duey Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_britain_pink_floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Well, he's up there with Syd playing the Great Gig in the Sky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Here's to one of the greats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 The band released a series of commercially and critically successful albums including 1973's "Dark Side of the Moon," which has sold more than 40 million copies. Wright wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" for that album, and later worked on the group's epic compositions such as "Atom Heart Mother," "Echoes" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." Woulda been nice if they could have gotten the album history right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 R.I.P. Us and Them is by far my favorite Dark Side tune. 2008 has seen some great ones pass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 My fav band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 My fav band Me too. I am so happy that I was able to see Rick play with David Gilmour on his tour two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZGRtUeYTU8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I saw this posted on a PF fan site... No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend. In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound. I have never played with anyone quite like him. The blend of his and my voices and our musical telepathy reached their first major flowering in 1971 on 'Echoes'. In my view all the greatest PF moments are the ones where he is in full flow. After all, without 'Us and Them' and 'The Great Gig In The Sky', both of which he wrote, what would 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' have been? Without his quiet touch the Album 'Wish You Were Here' would not quite have worked. In our middle years, for many reasons he lost his way for a while, but in the early Nineties, with 'The Division Bell', his vitality, spark and humour returned to him and then the audience reaction to his appearances on my tour in 2006 was hugely uplifting and it's a mark of his modesty that those standing ovations came as a huge surprise to him, (though not to the rest of us). Like Rick, I don't find it easy to express my feelings in words, but I loved him and will miss him enormously. David Gilmour Monday 15th September 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 I saw this posted on a PF fan site... No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend. In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound. I have never played with anyone quite like him. The blend of his and my voices and our musical telepathy reached their first major flowering in 1971 on 'Echoes'. In my view all the greatest PF moments are the ones where he is in full flow. After all, without 'Us and Them' and 'The Great Gig In The Sky', both of which he wrote, what would 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' have been? Without his quiet touch the Album 'Wish You Were Here' would not quite have worked. In our middle years, for many reasons he lost his way for a while, but in the early Nineties, with 'The Division Bell', his vitality, spark and humour returned to him and then the audience reaction to his appearances on my tour in 2006 was hugely uplifting and it's a mark of his modesty that those standing ovations came as a huge surprise to him, (though not to the rest of us). Like Rick, I don't find it easy to express my feelings in words, but I loved him and will miss him enormously. David Gilmour Monday 15th September 2008 Thank's for this post. He really was the unsung strength of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Me too. I am so happy that I was able to see Rick play with David Gilmour on his tour two years ago. Although we knew it was coming, it's still a shock. The video of Comfortably Numb on "Live in Gdansk is bittersweet...Rick was clearly was running downhill pretty fast, even in 2006. While I never got to see Floyd live, I'm glad I went to the Roger Waters show at Darien Lake last summer...DSOTM live looks like the closest I'll ever get to that now. RIP, Rick. Enjoy "The Great Gig In The Sky." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thank's for this post. He really was the unsung strength of the band. No problem... I kinda feel like a dick now when I was pissed a couple of days ago when I read a gilmour article saying that PF was done for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I saw this posted on a PF fan site... No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend..... David Gilmour Monday 15th September 2008 Thank you for posting this. Long-time Floyd fan and recently I was taking time to appreciate some of Wright's early work on SoS, etc. Thanks, Rick. IMO, Floyd's best work was when they were all contributing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slothrop Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Wright also had great solo work - Waters was a dick to him in the middle of his meglomaniac stage and caused Wright to be fired from the band. Floyd is my favorite band and this is very sad news. It is especially sad for those who were hoping for a Floyd reunion show post Live-8. Syd and Richard are playing some crazy music someplace else right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Wright also had great solo work - Waters was a dick to him in the middle of his meglomaniac stage and caused Wright to be fired from the band. Floyd is my favorite band and this is very sad news. It is especially sad for those who were hoping for a Floyd reunion show post Live-8. Syd and Richard are playing some crazy music someplace else right now. According to Nick Mason in his book, the reason Wright was fired is because the band was going to make a huge bonus if they could get "The Wall" out early. Waters called Wright where he was vacationing in Greece and he refused to come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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