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« on: December 10, 2005, 05:08:30 PM » |
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me and my pal Parrykins aka "izzyrose" discussed whether keyboards and pianos ruin rock songs to stop them from becoming rock to more pop and whether rock songs shud be guitar based to be pure rockers.
What do u guys think?
gn'r wen 1st started out were pure rock but when keyboards came in, they became slightly softer in some sense However, Meatloaf managed to make bat out ta hell sound like a rocker even with out a piano
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2005, 06:03:00 PM » |
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I think a piano is a sure fire way to make a good rock song a fantastic rock song
Really helps give the track some class and gives it that great blues vibe
Tracks like Bowie's Suffragette City and of course GN'R's 14 years really show what a piano can do when used correctly
As for keyboards - when they are subtle they work great, but oversuded makes the band sound 1980's synth pop......
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2005, 06:40:08 PM » |
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Tow Words: Bruce Springsteen
Almost all his songs have a great piano
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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2005, 09:48:49 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2005, 09:52:00 PM » |
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I think a piano is a sure fire way to make a good rock song a fantastic rock song
Really helps give the track some class and gives it that great blues vibe
Tracks like Bowie's Suffragette City and of course GN'R's 14 years really show what a piano can do when used correctly
As for keyboards - when they are subtle they work great, but oversuded makes the band sound 1980's synth pop......
I really Agree pionos really make a rock song . They make it softer sure but it still kicks major ass unless you get into techno lol
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2005, 10:00:18 PM » |
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Piano just adds to a song, gives it something extra and at times is the basis of a good song.
Try some of the piano on "With Teeth". Sounds awesome
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« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2005, 07:30:14 AM » |
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FAITH NO MORE? ? the best!! yeh. 4got about them. they rocked! i love the keyboard in Epic
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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2005, 08:30:54 AM » |
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FAITH NO MORE? ? the best!! yeh. 4got about them. they rocked! i love the keyboard in Epic same here!
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« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2005, 02:05:39 PM » |
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Faith no more showed that keyboards can be used well - probably the only band to do so
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« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2005, 04:15:31 PM » |
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Piano brings rock to a more elaborated feeling, perhaps cause it expreses so much. But sometimes too much piano makes the song so cheesy for instance home sweet home by Motley Crue. Good example of how to use a piano in a Song would be Queen
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« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2005, 04:23:31 PM » |
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Piano brings rock to a more elaborated feeling, perhaps cause it expreses so much. But sometimes too much piano makes the song so cheesy for instance home sweet home by Motley Crue. Good example of how to use a piano in a Song would be Queen? GN'R managed to pull off the keyboard piano thing quite well
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« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2005, 11:48:52 AM » |
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Yeah exactly in songs like 14 years pure rock n roll and Locomotive some freaking alternative stuff in the end makes a well used of the piano. In queen I gotta say get down make love and don't try suicide makes a great example.
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« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2005, 05:00:04 PM » |
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3 words - Faith no More
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2005, 06:06:21 PM » |
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Piano is class.
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2005, 06:36:32 PM » |
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hard rock + Piano = sex
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« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2005, 10:22:59 AM » |
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Sex = death (acording to dream theater) so that would be hard rock = death ?
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« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2005, 10:54:04 AM » |
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The last two White Stripes singles have been pretty good for just piano and drums..
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« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2005, 04:06:14 PM » |
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The last two White Stripes singles have been pretty good for just piano and drums..
Havent hurd the White Stripes in a while
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« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2005, 04:42:53 PM » |
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The last two White Stripes singles have been pretty good for just piano and drums..
Havent hurd the White Stripes in a while Thats because Meg and Jack are hard at work already on the followup to 'Satan up pretty certain
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« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2005, 05:42:42 PM » |
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ok. i think its crap being in a 2 man band. i feel a band has gotta have at least 4 members. 5 man bands are the perfect size.
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