Talk:Piano rock
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[edit] Piano Rock or Piano Pop - Is there a difference between them?
I think the distinction is rather fine if there is one, and so it may not be worth splitting into two seperate genres. Thoughts? (Westius 03:29, 24 November 2005 (UTC))
It seems to me that Piano Rock is music with rock n roll rhythms and style, where as Piano Pop is just any pop song where the accompliment is piano.
for instance Just the way you are: -billy joel would be piano pop. Saturday nights aright for fighting; elton john, would be piano rock. Anything that sounds vaguely like the rolling stones but has piano in it could be piano rock.
[edit] The Start of Piano Rock
In fleshing out this article, it would be good to note a development of the genre. When do you think it started as a genre on its own? (Westius 03:29, 24 November 2005 (UTC))
[edit] Awards
Which awards are notable to include here? I think only major national awards like ARIAs, Grammys, Junos, etc. Not sure the Triple J list should stay, but it's interesting so here for now (Westius 03:29, 24 November 2005 (UTC))
Also how far back should the "recent" awards go? The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac took the ARIA award for Song of the Year in 1998 - is this too far back to include? --ThePianoMan 00:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Artists
Just on a different note, does James Blunt count as Piano Pop/Rock? I would have thought so, but seeking some opinions first. Nikevs 21:51, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm new to this site--so not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, but...I'm surprised this article doesn't mention Little Richard. I think he was just as much, if not more a pioneer of the rock 'n roll piano style as Jerry Lee Lewis; I'm pretty sure he may have even come first, although you might want to double check this.
Yeah good idea and worth checking out - I'll do hunting myself and hopefully we can flesh out this page as its a bit short at the moment. (Westius 01:03, 8 February 2006 (UTC))
The White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan could be regarded as piano rock, as that album is dominated by Jack White's piano playing, unlike their previous guitar oriented releases.
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Does Marc Cohn deserve mention? See popular singles "Walking in Memphis" and "True Companion". [I have taken the liberty of creating this section and moving some items here. I preserved the order in which they appeared on the page. -- vltava, chopin_nh@yahoo.com, 26 Oct 2006]
- In terms of rock music history, Rocket 88 by Ike Turner is generally considered to be the first rock song, and Ike Turner plays piano on it. The article notes that Turner's piano intro was later lifted by Little Richard. --Larrybob 01:37, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Why isn't Queen/Freddie Mercury in the main page. He/The group does have numerous songs in which the piano plays the lead. Or am I missing something?
