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Posted: August 01 2010 at 08:25
richardh wrote:
genbanks wrote:
RICK WRIGHT: Maybe he wasn't a virtuous player but he was a great creator of musical atmospheres with his keyboards, maybe in a way that anyone else did.
Certainly a great musician.Wish You Were Here has amazing textures thanks to Mr Wright.
Agree. But the same happens with Echoes, Sheep, Us and Them, Brain damage, etc. and Division Bell as an Overall thing.
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 12:24
genbanks wrote:
richardh wrote:
genbanks wrote:
RICK WRIGHT: Maybe he wasn't a virtuous player but he was a great creator of musical atmospheres with his keyboards, maybe in a way that anyone else did.
Certainly a great musician.Wish You Were Here has amazing textures thanks to Mr Wright.
Agree. But the same happens with Echoes, Sheep, Us and Them, Brain damage, etc. and Division Bell as an Overall thing.
The intro to Sheep is amazing and Echoes is superb without doubt but for me WYWH (the whole album) is still Rick's 'shining' moment.
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 13:57
genbanks wrote:
richardh wrote:
...but for me WYWH (the whole album) is still Rick's 'shining' moment.
That's true
Yeah, his work on Shine On You Crazy Diamond is sublime, epic. And so is his work on Welcome to the Machine, one of the first songs I loved by Floyd back when I was 11.
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 16:42
Rick Wakeman is my all-time favorite, but of these my favorite is the other Rick. I'm surprised to see Wright leading this poll by such an overwhelming margin, but hey, I'm not complaining.
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 04:22
richardh wrote:
genbanks wrote:
richardh wrote:
genbanks wrote:
RICK WRIGHT: Maybe he wasn't a virtuous player but he was a great creator of musical atmospheres with his keyboards, maybe in a way that anyone else did.
Certainly a great musician.Wish You Were Here has amazing textures thanks to Mr Wright.
Agree. But the same happens with Echoes, Sheep, Us and Them, Brain damage, etc. and Division Bell as an Overall thing.
The intro to Sheep is amazing and Echoes is superb without doubt but for me WYWH (the whole album) is still Rick's 'shining' moment.
Don't forget See Emily Play, Jugband Blues and all the early PF work.
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RICK WRIGHT: Maybe he wasn't a virtuous player but he was a great creator of musical atmospheres with his keyboards, maybe in a way that anyone else did.
Certainly a great musician.Wish You Were Here has amazing textures thanks to Mr Wright.
Agree. But the same happens with Echoes, Sheep, Us and Them, Brain damage, etc. and Division Bell as an Overall thing.
The intro to Sheep is amazing and Echoes is superb without doubt but for me WYWH (the whole album) is still Rick's 'shining' moment.
Don't forget See Emily Play, Jugband Blues and all the early PF work.
The Great Rick in the Sky
Yeah, that's what I thought too Most of their early stuff (... i.e. up to Meddle, my fave period!) couldn't have made it without the trippy Farfisa solos and eastern improvisations of Mr. Wright.
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 16:44
I don't understand how this poll wouldn't have Tony Banks in it. His sound was so essential to the greatest prog group of all time. Great sound, tasteful and restrained playing. I can't believe he was left off the list along with Emerson and Wakeman. No, I don't like this poll.
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 16:49
kjprogger wrote:
I don't understand how this poll wouldn't have Tony Banks in it. His sound was so essential to the greatest prog group of all time. Great sound, tasteful and restrained playing. I can't believe he was left off the list along with Emerson and Wakeman. No, I don't like this poll.
I said exactly the same at first (about the Poll and Tony Banks), but look at the lines over the poll...
Tony Banks best keyboardist ever... great performer and great songwriter.
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richardh wrote:
Most of their early stuff (... i.e. up to Meddle, my fave period!) couldn't have made it without the trippy Farfisa solos and eastern improvisations of Mr. Wright. 
