Pink Floyd 成員Richard Wright逝世
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45020000/jpg/_45020179_wright1_getty.jpgLONDON, England (AP) -- Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65.
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Richard Wright (right) and a reunited Pink Floyd earn cheers at 2005's Live 8.
Pink Floyd's spokesman Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He says the band member's family did not want to give more details about his death.
Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason in college and joined their early band, Sigma 6. Along with the late Syd Barrett, the four formed Pink Floyd in 1965.
The group's jazz-infused rock and drug-laced multimedia "happenings" made them darlings of the London psychedelic scene, and their 1967 album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," was a hit.
In the early days of Pink Floyd, Wright, along with Barrett, was seen as the group's dominant musical force. The London-born musician and son of a biochemist wrote songs and sang.
The band released a series of commercially and critically successful albums including 1973's "Dark Side of the Moon," which has sold more than 40 million copies. Wright wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" for that album, and later worked on the group's epic compositions such as "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" from the "Wish You Were Here" album.
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But tensions grew between Waters, Wright and fellow band member David Gilmour. The tensions came to a head during the making of "The Wall" when Waters insisted Wright be fired. As a result, Wright was relegated to the status of session musician on the tour of "The Wall," and did not perform on Pink Floyd's 1983 album "The Final Cut."
Wright formed a new band Zee with Dave Harris, from the band Fashion, and released one album, "Identity," with Atlantic Records.
Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and Wright began recording with Mason and Gilmour again, releasing the albums "The Division Bell" and "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" as Pink Floyd. Wright also released the solo albums "Wet Dream" (1978) and "Broken China" (1996).
In July 2005, Wright, Waters, Mason and Gilmour reunited to perform at the "Live 8" charity concert in London -- the first time in 25 years they had been onstage together.
Wright also worked on Gilmour's solo projects, most recently playing on the 2006 album "On An Island" and the accompanying world tour.
Gilmour paid tribute to Wright on Monday, saying his input was often forgotten.
"He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognized Pink Floyd sound," he said. "I have never played with anyone quite like him."
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[ 本帖最後由 李喂凸 於 2008-9-1708:35 PM 編輯 ] Richard Wright (1943 – 2008)
Pink Floyd鍵琴手Richard Wright在昨天(9月15日)因癌病逝世，享年六十五歲。
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繼Syd Barret在2006年逝世之後，Richard Wright成為第二位作古人的Pink Floyd成員。Richard Wright病逝的消息，來得挺突然呢。他走了，樂迷期望Pink Floyd再重組，也成為不可能的夢。
我曾言道，Richard Wright是Pink Floyd的George Harrison，在樂隊裡他是坐在第三把交椅上。他不僅是陣中的鍵琴手，也是歌手之一，只是主唱量不及Syd Barrett、Roger Waters和David Gilmour而已。
早在首張專輯The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn時的太空迷幻歌便是由Richard與Syd Barrett合唱，一曲Matilda Mother更由他當上主唱崗位。早年Pink Floyd也有不少歌曲是出自Richard手筆兼由他主唱，比如Paint Box(Apples and Oranges的B-Side曲目)、單曲It Would Be So Nice、第二張專輯A Saucerful of Secrets裡的Remember A Day和See-Saw，到Atom Heart Mother時的Summer ‘68；還有他和David Gilmour在Echoes裡美不勝收的二重唱，二人在Time裡的交接合唱，皆是典故。他是Pink Floyd裡一把不可或缺的聲音。
忘不了Richard一手帶著古典音樂與爵士樂薰陶的鋼琴，他一手Hammond Organ與Farfisa Organ，他在Sysyphus裡的實驗琴音，Any Colour You Like的Minimoog獨奏。
後來Roger Waters獨裁主義作祟，Richard在陣中的主唱曲目與創作也日益減退，二人開始不咬弦，在The Wall時他猶如淪為Session樂手，繼而正式離隊大吉、由此决裂。後來David Gilmour重組Pink Floyd，A Momentary Lapse Of Reason時Richard也是中途才加入，直至1994年的A Division Bell，才是Richard真正重返Pink Floyd一起創作的專輯，並主唱了一曲Wearing The Inside Out。
Richard Wright只曾出版過兩張個人專輯：1978年的Wet Dream和1996年的Broken China，兩者相隔了十八年。前者談不上是怎樣突出的作品；後者是他與Anthony Moore(Slapp Happy)的合作，很電影氛圍的專輯，有Sinead O’ Conner客串主唱了兩曲。一首Night Of A Thousand Furry Toys仍叫我深刻。
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http://hompy.netvigator.com/main/comments/yccmcb/Weblog/richard_wright_1943_2008?type=comment RIP
自LIVE 8後
不少人一絲幻想會重組
即使可能不大
唔開tour都起碼在大場合夾下歌
現在... Just listening to their "Us and Them"....sigh..... rip RIP:icon069: RIP:icon041:
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