RICHARD WRIGHT (UK) - Crossover Prog

RICHARD WRIGHT - WET DREAM (1978)

Richard Wright biography
RICHARD WILLIAM WRIGHT was born on 28th July, 1943, in Hatch End, London. His parents, Bridie and Cedric Wright had two other children, Selina and Guinevere. Rick attended the Haberdasher's School, and when he was 17 years old, the Regent Street Polytechnic, where he met ROGER WATERS and NICK MASON. They started a group and six months later were joined by lead guitarist SYD BARRETT. After BARRETT was replaced by DAVID GILMOUR, the band gradually redefined their style over half a dozen albums. In "Ummagumma" the band was allowed to combine a straightforward live album with a second disc, comprising four sections, each recorded by one band member as a solo activity. WRIGHT's instrumental contribution, "Sysyphus" (parts 1-4) was named after a character in Greek mythology.

You'll find that not only did he tickle the ivories (or plastics), but he also managed to find time to write and sing a number of the FLOYD's ditties, like "The Great Gig in the Sky" ("The Dark Side of the Moon").The band's phenomenal success during the time when "Wish You Were Here" and "Animals" were released led to a great amount of tension and conflicts among the band members. Solo albums were a safety valve and WRIGHT released "Wet Dream" in 1978. WRIGHT was accompanied by top session musicians Mel Collins (sax), Snowy White (guitar), Larry Steele (bass) and Reg Isadore (drums). No singles were released from the album, and WRIGHT did not perform any concerts. By the time they came to record "The Wall" in 1979 ROGER WATERS was assuming control of the band. WRIGHT felt the full brunt of this when WATERS threatened not to release "The Wall" unless WRIGHT left the band. WRIGHT spent the next two years as a paid employee, playing "The Wall" in America, Britain and Germany.

Being paid on a wage, he was the only "member" of PINK FLOYD to actually make money on that tour (yes, the FLOYD "lost their shirts" on that tour--it was so phenomenally expensive to put on, and they did so few shows that they couldn't recoup their investment. The rest of the band were "investors," as it were, but WRIGHT's role was the same as that of the roadies--fixed dollar amount per night or some such. So he didn't get reamed like everyone else). He did not appear on "The Final Cut".

After leaving PINK FLOYD, WRIGHT formed a short-lived partnership, called ZEE who released Identity ('84), with Dave Harris, former leader of New Romantic band FASHION, with WRIGHT composing music for Harris' lyrics...

Studio Album, released in 1978

Year: 1978
Origin: UK
Genre: Crossover Prog
Quality: (FLAC,cue,Log, cover,3% Recovery record)
Size: 233 mb
Source: My CD collection

Track List:

Side 1
1. Mediterannean C (3:52)
2. Against the Odds (3:59)
3. Cat Cruise (5:15)
4. Summer Elegy (4:53)
5. Waves (4:20)
Side 2
6. Holiday (6:12)
7. Mad yannis Dance (3:19)
8. Drop in from the Top (3:26)
9. Pink's song (3:27)
10. Funky Deux (4:57)

Total Time: 43:40

Line-up / Musicians:

- Richard Wright / vocals, keyboards, Oberheim synthesizer
- Mel Collins / saxophone, flute
- Snowy White / guitars
- Larry Steele / bass
- Reg Isadore / drums

Большое спасибо!!

Richard Wright - BROKEN CHINA (1996)



Последний сольный альбом Ричарда ...

Richard William Wright: 28 July, 1943 — 15 September, 2008

Year: 1996
Origin: UK
Genre:Crossover Prog
Quality: (FLAC,cue,Log, cover,3% Recovery record)
Size: 323 mb
Source: My CD collection

CD EMI-7243 8 53645 2 5-Can (1996)

Track List:

1. Breaking Water (2:27)
2. Night of a Thousand Furry Toys (4:24)
3. Hidden Fear (3:27)
4. Runaway (3:58)
5. Unfair Ground(2:22)
6. Satellite (4:07)
7. Woman of Custom (3:43)
8. Interlude (1:16)
9. Black Cloud (3:21)
10. Far from the Harbour Wall (6:08)
11. Drowning (1:37)
12. Reaching for the Rail (6:29)
13. Blue room in Venice (2:48)
14. Sweet July (4:13)
15. Along the Shoreline (4:36)
16. Breakthrough (4:17)

Total Time: 59:13

Line-up / Musicians:

- Rick Wright / keyboards, vocals and programming
- Anthony Moore / computer programming and arrangements, on the telephone (2)
- Manu Katche / drums
- Sinead O'Connor / vocals (12, 16)
- Tim Renwick / guitar (2, 4, 6, 9, 12), lead guitar (15), rhythm guitar (16)
- Dominic Miller / guitar (5, 8, 11, 14), acoustic guitar (16)
- Steve Bolton / rhythm guitar
- SianBell / cello
- Kate St John / oboe, cor Anglais
- Maz Palladino / backings vocal

спасибо!