Comments on: Dark Side of the Moon: Richard Wright Died

By: geoff

geoff — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:21:10 +0000

I do think you should carry that run of great albums through to The Final Cut. Yes, it was mostly Roger Waters–but it’s an incredible album; Gilmour’s playing especially, but also that of the other boys stellar; and a thematic and musical appendix to The Wall. A truly exceptional string of albums.

By: Marc Blitz

Marc Blitz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:29:07 +0000

Don’t forget the 1971 compilation album Relics. It has two Richard Wright-written (and sung) songs — Remember a Day (originally from “Saucerful of Secrets”) and Paintbox (originally the B-side of “Apples and Oranges”)– that I like quite a bit. Also some other terrific songs from the Piper at the Gates of Dawn era.

I’ve read in a number of places that Wright was the major songwriting force in early Pink Floyd after Syd Barrett. While their early stuff has an entirely different sound than “Dark Side of the Moon” and afterwards, I like it just the same and am happy that YouTube makes up (to a small degree anyway) for having missed the chance to see a live show during any of Pink Floyd’s different heydays.

By: Jack S.

Jack S. — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:51:21 +0000

No doubt the departure of Syd Barrett accounted for what I would consider a significant change in style. I listed to Piper at the Gates of Dawn after have gone through most of the later stuff. I couldn’t believe it was even the same band. Unrelated to all of this, syd met a particularly sad end

Losing Richard Wright must be a significant, but not unexpected blow to the group. What a fascinating life he must have lived though. wow. Rock on Richard!

I had the opportunity to see the band at the old Cleveland Lakefront Stadium for the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. Not the height of their work, but perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Man, this just brings back a lot of memories.