Broken China

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Brand new solo album by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, with Sinead O'Connor appearing as guest lead vocalist on the tracks 'Reaching For The Rail' and 'Breakthrough'. The album has a Floyd sound and look throughout, thanks to their designer Storm Thorgerson.

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Broken China

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I cannot put it down.....!
excellent solo project from pink floyd keyboardist.
2+2=4
Best of his two albums
A superb effort from Pink Floyd's Rick Wright

Broken China
Richard Wright
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002UHG
Release Date: 1996-10-14

Tracks:

Breaking Water
Night Of A Thousand Furry Toys
Hidden Fear
Runaway
Unfair Ground
Satellite
Interlude
Woman Of Custom
Black Cloud
Far From The Harbour Wall
Drowning
Reaching For The Rail
Blue Room In Venice
Sweet July
Along The Shoreline
Breakthough

Album Description

Brand new solo album by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, with Sinead O'Connor appearing as guest lead vocalist on the tracks 'Reaching For The Rail' and 'Breakthrough'. The album has a Floyd sound and look throughout, thanks to their designer Storm Thorgerson.

Album Details

1996 Release of the Second Solo Album from the Pink Floyd Keyboardist. It's a Musical Exploration of the Four Phases One Might Experience in a Clinincal Depression. The Sound of the Album is Very Much Like his Group's Albums, but a Bit More on the New Age/Ambient Side.

Customer Reviews:

I cannot put it down.....!.......2007-06-19

When I first purchased this album in Sept.2006, I haven't been able to put it down since.
It took a few "listens" until I really appreciated this great piece of work by Rick. It appears to give me something a little different each time I listen to it. I had thought that there was nothing better than Water's "Amused To Death" but boy was I wrong. What a rich and profound album this is! You get a little bit of everything FLOYD here and it just all comes together perfectly. The begining (underwater sequence) is unbeleivable in Q sound right up until "A Thousand Furry Toys" where the story now begins. You will think that YOU are in a coma but you are quickly brought out of it and now realize that being a child, as in this case, an abused one, is being tossed about by it's parents into a bizzar world of obscurity and demise. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel for this poor child and in the end reaches for the sun just like a "banner unfurled and gently blown, and then before your wondering eyes a self you've never known".
Thanks Mr. Richard Wright ! Let's do it again........soon.

excellent solo project from pink floyd keyboardist........2007-04-01

like fellow floyd member, david gilmour, rick wright does not stray far from the pink floyd formula, and that's fine. lots of lush sounding and spacious instumental passages adorn these songs. silence is ofter lurking there at the edge of things. very listener friendly. lots of excellent percussion provided by drummer manu katche, and some fine guitar work from tim renwick and dominic miller. sinead o'connor provides outstanding vocals on two of the songs here, and mr wright himself has a pleasing soft lilt to his voice, which is effective throughout. highly recommended for those who love that pink floyd sound.

2+2=4.......2007-03-14

FIRST OFF IT'S AMAZING THAT TOGATHER THEY WERE PINK FLOYD AN AWESOME TALENTED MUSICANS WHO TRULY WERE PIONEERS INCLUDING SYD AND BOB KLOSE BUT EVEN INDEPENDELY THEY ARE ALL TRULY GERAT MUSICANS WHO ARE VERY GIFTED NOW I WISH THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TOGATHER BUT OH WELL I GUESS IT WON'T HAPPEN BUT JUST THINK THAT THEY ARE ALL TALENTED

NOW AS FAR AS THE ALBUM GOES IT'S A GOOD ALBUM THE MUSIC IS AWESOME BECAUSE OF THE CONCEPT AND THE WHOLE IDEA IS GOOD GOOD JOB I ALWAYS KNEW FROM THE SONG SEE-SAW ON SAUCERFUL OF SECERTS THAT HE WAS TALENTED AS A MUSICAN AND A LYCRISET GOOD JOB ROCK ON

Best of his two albums.......2007-03-11

Not a bad effort. Certainly an improvement on "Wet Dream". Worth the purchase for the music alone.

A superb effort from Pink Floyd's Rick Wright.......2007-01-26

Many bands have members who eventually put out solo material. In regards to one of the biggest acts of the 20th century, Pink Floyd's keyboardist Rick Wright gives us Broken China. After years of solo material celebrated from other members such as Syd Barrett, David Gilmour and Roger Waters it's nice to see Rick put together this collection.

The thing of it is, its one of the most refreshing musical endeavors you could ask for. Floyd fans old and new could enjoy the sound and artistic vision of this album. Anyone with an appreciation of something different, magical and creative could find something good here, if not great. This ambient, soulful and somewhat dreamy CD also has its share of powerful and driving songs that like so much of Rick's contribution as Floyd's keyboardist, gets sweeter with age and retains a timeless feel to it. Recorded in 1996, Broken China is somewhat of a concept album that is based on Rick's wife's battle with depression. Sinéad O'Connor is the lead vocalist on the tracks "Reaching for the Rail" and "Breakthrough". The album cover art is also done by Storm Thurgeson, who is famous for his artwork on most of Pink Floyd's studio albums.

Broken China features 16 tracks that still retain some Floyd sound, although for me I feel it stems more from "Momentary lapse of Reason" than one of their earlier studio albums that featured Roger Waters at the helm.
I won't go over every track, just highlight some of my favorites. Track 6 is "Satellite" and does not feature any vocals but has a groovy beat with some jazz feel to it. Don't let that fool you, this is still a far-reaching solo with a lot of great percussion, and includes a signature guitar piece that changes things up a bit throughout the song. Track 8 is customary as "Interlude" and though it only clocks in at 1:16 is a beautiful piano piece that also features some deep bass line as well. Track 9 is one of my favorites and is called "Black Cloud". A powerful display of sonic sound, it starts out with ambient tones before launching into a crescendo of emotional spears that never quite break into anything, but slowly fade out into a soft medley of an ending. The CD ends with Track 16 in "Breakthrough" and as mentioned, has vocals by Sinéad O'Connor. The song is beautiful in melody and no nonsense in its lyrical approach. Even if you don't think of yourself as a Floyd fan, that is okay. Don't let my references to the band scare you away, for this is still Rick Wright and features some of the most amazing sounds and tones that I think anyone can find appealing in one way or another. It's not just a "keyboard" album, as if features a high dose of various instruments that all sound marvelously executed.

The world of music today needs more "Broken China".

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Manufacturer: Broken Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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