ALEC sings Rick Wright's "Reaching For The Rail" - in memory of Richard

[manaquina]

man, i think Rick would be proud, as I am right now. Congratulations, this performance really touched me.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

@manaquina Thank you very much !! If I could play as well as I sing I would have done a complete cover ... anyway, that was really felt by me. Thanks for your words, it means a lot to me that this is touching !

[amaurygdl]

Thak you very much indeed my friend, nice job, nice ricks cover, i hope you tell me where can i get just the music to sing this very special song co's i am Rick's lover music like you.

I hope you answer me.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Hi ! Thanks a lot ! You're welcome !

I re-created an instrumental backing track from the original file using an easy to find and totally free software called Audacity. Youtube has lots of video tutorials about it. It doesn't always make 'the trick' well, but luckily with this song it did. Hope my answer helps you ;-) Long live the memory of Rick.

[monicauk30]

Hello Mr. Cospite,

You did a very good job! Rick Wright would have been proud! Unfortunately, a lot of people don't know this masterpiece. I listen to the Broken China album almost every day and I do like your rendition. Your Italian accent adds a special atmosphere to the song. I'm sorry my Italian writing skills are pretty much absent, but I can read and understand your language. In bocca al lupo!

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Hi Monica ! Nice to meet you and thank you very much for your comment, expecially when you said that late Rick would be proud. Having such a comment by someone who listens the original so often makes me very happy, so thanks for sharing what you felt ! I agree that people should know this album more. I hope that someone who stumbles upon my cover for various reasons can become curious about listening to it. In Italy it's a little rare to found the CD on music shops. Let's hope for a re-issue !

[bountytubes]

Wow! This is great!

Did you record the backing track new (how?) or did you somehow erase the vocal track?

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks !! I removed vocals using the free software Audacity following a tutorial found here on YouTube. It doesn't always works, just with some songs ... it depends on how they were mixed. You're welcome !

[amakajeru]

Muy bien, muy bien!!!!

felicitaciones

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Gracias !!! ^_^ Bienvenida !

[PinkFloydSTYLE]

Bravo Alex...

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie Veronica ! ^_^

[tvrodri]

Beautiful Alexander will take always in my heart Rick

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank You !

[flester71]

Wow... A great job Alex!

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie !!

[albetazza1983]

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[bmdowson]

Alec! You are one very clever man and definately did this song justice! I was blown away by Broken China when it came out and blown away by the job you did at recreating that atmosphere! Onya Mate!

Thankyou for posting.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks for your great comment bmdowson !

[mirella514]

awesome! thank you :)

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank You Mirella !!

[paula830]

Buen tributo Alec.

Good job

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks Paula !

[albetazza1983]

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[urbania70]

Compliments Alec!

[JOEneil69]

World is never be the same without a great musician like rick ,Nevermore !

For people who thinks that Pink Floyd is David Gilmour ,please listened to BROKEN CHINA cd,I'm thinking you're changing your mind.

Now Rick play great gig in the dark side of the moon.

Thank you Alec for you tribute.

[urbania70]

Well said, Lionel, Nevermore!

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank you Lionel !

[chickenthr33]

@JOEneil69 Rick was great, but Gilmour did write most of the music (except for Animals/The Wall which were mostly Roger) Wright admittedly didn't contribute much after the Wish You Were Here album. He had some great songs he wrote during the first bunch of albums that don't get the credit they deserve though.

Regardless, there was nothing nor will there ever be a sound quite like what Roger/David/Rick/Nick had.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

@chickenthr33 Hi ! Don't want to start long discussions, but it's a fact that for David the first years into Floyd weren't easy, expecially when 'forced' to write, like for Ummagumma 'divided' project (and results were good, The Narrow Way is probably the best track there). Anyway, I seriously appreciate more the music parts composed by Rick at time and later than ones composed by David... the ending of SOYCD pt.2 stands for itself. Said that, whole sound was combination of the talents of all 4.

[shiver94]

Grazie Alex...

...bella l'idea e l'esecuzione...

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie Shiver !!

[sevenender]

wonderfull this is great dark sad and farout

i love it

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks a lot Ender, thanks a lot.

[Alcyna]

Grazie Ale, in memoria di Rick Wright! Ma memoria si fa per dire, questa musica e la band saranno eterne!

Bravissimo, che voce! **********************

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Hai ragionissima sull'eternità della musica di Rick e compagni. Grazie dello splendido commento :-)

[albetazza1983]

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[GNRmetallicaFan123]

this is really good

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank you very much !

[JerichoMercury]

ciao alex, io mi sarei limitato a cantare solo la parte di Rick in quanto la tua voce poco si addice (come qualsiasi altra voce al mondo) alle parti vocali di Sinead.

Tutto sommato ottima interpretazione, emozionante, toccante...commovente soprattutto considerati gli eventi.

ps. ma dove hai trovato sta versione a cappella?

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

E' stato difficile decidere quale brano dedicare a Rick, soprattutto per me che non sono tastierista. Grazie dell'apprezzamento. La base l'ho tratta io dall'originale usando il software Audacity. Grazie ancora !

[minamimmo]

Bravissimo!!! 5*****

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie !! Benvenuta/o !

[jarrelana]

fantastic job!!!...5*

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks !

[smileykai77]

Bravo. I am sure that Mr Wright would of appreciated this.

Once again, thank you for sharing this.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank you Kai. I'm happy that you think so !

[ulissesbraga]

thanks a lot. great lyric, good choice. cheers.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks Ulisses !

[albetazza1983]

Thank you AleC!!! Good bye GREAT GIG Rick...

We will miss you.... :-(

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie Albe !

[jdjustice72]

an amazing song and tribute *****

and thank you my friend.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks my friend. I'm very glad you liked it !

[dustysweeper]

R I P.....

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Idem.

[watersmaniaco]

Grazie Alex, bel regalo!

Ciao Rick....

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie del commento maniaco, molto apprezzato.

[nascream79]

This is a wonderful tribute dedicated to Rick Wright!

The world just lost a great artist...

You have an amazing voice and the video editing is perfect:-)

I ♥ it!

5*

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank You dear nascream !

[milaraven]

Beautiful Alec. Maravilloso.

Has cantado el tema a la perfección-

You have sung this song to the perfection-

Bravo Alec ! Once more time...you´re an artist.

5 *

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Muchas Muchas Gracias Mila !

[StopBSing]

Great tribute,i love Pink Floyd.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thank You StopBSing !

[danbergam]

What a beautiful tribute, my friend!

And on so many levels!

Your singing's always so faithful to the spirit, the intention of the original one; so good, in itself!

The visual part, as usual, plays an important role too!

The tone slowly changes through a rainbow: a tribute to the psychedelic age?

I particularly enjoyed that recording studio atmosphere: the mic and its rod, the headphones, that computer with some waveforms displayed. You, respectfully turning it off.

5*+favoriting+sharing!

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie Daniele !!

[danbergam]

Figurati! Complimenti meritatissimi, come sempre!

^_^

[RavenClaws30]

This is very a nice tribute Alec, I got it right this time.lol. Thanks for sending the video.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks for the comment Raven !

[frankzito1]

Alec? This is a wonderful tribute. I'ts so sad knowing all of our musical legends are getting to the age when health is at risk.I think about it all the time. :-( A nice thing for you to do for Richard.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks Jason !

[plasticonofan]

You have done this man a great tribute. I salute him and I salute you.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks plasticonofan !

[urbania70]

Sadness goes through these days for me and many appreciators of Pink Floyd in the world. A great master is missed. Thank you for the tribute, Alec. Shine On Great Rick In The Sky.

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Thanks for the comment Giorgio !

[19johnlennon89]

Grande Ale...questa l'ho apprezzata particolarmente....grande zio rick....SHINE ON RICHARD......

[ALEClovesGENIALMUSIC]

Grazie !