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Old 03-19-06, 11:00 PM
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Does anyone still use the Keytar?


I can't remember the last time I've seen one of these in use. Does anyone still use one, or did they die with the 80's?
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Old 03-19-06, 11:03 PM
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There must be some novelty acts using them.
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saw a guy in a blues band use one last weekend. just some local bar band, but played it all night.
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Stevie Spice from the 2 Skinnee J's uses one. Of course, they have had farewell tours the last two years with no guarantee of a return. That is the only time I've seen one that is regularly used.
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Manson's band did a few years back when I saw them.
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I just saw Sonata Arctica live and their keyboardist destroys all notions of the keytar being a pussy instrument...I groaned when i first saw it, but i left praising the man...
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I just saw Sonata Arctica live and their keyboardist destroys all notions of the keytar being a pussy instrument...I groaned when i first saw it, but i left praising the man...
That must have been a cool show! I didn't get to go see them when they were just here.

I forgot, Joost uses one for his solo on the Star One - Live on Earth DVD.

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Goldfrapp does! TWO of them!
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Old 03-21-06, 07:57 PM
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A NYC band I saw a while ago Shy Child uses one, they were quite good when I saw them.
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I say there arent enough people using keytars now-a-days...
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I saw Air Supply two years ago with my ex-girlfriend and the keyboardist broke out the keytar for a few songs.
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The guy with the purple shirt - Jeff - from The Wiggles uses one.

I'm kind of worried that I knew that.
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the keyboardist from Children of Bodom will occasionally rock a keytar.......unfortunately, not often enough.

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I just saw Sonata Arctica live and their keyboardist destroys all notions of the keytar being a pussy instrument...I groaned when i first saw it, but i left praising the man...
A couple of weeks ago I purchased the For The Sake Of Revenge CD/DVD set and was amazed at what that man can do with a keytar. So much so that I was crestfallen when he smashed it to bits towards the latter half of the concert.
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You just have to see this:

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