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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr
It's sometimes very soft, funky, driven, groovey, bluesy, chordal, arpeggiated, mellow, and cool......
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Yes, yes, indeed. Consider the "acoustic" recording of FRIENDS from a few years ago. Christine's Fender Rhodes is everything you say it is: no other keyboardist (with the possible exception of Bob Hall) would have recorded such a simple but fetching accompaniment to this well-structured pop song in quite this way.
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Some other very distinct artists ... you can tell it's them because of their style with their instrument
Pat Metheny
Geddy Lee
Miles
Wayne Shorter
George Benson
David Gilmour
Herbie
Tori
Joni
Jaco
....... some of these artists have tons of technical skill while others use both, and others, don't have much....
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Yes, yes, yes, indeed.
Beethoven, of course, was a mindblowing virtuoso pianist before he hit his compositional stride. Beethoven & Chris McVie have many things in common. Like Beethoven, Christine fought in court for the custody of her nephew over the course of several years, & this wrenching personal struggle affected her songs in startling ways. Like Beethoven, Christine moved numerous times, never settling permanently, always battling landlords & fellow tenants. And like Beethoven, Christine's popularity waned as the taste for Italian (& Italianate) opera -- especially Rossini's work -- grew, until in later years the public regarded the aging, slovenly former member of Fleetwood Mac as compositionally played-out & indeed psych0logically unhinged.
Beethoven & Chris McVie! Two precious spirits of the tonal arts!