Keyboarists/ Pianoists

[ScandinavianMetal]

Do you think they matter much in a band?
Discuss

 

[JoeVice]

to bands that use them, yes. to bands that don't use them, no...to bands that are thinking about using them or discontinuing the use of them, yes...but in a different way.

 

[Crysiss]

Agreed. When you hear a song with keys in them, You feel that it adds to the atmosphere. With out those keys, The song sounds kind of one sided.

 

[ScandinavianMetal]

^Nicely explained. Agreed

 

[:Wreath:]

I hate crappy keyboard passages like most gothic or symphonic black metal bands use and it's what put me off keyboards overall, especially that I'm a guitar player... However lately bands like Riverside, Camel or Opeth changed my mind - I especially adore vintage keyboard sounds, like Rhodes (ahhhh...), Hammonds, Reeds or even Moogs... Maybe I'll switch to keyboards then?

 

[Powers]

Pianoists

...ahem...

...Pianist

 

[Kenneth R.]

Do you think they matter much in a band?
Discuss

the same could be said of any instrument, and if it is present, chances are it matters.

 

[vampyrouss]

I think they CAN work. And they do in Opeth.

 

[Powers]

Keyboards are great for creating atmosphere and the like.

 

[The Baying Of The Leper]

Keyboards fucking ROCK!! - of course, when used right. It does create tremendous amounts of atmosphere and colour to a song, and who doesn't like a nice piano bit in there every now and again?

Bands like Anathema, Type O Negative and of course Opeth have me totally convinced that I fucking love keyboards.

 

[Crysiss]

Anathema FTW

 

[Braighs]

I find their use in tr00 metal bands to be embarasing. Usually simple loops hiding underdeveloped guitar work.

I like them in Arcturus, Vintersorg, etc,
and Opeth, and Agalloch to a lesser extent.

piano solo!

 

[Don Corleone]

if you are children of bodom, you should actually GET RID OF your keyboardist. or like that german goth band...empyrium...they got rid of their keyboardist after their second album and produced two great records in his absence.

metal keyboards = cheesy (most of the time)

 

[Metatron'sCube]

^^I totally agree man, with few exceptions (Opeth being one of them) I find keyboards in metal off-putting.

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

Arcturus, Vintersorg, Borknagar, Opeth, Sadus..they're cheesy?

 

[Metal_Rocker]

I think keyboards can add great atmosphere and I used to play the piano so I guess I'd say I enjoy the use of the piano as well.

 

[Ice]

Like everyone has already said keyboards can really add to the songs of the bands that use them correctly. Dream Theater, Opeth, Everygrey, Rush, Deep Purple use keyboards quite well.

 

[Rødt_Og_Svart]

Listen to some Arcturus. Brilliant keys.

 

[Metatron'sCube]

Dream Theater has some of the more theatrical and cheesy use of the keys to me. I'm not really a fan of keys as the leading instrument in general.

 

[fränzi]

Depends on the band. Synth can add a lot of colour to a song, or it can just sound cheesy and shit. In Opeth's case, it works very well, because it doesn't sound as though it's trying to dominate the songs; it adds an extra dimension if you like.