Richard Wright

Well, Rick wrote my fav song "Great Gig In The Sky".

The best description would be "considerable, his contributions were important" (but not usually "genius").

Just think of those psychedelic organ sounds floating in and out of 'Interstellar Overdrive'. Or the pseudo-Arabic organ embellishments on 'Let there be more light'. Or those unforgettable piano solos on 'St Tropez' and 'Wot's uh the deal'.
Which other player could have come up with them? And yes - 'The Great Gig in the Sky', that's genius!

Edited by fuxi - June 07 2008 at 04:03

I really don't know how important he actually was for the band, but the message I get from my ears is "no Rick, no Floyd".

RoyFairbank wrote: I think Roger would pick either 1 or 2, Dave would pick between 2 and 3 Nick would pick between 2 and 3 A stereotypical RIck would pick between 1 and 2. Happy progging!

RoyFairbank wrote: I think Roger would pick either 1 or 2, Dave would pick between 2 and 3 Nick would pick between 2 and 3 A stereotypical RIck would pick between 1 and 2. Happy progging!

Finnforest wrote: Really?  He's saying that Rick would define his own contribution as a 1-2, is essence agreeing with Roger that he was not worth much?   Hmmmm. Anyway, sorry if I misunderstood the post.

ten years after wrote: Walker wrote: RoyFairbank wrote: I think Roger would pick either 1 or 2, Dave would pick between 2 and 3 Nick would pick between 2 and 3 A stereotypical RIck would pick between 1 and 2. Happy progging!   I think some of you are misunderstanding this post. He's not saying Roger's contributions would be a 1 or 2, he's saying Roger would choose 1 or 2 to describe Rick's contribution's, etc.     This is clearly what was intended.  I think it is wrong though. Waters is on record as giving very high proace to Wright's contribution - particularly with regard to Dark Side of the Moon.  His problem with Wright later on was that he simply stopped contributing and, in particular, showed very little interest in getting the Wall out according to Waters' tight schedule.

R. Wright  a genious now????? it's a little bit stretched to me!

R.I.P. genius.

Option 4 Vital Definitely.  It wasn't Waters words that first got me into Floyd or Gilmours guitars.  It was Wrights keyboards.  Before Animals, he was all over everything.  Tasteful and original.  With Animals, his playing was great although Waters wasn't giving too many writing credits at the time to anyone.  The Wall he was relegated to the background and word has it that he wouldn't / couldn't contribute.  The Final Cut is a piece onto itself and Wright isn't there.  A good example of what is missing if he wasn't around is Momentary Lapse.  The balance is gone.  I like the album but it could have been much better without the Gilmour soloing all over the place.  Division Bell restores that balance.