10 Greatest Secret Weapons In Rock And Roll

It would be easy to quantify almost any member of Pink Floyd as underrated, seeing how they do everything they can to distance themselves from the spotlight. Ever since Syd Barrett started to lose his mind after first gaining fame in the late '60s, even the more famous Floyd members like Roger Waters and David Gilmour have tried their best to keep their anonymity over the years, featuring drastic artwork instead of group shots. Though their contributions made Floyd what they are, Richard Wright was the one who took those ideas and made them even more musical.

Being one of the mainstays of Floyd since the beginning, Wright's piano and synthesizer work across every one of Floyd's albums has been essential to their sound, all the way from when they were making outlandish psychedelic music back in the day. As things started to turn a corner, Wright's work has been integral to every one of Floyd's classics, whether he's providing the right textures to Dark Side of the Moon or taking a back seat and filling out the backing track of albums like Animals.

I mean, the foundation of something like the Wall probably wouldn't even have made it past Waters' first drafts if not for Wright actually being able to string these bits and pieces together. It might be easy to pick a favorite Floyd member, but most people will probably pass by the one who created some of Floyd's greatest moments.