Rick Wright :(
Posted by Chris on September 15, 2008 at 20:23
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Rick Wright (1943-2008)
Nothing to do with Pendragon Press, but being a major Pink Floyd fan this is a truly sad day.
Seeing him, David Gilmour and Nick Mason live in Earls Court 1993 remains a genuinely remarkable experience – and I just hope he and Syd Barrett are not so much resting in peace but jamming along in the Greatest Gig in the Sky, with support from Keith Moon on drums and Jimi Hendix on guitar.
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Agreed. First saw them at UCL in 1969, BTW.
At least there are some good young prog rock bands around who exhibit some Floyd DNA in their music.
September 28th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
A great shame indeed, Chris – I have good memories of seeing PF twice during the early 'eighties performing The Wall at Earl's Court in London, and I feel especially privileged to have been at the front of the so-called 'gold circle' for their performance at Live8.
No chance of a reunion now. :-(
Mick.
September 30th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I watched Live8 from the comfort of my sofa – past acrimony looked to be forgotten by all four on the stage, but then it was always about the music.
As for new Prog bands, I picked up a recent issue of Classic Rock magazine with a sampler CD entitled "Prog Spawn": very good stuff on there. :)