| Re: 3 left in Pink Floyd now... 2 (Rick and Syd) gone to Heaven |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Group: rec.music.progressive · Group Profile
Author: oldpinkoldpink Date: Sep 15, 2008 23:26
poisoned rose wrote:
> Raja gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Rick Wright was one of the underrated keyboardist of all time.
>
> Oh brother. You say this for no other reason than your overall worship
> of the group.
>
> What would you say are his most dazzling keyboard showcases, such that
> he deserves stature among the all-time greats?
Yes, I know Raja gets tiresome.
But, you come off as an even bigger douchebag if you think a Rick
Wakeman style keyboard wankfest a great keyboardist makes.
I can name some pieces that he pretty much was the real performer:
Main Theme (from More)
Cirrus Minor
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
A Saucerful of Secrets
Sheep
Atom Heart Mother
Summer '68
The Great Gig in the Sky
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Echoes
Quicksilver -=- aka Sleep
Dramatic Theme
Obscured by Clouds/When You're in
Burning Bridges
Julia Dream
Careful with that Axe, Eugene
Chapter 24
Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Arnold Layne
Behold the Temple of Light
It would be correct that Rick was no virtuoso, but his style was
perfect, especially when it came to creating the spacey atmospherics
that came to define their golden years (67-71), then carried them
through their most successful years.
How awful it would have been to have a keyboardist doing a "The Show
that Never Ends" style of organ overindulgence.
Give the man his due.
| 
