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stones78
Searched on the forum but couldn't find a thread dedicated to Mr. Nicky Hopkins, last week it was 16 years since he passed away.
During the Stones golden period he came up with beautiful lines for every song he played on.
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No Expectations
Toured with the Jerry Garcia Band for a bit in 1975
My favorite of the Jerry Garcia various bands....
August 5, 1975 – December 31, 1975
Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
John Kahn – bass
Nicky Hopkins – piano, vocals
Ron Tutt – drums
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24FPS
His piano on She's A Rainbow always knocks me out. Should be a thread on the tragedies befallen Stones' piano players.
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WeLoveYou
He was a fantastic piano player, I really love what he has played with the Stones and others. (In fact I'm trying to learn a little piano and will listen to some of his piano riffs for inspiration).
However his solo album The Tin Man Was A Dreamer is pretty dire. It sounds very dated, typically 70s sounding and strangely (although understandably) rather like Elton John. Like Mick Taylor, I guess Nicky is best suited to playing on other people's material.
Nicky's other solo album, The Revolutionary PIano of Nicky Hopkins realeased in the mid-1960s, is of more interest to me. It's him backed by an orchestra. It's instrumental covers - no singing - including tunes like Satisfaction and a Beatles track (can't remember which). It's pretty good for what it is, although the rough 60s production doesn't do justice to the piano and strings which would benefit from a clearer recording/production.
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whitem8
It is very interesting that out of all the folks he played with he mentions Harry Nilsson! That film was very cool, I had never seen it before. I am a big Nilsson fan and love Nicky's work with him. I am sure those boys drank a lot, even though Nicky was probably a bit ill... Nilsson was a great loss as well. Miss those two.
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WeLoveYou
However his solo album The Tin Man Was A Dreamer is pretty dire. It sounds very dated, typically 70s sounding and strangely (although understandably) rather like Elton John. Like Mick Taylor, I guess Nicky is best suited to playing on other people's material.
Nicky's other solo album, The Revolutionary PIano of Nicky Hopkins realeased in the mid-1960s, is of more interest to me. It's him backed by an orchestra. It's instrumental covers - no singing - including tunes like Satisfaction and a Beatles track (can't remember which). It's pretty good for what it is, although the rough 60s production doesn't do justice to the piano and strings which would benefit from a clearer recording/production.