1) Who do you prefer?
2) Who do you think is more skilled?
3) What is(are) you favorite solo(s) from each?
2007-12-23 09:02:23 · 9 answers · asked by meep meep 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Rick all the way for me, there just something incrediably haunting in the way he plays....
2007-12-23 09:17:53 · update #1
Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
My favorite Rick Wakeman solo is probably from
"And You And I"
He just gave soo much to that song
But for Emerson it's definitely "Honky Tonk Train Blues"
I loooove that Honky Tonk Piano
Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson are My #1 &2 Keyboardists of all time
2007-12-23 13:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
1)Both for different reasons
2)Keith is more skilled
3)Wakeman-Awaken
Emerson-All of the 1000 solos on Karn Evil 9
I like keith because he uses so many different sounds and can really draw you into a different world
what Wakeman plays in a more elegant manner as mentioned above.
But my fav is Jon Lord because he is an amazing improviser
2007-12-23 14:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by Typical non-conformist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow man what a match!!!
1. I like both Wakeman and Emerson.
2. I believe Keith is more skilled than Rick.
3. Of Emerson's solos I like the one's with all the ltter T's: Tank, Tarkus, Trilogy & Tocatta.
Of Rick Wakeman's, I like the solos in Roundabout and South Side of the Sky.
2007-12-23 13:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by remove me 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Having seen both in concert I'd say that's BS. Bq Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Bq2 Sabbra Cadabra by Black Sabbath (Rick Wakeman on keyboards) Bq3 Karn Evil 9 Bq4 Ryuichi Sakamoto
2016-03-16 05:43:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of these musicians are highly skilled. Wakeman probably has not strayed as far from his classical roots as Emerson has. Go way back into the early days of the two and see where they parked their interests. The two best solos were Lucky Man and I watched Keith Emerson play Bach's Fugue in D minor from the wrong side of the keyboard once at an ELP concert
2007-12-23 09:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if I remember correctly I have only heard I lp from Rick Wakeman, Journey to the center of the earth back in the '70s.
I have been a ELP (Carl Palmer) fan since the 1970s and seen ELP 3x in concert, once was the Works World Tour 1977 and once with the late Cozy Powell on Drums.
I'd pick Keith Emersom because I am more filmier with his/their music and from time to time I still play those great ELP CDs.
2007-12-23 13:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by gretsch16pc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like both, who I listen to depends on mood
Wakeman's more surealistic and precice
Emerson tends to be choppy with jazz influences intertwined
I've heard too many great performances out of both over the past 35 years to say
2007-12-23 10:47:31 · answer #7 · answered by JP 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tough one...they are both phenominal...and the best in their own rights...they are both classically trained pianoists..and provided a flair to their respective bands - multiple key boards, synthisizers, costumes, flying piano's etc...and they both played for 2 of my favorite bands...Yes and ELP...dont know that I can say I prefer one over the other, just depends on my mood and what I am doing at the time...
Emerson Karn Evil #9 is excellent as is most of his work on Tarcus and Works... Wakeman, Journey to the Center of the Earth - EXCELLENT....and all he did with Yes...
Not willing to commit to a favorite solo by either of them as I like all that they did....
2007-12-25 05:29:46 · answer #8 · answered by bob k 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 & 2: Keith Emerson
3: My favorite would have to be the synth solo at the beginning of Karn Evil 9 (if they were all smooshed together)
2007-12-23 10:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Lucifer Sam 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm biased. My moneys on Rick.
I think Rick plays w/ more....elegance & flair. Keith tends to be more aggressive.
Oh man, solo? I love Rick's short one during the quiet part of "South side of the Sky".
How 'bout you, sarah?
2007-12-23 09:15:30 · answer #10 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋