Pink Floyd Founder Richard Wright dies.....

[Bennyboy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7617363.stm This is terrible.


Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died at the age of 65 after battling cancer, his spokesman has said.

The group released their first record in 1967 with Wright appearing alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

Dave Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the group shortly afterwards.

Wright penned songs on albums including Dark Side Of The Moon.

[liberalmuse]

1. Noooooooo!

:cry:

[VWolf]

2. Crap.

RIP Richard. See you on the dark side of the moon.

[ixion]

7. well put... RIP, Richard

the music you created will not soon be forgotten. :cry:

[Bob3]

3. damn

Just listening to Annimals this AM - damn.
My sympathy to the rest of the band, even Roger Waters and Rick's family.
damn cancer.

[City Lights]

4. Oh no!

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Peace to his loved ones. :-(

[quispquake]

5. Oh shit...

RIP Richard...One of the greatest ever, and his keyboard sounds are forever etched in millions of people's minds...

[ProfessorGAC]

9. He Probably Did More To Get People. . .

. . .to understand what a synthesizer did than anyone up to that point. (Yes, even including Wendy Carlos.)
The Professor

[DainBramaged]

38. He did more to get people to do acid than any band I know of

[shadowknows69]

50. Well the merits of that might be debatable lol

But he did help to create some amazing music. Modern symphonies.

[Johonny]

6. :(

[liberal N proud]

8. That's sad

[thereismore]

10. Wright's keyboards were a rare case where keyboards and rock music actually worked together. nt

[FourScore]

11. I'll see you on the dark side of the moon, Richard!

Thank you for all the wonderful music!

:cry:

[meegbear]

12. FUCK!!!!!!!

:cry:

[Sebastian Doyle]

13. Didn't even realize he was sick

Rest in peace Richard :cry:

[glinda]

14. Sob*

Sad day for music.

[Annces]

15. Mind blowing music

Thanks for the beautiful songs and deep messages Pink.

[Ishoutandscream2]

16. Boomers, our icons are dying

What a bummer.

[OneBlueSky]

35. but their music will live forever . . . n/t

.

[jobycom]

17. Dogmad it, Thanks for all of it, Richard. RIP.

[driver8]

18. Damn...I didn't know he was sick.

RIP, Richard...RIP.

[Bennyboy]

19. A bunch of live shows.....

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=f0896409183dc5c4a5b14de90033c97bd73b9c6ac796e94f

There are a couple of killer shows on www.wolfgangsvault.com too.

[Bennyboy]

23. Link To Wolfgangs vault show

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/pink-floyd-concert/1143-5541.html

There is one from the Animals tour too......

[JackRiddler]

20. Appropriate now to cue the "Great Gig in the Sky"

One of his most memorable pieces on the keyboard, everyone knows it.

Wow, who had a greater impact on me (mixed) than Pink Floyd? I dunno!

[VWolf]

29. Sorry, I can't

even think of that song right now. I might just break down & cry.

[progressoid]

32. yep.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enwnt7-j90k

[n2doc]

34. Listening to it now

RIP, Richard. You did good.

[Solly Mack]

21. well, dang

:(

[Subdivisions]

22. Rest well, Richard. And thanks for all the acid-induced memories. n/t

[jus_the_facts]

24. RIP and THANKS FOR ALL THE MUSIC...

A favorite...The Gold It's In The... ~ Obscured By Clouds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oCjCGT-p4o

[asdjrocky]

25. Be comfortably numb Richard.

In many ways Dark Side of the Moon saved my life.

[Junkdrawer]

26. Shine On You Crazy Diamond....(I know...that was for Syd, but...)...

Credit Wright for the band's classical, jazz influences...

Sad day...

[Dudley_DUright]

27. I knew I should not have gotten out of bed this AM

Pink Floyd is my all time favorite band. :cry:

[Bennyboy]

28. Nice Article.....

http://www.jambands.com/News.phtml?newsfile=redesign_news383.html#9-15-23


Jambands.com

Richard Wright: 1943-2008

Founding Pink Floyd member Richard Wright has died at the age of 65. The keyboardist’s spokesman told the BBC Wright had been battling cancer for some time.

Wright co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with guitarist Syd Barrett, bassist Roger Waters and drummer Nick Mason. Though Wright sang lead on several early Pink Floyd compositions, his role was mostly supportive, coloring psychedelic epics like "Breathe," "Time, "Echoes" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” He also wrote or co-wrote a number if key Floyd tracks, including "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Us and Them."

Wright found himself butting heads with Waters as the bassist increased his grip over the group and resigned as fulltime member of Pink Floyd while recording The Wall. He continued to tour with the group as a salaried backing musician through 1981, but does not appear on 1983’s The Final Cut. Wright rejoined the group fulltime in time to record 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason, the first Pink Floyd record not to feature Waters. Under the leadership of Gilmour, Wright contributed heavily to latter day Floyd records like The Delicate Sound of Thunder and The Division Bell, as well as the live album P*U*L*S*E. In 2005, he reunited with Gilmour, Waters and Mason for a one-off Pink Floyd performance at Live 8.

Wright has released a handful of studio albums outside of Pink Floyd, including 1978’s Wet Dream and 1996’s Broken China, the latter of which features Sinéad O'Connor, among others. He also released a collaborative effort with Dave Fashion’s Harris under the moniker Zee in 1984. In addition, Wright appeared on Gilmour’s 2006 album On an Island and the album’s subsequent tour.

Only last week Gilmour made headlines by saying that “he never again take part in a Pink Floyd reunion.”

[Dukkha]

30. OMG! a great keyboardist from the greatest band ever!

and the %#$@* Ike knocked out all power in my home until Wednesday or Thursday so I can't access my PF library.

[shadowknows69]

31. Aw no. Another legend and hero gone

Good journey Richard Wright, you certainly helped send me on many. As a keyboardist you were a significant influence to me as well.

[Enthusiast]

33. May he R.I.P.

I love Pink Floyd! Love it !

[codjh9]

36. Shit. Another gone too soon.

[DainBramaged]

37. Fuck me. I'll see you on the Dark side of the moon!

One of my hero's growing up in the late 60's. And surprisingly I'm not much younger than he was.

[Az_lefty]

39. RIP Richard, your music was like floating on a cloud...

:cry:

[JitterbugPerfume]

40. dammit

See you on the dark side of the moon, Richard

You gave me many hours of rock n' roll pleasure

[hootinholler]

41. Now I know how my Mom felt when Nat King Cole passed. n/t

:cry:

[mmonk]

42. dang.

The best concert I ever went to was a Pink Floyd concert.

[Vickers]

43. Damn.

:(

Rest easy, Mr. Wright.

[MGB67]

44. Damn

I still am trying t deal with the loss of Jerry Garcia.... now this.

[paulk]

45. RIP

He was a huge influence for me, especially in how keyboards were used in arrangements...

[wizstars]

46. See you on the Dark Side of the Moon. RIP

words fail me now. SO MANY memories....

:cry:

[wizstars]

55. There is no dark side of the moon. As a matter of fact, it's all dark.

[Sebastian Doyle]

47. Statement from David Gilmour

"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" :(

[shadowknows69]

49. Aww fuck now I'm welling up

Very elegant statement Mr. Gilmour.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

48. The man who defined the sound of intergalactic space has now rejoined the cosmos.

May your flight be eternally enlightening, Rick. You did more to open that space between my ears than nearly any other musician.

:cry:

and yes, I know that there's no sound in space.

[shadowknows69]

52. I know that there's no sound in space

There might be now. :thumbsup:

[mudesi]

51. Farewell to a legend (nm)

[Zomby Woof]

53. Gone to that Great Gig In The Sky

Farewell, Mr. Wright. You were an invaluable part of the Pink Floyd sonic palette, and you will be missed. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us.

[Raine]

54. Sad news, R-I-P nt

[Sheets of Easter]

56. I really appreciated his contribution to the group.

Not bad for a guy who had zero experience on the keyboards before the group formed.

In terms of virtuosity, he wasn't the greatest keyboard player ever, but he, along with David Gilmour, helped to reshape the Floyd sound after Syd Barrett's untimely departure from the group. He didn't engage in wanky, over-long keyboard and synth solos that clouded the band's overall sound. His playing was complementary, and it worked.

Rest in peace, Richard Wright. Perhaps you and Syd can noodle for a bit before the "architects" of the band join you.