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PeelThePaint t1_j1wshzi wrote

> cause I couldn't think of any songs that used a distorted keyboard sound.

You've probably heard a lot, but you might have mistaken it for a guitar or synth. And the Cradle Will Rock by Van Halen has a distorted electric piano as the main chordal rhythm instrument (on the left channel, just after the flanged pick scrapes), Deep Purple was mentioned before, but the main riff at the start of Space Truckin' is keys and bass, with no guitar. Billy Joel gets a ton of flack for his early band Attila, but it was based around him playing distorted organ and a bass line on another keyboard to replace guitar and bass guitar.

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ToneDeafComposer t1_j1xha18 wrote

I was just going to mention Attila. Though it's frequently written of as one of the worst albums ever released, I suspect most people who say that have never really listened to it and are just judging it by how radically different it is from his later work. Holy Moses is an excellent example of the distorted organ sound OP may be looking for, while Tear This Castle Down should really be regarded as a prog rock classic.

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Alternative-Lion1336 t1_j1zjmk6 wrote

It’s a Wurlitzer! I tried to get the tone right with a Rhodes but my buddys whirley nailed it!

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