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Author: RajaRaja Date: Sep 15, 2008 21:43
On Sep 15, 11:24Â pm, poisoned rose usenet.com>
wrote:>> Rick Wright was one of the underrated keyboardist of all time.
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> Oh brother. You say this for no other reason than your overall worship
> of the group.
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> What would you say are his most dazzling keyboard showcases, such that
> he deserves stature among the all-time greats?
His piano and organ work on Pow R Toc H and Take Thy Stethescope and
walk are breathtaking. He was excellent in Astronomy Domine and
Interstellar Overdrive (but Syd kinda overshadows him with his guitar
brilliance on those two). I like Rick's effort on See Saw (IMO the
best song solely written by Rick before The Dark Side of the Moon).
Also AHM suite and Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast have some great
keyboard work.
He also gave some great spooky effects on Echoes. And ofcourse The
Dark Side of the Moon and most of SOYCD would never have been the same
without him. I am not a big fan of his stuff on Animals (too much of
synth... and I hate that album anyway). I dont think he did much on
The Wall. But I wonder if he did something on Run Like Hell (that was
pretty cool).
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