Good piano in rock songs

[Craig234]

A few greats:

- Lover Reign O'Er Me, The Who
- Introduction to Right Now, Van Halen
- Locomotive Breath, Jethro Tull

Organ is a bit different - like Baba O'Reilly by The Who.

Any other great ones to list?

(Of course there are.

But not easy to think of them).

 

[zerocool84]

The Doors

Most of their best songs have killer piano in them.

 

[sdifox]

Elton John

Queen

John Mellencamp

Billy Joel

Little Richard

Elvis

 

[MongGrel]

Probably a lot of things with a Hammond B3 in them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA&list=PLi18J0wYgHmR5z9BJwsu0fLLc2P7CTiEf

About anything Ray did in the Doors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Manzarek

Lots of Beatles songs.

ELP.

Let It Be- The Beatles Lyrics........[lyrics in Description]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoRAZdc85I

The Beatles - A Day In The Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM

That one is pretty icon and epic.

Have it cranked atm actually.

*sustain on *

 

[brianmanahan]

Elton John

yep, i love playing along with many of his songs

- that's why the call it the blues
- crocodile rock
- tiny dancer
- this train don't stop there anymore

 

[Cappuccino]

I find rock songs really hard on the Piano. It's tooo fast for my liking 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkghV72-X8A

 

[MongGrel]

The Doors

Most of their best songs have killer piano in them.

You beat me to that one.

Keyboards at any rate.

 

[brianmanahan]

I find rock songs really hard on the Piano. It's tooo fast for my liking 🙂

fast is fun, fast and syncopated is funner!

 

[Cappuccino]

fast is fun, fast and syncopated is funner!

I can't read notes so my brain would explode! 😎


edit - omg just relaizxed u capped yout sig you never use caps omg is this real life

 

[sdifox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IjgZGhHrYY

great balls of fire

 

[balloonshark]

Pretty much everything by Evanescence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJGpsL_XYQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxaaGgTQYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw2Ic_2XdVQ

 

[MongGrel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IjgZGhHrYY

great balls of fire

The Killer.

+1

 

[dualsmp]

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcjzHMhBtf0

 

[Schmide]

Biz Markie - Just A Friend

 

[Strk]

Avenged Sevenfold - I won't see you tonight, part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAdQzCq53XE

 

[sdifox]

The Killer.

+1

Kind of surprised he is still around long after Elvis is gone.

He even showed up to Graceland once with a gun...

 

[MongGrel]

Kind of surprised he is still around long after Elvis is gone.

Keith Richards still runs around, is just another one of those great mystery's of life.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Right Now

 

[brianmanahan]

I can't read notes so my brain would explode! 😎

i don't really read notes that well either, i just play it by listening and messing around

edit - omg just relaizxed u capped yout sig you never use caps omg is this real life

i had to send my sig to a translator to get it capitalized :awe:

 

[CraKaJaX]

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet:

Derek and the Dominoes, Layla -

https://youtu.be/0SABEJC-JAs?t=189

Easily top 5 favorite of all time.

 

[sdifox]

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet:

Derek and the Dominoes, Layla -

https://youtu.be/0SABEJC-JAs?t=189

Easily top 5 favorite of all time.

Probably because Clapton is a guitar god, not a piano god.

 

[Jeeebus]

Faith No More - Epic.

Particularly at this spot

 

[CraKaJaX]

Probably because Clapton is a guitar god, not a piano god.

While true, the ending is an absolute classic and anyone who knows classic rock knows it. Previous mentions of Elvis, Van Halen, etc. aren't 'piano gods' either.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcjzHMhBtf0

Greg Rolie was in Santana's band (along with Neal Schon) before Journey so it makes sense he'd know his stuff.

A better Journey piano song: Feeling that way / Anytime -
https://youtu.be/_OOUY1Z_XOQ

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Radiohead - Pyramid Song