When Analog Was King – A Video Tribute
New Kid Nepro Releases March 23rd, 2010I wanted to do something different for this video so I decided since the theme of my new M3 sound collection was “Vintage Synths” that I would pay tribute to some of my favorite synthesizer players.
One thing that I had forgotten and was made obvious while assembling the video footage, is how difficult is used to be for synth players back in the 70’s and 80’s to keep their keyboards in tune during a live performance. The early analog synths while sounding great did have their problems getting through a gig. You never knew what was going to happen when you turned them on!
While the synths that they were using back then were primitive compared to the modern keyboards of today, the music certainly was not. Some of the greatest music ever made was created during those years. It’s fantastic that YouTube has been able to document it all so that anyone who is interested can see it all with just a few clicks of a mouse!
I’m sure I left out many great ones, but It would take an hour long video to list them all. Here they are – in order of appearance…..
Steve Wonder, Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, Howard Jones – 1985 Grammys
George Duke with Frank Zappa 1973
Joe Zawinul – Weather Report Offenbach 1978
Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters 1975 Nice bracelets
Chick Corea with RTF 1977
Yan Hammer with Mahavishnu Orchestra 1972
Keith Emerson – ELP Knife Edge 1970
Rick Wakeman – Cool Cape – Yes 1971
Stevie Wonder – Funk Master 1971
Herbie, Stevie, Dolby @ 85′ Grammys
Keith Emerson with Theriman 1970
Edger Winter – Frankenstein Midnight Special 1973
Billy Preston – Round In Circles – Amazing hair! 1973
Billy Preston – Concert For Bangladesh 1971
Peter Gabriel – Red Rain 1986
Tony Banks – Early 70’s
Bob Moog demos Mini Moog 1981
Jean Michel Jarre with ARP2600 – no date
Edgar Winter beating the hell out of a ARP2600 during Frankenstein 1973
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