R.I.P. Richard Wright

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:54 pm

Rest in peace, Mr Wright. I was just loading some Pink Floyd into my Ipod over the weekend. Another giant moves on.

Aardwolves · Post by **Aardwolves** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:52 pm

I just heard about this. What a sad way to end the day.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:10 pm

Oh man, and I was listening to some Pink Floyd live stuff (ROIO, for those that know) this afternoon, too.
I feel like somebody died last week and I was listening to their music then also.
-bill

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:05 pm

Awww man.

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:07 am

Bummer. I'll play "Remember A Day" today in his honor.

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:38 am

I have a DVD of the making of Dark Side Of The Moon and there's a great part with Mr. Wright about the chords in Breathe. I'm gonna watch that again tonight. His work affected me profoundly.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:34 am

I have been listening to Pink Floyd A LOT lately. I've been kind of listening to bands that I was listening to when I was first developing as a musician. (Learning bass, then guitar and learning to play in bands etc...) Piper at the Gates of Dawn was in my car for two strait weeks just a few weeks ago.

Pink Floyd from 1967 to 1994 is one of my favorite bands ever. I love Pink Floyd.

Rest in peace Rick, rest in peace.

Today I loaded Winamp with all of Richard Wright's lead vocal Pink Floyd songs as well as some of his instrumentals in his honor.

God Bless.

Lord of Oats · Post by **Lord of Oats** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:49 pm

This is pretty ghey news.

I say this calls for some sort of coverfight in his honor.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:48 am

Lord of Oats wrote:This is pretty ghey news.

I say this calls for some sort of coverfight in his honor.

Thats not a bad idea but I just don't have time. I still want to finish Calico Alley, I'm in the middle of recording my very own Funeral Dazies track, and The Funeral Dazies are in the studio periodically for the next two weeks. (Including all day this Saturday) Then we are back to gigging two weeks from now with a full plate of gigs in October. (including an Orlando and Atlanta date)

I love the idea, but I'm just not sure I could commit.

Post by **Spud** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:56 am

I have always thought that it would be fun to have an "In the Style of" cover fight, where we don't record songs by the actual band, but new songs in their style. Pink Floyd may be worthy. Are we?

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:52 am

Spud wrote:I have always thought that it would be fun to have an "In the Style of" cover fight, where we don't record songs by the actual band, but new songs in their style. Pink Floyd may be worthy. Are we?

THATS AWESOME.

You would also find that Pink Floyd has done a lot of evolving. There are three or four Pink Floyd styles to choose from!

Aardwolves · Post by **Aardwolves** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:01 am

Hoblit wrote:You would also find that Pink Floyd has done a lot of evolving. There are three or four Pink Floyd styles to choose from!

This is the best coverfight(ish) idea ever.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:51 am

yeah! that's great. i have to admit i have already tried to do this on my johnny cashpoint cover. dunno if i succeeded! but i do like the guitar solo at the end.
-bill

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:03 am

Great idea, Spud. I'd love to do something like that.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:03 am

That should be an optional challenge for the next fight.

Post by **Spud** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:14 pm

The optional challenge idea is OK, but it would be even better to get a whole new Pink Floyd album out of it.

Considering the conceptual nature of their albums, how could that be done? A bunch of random tracks wouldn't cut it...
I can think of a couple of ideas.

1. A THEME instead of a TITLE.
2. Lots 'o collaborations
3. Someone does the first song, and then passes it on to the next player for reference, who than passes on ONLY THEIR SONG to the next player, etc., etc...
4. Same as No. 3, except pass them ALL on as we go.

Thoughts?

SPUD

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:42 pm

Spud wrote:The optional challenge idea is OK, but it would be even better to get a whole new Pink Floyd album out of it.

Considering the conceptual nature of their albums, how could that be done? A bunch of random tracks wouldn't cut it...
I can think of a couple of ideas.

1. A THEME instead of a TITLE.
2. Lots 'o collaborations
3. Someone does the first song, and then passes it on to the next player for reference, who than passes on ONLY THEIR SONG to the next player, etc., etc...
4. Same as No. 3, except pass them ALL on as we go.

Thoughts?

SPUD

If you wanted a conceptual album in the vein of Pink Floyd, you would need more than a Theme. You'd have to limit it further. Otherwise you could say - in the theme of a new dawn dawning and you could still get a 1967ish Floyd and a Division Bell'ish Floyd and those two would NOT work together very well.

I'm not damning your idea, I see what you are going for. I just think you'd need to shape the project better to achieve your conceptual goal.

Theme - A New Dawn Dawning - Pink Floyd style from 73 - 77

http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/disco/disc_idx.html

Piper at the Gates of Dawn
A Saucer Full of Secrets

More
Ummagumma
Atom Heart Mother
Meddle
Zabriskie Point
Obscured By Clouds

Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals

The Wall
The Final Cut (although significantly different than the Wall, they are similar. Also worth noting is Rick Wright is not on this album)

Momentary Lapse of Reason
The Delicate Sound of Thunder (LIVE)
The Division Bell
Pulse (Live)

pegor · Post by **pegor** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:15 pm

Maybe one of the keyboard type folks could record a few Richard Wright sounding phrases and all the songs would include those phrases/samples and variations on them. that would give continuity to the album.
maybe require all the songs to start with the sound of some non-instrument ala the clock, cash register, heliocopter thing. An object could be assigned to each participant.

I really like Pink Floyd. And this project sounds very cool! If allowed, I might even try to get over my ~~stagefright~~ webfright and contribute.

Post by **Spud** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:14 pm

Or someone (raises hand) could act as producer and make assignments as to placement on the album, conceptual intent of overall album, each track, etc. ~~They~~ I would also listen to initial scratch tracks and make suggestions and demands, suggest/enforce cross-pollenizations, etc.

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:23 pm

Whatever happens, I call 'Nile Song'
Right now. I'm calling it.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:53 pm

Märk wrote:Whatever happens, I call 'Nile Song'
Right now. I'm calling it.

God I hate you.

not really

I will totally threaten to call 'producer' on this one.

I'm not claiming to be THE BIGGEST PINK FLOYD FAN HERE! But, I probably am. I was OBSESSED with them for years during my teens.

At one point in my life I had 26 Pink Floyd / Pink Floyd related productions. (releases, soundtracks, collaborations, solo albums, movies etc...)

What *I* would ULTIMATELY like to see is a conceptual album in Pink Floyd style of Pink Floyd's own evolution. A contiguous album that starts in 1967 and ends in 1994.

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