STYLIST article on Christine Doc

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Originally Posted by nicepace

I know Christine herself has spoken of her keyboard playing as "part of the rhythm section," but I really dislike this characterization. Can it possibly be true that Christine has never felt confident of her own keyboard playing? What other explanation can there be for this production style that submerges her keyboards under a layer of sound?

Christine has more confidence in her keyboard playing than in her voice. It wasn't until the late 80s or early 90s that she said she was singing really well (which is ridiculous). But while she may not lack confidence in her keyboard playing, she doesn't see herself as a soloist or even a featured player. This is kind of sad because she has an identifiable sound and style. Her piano playing on the six green tunes from MR. WONDERFUL and on the first two Chicken Shack records show her to have a VERY strong command of that instrument.