Exit Richard Wright.
I found out around 5:10, just before I left work this afternoon. What an empty feeling in my spirit. As a support musician, I'm at peace with frequently being overlooked while Mary is singing her angelic vocals and Terry or Ellen are playing such cool guitar licks in our band; I don't mind being some of the glue that holds everything together rather than taking solos. Yet I can't help but feel Rick's keyboard genius was overshadowed 90% of the time in the Floyd, and it just seems sick that he's gone....as if his contribution to the band was never fully acknowledged, and now....
R.I.P., Rick.
I love the low notes. Whether it's detonating a low-B bomb via my Ibanez SoundGear 5-string bass guitar in just the right place in a song or wailing on a big taiko drum with Dave-sized bachi (drumsticks), I really dig the wall-and-window-rattling sounds. I love music, period, and will write often about all things musical!
