Computer Age

Richard William Wright, better known as Rick Wright, keyboard player and singer of the group Pink Floyd, died yesterday, September 15, 2008, "after a short fight against cancer," according to a brief note to his spokesman to inform the media . Although he was always in the background was a key member of the group Pink Floyd from their origins. Along with Roger Waters and Nick Mason, who met as students at the University of architecture, were the three that stayed together after the various transformations, from the first band that formed in 1964 by rhythm and blues and called Sigma 6 various name changes, members and instruments, in 1965 until the incorporation of Syd Barrett and Bob Klose in the new draft Tea Set, name changed to match that in a concert with another band called the same, suggesting Barret of The Pink Floyd Sound The Pink Floyd later and finally Pink Floyd.
Among the most important contributions to Wright are the atmospheres and sounds of Hammond organ and synthesizers so characteristic of the group, in addition to participation in voice and composition of songs in all key albums, songs, signed either in collaboration or in solo (most often remembered the album "Dark Side Of The Moon" by his trascencencia, "The Great Gig in the Sky"-Wright, "Us and Them" -Waters/Wright- and "Breathe" Gilmour / Waters/Wright- as well as "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" -Gilmour/Waters/Wright- album "Wish You Were Here"), until the edition of the album "Animals" in 1977 where the role of Roger Waters and David Gilmour won a lesser extent all the compositions. Roger Waters irreconcilable problems ended with the departure of Rick Wright of the band (although it continued as a session musician) until Waters left and returned gradually to integrate with other members. While in recent years, after the match Waters in concert "Live 8" in 2005, again reconciled.
Recorded three solo albums, the first while still with the group (Bulli problems and the environment), in 1978, entitled "Wet Dream", which never felt proud considering an amateur production and poor, but at the end you cogería sweetheart (personally I think a good record, symphonic pop-jazz with occasional contacts, simple melodies and intimate and very nice). In 1984 he published an e-work away from all this, "Identity", with Dave Harris with whom he formed the group for the occasion under the name Zee (in Wright's words: "an error"). And in 1996, considered by his fans as the most successful album of the components of Pink Floyd solo, "Broken China" recovering mode conceptual album, this time on the subject depression and struggle to overcome it, dedicated to shortly after that would be his third wife, Millie (in collaboration with Sinead O'Connor on two outstanding songs, "Reaching for the Rail" and "Breakthrough").
Serve this brief tribute to remember as an artist while he lived among the shadows of success was one of the pillars on which the sound of Pink Floyd was erected.