keyboarding in band?

[Prodigy Guitarist]

i'm thinking of starting a classic rock band, my friend has a keyboard and he want's to join. do you think that a keyboard would fit well with a classic rock band or not?

[CuShMaN]

Go listen to the Doors or Rush and you tell me.









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[freakmeeko]

Yes
ELP
Doors

Keyboard was just as common as any other instrument in rock until about the 80's. Give the kid a chance. What makes you think guitar is any more important than the ivories?

[Roses_and_Ribbons]

Can't hurt.

[anarchy_revolution]

yeah a lot of bands have keyboardists. just let him audition or have him jam with you a few times and see how he fits in.

[shreddy]

Classic Rock

Deep Purple
Rainbow
UFO
Kansas
Boston
Led Zep
Who
just to name a few

All used keys, I think you could find a few songs from those bands to play in your band. Make sure your keyboardist has some decent Organ / B3 and Rhodes tones.

Ed

[the2stranger]

keys are the staple of classic rock, justr look at the list of bands named by others.
get the guy in your band, there aren't too many keyboardists

[FeralCats]

Classic Rock

Deep Purple
Rainbow
UFO
Kansas
Boston
Led Zep
Who
just to name a few

All used keys, I think you could find a few songs from those bands to play in your band. Make sure your keyboardist has some decent Organ / B3 and Rhodes tones.

Ed

Actually, The Who didn't (And doesn't, I believe)have a keyboard player. They used one in there Rock Operas a lot, though- and I remember they all used to say if they could find a good enough keyboard player they'd grab him up. That was before Moon passed away,though.

[shreddy]

I cant confess to being a Who fan or knowing everthing about them but.

Pete Townshed played the boards from the discographies that I've seen. But your right they didnt have a full time player however, my intial point was that all those bands used keys.

Some classic rock songs by the who with keys.

Won't Get Fooled Again
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Too Much of Anything

[Heavy_Metal_For_Life]

No one seems to mention that nearly all of the song on Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon, had keyboard in them!

[FeralCats]

I cant confess to being a Who fan or knowing everthing about them but.

Pete Townshed played the boards from the discographies that I've seen. But your right they didnt have a full time player however, my intial point was that all those bands used keys.

Some classic rock songs by the who with keys.

Won't Get Fooled Again
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Too Much of Anything

Thats true-but only for the albums. Live, they wouldn't use Keyboards, and most of the songs didn't have them.

[Davethepianoplayer]

Keyboards have been used in many great bands. The way i see it..if its good enough for Zeppelin to have it...its good enough. It adds a certain sound to a band that can change a song..how would no quarter by led zep sound w/o it..or half of springsteen's songs.

[freakmeeko]

No one seems to mention that nearly all of the song on Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon, had keyboard in them!

Well, that's kind of obvious being Pink Floyd had a keyboardist.