Hammond 'tricks' he'd throw in the occasional "gates of hell" ringmodulator effect, along with rocking the organ to get crashing thunderclaps from the reverb springs.... from a heavy rock perspective, no one's bettered that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonoftheDead Posted October 12, 2004 Members Share Posted October 12, 2004 I'll second Rick Wakeman's B3 stylings on Roundabout... Edit: The solo in Close To The Edge just kicks ass too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GlassPrisoner Posted October 12, 2004 Members Share Posted October 12, 2004 along with rocking the organ to get crashing thunderclaps from the reverb springs.... THATs why he did that. I thought it was for show ! Learn somethng new every day. Thx Speaking of JL, just remembered another one. Intro to Lazy !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d135-1r43 Posted October 13, 2005 Members Share Posted October 13, 2005 My favourite synthie solo is 'Warmen - Salieri Strikes Back'. (Well, the whole song is one big solo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snake eyes Posted October 13, 2005 Members Share Posted October 13, 2005 anything by billy Preston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Modulo1000 Posted October 13, 2005 Members Share Posted October 13, 2005 Rod Argent, the Zombies - Time of the Season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted October 13, 2005 Members Share Posted October 13, 2005 I saw Tony Monaco in person this year at the NAMM Hammond booth. THAT was an education watching him. Caught Joey D there too. Both those guys are monsters on the organ. I happened to be in the right place at the right time, the view from behind watching their hands (and feet) move is not an angle you'll get if you went to a club appearance. Tom Scholtz was actually a keyboard player before he started to play guitar. I learned Foreplay by ear - that thing plays like a Hanon exercise, a real finger twister. Virgil Fox, I love his stuff. His CD on the Wanamaker organ will blow your mind. He also did a digital recording in 1977, a challenge for the pipe organ mind you. If you get tired of T&F in Dm, give the Gigue Fugue in G a run. That ranks as a favorite with the T&F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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