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Rick Wakeman’s Jane Seymour

Not a lot of keyboardists got away with wearing capes, even in the 70’s, but no one seemed to question it when Rick Wakeman cut loose.

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Dream Weaver

Gary Wright performs “Dream Weaver”, on Burt Sugarmans Midnight Special 1976.

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Edgar Winter does Frankenstein

Feel ROCK’s majesty condensed into 10 short minutes.

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Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s Lucky Man

Just maybe the most famous synth solo ever.

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Jan Hammer & Jeff Beck – Star Cycle

Hammer demonstrates why he’s the guitarists’ keyboardist.

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Genesis-In The Cage

You have to sit through a lot of Phil Collin to get to it, but Tony Banks delivers a classic prog solo.

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Jan Hammer – Darkness/Earth In Search Of The Sun

Hammer never succeeded in making the keytar look as cool as a guitar, but he has always played his ass off. This is a live take of the lead track on The First Seven Days (Synthtopia review).

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Herbie Hancock – Chameleon

Herbie Hancock performing Chameleon live in 1975. This video only captures the second half of the song – but it captures the synth solo freakout.

]]> http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/08/8-classic-synth-solos-of-the-seventies/feed/ 5 Killer Sound – The Revenge Of The Keyboardist http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/06/killer-sound-the-revenge-of-the-keyboardist/ http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/10/06/killer-sound-the-revenge-of-the-keyboardist/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:29:18 +0000 synthhead http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=8736 Click here to view the embedded video.

A rock band called Beast Infection makes the fateful decision to fire its keyboardist due to his penchant for indulging in long, luxurious solos. One by one, the band members are picked off by an unseen entity…

It turns out the killer is not who you might expect!

Best quote: “Rick Wakeman and David Lee Roth probably wouldn’t get along. Let’s just leave it at that!”

Starring David Stanbra, Rich Knight, Kali Hawk, Mark Gaddis, Storm Lee, Justin Lee, Katrina McCullough, and Emily Banks.

Music by Austin Meredith

Directed by Matt Thiesen

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