11 Heaviest Keyboard Riffs Ever | Dream Theater Keyboardist Jordan Rudess' Picks
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Published 2022-07-27
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All Comments (21)
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God that pipe organ part from Close to the Edge blew me when i first heard it and still gives goosebump : a real masterpiece
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What a nice young man. I'm sure his band will be a great success.
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Keith Emerson was heavier than a lot of metal guitarists.
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I was standing in long line at security waiting to fly out of LAX about 5 or 6 years back not exactly enjoying myself when I heard a very talented individual skillfully and tastefully tickling the keys of a white Grand Piano that is for some reason stationed on second floor landing overlooking the international departures airline ticket offices. The pianist played a number of renditions of popular music from 70s-90s along with some classical shorts. He stopped a couple times between pieces and was greeted by rounds of applause from the mass humanity moving past him at the piano. As a huge DT fan from the release of their very first single "Pull Me Under" in the 90s I almost immediately thought I recognized the fluid technique and his distinctive crescendos and dynamic tempo changes. Of course, it was the greatest Rock and Progressive Metal keyboardist of all time; Jordan Rudess.
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One of the greatest keyboardists of our time!
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I'd like to honorably mention Tom Scholz on keyboards on Boston's Foreplay / Long Time. The first 90 seconds is pretty heavy and I must've listened to it hundreds of times.
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That organ section in Close to the Edge, I remember listening to the Yessongs version on mushrooms when I was 17 or so. I felt like those chords were ripping my body apart. Such an intense part juxtaposed to the soft moody vocals of Jon. I love Yes so much. So glad Jordan chose this particular section.
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I'm so glad that he chose Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Bach.
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When it comes to Jon Lord, the opening to "Perfect Strangers" is heavy personified Remember: D minor is the saddest key of them all
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I’m almost 40 years younger than him, and Tarkus blew my mind too.
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RIP Jon Lord - he was the GOAT 🐐
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Two really pieces that come to my mind are Perfect Strangers and Mr. Crowley
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Chopin's 'Funeral March' = death metal, man is that some good irony right there - plus some great music too 🙂
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Grieg, Stravinski, Tchaikovsky, and Chopin. My mom was a concert pianist and had performed in Canada a number of times as she was considered comparable to Gould, so I listened to Chopin being played more than anyone and love his works to this day.
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I have always loved the grinding B3 tones and textures of Steppenwolf. "The Pusher" and "Born to be Wild".
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Tarkus is constantly playing in my head, Keith Emerson was a genius !
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fantastic list! Love the back and forth with Classical and Prog.
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Awesome picks. When it comes to heaviness in classical music I really dig the opening section in Tchaikovksy's piano concerto no 1.
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So glad he mentioned Grieg. Lots of people forget how genius he was!
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Absolutely epic list, thanks Jordan!
