Best Piano-Rock?

[rwiggum]

What are some of your favorite piano-driven bands?

Ben Folds/Five
Something Corporate
Billy Joel

And if we're counting synth, then...

Reggie and the Full Effect
Devo
Klaxons
Motion City Soundtrack
The Cars
The Cure (Depending on what era we're talking about)

[OldFogey]

What are some of your favorite piano-driven bands?

Ben Folds/Five
Something Corporate
Billy Joel

And if we're counting synth, then...

Reggie and the Full Effect
Devo
Klaxons
Motion City Soundtrack
The Cars
The Cure (Depending on what era we're talking about)

Nowadays -- Keane. It is piano, but electric grand with sound effects. Still, not synth, not organ.

I also like the Irish singer/songwriter Duke Special.
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Historically -- Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elton John, ELP, Dr. John.

Bill Payne's keyboards (mostly piano) were a big part of Little Feat's sound.

[AxlVanHagar]

Elton John
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ray Charles
Little Richard
Depech Mode
Oingo Boingo
Howard Jones
A Flock of Seagulls
Human League
Psychedelic Furs
Siouxsie & the Banshees*a little border line here with the keyboard motif we're going for*

[fighting69th]

Queen had a couple of great piano rock songs (Don't Stop Me Now, Killer Queen etc) though I doubt they could be classified as such. Still get an honorable mention from me.

[GroovyBanana]

Jerry Lee Lewis was the first name to pop into my head.

A bit more modern: Tori Amos

[HardRocker12]

Piano- Serj Tankian

Synth- Nine Inch Nails

[OldFogey]

Ray Charles

D'oh!

Howard Jones

Double D'oh!
Similar -- Thomas Dolby

[OldFogey]

Jerry Lee Lewis was the first name to pop into my head.

A bit more modern: Tori Amos

The reference to Tori reminds me --

Joni Mitchell

[OldFogey]

A couple of classics from the 60's

Lee Michaels, Do You Know What I Mean
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Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Fire -- awesome Hammond B3 Riff
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And the best keyboard driven band Procol Harum, with piano and organ working together
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With honorable mention to many groups that featured Stevie Winwood on keys: here as 16 year old with the greatest organ riff of all:
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And of course, the Doors

[a21schizoidman]

Emerson Lake & Palmer
The Nice
the Doors
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elton John
Billy Joel