It's hard to rock with a keyboard player in the band...

I can't let this one pass without comment. The sister internment camp to the Guitar Gulag, the Keyboard Clink (pissweak I know) has lost my favourite jailbird. Richard "Richter Scale" Wright of The Pink Floyd will only be playing Great Gigs in the Sky from now on (amazingly not one article has used this so far...all the more amazing as this was one of Wright's few solo credits).
As far as I am concerned his biggest contribution was bringing back parallel 5ths as a legitimate harmony and conventional contrapuntal theory can go hang for all he cares. Too often his willowy vocals were mistaken for Gilmour's and where they sang in tandem he was a fine foil for Gilmour's sweet tones.
I reckon he was at his best on the two soundtrack albums Obscured By Clouds and More.

His first solo album, Wet Dream, is actually alright. I am gutted...absolutely gutted.

Cock Rock

V.1
see me at the track
you better watch your back
I'm a chicken king and I can do anything

the baddest and the most
the firstest past the post
I'm a chicken king and I can do anything

chorus:
I'm a chicken king baby
I only want the best
when I get a bucket
I want 15 pieces of breast

I'm a chicken king baby
but baby I aint chicken
step into my office
gonna be some finger lickin'

V.2
riding in my Bentley
rock a woman gently
I'm a chicken king and I can do anything

come and see my yacht
I'm takin all you got
I'm a chicken king and I can do anything

chorus

I'm a chicken king baby
I only want the best
when I get a bucket
I want 15 pieces of breast

I'm a chicken king baby
but baby I aint chicken
step into my office
gonna be some finger lickin'

V.3
I know which one comes first
and baby I'm the worst
I'm a chicken king and I can do anything

the chicken beats the egg
so now its time to beg
I'm a chicken king and I can do anything

bridge:
I killed a million chickens
I did it with a smile
frozen, roast or deep fried
honey watch my money pile

I built my life on slaughter
but what's a man to do
I broke a million wishbones
and all my dreams came true

chorus

It’s your birthday

Many of you Squid Ink fans (and indeed band members) out there may be asking yourselves ‘where is this elusive debut album we keep hearing about?’ Well a mere 25 days before the first anniversary of finishing the recording of the album, it has been given over to the press for production. Yes it’s true, early next week you should be seeing a finished CD, with artwork and everything, gracing the shelves of your local record store, or at least in the hands of your favourite band member. Only 100 of these eagerly anticipated red hot little numbers will be produced by the friendly boys at Implant Media in Brunswick, so if you want one you had better get in quick. We look forward to seeing you all at the album launch (date TBA).