Best Jens Keyboard Solo? Post your opinion!

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Post by Mithedhel » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:56 am

@Plisken I think I will try that Plisken! Thank you :)

@mcv92 Yeah the guitar/keyboard battles are just amazing, like the Legions one. I liked also from "Holy Solos" live performances how Jens uses to do a much longer keyboard solo than Timo Tolkki's guitar one haha. Timo told me once "what could I play else? haha".

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Post by adrian9 » Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:37 am

do you have a band? what about recording stuff for projects :D
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Post by tpocain » Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:50 am

JensJohansson wrote:
Mithedhel wrote:Lets see if more people post their favorite solos!
Really nice stuff!

I'll post some on the next record i hope :lol:
Aww, you're so cute and funny! :lol:
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Post by Mithedhel » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:23 pm

adrian9 wrote:do you have a band? what about recording stuff for projects :D
Me? I don't have a band right now, I just play and upload stuff to internet, like this video I did yesterday playing Star Wars haha! :) I'm a huge John Williams fan. Jens also plays a melody of "Jaws" in a Holy Solos live footage haha!

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Post by Plisken » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:17 pm

nice cover man! im a huge john williams fan too. I saw him at the hollywood bowel 2 years ago. I will never forget it. That man is unreal 0_0

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Post by tpocain » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:17 pm

Mithedhel wrote:Me? I don't have a band right now, I just play and upload stuff to internet, like this video I did yesterday playing Star Wars haha! :) I'm a huge John Williams fan. Jens also plays a melody of "Jaws" in a Holy Solos live footage haha!
Wow, that was BEAUTIFUL! I could totally picture Jens doing that--besides, he's a big Star Wars geek like ME... :D
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Post by casiusss » Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:19 am

I think his solo on Angel of Babylon (Avantasia) deserves to be on the table, the GREAT FEELING he puts on it and the way it shows up with Sammet screaming HEAVEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!! makes it a wonderful job! :P Also a great great song :)


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Post by Empathica1928 » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:40 pm

I'm bumping this thread because I bought a Korg Krome recently and am trying to learn the last synth solo to this song. It's become my favorite keyboard solo ever. It's fucking incredible. But how the hell did the topic creator learn this? I'm amazed. This is the hardest thing I've ever had to transcribe and it's hard enough trying to listen through the mix even when I've slowed it down.

I'm also trying to play it without tuning the board down... but maybe I will.

Makes me appreciate Jens's skills even more. This is a great minute of music :D

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Post by Plisken » Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:54 pm

Empathica1928 wrote:I'm bumping this thread because I bought a Korg Krome recently and am trying to learn the last synth solo to this song. It's become my favorite keyboard solo ever. It's fucking incredible. But how the hell did the topic creator learn this? I'm amazed. This is the hardest thing I've ever had to transcribe and it's hard enough trying to listen through the mix even when I've slowed it down.

I'm also trying to play it without tuning the board down... but maybe I will.

Makes me appreciate Jens's skills even more. This is a great minute of music :D
hmm mike :P?

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Post by Empathica1928 » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:02 pm

who dat

alex?!

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Post by Plisken » Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:34 pm

Empathica1928 wrote:who dat

alex?!

yeah lol :P

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Post by Empathica1928 » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:18 pm

oh shit that's been you the whole time

this is awesome. gonna hit you up on facebook lol

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Post by MichaelEppinette » Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:05 am

Also, another keyboardist here! And hello Jose, it's nice to see you on here! I think some of the new stuff from Nemesis is great, for example, the solo from Dragons is really good, and Kill it with Fire is another good keyboard song(reminds me of the older stuff!). If I had to choose a favorite solo from Jens, it would have to be the one from Riot in the Dungeons by Yngwie Malmsteen. It is one of those classics that you just have to love.
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Post by rikkertje » Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:31 pm

I love the solo on Learning To Fly and also the one on Emancipation Suite Part I.

But my favorite would be the solo/duel on Abandon.

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Post by HinatAArcticA » Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:40 am

This thread reminds me of a video I uploaded a while ago.

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