Pink Floyds Rick Wright, R.I.P
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WOW.
Guess I should read up occationally.
RIP.
I'm drinking one for you Rick!
Guess I should read up occationally.
RIP.
I'm drinking one for you Rick!
This bums me out so much...
I was lucky to be able to see him several times with both Pink Floyd and touring with David Gilmour. He was one of a kind and will be missed.
From David Gilmour's website:
"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
I was lucky to be able to see him several times with both Pink Floyd and touring with David Gilmour. He was one of a kind and will be missed.
From David Gilmour's website:
"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
flyangler18
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Shine On, You Crazy Diamond.
farmbrewernw
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That sucks he was awesome, Roger Waters and David Gilmore never will get along again so so much for a reunion.
OP
OP
I'm listening to some of his best
Raise a pint and join me
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ_QVfT_wM]YouTube - Echoes[/ame]
Raise a pint and join me
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ_QVfT_wM]YouTube - Echoes[/ame]
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vfinch
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I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, and it's sad to see a member gone. Although I love Water's contribution to the band to the band most, Wright laid down a mean musical landscape. It's interesting to hear how he came so much more to the forefront when Waters left and he returned.
Natas
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Cheers Rick, to all the great times that have had you and Pink Floyd a part of, and the many that will be to come. 
zoebisch01
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See you on the other side man! 
As for the dynamic of Pink Floyd, there will never be another with such tremendous experimental, successful musical influence to the world. Wright along with all the others and yes Syd who remained an influence both before and after he was separated from the band brought something absolutely unique.
Love me teh Echoes from teh Pompeii.
As for the dynamic of Pink Floyd, there will never be another with such tremendous experimental, successful musical influence to the world. Wright along with all the others and yes Syd who remained an influence both before and after he was separated from the band brought something absolutely unique.
Love me teh Echoes from teh Pompeii.
Cheers!!! we will miss you Rick!
SourHopHead
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R.I.P. You will be missed Rick!
jpsloan
Well-Known Member
For the first time ever, "Great Gig in the Sky" sounds sad to me.
I raise my glass to you Mr. Wright and to all those nights when your music was the last thing I remember. Say hi to Syd for me.
