TOP 20 KEYBOARD INTROS OF ALL TIME

In this video I countdown my Top 20 Keyboard Intros of All-Time.

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[jonathanbewick]

”The great gig in the sky” intro is so powerful, deserves a spot.

[drewwigginton]

Riders On The Storm by the Doors also had a beautiful, jazzy intro.

[CulturedHeathen]

Toto's "Hold the Line"...instantly recognizable. Thanks for letting Les display his talents. I am always envious of multi-instrumentalists.

[snowboard_coach]

Who's here after seeing Rick get owned by Matthew Fisher?

[gabrielnascimento]

I love the way you modify songs from blockers. It is, indeed, absurd you can't play, but you face this with knowledge and humor.

[brogarn]

The "unique rendition" of number 11 had me in tears from laughing. It was fantastically terrible and was like a musical flipping of the bird towards blockers. Well done.

[michaelrawson]

ELO - Telephone Line.
O bla di o bla da.
Lionel Richie - Easy.
Golden Brown.
Another great vid Rick. Les rekindles the very spirit of Les Dawson in the playing of "that" Queen track!!! 😂😂😂

[ThePhatboy]

The transition from the piano intro on Fifth of Firth to organ and bass peddles is extraordinary. So that Intro is definitely a song on it's own. The genius of Tony Banks and early Genesis.

[davejunior]

Surely "The Final Countdown" deserves at least an honorable mention, one of the most recognisable synth intros ever.

[xacxdcx]

Lazy - Deep Purple one of the most amazing keyboard intros ever!

[WDRhine]

The extended piano intro to "Locomotive Breath" deserved a spot. It does exactly what an intro should do.

[excaliburhead]

Always liked the keyboard intro on Dancin’ in the Moonlight.

[bedazzled]

This was incredible. Les NAILED it with Boston Foreplay. Just incredible!

[thejuiceweasel]

That "Foreplay/Long Time" one made me really happy. It's in my opinion one of the best openers in rock, criminally underrated, every instrument get's to shine in that one.

[JH-evwn]

That dude is a monster. Would love too see the process of him learning these.
The Boston intro was ridiculous.
Awesome, Rick

[BenXM]

Scrolling through all these comments, and shockingly, only ONE person has mentioned “Chest Fever” by The Band, one of the most ICONIC organ intros I’ve heard in my entire life.

[QuantumBeeWellness]

Les is an amazing pianist! I love how you guys took the time to play every song on the right type of keyboard to honour the original. A few other notable mentions:
- Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
- Feelin' Alright - Leon Russell playing with Joe Cocker/Mad Dog and the Englishmen
- The inconquerable Garth Hudson and his wild solo into Chest Fever

[johnkruton]

The RUSH Subdivisions lick had me filling in the drum parts automatically in my head……that is how iconic it was for me…

[not_jackvd]

I feel like the gold mine for amazing keyboard riffs and intros that is Styx was totally overlooked. "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)" have some of the greatest and most recognizable keyboard intros of all time and should at least be given an honourable mention. Every other selection on this list was great, however, and I appreciate all of the work put into these videos!