Your favourite rock/pop pianists

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-03-22 08:54pm

Piano rock is one of my favourite genres of music to listen to, and I'm always on the lookout for new artists to discover. Who are some of your favourites?

Mine: Tori Amos, Billy Joel, Sarah McLachlan, Ben Folds, Chantal Kreviazuk, Alanis Morissette, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Anna Nalick (what I've heard so far, anyway), Fiona Apple, Harry Connick Jr., and Jamie Cullum (the last two are half jazz/half popular)

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-03-22 09:52pm

Of the ones I know.

Billy Joel, Tori Amos, Alanis Morrisette, Sarah McLachlan, Ben Folds, Fiona Apple.

There's probably more, but those I remember for now

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-03-22 10:16pm

My favorite is Glen Harding. He's best known as Elvis' piano player in the 70's.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2005-03-22 10:24pm

RAY CHARLES, who I cannot BELIEVE has not been mentioned.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2005-03-22 11:12pm

Myra Ellen Amos of course. She's the piano singer babe.

Then there's Sarah Slean, who I think of as the Canadian Myra Ellen Amos.

Sarah McLachlan & Chantal Kreviazuk were already mentioned, but I do need to add that they're cute and I'd sleep with them if I were single and they weren't married.

Hawksley Workman does some nice stuff too, kinda weird but in a good way.

And I'm drawing a blank now so I'll just say Billy Joel, because I have his "Pianoman" album on vinyl from way back in the day before they had CDs.

Deathstalker · Post by **Deathstalker** » 2005-03-23 01:15am

In addition to those already mentioned, Freddie Mercury. The Deathstalker is a Queen fanboy, but Freddie could play and write.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-03-23 01:27am

Alanis Morissette and Elton John.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2005-03-23 01:34am

Teo Cardalda and Maria Monsonis.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-03-23 07:09am

Whoever the piano playing guy is from the band Keane. With just a piano, some drums and a singer they make soom good music IMO

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-03-23 07:55am

Jason Moran. Mind you, it's purely Jazz, but he's my fav piano player.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-03-23 08:26am

Jerry Lee Lewis/Little Richard: The first Piano Rockers

Ray Manzarak as one of the understated inovators, besides work on the doors, he also mixed and did synth work for the Punk Band "X"

Sir. Elton John- can't discuss piano rock without mentioning him, along with Emerson Lake and Palmer he's responsible for blazing the trail of acceptance for piano rock in the 1970's

ELP: damn, again there would have been no others, very moving musically.

Thomas Dolby: guitar keyboard combo that set the Synth-rock tone for the early eighties, often copied

Sarah McLaughlin: very cool and soul touching, and being the third best marskwoman in Canada, makes her someone I would never say anything bad about. <for those who don't know her first claim to fame was as an olympian>

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-03-23 11:48am

Billy Joel
Elton John
Ben Folds
Alanis Morrisette

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-03-23 02:09pm

aside from the obvious classics, whoever it is that does the keyboards in Dream Theater.

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-03-23 03:34pm

Darth_Zod wrote:aside from the obvious classics, whoever it is that does the keyboards in Dream Theater.

That'd be Jordan Rudess, and yes, he's amazing. Went to Julliard at the age of nine for classical piano.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2005-03-23 03:56pm

Billy Joel, without question. "Piano Man" is a classic, even for people who don't like him.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2005-03-23 06:54pm

Durandal wrote:Billy Joel, without question. "Piano Man" is a classic, even for people who don't like him.

Piano man is good, but I like "Goodnight Saigon" and "You may be right" more.

Tinkerbell · Post by **Tinkerbell** » 2005-03-23 08:32pm

Dear god do I love Tori Amos.

And because I'm weird and listen to things no one's ever heard of, The Dresden Dolls. They rank #1. Tori is only slightly under them.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-03-23 09:07pm

The guy from Dragonforce is pretty damn good, when I can get over the goddamn cheese of the rest of the song.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2005-03-23 09:14pm

Franz Liszt.

What? His music was popular when he was alive.