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For those of you that have been to the concerts recently, you may have noticed that Jon Cain has dropped the keyboards on this song in favor of guitar. MY honest opinion, I think the piano parts are an integral part of Where Were You...not that the song doesn't sound good..as Neal has also ad libbed a new solo part to it...BUT I just feel there's something missing in this song without that signature piano in the background.....

jrnyjetster wrote:For those of you that have been to the concerts recently, you may have noticed that Jon Cain has dropped the keyboards on this song in favor of guitar. MY honest opinion, I think the piano parts are an integral part of Where Were You...not that the song doesn't sound good..as Neal has also ad libbed a new solo part to it...BUT I just feel there's something missing in this song without that signature piano in the background.....

I agree. The Whale is a necessary part of that song.

jrnyjetster wrote:For those of you that have been to the concerts recently, you may have noticed that Jon Cain has dropped the keyboards on this song in favor of guitar. MY honest opinion, I think the piano parts are an integral part of Where Were You...not that the song doesn't sound good..as Neal has also ad libbed a new solo part to it...BUT I just feel there's something missing in this song without that signature piano in the background.....

I had the same feeling watching the Pompano boot...with the piano part missing,the song sounds a bit odd.
That Little Richard-ish fired up piano sound should stay there where it was meant to be!

Don't take the cherry out of the pie,boys!

I third that....
this song calls for Cain on the keys.

Agreed.

Play keyboards Jon and leave the guitar to Neal.

Wally_Hatchet wrote:Agreed.

Play keyboards Jon and leave the guitar to Neal.

And leave the keytar in the attic.

They could always just play the keys from tape...???
Would ANYONE really notice or care?


later~

Arkansas wrote:They could always just play the keys from tape...???
Would ANYONE really notice or care?

Do I sense some sarcasm in that remark, Arkansas? In answer to your question..the average person probably wouldn't notice...but when I'm at a concert, I watch the musicians, as well as absorb the music.

As someone who's played both keys and lead guitar in different bands, I can tell you firsthand that the keyboard player always secretly wants to be the guitarist. It's just how it is.

WalrusOct9 wrote:As someone who's played both keys and lead guitar in different bands, I can tell you firsthand that the keyboard player always secretly wants to be the guitarist. It's just how it is.

Well then, if Jon wants to get up and stretch his ego, um, I mean legs let Jeff play the keys while he sings.

The keyboards are being sequenced in Chain Reaction, I don't know why they couldn't do the same thing for Where Were You. That honky tonk piano is an integral part of the song.

That piano part {although not difficult} really adds to the song. Jon should play it, or like ohsherrie mentioned have Jeff play it. Steve P would run up to the keys at times. I ve heard Jeff on the keys and he is good.