Rick Wright - Celestial Voices Rehearsal

[@hibernatus]

He was the Pink Floyd's Sound! RIP, Mr Wright...

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

hibernatus - amen

[@mr.natural.]

Wish you were here Rick

[@DannyD714]

proof positive that the sounds richard coaxed out of the piano/organ/keyboard were the underlying driving force of most of pink floyd's music. not to take anything away from daivid,roger and nick,but the way richard layered the soundscapes of their music with his magic fingers took us to places we never dreamed possible.

[@professormacdeezy]

i agree

[@tose917]

Very well said.

[@Nok112]

Agreed.

[@Oh_I_Will]

Until he quit on PF after WYWH

[@remsi2208]

​@@Oh_I_Will His Hammond Organ work on Animals (especially on Sheep) and The Wall was still great, although he didn't give that much creative contributions anymore.

[@legionimprov]

If this isn't sacred music, I don't know what is! God bless Richard Wright.

[@Robert63675]

This kind of “sacred music” can be mass produced if one knows the basics of music theory. It's easy to fool you.

[@mscrsc321]

​@@Robert63675se puede hacer el problema es que funcione y sea memorable

[@pinkfloydian365]

He was the only musician (academical, with debussy as influence) in the band. His contribution into their best albums, tdsotm and wywh, is immeasurable for the 'pink floyd sound' as we perceive it. Classy experimental dude.

[@Robert63675]

He was not particularly gifted, but he was trying to come up with something. Other members of the group did not even try.

[@MrMallorcaboy]

@@Robert63675 so they didnt try, you dont create pink floyd by not trying, if only they had tried

[@didakelx]

@@Robert63675 in my humble opinion Richard Wright was extremely gifted, his gift was not speed or virtuosism but his playing was full of spirituality, he was gifted because he was able to express so much and so intense with a few notes, always the right notes and always made you feel that electricity up your spine. Even when he played through an apparently scary and cold piece, he put all his heart and soul into it. Regards from Spain.

[@Robert63675]

@@didakelx It's not that he lacked "virtuosity." He was generally a mediocre performer, without much imagination. Moreover, he had no talent for composing. He knew the theory a little better than the rest of the band, so he made up the music a little better. You can come up with music without any talent for composing, just having an elementary ear for music and knowing the basics of theory. And it's not hard to impress the average listener with electronic long primitive solos, especially on good equipment. Regard from Russia

[@didakelx]

@@Robert63675 i don't agree with you but anyway, I respect your opinion. Regards.

[@platformstrange1794]

After the chaos of saucerful, this and the choral section are like a bath of loveliness. Sleep well Rick.

[@edwinvanderkooij8713]

Magical art ! He was the emotional and magical part of Pink Floyd... RIP dear Rick.

[@jimiguitar100]

he played the soundtrack of my youth - Rick and PF more than anybody else, his beautiful harmonies and gentle spirit .. No Rick - no Pink. A most classic example of musical chemistry between members in a group

[@rayajorayajez1341]

I TOTALLY agree: No rick, no pink... But I also think, as proved over the years: No Roger, no pink, no Nick, no pink, No dave, no pink...

[@Nigelrudyardmusic]

+ivan kovacevic Agreed, absolutely. I've been listening to Floyd since the 70s, and saw them twice. People always underestimated Rick's contribution to Floyd, but all my favourite tracks -- Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1, Saucerful of Secrets, Echoes, etc. all involved Rick singing and / or playing. I've heard it said that Gilmour was the heart of PF and Waters the brains, but to me Rick was the AIR that PF's music breathed in.

[@northkoreanplug]

Ambienfinity Music same :')

[@analogsynthplayer]

Thank you, Mr. Wright, for the inspiration to play the keyboards. Hauntingly beautiful, a creative soul that is so missed❤️🙏🏻🎹🎹🎹

[@rwfmade]

i'll take every possible version of this song i can find

[@Fensta]

Brilliant find whoever uploaded this. RIP Richard Wright.......... Legend

[@mrollins4684]

And do what with them

[@parakhchaturvedi755]

Greatest keyboard player of all time Rest in peace Rick 🌹

[@Oh_I_Will]

Who’s your 2nd FAV…?

[@jeffreyrogers8151]

@@Oh_I_Will Donald Fagan..

[@walter6574]

The other Rick, the guy from Yes, Wakemen.

[@Musichead1968]

Erm, no.

[@timcoakley5498]

Yes, he is absolutely brilliant, i bet if Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, or even Oscar Peterson would be begging Rick Wright for Lessons.

[@segon4147]

Among others, shine on you crazy diamond and the great gig in the sky. . . My thinking is that if it weren't for Rick, these sounds or anything similar to it would not have been possible. . . Thank you Rick! Rest in peace~

[@theMstanglover]

Richard had a way of jumbling all these chords together and make them sound amazing.

[@fredrikmaceriksson1]

3:20 "End of organ scene..// More organ" Made me laugh ^^

[@LebbyHarris]

Jesus Christ. 11 years later, I was just about to send this to a friend, with the time stamp, and say “made me laugh”. Things stay the same I guess

[@RJMarkey]

How grand, magnificent is this piece? I loved it more here than even the Pompeii version...

[@xoquichalco]

Noooo...para mi la version Pompeya es MUY superior. Esta esta buena, ok. Pero tal vez un poco demasiado larga, y enferma. La de Pompeya es "mas cancion"

[@omiluna7362]

Then you may not deserve to be a Floydian.

[@asloii_1749]

Elitist

[@RJMarkey]

@@asloii_1749 but of course

[@asloii_1749]

@@RJMarkey Sorry I was responding to Omi, not you

[@atiliocastrogar]

Saucerful of secrets... que tal creación!!! Y la voz de Gilmour compagina con los teclados de Wright constituyendo una obra que es ya clásica y lo será por siempre.., como un Bach o un vivladi...

[@C1APF]

desde luego. magnifico, un traslado de los sentidos al orgasmo emocional, unos maestros incomparables

[@claudiocruzat8777]

Exacto

[@paolocataldi9010]

GRAZIE RICHARD X TUTTO QUELLO CHE CI HAI LASCIATO...REST IN PEACE... 🎊🎉🎊🤗🎊🎉🎊💕🤗👏👏👏👏💕🌈🌈🌈🌞

[@jazzgazz8716]

One talented Rick Wright i often thought some of davids solos were influenced by ricks playing, their interplay in crazy diamond a good example 'the greatest' band ever❤❤❤

[@ChildovGhad]

I can only imagine how awesome it sounded being right there with that pipe organ.

[@uphollandlatic]

I was there. Aged 16. The first gig I ever saw.

[@mrmaestro04]

Rick's playing had a spiritual touch to it, no matter what song it was.

[@walter6574]

spiritual is such a loose word. Be more precise.

[@mrmaestro04]

@@walter6574 Ten years to ask? Interpret for yourself.

[@Matzatec]

His playing goes so deep and ruled the Feel of Listening. Even on a far out Trip he managed to bring the Listener down to Earth again. Thank him with a Tear in my Eye

[@dimasari9536]

The one and only Richard Wright

[@unknownsong2318]

Miss this gifted man's presence in the world.

[@hypermecha223]

It's a treat to see videos like this! You are missed very much, Rick. RIP Without you there is no Pink Floyd.

[@amosite1969]

Just Great!!! thank you very much for posting this. The music of these musicians got me out of a lot of dark places. this music will live forever and ever. and be listened to countless more people. makes ya smile.

[@alassion96]

The perfect tune to reach the heaven

[@epicalprototypeW98]

He really dis give the Pink Floyd their sound. Without him, The Floyd wouldn't have sounded the way it did. He brought magic to the band. Rip Richard.

[@parsa_4]

Rick and Nick were always overshadowed by the fanciness of Rog and Dave, though they were absolutely brilliant. Not technical, but very musical. This video shows how creative Rick was. This sort of experimenting isn't something you would get out of Dave or Roger.

[@rossdraper2549]

Legendary Organist!!!!

[@ilfucagnin]

I want this at my funeral

[@cristianvonrosen943]

The sensitivity of RW music is incredible, this video immortalizes those who play it, emotion, journey. Forever Richard.

[@asloii_1749]

2:22 Rick would later reuse this mistake as the chord progression to Great Gig

[@Petox20x]

@jameslujack"rick wright made pink floyd RIGHT. when he left it became less pink...and less Floyd." Without Syd, the band was no longer Pink; without Richard, it was no longer Floyd.

[@whimreaper8603]

Well said

[@northkoreanplug]

this explains why the final cut is SHIT

[@luizfelipels7]

@@northkoreanplug Final Cut is a very good album.

[@Syfoll]

Roger, Dave, Rick and Syd are all important and integral to the Floyd sound.

[@DalekWindmill]

@@Syfoll And Nick, none of it would have been in time without him.

[@Petox20x]

I know that this comment gets old, but I'll say it anyway: I want this played at my funeral.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

I always thought the last 5 minuets of ECHOES is what would be perfect for my Daughter to Cast mt Ashes out to sea as accompaniment !!

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

I love you guys' sentiments, and must "Echo" them for my own personal last will & testament...

[@captaineasychord1]

This sounds like wake and funeral music. I ball my brains out every time I hear it.

[@jeanpaul02o]

Your comment was posted 8 years ago. But is not old enough

[@James-jb5ls]

I hear you bro..and I hope you are still with us

[@manuelag.h.7471]

Rest in peace RICK .......❤

[@lancebukkake]

I can listen to this over and over

[@arcobow97]

Didn't know pipe organs could actually make those synthesizer-like sounds

[@ZombieDragQueen]

Covellechi They don't. I think it's most likely Rick ran the sound through a Binson Echorec device, which he had attached on his main (at the time, together with Hammond organ) Farfisa organ to experiment with sounds.

[@Werede]

Covellechi no. the synth's make organ-like sounds

[@xxEzraBxxx]

@@Werede r/wooosh

[@aviateur57]

Organs were the first synthetisers

[@PutItAway101]

And the drum sounds, and the sounds of someone pounding the bejeezus out of the whammy bar on a strat...

[@joeydrumstix]

Rick right never got enough credit for being pivotal in the sound of Pink Floyd. Roger is a great lyricist but the relationship between David gilmour and Rick wright on stage is what made this band

[@Oh_I_Will]

He was a gray band member until he quit being productive after WYWH

[@joeydrumstix]

@@Oh_I_Will division bells? What do you want from me? Coming back to life? There are a lot of great songs after wywh

[@williemammoth11]

Where does one come across footage like this? I am an almost life-long fan of all things The Pink Floyd and I've never seen this! Fantastic insight into what went into the sound of Pink Floyd :) RIP Richard Wright.

[@tyapca7]

Rest in peace, dear Mr. Richard Wright. Rest in peace...

[@entwistlefromthewho]

I think a polished up and shortened version of this is in the Early Years 1965-1972 box set. If I'm right this was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London in 1969 during rehearsals for 'The Man and The Journey'.

[@brendarigamonti7192]

I miss you so much Rick. I love you

[@kresocaren2762]

Rick was the Heart of PF.........

[@francoatzeni5595]

Leggendario Rick riposa in pace

[@phillip572003]

The Royal Albert Hall Pipe Organ! Some of his performance from this gig is on "The Endless River." David wrote around the recording in tribute of his old friend! He acknowledged Rick as being fundamental to the Pink Floyd sound.

[@petersly55]

Enjoyed this impromptu performance.

[@MarkusRanngel]

Muitas saudades desse grande músico e ser humano, Richard Wright!!!

[@massimocalveri308]

Semplicemente IMMENSO!

[@SecretTimeWarp]

This sounds like the organ at the Concertgebouw.... so yes, he did use the pipe organ. Whenever one was available at the venue, they did "Celestial Voices" on it.

[@Michele71]

I'm... I'm Glad to listen this music... Tnx...! 💕

[@pezfugo3]

Brillante, mágico, sublime...Gracias por compartirlo¡¡¡

[@flaviotutini2657]

Richard Wright ,saudoso e eterno.espetacular

[@guitardoc100]

Hey Rick ! We all will/must follow..... anytime. Life is a short one Moment, and death is the long cold rest.........RIP

[@pinkfloydian365]

finally. i was looking this for over 4 years at least.

[@franco3042]

he has been the J.S. Bach of the XX century celestial music some people should never die

[@TheMrBennito]

you're absolutely right. The first thing that I thought when I heard PF's music, specifically the approach of the organ, I had to think of Bach. That was in 1969, I was 15 years old. My mom educated me with classical music, my dad favored jazz, yet my highschool friends introduced me to the world of imagination :)

[@bharatbash]

This is heavenly ! The closest thing I've ever heard to Bach

[@JimmyPageGitar]

How the world cutiest person play like that scary melodies o_O We missed you so much Rick ! Happy Birthday and ı know you're watching us from Heaven

[@orlandomarquez00]

Muchisimas gracias estebanmejiamesa, excelente!! Muestra de la destreza y versatilidad de estos genios

[@drpeterthompson5894]

Such an important pat of Floyd, Gilmore still has'nt got anybody to play for him as he said they just aint good enough!

[@Syfoll]

That's not what he said

[@shabbawank]

If I die soon, please play this as my expensive coffin gets burnt. Thanks

[@thiagopimenta669]

A Saucerful of Secrets is the song.

[@jesuschrist6191]

That part of the song is called Celestial Voices

[@ADNI.GREY.]

and the organ is into the albert hall

[@christiancothren5722]

Jesus Christ love the profile picture

[@thevalkyrianwakelilith8226]

The 1st Part is from Cirrus Minor. (One of My favorite Pink Floyd Songs Ever). and then Fade into Saucerful of Secrets... We'll Miss you Rick....

[@juleswombat5309]

@@ADNI.GREY. I think it looks more like the Royal Festival Hall on the south bank to me.

[@XCaliKev]

👍😎 he had to love playing that. How incredible it must have sounded live

[@HW944]

one of my favorite floyd numbers

[@PinkFloydCollectors]

So glad this was included on the endless river lp….RIP Rick……..

[@SilverTounge85]

Autumn '68

[@ZombieDragQueen]

SilverTounge85 Wasn't it April 1969?

[@heretic997]

SilverTounge85 wow you guys are both wrong good job

[@yerhing6406]

It's a reference to summer '68...

[@heretic997]

Richard Wright no shit? Dude i had no idea

[@cathdodd5072]

It's a reference to the Autumn '68 track on The Endless River

[@SV-q9k]

Encontre esta Joya Celestial!!!!!! Rick realmente..de otra dimension,al igual que su amigo incondicional David..son los verdaderos Pink Floyd!!!!!!+ Syd el Genio creador de esta Majestuosa banda. Q.E.P.D. Syd y Rick🤍🤍 Gracias por Compartir!!!!!! 💖✨🌟💫

[@bernardello]

Maravilhoso!!! Muito Bom.....esse cara é foda.....

[@Bobthenerdfighter]

Man, if only I could get my hands on an organ like that.

[@rossana7357]

Dolcissimo Richard ti vogliamo bene!!!! R.i.p.

[@jamesvseverything5974]

It sounds amazing

[@chj7667]

Awesome! R.I.P. Richard Wright.

[@carolinarodrigueszz]

How cool to see these videos!

[@sebastianoc501]

Molto coinvolgente straordinario❤

[@newtonnazareth8616]

The real PF leader.

[@iulianbrok1075]

amazing, it's simple as that !

[@asloii_1749]

When Rick messes up I feel for him lol. I mess up playing this a lot

[@xerxes450]

some one said when I listen to Bach I believe in god.....I would say when I listen to this music I believe in god R.I.P

[@Electrotract]

I think trhis is the Royal Albert Hall organ he used on this occassion. A lot of people arent aware that Rick was classically trained.

[@richpeltier9519]

I was thinking this as well. From what I've read, parts of this session were used on the track Autumn '68 on the final album The Endless River. Sort of a bookend to the song from Atom Heart Mother, Summer '68. I've always wondered if there were video, don't think I've seen it before.

[@allenvaughan1]

This is definitely not Royal Albert Hall. I know that instrument and the building interior. But I can't tell you where.

[@nickware119]

I'm pretty sure this is the Royal Festival Hall. The audience boxes you see at 1'30" are very distinctive. The roof interior and the organ console have changed over the years since then, but def the RFH I'm sure. Also, very typically dead RFH acoustic. Whatever, - Wish I Was There!

[@velyogendra108]

That's "A Saucerful Of Secrets". My mom used to say this part of the song reminded her of a funeral.

[@21centuryhippie61]

Yeah celestial voices is the ending of A Saucerful Of Secrets. The part with the vocals.

[@1pinkfloydza82]

STUNNING ELEMENT

[@marklarson3003]

The quiet genius of Pink Floyd.

[@Craig-dv3ji]

The stuff toward the end? Lest we forget, Pink Floyd were a very weird band that played hair-raisingly weird music in those early days.

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

The lsnippets of a long lost Pink Floyd song I heard from the video,PINK FLOYD ODDS AND ALLSORTS,1968-1977 was around the 8 minute mark of the video and was a track from the Committee LP. The song in its entirety had a melodic keyboard, trippy middle 8 guitar solo with some lyrics sung by I believe Roger. If anyone knows the title of this song, please share it with me. Thanks!😂

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

There was a nice ,melodic JAM on THE COMMITTEE LP that reminded me of a long,lost,very Floyd song that ii heard on the radio 31-32 years ago. The 5 minute,upbeat track had a baroque-like keyboard melody and a trippy guitar solo. Does anyone know this song's title?

[@jasonpp1973]

nothing beats the sound and power of a real pipe organ!

[@rocksmore]

It's during the Royal Albert Hall gig that Dave gets blown across the stage by a faulty mic. He says during the Meltdown concert he did for Robert Wyatt at the Hall

[@JuarezsantossousaSousa]

super sensacional..

[@ThePissinthePool]

Very neat film!

[@Han_xiety]

The breathing around ~8 minutes sounds like the breathing on Don't Leave Me Now

[@rsuman]

Lovely echoes from heaven . RIP R.W. Listen to a celestial voice and pick the right answer. An object is vibrating at its natural frequency. Repeated and periodic vibrations of the same natural frequency impinge upon the vibrating object and the amplitude of its vibrations are observed to increase. This phenomenon is known as : a. beats b. fundamental c. interference d. overtone e. resonance Source: The Physics Classroom

[@popopipipupu]

Numero 1 !!!!! Leggenda infinita!!!!!

[@imashelchazona]

saucerful of secrets...how beautiful :')

[@mrdavis3804]

Also heard are exerpts from early version of Great Gig in the Sky and The Man and the Journey suite.

[@gliedermartin]

In germany the project „orgel rockt“ exists…..he played some new music stuff on an celestial organ,, very exciting

[@franco3042]

extraordinary Rick Wright

[@4512Pierre]

Si seulement y avait ça à la messe je te jure que j'irais tout les dimanches...

[@ИванСемёнов-с9й]

Rick was a Wizard! It’s magic music!

[@sebastianoc501]

Un capolavoro della storia dei pink floid questo brano così influente eseguito da rik wryight alle tastiere celestial voices rehearsal sonorità psichedeliche surreali dell immaginanazione quanto la musica 🎶 supera se stesso questo era rik wryight resti in pace 😌 ❤

[@77Yasic]

И Пинк Флойд и Ричард Райт - это навсегда. Музыка их осветила небосклон рок музыки подобно яркой звезде.

[@JJamesLow666]

Amazing video!!