More Piano Rock Songs – New Wave 80’s Edition

Listed here are a number of the most memorable piano songs and riffs from the New Wave 80’s:

New Years Day – U2 The previous piano will get an unlikely increase from a guitar dominated band with this reduce from U2’s Struggle album. U2 give a easy piano – bass – drums riff the facility that they offer they’re standard guitar – bass – drums lineup. The Edge performs this riff on a Yamaha CP-80 which has an uncommon, distinctive piano sound that you simply hear in different 80’s cuts from Peter Gabriel and Corridor and Oates. The shorter stings of the CP-80 give a little bit extra of a guitar like tone, solely larger. U2 additionally used the piano the nice impact on one other single The Sweetest Factor.

Up On the Catwalk & Alive and Kicking – Easy Minds Michael MacNeil from Easy minds was additionally a CP-80 person and it’s the signature keyboard sound on Easy Minds most profitable albums like Sparkle within the Rain and the huge As soon as Upon a Time. These 2 cuts showcase the piano beginning with the octave lead half that kicks off the stadium rock of Upon the Catwalk. Alive and Kicking has an entire breakdown that options nothing however piano, unparalleled in a primary hit.

Simply Like Heaven – The Remedy This music solely has piano throughout the solo part however what an ideal, memorable half it’s. The Remedy was identified for being an emotional band and the piano solo on this music simply makes you wish to get out your eyeliner and footage of and ex-girlfriend and sit and weep in entrance on the mirror ’til your mascara runs.

Rush – Massive Audio Dynamite This music is from the 90’s however BAD was constructed from the Conflict who have been from the 80’s (and 70’s for that matter) so BAD will get in. The explanation this music will get included is as a result of there’s a complete piano breakdown within the 2nd verse. Pianos do not get lots of these.

Rock the Casbah Since we’re speaking concerning the Conflict I might be detest to overlook about this enormous hit for them. Hear carefully to how the piano is what’s driving the music more often than not and making it rock, and the guitars are including the flavour. Normally it is the opposite manner round.

Be Close to Me – ABC This hit from ABC has an ideal piano riff that drives the refrain, the truth is it nearly is the complete refrain hook, that is how catchy it’s.

Head Over Heels – Tears for Fears There’s an epic piano riff that opens this music that was used for a really unusual dance quantity within the film Donnie Darko. Kinda comparable, and simply as catchy because the Be Close to Me riff.

No One Ever is to Blame – Howard Jones One other CP-80 person Howard Jones was a pioneer of doing a one-man present utilizing solely a keyboard setup. Folks advised him he was loopy however he made it work surrounded by a mountain of keyboards and his venerable CP-80.

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