mr dave

you ever try to move a piano? i think it's mostly an issue of logistics and education.

it's taken a while for electric piano manufacturers to create a worthwhile replacement at a reasonable cost as well. they're finally starting to get it right but you're still looking at a grand - minimum - if you want weighted keys and decent sound. ben folds was great but i'm positive it was a major hassle to move that baby grand all over the place.

i think another reason a lot of the younger piano players are playing adult contemporary drek is because it's the only thing they hear and learn. aside from ben folds, i can't think of ANY piano player who isn't adult contemporary. sure elton john used to rock, i also used to wear diapers. he was done rocking before i learned to potty.

still on the issue of taking lessons, there's an old saying that students end up sounding like their teachers. how many piano teachers do you think are teaching their students to use the stool to smash the keys along to jimi hendrix's manic depression?

same as the proper horn section slowly disappeared from funk, soul and r&b acts as the 80s set in, the rocking piano playing frontman has also become unfeasible in the current musical climate.

you might be able to find some new stuff online, hopefully someone will have recommendations to offset my theory on why they went the way of the do-do. but i won't be holding my breath on seeing a return of the piano as a center piece in rock music.

oh yeah - burton cummings OWNS elton john and billy joel.

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