Criteria: - These Keyboard/Piano performances were chosen
for their creativity, skill, influence, impact, musical depth &
expression, and lasting popularity in 'Rock' music.
1. Tarkus - Keith Emerson (ELP) 2. Close To The Edge - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 3. Karn Evil 9 (Suite) - Keith Emerson (ELP) 4. Lazy - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 5. Toccata - Keith Emerson (ELP) 6. Light My Fire - Ray Manzerek (The Doors) 7. South Side of the Sky - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 8. Rat Bat Blue - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 9. Roundabout - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 10. Siberian Khatru - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 11. Dance of Eternity - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) 12. Take A Pebble - Keith Emerson (ELP) 13. Highway Star - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 14. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John 15. Gates of Delirium - Patrick Moraz (Yes) 16. Trilogy - Keith Emerson (ELP) 17. Firth of Fifth - Tony Banks (Genesis) 18. Catherine Parr - Rick Wakeman 19. A Winter Shade of Pale - Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) 20. Prelude/Angry Young Man - Billy Joel 21. Call Me the Breeze - Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 22. Lady Fantasy - Pete Bardens (Camel) 23. Supper's Ready - Tony Banks (Genesis) 24. The Barbarian - Keith Emerson (ELP) 25. Home - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) 26. Fatal Tragedy - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) 27. Gimme Some Lovin' - Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group) 28. Riders on the Storm - Ray Manzerek (The Doors) 29. Metropolis Pt. 1 - Kevin Moore (Dream Theater) 30. Thick As a Brick - John Evan (Jethro Tull) 31. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby 32. Dream - Jan Hammer (Mahavishnu Orchestra) 33. Mister Ten Percent (Suite) - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 34. A Change of Seasons - Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) 35. Universal Mind - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 36. Fireball - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 37. Awaken - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 38. The Three Fates - Keith Emerson (ELP) 39. 1984 (Suite) - Anthony Phillips 40. Piano Thing - Matt Bellamy (Muse) 41. Voodoo Chile - Steve Winwood (Jimi Hendrix Experience) 42. Interstices - Jordan Rudess 43. When the Water Breaks - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 44. Song for America - Kerry Livgren (Kansas) 45. Glad - Steve Winwood (Traffic) 46. Sysyphus (Suite) - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 47. Butterflies & Hurricanes - Matt Bellamy (Muse) 48. Another Dimension - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 49. Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Suite) - George Duke (Frank Zappa) 50. Cans and Brahms - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 51. Catherine of Aragon - Rick Wakeman 52. Freedom Rider - Steve Winwood (Traffic) 53. Toussaint L'Overture - Gregg Rollie (Santana) 54. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 55. Viva Pompeii - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 56. Population Override - Travis Dickerson (Buckethead) 57. After the Cosmic Rain - Chick Corea (Return to Forever) 58. Chameleon - Herbie Hancock 59. Knife-Edge - Keith Emerson (ELP) 60. House of the Rising Sun - Alan Price (The Animals) 61. Chosen - Kevin Codfert (Adagio) 62. Ticking - Elton John 63. Spartacus - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 64. Across the Waters - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 65. Chest Fever - Garth Hudson (The Band) 66. Proclamation - Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) 67. Biaxident - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 68. Hold Your Head Up - Rod Argent 69. Paradigm Shift - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 70. Sheep - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 71. The Musical Box - Tony Banks (Genesis) 72. Bitter Fingers - Elton John 73. Anne of Cleves - Rick Wakeman 74. Acid Rain - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 75. Daddy Long Leg - John Novello (Niacin) 76. Son of Mr. Green Genes - Ian Underwood (Frank Zappa) 77. Triangle - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 78. Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider - Pete Bardens (Camel) 79. Stagnation - Tony Banks (Genesis) 80. Magnum Opus - Kerry Livgren (Kansas) 81. The Cinema Show - Tony Banks (Genesis) 82. Jordrök - Tom Johnson (Änglagård) 83. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed - Tony Kaye (Yes) 84. Rocket Man - Elton John 85. Hush - John Lord (Deep Purple) 86. Nine Feet Underground - David Sinclair (Caravan) 87. Sound Chaser - Patrick Moraz (Yes) 88. The March to the Eternal City - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 89. Empty Pages - Steve Winwood (Traffic) 90. Just the Same - Kerry Minear (Gentle Giant) 91. The School of Instant Pain - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 92. Moondance - Jeff Labes (Van Morrison) 93. Sign in Stranger - Paul Griffin/Don Grolnick (Steely Dan) 94. Riding the Scree - Tony Banks (Genesis) 95. Son of Your Father - Elton John 96. Needled 24/7 - Janne Wirman (Children of Bodom) 97. Duke's Travels - Tony Banks (Genesis) 98. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter 99. Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 100. Another Saturday Night - Jean Roussel (Cat Stevens) 101. Running Hard - John Tout (Renaissance) 102. Heart of the Sunrise - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 103. Up the Khyber - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 104. Southbound - Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band) 105. Reason to Believe - Ian McLagan (Rod Stewart) 106. The Colony of Slippermen - Tony Banks (Genesis) 107. Noonward Race - Jan Hammer (Mahavishnu Orchestra) 108. Quantum Soup - Jordan Rudess 109. Get Back - Billy Preston (The Beatles) 110. America - Keith Emerson (The Nice) 111. Working All Day - Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) 112. Peaches En Regalia - Ian Underwood (Frank Zappa) 113. Waiter, There's a Yawn in my Ear - Mannfred Mann (Mannfred Mannšs Earth Band) 114. Great Gig in the Sky - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 115. Return of the Giant Hogweed - Tony Banks (Genesis) 116. In the Land of Grey and Pink - Dave Sinclair (Caravan) 117. Oye Como Va - Gregg Rollie (Santana) 118. Journey to the Center of the Earth - Rick Wakeman 119. In The Light - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 120. Playing the Game - Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) 121. Burn Down the Mission - Elton John 122. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight - Tony Banks (Genesis) 123. Market Square Heroes - Mark Kelly (Marillion) 124. Grey Seal - Elton John 125. Tarot Woman - Tony Carey (Rainbow) 126. Magic Carpet Ride - Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf) 127. The Battle - Rick Wakeman (The Strawbs) 128. Trip to the Fair - John Tout (Renaissance) 129. Soul Sacrifice - Gregg Rollie (Santana) 130. Boogie Woogie Waltz - Josef Zawinul (Weather Report) 131. Rhayader - Pete Bardens (Camel) 132. Soldiers of the Wasteland - Vadim Pruzhanov (DragonForce) 133. A Light in the Black - Tony Carey (Rainbow) 134. Child In Time - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 135. Martha My Dear - Paul McCartney (The Beatles) 136. Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers in that Quiet Earth - Tony Banks (Genesis) 137. Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys - Steve Winwood 138. Fritha Alone - Pete Bardens (Camel) 139. You Shook Me - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 140. Incommunicado - Mark Kelly (Marillion) 141. Black Flame - John Tout (Renaissance) 142. Inside - Pain of Salvation (Fredrik Hermansson) 143. Won't Get Fooled Again - Pete Townshend (The Who) 144. The Glass Prison - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) 145. Stage Fright - Garth Hudson (The Band) 146. The Hangman and the Papist - Rick Wakeman (The Strawbs) 147. Jealus Guy - Nicky Hopkins (John Lennon) 148. No Quarter - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 149. Evil Ways - Gregg Rollie (Santana) 150. Sitting - Jean Roussel (Cat Stevens) 151. Space Dementia - Matt Bellamy (Muse) 152. Ordinary Pain - Stevie Wonder 153. Cogs in Cogs - Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) 154. Burn - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 155. In the Cage - Tony Banks (Genesis) 156. And You And I - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 157. Lazarus - (Porcupine Tree) 158. You Never Give Me Your Money - Paul McCartney (The Beatles) 159. Rotten Peaches - Elton John 160. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann 161. Far Beyond the Sun - Jens Johannson (Rising Force) 162. Flaming Telepaths - Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) 163. Pow R. Toc H. - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 164. Yes, the River Knows - Ray Manzarek (The Doors) 165. Muffin Man - Ian Underwood (Frank Zappa) 166. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Robert Lamm (Chicago) 167. Demon's Eye - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 168. Apocalypse Please - Matt Bellamy (Muse) 169. Erotomania - Kevin Moore (Dream Theater) 170. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Larry Knetchel (Simon & Garfunkel) 171. Yours Is No Disgrace - Tony Kaye (Yes) 172. She's Not There - Rod Argent (The Zombies) 173. Lucifer Sam - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 174. Superstition - Stevie Wonder 175. Three Minute Warning - Jordan Rudess (Liquid Tension Experiment) 176. Hide and Seek - Bobby Crew (The Spencer Davis Group) 177. Overture 1928 - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) 178. San Tropez - Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 179. Kashmir - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 180. Rosalita - David Sancious (Bruce Springsteen) 181. Dreaming in Titanium - Jordan Rudess 182. As Above, So Below - Jens Johannson (Rising Force) 183. Black Diamond - Jens Johannson (Stratovarius) 184. Living for the City - Stevie Wonder 185. Ruled by Secrecy - Matt Bellamy (Muse) 186. Love - John Lennon 187. Blues Deluxe - Nicky Hopkins (Jeff Beck Group) 188. The End - Ray Manzarek (The Doors) 189. Crystal Ship - Ray Manzarek (The Doors) 190. Saturday in the Park - Robert Lamm (Chicago) 191. Layla - Bobby Whitlock (Derek & the Dominoes) 192. Lucky Man - Keith Emerson (ELP) 193. Tuesday Afternoon - Mike Pinder (The Moody Blues) 194. Behind the Lines - Tony Banks (Genesis) 195. The Mirror - Kevin Moore (Dream Theater) 196. Sunburn - Matt Bellamy (Muse) 197. Space Truckin' - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 198. A Venture - Tony Kaye (Yes) 199. Carouselambra - John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) 200. Getting In Tune - Nicky Hopkins (The Who)
Keith Emerson
Rick Wakeman
Jon Lord
Ray Manzarek
Jerry Lee Lewis
1. Brain Salad Surgery - Keith Emerson (ELP) 2. Close to the Edge - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 3. Machine Head - Jon Lord (Deep Purple) 4. The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Rick Wakeman 5. Tarkus - Keith Emerson (ELP) 6. Scenes From a Memory - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) 7. Fragile - Rick Wakeman (Yes) 8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 9. Selling England by the Pound - Tony Banks (Genesis) 10. John Barleycorn Must Die - Steve Winwood (Traffic) 11. Octopus - Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant) 12. The Doors - Ray Manzarek (The Doors) 13. On The Threshold of a Dream - Mike Pinder (The Moody Blues) 14. Illusions on a Double Dimple - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat) 15. Wish You Were Here - Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
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