You know - as a fellow UA-camr, I’m watching for cuts (not seeing cuts), watching your eyes to see if you’re reading music (you’re not) and I’m floored. Great idea for a video and beautiful playing. What a celebration of the electric piano!! Congrats David❤
@@lupcokotevski2907 or maybe Hanon basic exercises that classical piano students have been doing for over a century? I'm not looking to be insulting, Ray Mazarek was a great creative keyboardist. But as far as that one descending phrase goes, I was doing it cleanly when I was nine. A side note to your post --- I saw Sun Ra twice in NYC. Once as a solo piano guest artist playing brilliant improvisations on "somewhere over the rainbow" at Radio City Music Hall, The other was with his whole Arkestra in a small space called Soundscape. There was one break where his two or three saxophone players played as loud as they could with as high pitches as they could, that pretty much seemed too rearrange my eardrums. It was all I could do not to cover my ears and embarrass them, and I should have because it may have caused permanent ear damage. Louder than any rock and roll arena show I've ever been to.
Speaking of "tempting," The Temptations had a follow up track to their big hit "My Girl." It was called "It's Growing," and it charted fairly high also. The intro is a TOY piano! Yes, I really mean toy, like something you get in those days for $9.95 (US) at Toys R Us or K-Mart. I think in the demo a kid actually played the toy piano but in the studio the house musician Earl Van Dyke (Funk Brothers) played it, but he still used the same toy piano. They all liked the novelty of the effect. The original young player may have had some labor/union issues or labor laws I don't know. The intro is kool. Of course it indeed SOUNDS like a toy, but that was what was so funky then about the intro, and what is a piano under $10 going to sound like, ha ha! Vladir Horowitz was probably already booked up for any additional studio work!😬
He may have done a cut after the Mii theme but I don’t think it’s much more than two takes. Just recorded MIDI and changed the patches in post, or had the patches lined up and switched them with a foot switch. Pretty impressive playing.
Supertramp's "The Logical Song" would be my first suggestion - absolute classic. A bit more obscure would be "The Holy Drinker" by Steven Wilson, which I think is also a Wurlitzer. PS: "How Deep Is Your Love?" - Bee Gees
As a keyboardist, I've played "How Deep is Your Love" as a solo keyboard player many times (in the past) and never even thought of it...great catch, that one.
I've been impressed by David in the past, but this takes the cake. Such a great performance and inspiring to re-listen to all these songs. Thanks for all the work you put into this!
A few honorable mentions: 1) Brandy by Looking Glass 2) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright 3) Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang 4) In The Name of Love by Bill Withers/Ralph McDonald 5) Mr. Magic by Grover Washington/Bob James 6) Angela's Theme by Bob James 7) Brazilian Rhyme by EWF 8) One Hundred Ways by Qunicy Jones/James Ingram
Great job! The Fender Rhodes is an iconic keyboard instrument. And even though I don't own one, my Korg M50 does a very good job at emulating it. Has a good Wurly as well. It's not the latest and greatest, but it's still an excellent synthesizer, (the 88 key version).
Excellent! I didn't realize just how essential the electric piano was to that classic rock sound until you laid out all these intros back-to-back. It just sounds so smooth and instantly nostalgic.
The sound very much lived on in most of the synths, especially the Electric Piano patch on the DX7. That alone drove most of the decade's power ballads!
I'm a huge fan of the Wurlitzer electric piano. A song I would include is one that a young Brit might not be aware of: "So Into You" by Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was a hit in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (but not the UK).
Killing me Softly by Roberta Flack. Dreamer by Supertramp. L.A Woman by the Doors. Boppin’ the Blues by Blackfeather. Babe by Styx The Logical Song by Supertramp. Anything! by Three Dog Night. Ahh what the heck we could go on forever. Great video great selection all the same.
Absolutely nailed it, once again! After your and Paul's performances, I really can't wait for Adam Neely's take on the 55 (or even 80?) greatest bass intros of all time.
@@StarQueenEstrella Uh, you're absolutely right! What I was actually aiming at was one of those chronological one-take medleys, just like David did above, or Paul Davids with his medley on guitar intros. But thanks for your recommendation!
Hearing these together blew my mind because I had forgotten just how insanely incredible the 70’s were .. 🤯♥️👌 I read a comment then realized that you did so many - if not all, in a single take?!?!?! 👏👏 Can hardly believe that - and you played with such ease!! Wow congrats from 🇨🇦 bro
This is awesome, David, liked it even better than your piano piece a bit ago. Only one missing is Lovin' Spoonful "Summer in the City" intro, very iconic.
Two minutes in, and I'm already loving this video. David, it's really nice to just hear you play. I know that you're a great music educator, but the encyclopedia of your musical knowledge really shines in your playing. Let's do this all day.
Not only superb job playing, but cueing the midi patches as well! Seamless! Two songs come to mind: “Babe”, by Dennis DeYoung (Styx), and “ Midas Shadow”, by Peter Wood (Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat” LP).
Great list! The 70s was definitely the heyday of the EP, since then it's been a conscious decision by a musician to evoke that particular sound, rather than the default keyboard instrument.
You have it all - the memorization, perfect sounds, the playing, the encyclopedic knowledge of music, the personable presence, and probably a hundred other positive qualities I didn't think of.
I'd never given much thought to the electric piano as an instrument, much less how it works or how ubiquitous it is. Cheers for expanding my appreciation. Great playing as well!
Unbelievable performance to play all those intros non-stop by memory. Incredible. Not to mention the fact that the sounds were dialled in for each song. Can't imagine the time and effort you put into doing this.....as well the talent. Beyond Superb work sir!!!
Another great video, thanks! I’ve been playing the piano for 50 years, love the electric piano sound, and the 70s were my formative years so great to hear so many classics from that era. Your videos always make me happy!
An interesting one that comes to mind is Van Halen’s “and the cradle will rock”. It’s a Wurli through EVH’s Marshall Plexi. Pretty hard to replicate the sound but it is unusual.
David that was an incredible display of talent. Much more than just a medley To perform 8-16ish bars of 55 songs back to back was brilliant. I really appreciate your channel. Cheers!
The inclusion on Zep's No Quarter was spot on. I wouldn't have guessed it would be on the list (though it certainly deserves to be). However, you did miss Light My Fire which should be on there with the properly identified Riders.
I just looked it up -- it wasn't played on an electric piano, but rather on a Vox organ, which uses oscillators to produce tones. As David explains here, electric pianos still produce sounds acoustically/mechanically, but it's just amplified, analogous to how an electric guitar works.
You do make a good point: it's weird on its face that there are two Led Zeppelin songs on this list and only _one_ Doors song. But, as Victor points out, maybe there are technicalities at play.
Fun Fact: David plays it in C#m because that's how it sounds on the album, but Led Zeppelin actually recorded it in Dm but decided that it was too fast so they slowed it down before it was mastered. That change brought the key down to C#m. If you listen to any of the live versions it's in the original Dm
@@sirB0nes as others have pointed out, Light My Fire's melody was played on an organ, not electric piano. As recognizable is that intro is, it shouldn't be on the list because of that technicality.
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Wow! That was amazing, I like to add: Supertramp - 'Logical Song', Alan Parsons Project 'Eye in the sky', and a lot of Vulfpeck's songs like 'Sauna', '1612', I love 'Smile Meditation' chords and crescendo, and 'Soft Parade' among others.
You brought up so many wonderful memories. Why did the Rhodes sound disappear from today’s music. Awesome job. I’m passing this along to everyone I know. Great job.
Wurlitzer and Rhodes having such recognizable sounds (for the most part) that they are part of what makes the songs sound so good. But I never thought that, especially in the 60s, electric pianos from Hohner were a thing. I only knew the Hohner Clavinet and the Hohner Strings Ensemble. That‘s where the next challenge comes in: Please do a 55 greatest Clavinet Intros (and not only Bach) 😊 (Or 55 greatest Strings Intros 😉)
I love how the same instrument can sound bright and optimistic, dark and mysterious, or just downright funky. I love several of the tracks the Charlatans used the Wurlitzer on, and I'm a big fan of both Zero 7 and Air that make great use of electric piano.
I loved it, the old ones (Supertramp, Queen, Steely Dan), but also some surprises like Snarky Puppy, Vulfpeck and especially your rendition of Molasses by Hiatus Kaiyote
Wow! 'Sheep' is my first Pink Floyd memory, and I think the reason is its tendency to feel constantly wandering, specially those tiny chords at the intro, with no full resolution in sight...you need to enjoy the rest of the song 'til Gilmour's final phenomenal progression to find out where was it all going! PF's rocking at its finest. Great selection, David.
Just got my Rhodes working last week and the thing that stood out in this video was that you didn’t stop at the 70’s! All the other compilations end so soon and I never knew all these recent tracks were on a tine machine! Cheers
The Wurlitzer EP was my first keyboard in 1973. I went out and bought the sheet music for "Joy to the World" and my band played it. It always gave me a rush to play it; and the crowd loved it, it was a big hit. It's not in the intro, but the Wurlitzer EP break on the intro "Stay with me" by Rod Stewart and the Faces was really fun to play as well.
Also, I really liked the stereo tremolo effect for the Rhodes playback. I used to own one of these keyboards, but I sold it a few years back. I just love the sound.
@@Bluman2 It's the stereo tremolo on the Rhodes Suitcase. The suitcase has two amps and four speakers, so the 'tremolo' is really a stereo pan effect. Used in stereo on Still Crazy After All These Years. Side note, despite having two speakers the Wurlitzer only has one amp so the tremolo is actually just tremolo, not a pan.
A great selection. I note the density of songs from the early seventies. And great to see Supertramp - it's their trademark sound. Would have been great to hear something by the late Christine McVie who has just passed. For example, You Make Loving Fun from the Rumours album. Would have been good to hear something from Keane too. As they are a keyboard based rock band, I'm surprised to not see them featured more on your channel. And Good Enough by Dodgy would have been a great Britpop addition from the 90s
“Mary” by Supergrass has one of my favorite intros to a song of all time, the mix of the ebow guitar and the electric piano sounds so neat. “English Way” by Syd Matters has a lot of cool chords and chromatic notes and I have no idea how to play it
For me Crystal Silence by Chick Corea is my immediate go to for what it sounds like. Electric piano has this almost soporific quality, it's so soothing to listen to many of the timbres of several iconic ones.
@@MatiuPirihimana _Waterfalls_ - agree. _With A Little Luck_ - um, that quickly gets drowned in synth, so it's just barely an electric piano intro, actually I wouldn't call it one.
It’s interesting to see how there was a massive leap from the early 80s to the mid 90s. I was wondering what more modern songs would have an electric piano intro and I was stumped - until I heard them! (except the Beck track, which I was waiting for) Really great to be able to play them all one after the other like a recital. Respect!
Great list, and great playing! A few others that could be there are -Van Der Graaf Generator- A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (Hohner Pianet) -The Band- Long Black Veil (Wurlitzer) -Gentle Giant- Aspirations (Wurlitzer) -Steely Dan- Third World Man -Todd Rundgren- International Feel (wurli?) -Hall and Oates- Rich Girl (Wurlitzer) -Sparks- This Town Aint Big Enough for The Both of Us (RMI Electra piano- though it’s a transistorized EP, not an electro-mechanical piano)
A bit of an EP desert in the 1980s! I guess that was the synthesiser taking over. Apart from artists like Supertramp and Stevie Wonder, who are strongly associated with the instrument, EP flies a bit under the radar; a lot of the tracks I knew but wouldn't have instantly remembered that they have an EP intro.
Huge props to you for including "Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Crimson. Love that intro. Especially because Rick Beato would never think of including it on his list. For me, the biggest omission from your list is Charlie Rich "Behind Closed Doors", but I have to forgive you because that was on an acoustic piano and you're just doing Rhodes and Wurlitzer here. Rick Beato, on the other hand, isn't entitled to a pass for this one.
Many people learn about 10 songs, live and die thereafter. You have a strong memory of many that flows uninterrupted when you play. No reading, just from the heart. All the best in your career. Regards.
Amazing, thank you so much. I’m starting to recognise the various electric pianos after watching this. I think I can now describe the difference in words of the Fender Rhodes. To me it has more kind of bright attack noise to the sound. I’m guessing that must be the sound of the hammers hitting the metal, but it almost sounds string like.
Loved seeing Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck in there! I also love the simple, yet effective intro to Smile Meditation by Vulfpeck too! Fantastic medley and video!
Good idea. "Megalomaniac" by Muse comes to mind for organ. Could include celesta in there with songs like "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" and "Hedwig's Theme" coming to mind.
Man I love that sound. There is a song I’ve been hunting for for so long. Every now and then I hear the little Rhodes organ chorus snippet. It’s a blues rock song with a really good beat. I think it is 70’s but it might be later. The Rhodes chorus bit is really rocky and goes down in scale and off beat I know I haven’t really narrowed it down very well. I have been hunting through hundreds of songs and for the life of me I can’t find it anywhere. There are so many good songs with that suitcase Rhodes sound. My Yamaha imitates it really well.
It's changed my understanding of electric piano, differentiating between the Rhodes and the Wurlitzer. I like the Wurly more than I realise - it's a bit more grunty.
That was such a great song list, I actually listened to the ad about HD piano. And I’m a drummer 😂. Keep up the good work. 👍 Had no idea the Wurlitzer was used in so many songs.
One song that immediately comes to mind for me is "Diamond Dust" by Jeff Beck. An absolutely amazing song with one of the strongest yet functional chord progressions I've ever heard.
Great list! Would’ve been nice to have seen some early Roxy Music make it’s way in there, particularly from the first couple of albums. Editions of You, Beauty Queen and 2HB spring to mind. Keep up the good work, very impressive!
I own a Casio WK 200 and my two favorite sounds on it are the Dyno EP ( Fender Rhodes emulator ) and 60s EP ( Wurlitzer emulator ) . The former I'd work with quite a bit. But after watching this I'm encouraged to work the latter a little bit more. I didn't realize just how widespread the use of the Wurlitzer has been down through the years
It’s a great list! The only thing that’s missing for me is Portishead’s Roads (1994). Just have checked it now and it’s certainly an e-piano sound, also quite a unique recognisable vibe to it, definitely deserves a spot here
Very nice video! Thank you. Two more classic/iconic Wurlitzer examples, FWIW: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley (Joe Zawinul) 1966 Put It Where You Want It - The Crusaders (Joe Sample) 1972 (maybe not an "intro" but an iconic Wurli groove.)
As someone who loves electric pianos, this video is excellent. One thing I would like to know is how did you identify the electric piano used in each of these songs David? I spend a lot of time trying to find the instrument used on some songs. Is there a database I don't know about? Or maybe your ear is just that good?
This is a year old but I just saw this for the first time. Great video, thank you. One song omitted here is "Who Gets Your Love" by Dusty Springfield. Such a great e.piano intro. Maybe someone already suggested this in the comments below. In that case, I'm sorry. 😊
You know - as a fellow UA-camr, I’m watching for cuts (not seeing cuts), watching your eyes to see if you’re reading music (you’re not) and I’m floored. Great idea for a video and beautiful playing. What a celebration of the electric piano!! Congrats David❤
Thanks Aimee! 😊😊😊😊
AND I assume changing sounds with a foot pedal!
@@garycitro1674 could have recorded midi and then edited the sound switching post recording. Either way, very impressive stuff
Yea, he's good, ain't he...wow a comment from Aimee Nolte Music, I certainly can't add anything
@@garycitro1674 was wondering that too. I was thinking the change in sounds might have been done post production. Especially if MIDI connected.
Damn, nice job nailing that descending scale from "Riders On the Storm" flawlessly!
Influenced by Advice to Medics (1957) by jazz genius Sun Ra.
@@lupcokotevski2907 or maybe Hanon basic exercises that classical piano students have been doing for over a century? I'm not looking to be insulting, Ray Mazarek was a great creative keyboardist. But as far as that one descending phrase goes, I was doing it cleanly when I was nine.
A side note to your post --- I saw Sun Ra twice in NYC. Once as a solo piano guest artist playing brilliant improvisations on "somewhere over the rainbow" at Radio City Music Hall, The other was with his whole Arkestra in a small space called Soundscape. There was one break where his two or three saxophone players played as loud as they could with as high pitches as they could, that pretty much seemed too rearrange my eardrums. It was all I could do not to cover my ears and embarrass them, and I should have because it may have caused permanent ear damage. Louder than any rock and roll arena show I've ever been to.
Congratulations on making a list that isn't just Stevie Wonder and Steely Dan. I imagine that would not only be feasible, but tempting.
Speaking of "tempting," The Temptations had a follow up track to their big hit "My Girl." It was called "It's Growing," and it charted fairly high also. The intro is a TOY piano! Yes, I really mean toy, like something you get in those days for $9.95 (US) at Toys R Us or K-Mart. I think in the demo a kid actually played the toy piano but in the studio the house musician Earl Van Dyke (Funk Brothers) played it, but he still used the same toy piano. They all liked the novelty of the effect. The original young player may have had some labor/union issues or labor laws I don't know. The intro is kool. Of course it indeed SOUNDS like a toy, but that was what was so funky then about the intro, and what is a piano under $10 going to sound like, ha ha! Vladir Horowitz was probably already booked up for any additional studio work!😬
And supertramp!
I wouldn't object if you made that list tho
Quite normal since Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder have pianists as leaders. Lot of their songs start with electric piano.
So into you by Atlanta rhythm section
Did that guy seriously do the whole thing in a single take, and nail every single one of those bad boys?!?! Nice work, DB
Of course he didn't .. Any video with different sounds and songs require editing..
He may have done a cut after the Mii theme but I don’t think it’s much more than two takes. Just recorded MIDI and changed the patches in post, or had the patches lined up and switched them with a foot switch. Pretty impressive playing.
DB is legit. If he didn't, he could.
I don't think the keys he plays always correspond to the notes that are heard.
Supertramp's "The Logical Song" would be my first suggestion - absolute classic. A bit more obscure would be "The Holy Drinker" by Steven Wilson, which I think is also a Wurlitzer.
PS: "How Deep Is Your Love?" - Bee Gees
Perfect, good choices
That was absolutely MY first suggestion also.
As a keyboardist, I've played "How Deep is Your Love" as a solo keyboard player many times (in the past) and never even thought of it...great catch, that one.
I've been impressed by David in the past, but this takes the cake. Such a great performance and inspiring to re-listen to all these songs. Thanks for all the work you put into this!
A few honorable mentions:
1) Brandy by Looking Glass
2) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
3) Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang
4) In The Name of Love by Bill Withers/Ralph McDonald
5) Mr. Magic by Grover Washington/Bob James
6) Angela's Theme by Bob James
7) Brazilian Rhyme by EWF
8) One Hundred Ways by Qunicy Jones/James Ingram
Definitely #5 and #8
I thought David’s list was great, but the comments have come up with so many more. Thanks for your list - I was glad to see theme from ‘Taxi’
Great job! The Fender Rhodes is an iconic keyboard instrument. And even though I don't own one, my Korg M50 does a very good job at emulating it. Has a good Wurly as well. It's not the latest and greatest, but it's still an excellent synthesizer, (the 88 key version).
And Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes.
@@fordmavericksosx3569 Good call!
Excellent! I didn't realize just how essential the electric piano was to that classic rock sound until you laid out all these intros back-to-back. It just sounds so smooth and instantly nostalgic.
True dat! Neither did I!
That jump from 1981 to 1994 really shows how much digital keyboards made the electric ones obsolete for such a long time
The sound very much lived on in most of the synths, especially the Electric Piano patch on the DX7. That alone drove most of the decade's power ballads!
@@pmberry True, those Whitney ballads always get me
@@sydneydyens325 Also "Live To Tell", Madonna's most underrated song.
@ghost mall it's the main reason stuff from the 80s sounds sooooo CHEESY
@pmberry Exactly! The DX-7 really took over in the mid 80s.
It's criminal to stop at the intro for some of these, we need full versions
The giggle you gave me when you played the Mii Channel theme and the editing you did with it
I'm a huge fan of the Wurlitzer electric piano. A song I would include is one that a young Brit might not be aware of: "So Into You" by Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was a hit in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (but not the UK).
That makes me think of Spooky too.
Killing me Softly by Roberta Flack.
Dreamer by Supertramp.
L.A Woman by the Doors.
Boppin’ the Blues by Blackfeather.
Babe by Styx
The Logical Song by Supertramp.
Anything! by Three Dog Night.
Ahh what the heck we could go on forever.
Great video great selection all the same.
Boppin' the Blues is (accoustic) piano, not Rhodes or Wurly
Absolutely nailed it, once again!
After your and Paul's performances, I really can't wait for Adam Neely's take on the 55 (or even 80?) greatest bass intros of all time.
Rick Beato has one on that
@@StarQueenEstrella Uh, you're absolutely right! What I was actually aiming at was one of those chronological one-take medleys, just like David did above, or Paul Davids with his medley on guitar intros. But thanks for your recommendation!
@@StarQueenEstrella name 2 guys more insufferable than neely and beato.....i cant
Hearing these together blew my mind because I had forgotten just how insanely incredible the 70’s were .. 🤯♥️👌
I read a comment then realized that you did so many - if not all, in a single take?!?!?! 👏👏 Can hardly believe that - and you played with such ease!! Wow congrats from 🇨🇦 bro
i was not at all expecting the mii channel theme but it works so well.
i'll be having this on repeat now, thank you
amazing job!
Riders on the Storm ia definitely the song that comes to mind for "Electric Piano Intro", so thanks for including that. :D
This is awesome, David, liked it even better than your piano piece a bit ago. Only one missing is Lovin' Spoonful "Summer in the City" intro, very iconic.
Agree. That's a great one.
Awesome list! lml, if you ever did a part 2, I'd include "Dreamer" by Supertramp, that was the song that made me fall in love with the electric piano
And made me fall in love with Supertramp!
Gosh.. takes me back. Thanks :)
Riders on the Storm brought tears to my eyes
same, and shivers! the sound traveled from the left to the right ear and literally melted my brain
You played a few other Supertramp songs, but I was waiting to hear "Logical Song".
Two minutes in, and I'm already loving this video. David, it's really nice to just hear you play. I know that you're a great music educator, but the encyclopedia of your musical knowledge really shines in your playing.
Let's do this all day.
Not only superb job playing, but cueing the midi patches as well! Seamless! Two songs come to mind: “Babe”, by Dennis DeYoung (Styx), and “ Midas Shadow”, by Peter Wood (Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat” LP).
YOTC! Absolutely! Yeah baby!
Found it interesting to see the almost 15 year gap from early 80's to mid 90's when synths were king! Awesome playing as always!
Great list! The 70s was definitely the heyday of the EP, since then it's been a conscious decision by a musician to evoke that particular sound, rather than the default keyboard instrument.
The 80s really ran the affordable synthesizer and drum machine sound into the ground.
You have it all - the memorization, perfect sounds, the playing, the encyclopedic knowledge of music, the personable presence, and probably a hundred other positive qualities I didn't think of.
I'd never given much thought to the electric piano as an instrument, much less how it works or how ubiquitous it is. Cheers for expanding my appreciation. Great playing as well!
Unbelievable performance to play all those intros non-stop by memory. Incredible. Not to mention the fact that the sounds were dialled in for each song. Can't imagine the time and effort you put into doing this.....as well the talent. Beyond Superb work sir!!!
Another great video, thanks! I’ve been playing the piano for 50 years, love the electric piano sound, and the 70s were my formative years so great to hear so many classics from that era. Your videos always make me happy!
All of these old songs and their intros are just amazing. Its so cool what those musicians created.
You've done a fantastic job David.
An interesting one that comes to mind is Van Halen’s “and the cradle will rock”. It’s a Wurli through EVH’s Marshall Plexi. Pretty hard to replicate the sound but it is unusual.
David that was an incredible display of talent. Much more than just a medley To perform 8-16ish bars of 55 songs back to back was brilliant. I really appreciate your channel. Cheers!
Many thanks, David, this means that you listened to all that music despite your youth. Congratulations.
The inclusion on Zep's No Quarter was spot on. I wouldn't have guessed it would be on the list (though it certainly deserves to be). However, you did miss Light My Fire which should be on there with the properly identified Riders.
I just looked it up -- it wasn't played on an electric piano, but rather on a Vox organ, which uses oscillators to produce tones. As David explains here, electric pianos still produce sounds acoustically/mechanically, but it's just amplified, analogous to how an electric guitar works.
You do make a good point: it's weird on its face that there are two Led Zeppelin songs on this list and only _one_ Doors song. But, as Victor points out, maybe there are technicalities at play.
Fun Fact: David plays it in C#m because that's how it sounds on the album, but Led Zeppelin actually recorded it in Dm but decided that it was too fast so they slowed it down before it was mastered. That change brought the key down to C#m. If you listen to any of the live versions it's in the original Dm
Didn't Ray Manzarenk use elecyric organ rather than electric piano most of the time?
@@sirB0nes as others have pointed out, Light My Fire's melody was played on an organ, not electric piano. As recognizable is that intro is, it shouldn't be on the list because of that technicality.
Wow! That was amazing, I like to add: Supertramp - 'Logical Song', Alan Parsons Project 'Eye in the sky', and a lot of Vulfpeck's songs like 'Sauna', '1612', I love 'Smile Meditation' chords and crescendo, and 'Soft Parade' among others.
You brought up so many wonderful memories. Why did the Rhodes sound disappear from today’s music. Awesome job. I’m
passing this along to everyone I know. Great job.
Thank you!
Wurlitzer and Rhodes having such recognizable sounds (for the most part) that they are part of what makes the songs sound so good. But I never thought that, especially in the 60s, electric pianos from Hohner were a thing. I only knew the Hohner Clavinet and the Hohner Strings Ensemble. That‘s where the next challenge comes in: Please do a 55 greatest Clavinet Intros (and not only Bach) 😊 (Or 55 greatest Strings Intros 😉)
Such talent! I can't imagine how much prep went into this vid. Well done again, David!
Great work my man putting all these songs together and awesome playing!
I love how the same instrument can sound bright and optimistic, dark and mysterious, or just downright funky. I love several of the tracks the Charlatans used the Wurlitzer on, and I'm a big fan of both Zero 7 and Air that make great use of electric piano.
Nothing gives me frisson like the sound of a Rhodes or Wurli. Great job David! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I loved it, the old ones (Supertramp, Queen, Steely Dan), but also some surprises like Snarky Puppy, Vulfpeck and especially your rendition of Molasses by Hiatus Kaiyote
Presetting all those presets and nailing every riff is impressive well done
Supertramp comes to mind every time.
Yep - "Bloody Well Right" is pretty much a ringer.
Great list and playing. Love the transition between You are the sunshine of my life and Livin' in the city!
Wow! 'Sheep' is my first Pink Floyd memory, and I think the reason is its tendency to feel constantly wandering, specially those tiny chords at the intro, with no full resolution in sight...you need to enjoy the rest of the song 'til Gilmour's final phenomenal progression to find out where was it all going! PF's rocking at its finest. Great selection, David.
Awesome compilation! I appreciated showing what keyboard was used on the tracks you covered. Also, love the inclision of Snarky Puppy! :)
Elton John's - "Daniel" is another song for your medley...Great work David, Congrats!
Just got my Rhodes working last week and the thing that stood out in this video was that you didn’t stop at the 70’s! All the other compilations end so soon and I never knew all these recent tracks were on a tine machine! Cheers
I’ve enjoyed all your videos for some time now, David, but this is by far my all time favorite!
What a walk down Memory Lane! Great idea and excellent execution. Thanks for the trip.
I've always liked David's work for the theory stuff. But this one, musically, I love it, he's just great.
The Wurlitzer EP was my first keyboard in 1973. I went out and bought the sheet music for "Joy to the World" and my band played it. It always gave me a rush to play it; and the crowd loved it, it was a big hit. It's not in the intro, but the Wurlitzer EP break on the intro "Stay with me" by Rod Stewart and the Faces was really fun to play as well.
Also, I really liked the stereo tremolo effect for the Rhodes playback. I used to own one of these keyboards, but I sold it a few years back. I just love the sound.
It's pretty cool with headphones on, the way it sounds like it's rotating around your head
What keyboard is it?
@@tmoto272 A Fender Rhodes 73 stage piano, bought in 1971
Are you talking about the phaser effect?
@@Bluman2 It's the stereo tremolo on the Rhodes Suitcase. The suitcase has two amps and four speakers, so the 'tremolo' is really a stereo pan effect. Used in stereo on Still Crazy After All These Years.
Side note, despite having two speakers the Wurlitzer only has one amp so the tremolo is actually just tremolo, not a pan.
Broooo!!! Black Book!!!!!! You're Awesome, dude. So full of musical knowledge and curiosity. I seriously love your videos.
A great selection. I note the density of songs from the early seventies. And great to see Supertramp - it's their trademark sound.
Would have been great to hear something by the late Christine McVie who has just passed. For example, You Make Loving Fun from the Rumours album.
Would have been good to hear something from Keane too. As they are a keyboard based rock band, I'm surprised to not see them featured more on your channel.
And Good Enough by Dodgy would have been a great Britpop addition from the 90s
“Mary” by Supergrass has one of my favorite intros to a song of all time, the mix of the ebow guitar and the electric piano sounds so neat.
“English Way” by Syd Matters has a lot of cool chords and chromatic notes and I have no idea how to play it
For me Crystal Silence by Chick Corea is my immediate go to for what it sounds like.
Electric piano has this almost soporific quality, it's so soothing to listen to many of the timbres of several iconic ones.
You would love Steven Halpern's album "Spectrum Suite"!
Bravo you made that look eazy, I'm impressed, kept waiting for Beck finally realized the songs were in chronicle order. great fun.thanks
Nice selection.
Though not here, "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney and Wings is a personal favorite of mine that I thought of immediately.
And Waterfalls of McCartney 2.
@@MatiuPirihimana _Waterfalls_ - agree. _With A Little Luck_ - um, that quickly gets drowned in synth, so it's just barely an electric piano intro, actually I wouldn't call it one.
Or "London Town" for that matter.
She's My Baby is also a great one.
Glad you had "Bloody well right" in there, one of my favourites!
When I think of Fender Rhodes, “Just the way you are” always comes to mind.
It’s interesting to see how there was a massive leap from the early 80s to the mid 90s. I was wondering what more modern songs would have an electric piano intro and I was stumped - until I heard them! (except the Beck track, which I was waiting for) Really great to be able to play them all one after the other like a recital. Respect!
Great list, and great playing!
A few others that could be there are
-Van Der Graaf Generator- A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers (Hohner Pianet)
-The Band- Long Black Veil (Wurlitzer)
-Gentle Giant- Aspirations (Wurlitzer)
-Steely Dan- Third World Man
-Todd Rundgren- International Feel (wurli?)
-Hall and Oates- Rich Girl (Wurlitzer)
-Sparks- This Town Aint Big Enough for The Both of Us (RMI Electra piano- though it’s a transistorized EP, not an electro-mechanical piano)
Great choices
A testament to the range of your musical knowledge. Thanks, David, wonderful.
A bit of an EP desert in the 1980s! I guess that was the synthesiser taking over.
Apart from artists like Supertramp and Stevie Wonder, who are strongly associated with the instrument, EP flies a bit under the radar; a lot of the tracks I knew but wouldn't have instantly remembered that they have an EP intro.
Huge props to you for including "Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Crimson. Love that intro. Especially because Rick Beato would never think of including it on his list. For me, the biggest omission from your list is Charlie Rich "Behind Closed Doors", but I have to forgive you because that was on an acoustic piano and you're just doing Rhodes and Wurlitzer here. Rick Beato, on the other hand, isn't entitled to a pass for this one.
You've inspired me to check out the electric piano voices on my Yamaha. Grazie!
Very entertaining, thank you!💯❤️
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm so happy you included Sheep!! One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs
Nothing from 1981 to 1994...the Yamaha DX7 years?
I can only think of Mary by Supergrass that you left out. Great list.
I now know that I have loved the sound of the Wurlitzer for years without knowing what it is.
Yeah, I think I prefer Wurly to FR
Many people learn about 10 songs, live and die thereafter. You have a strong memory of many that flows uninterrupted when you play. No reading, just from the heart. All the best in your career. Regards.
Amazing, thank you so much. I’m starting to recognise the various electric pianos after watching this. I think I can now describe the difference in words of the Fender Rhodes. To me it has more kind of bright attack noise to the sound. I’m guessing that must be the sound of the hammers hitting the metal, but it almost sounds string like.
Loved seeing Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck in there! I also love the simple, yet effective intro to Smile Meditation by Vulfpeck too!
Fantastic medley and video!
You should do a medley of songs with organ/harpischord/other keyboard intros
Good idea. "Megalomaniac" by Muse comes to mind for organ. Could include celesta in there with songs like "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" and "Hedwig's Theme" coming to mind.
@@jspihlman Megalomania* and samee
The Beatles "Because"
@@BlueManIan yes
The tremolo of the white noise in the background of No Quarter really compliments the song!
Loved this. Savoy Truffle! Haven't listened to that in years...
The Ella Fitzgerald version has a great intro too and is probably the best cover of it I've heard.
Man I love that sound. There is a song I’ve been hunting for for so long. Every now and then I hear the little Rhodes organ chorus snippet. It’s a blues rock song with a really good beat. I think it is 70’s but it might be later. The Rhodes chorus bit is really rocky and goes down in scale and off beat I know I haven’t really narrowed it down very well. I have been hunting through hundreds of songs and for the life of me I can’t find it anywhere. There are so many good songs with that suitcase Rhodes sound. My Yamaha imitates it really well.
Great, and it's awesome that you have also mentioned the E piano used. :-) Deep Purple's Hold On, could also fit on the list.
It's changed my understanding of electric piano, differentiating between the Rhodes and the Wurlitzer. I like the Wurly more than I realise - it's a bit more grunty.
That was such a great song list, I actually listened to the ad about HD piano. And I’m a drummer 😂. Keep up the good work. 👍 Had no idea the Wurlitzer was used in so many songs.
The intro to the Carpenters version of "Can't Smile Without You" comes to mind as one that you've missed.
Brilliant- what talent you have!
Thank you 😊
I appreciate the piano used being listed!!
One song that immediately comes to mind for me is "Diamond Dust" by Jeff Beck. An absolutely amazing song with one of the strongest yet functional chord progressions I've ever heard.
Great video! Thanks for explaining how the electric piano works!
Wonderful medley. I played my music teachers Rhodes back in the 70's. You asked for other candidates and BABE by Styx offers a beautiful Rhodes intro.
Great list! Would’ve been nice to have seen some early Roxy Music make it’s way in there, particularly from the first couple of albums. Editions of You, Beauty Queen and 2HB spring to mind. Keep up the good work, very impressive!
I second that!
Who’s loving you uses the most notes of the keyboard, written by a genius player 👍🙏🇬🇧♥️
Great medley! How about Angela (Theme From Taxi) by Bob James?
I own a Casio WK 200 and my two favorite sounds on it are the Dyno EP ( Fender Rhodes emulator ) and 60s EP ( Wurlitzer emulator ) . The former I'd work with quite a bit. But after watching this I'm encouraged to work the latter a little bit more. I didn't realize just how widespread the use of the Wurlitzer has been down through the years
It’s a great list!
The only thing that’s missing for me is Portishead’s Roads (1994). Just have checked it now and it’s certainly an e-piano sound, also quite a unique recognisable vibe to it, definitely deserves a spot here
Roads should absolutely be included yes
Portishead Roads uses a Rhodes. Hence the name apparently.
Very nice video! Thank you. Two more classic/iconic Wurlitzer examples, FWIW:
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley (Joe Zawinul) 1966
Put It Where You Want It - The Crusaders (Joe Sample) 1972 (maybe not an "intro" but an iconic Wurli groove.)
As someone who loves electric pianos, this video is excellent. One thing I would like to know is how did you identify the electric piano used in each of these songs David? I spend a lot of time trying to find the instrument used on some songs. Is there a database I don't know about? Or maybe your ear is just that good?
you can just look it up, all of these songs are very well known and well documented
Awesome job! There was also the theme to the show “ Taxi”. Angela by Bob James.
Great songs. Great playing. Great video. Maybe a part 2?
This is a year old but I just saw this for the first time. Great video, thank you. One song omitted here is "Who Gets Your Love" by Dusty Springfield. Such a great e.piano intro. Maybe someone already suggested this in the comments below. In that case, I'm sorry. 😊
Happy I heard Bloody Well Right by Supertramp but I think Hide in your shell could have been on here too!
I was all ready to post that you missed Sheep but you played it! I really can't think of any that you missed now. Well done!