Is "Broken China" a concept album?

mhspiper · Post by **mhspiper** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:42 pm

I read somewhere that Rick Wright's "Broken China" is a concept album. Is it? If so, what is the concept?

Post by **mosespa** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:11 pm

As I understand it, it deals with a person learning to deal with their clinical depression.

But, I've never listened to it...so I don't really know.

Post by **snifferdog** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:52 pm

As far as I know, it's about depression. It starts off with childhood and finishes with death. Those Floyd boys certainly know how to make cheerful albums

olzen · Post by **olzen** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:49 am

Add to that, as far as I know, the storyline was later revealed to have been inspired by Rick's own wife's depression.

TheHumanDriveInHiFi · Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:18 pm

i think everyone should at least give it 1 listen, its very very unique in the sense of it doesnt sound ANYTHING like floyd/solo/or anything

but i love it, its a great album

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:33 pm

I haven't listened to this album for a loooooooong time!! I shall give it a listen this afternoon I think. The song Daybreak is beautiful. I like that one!

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:50 pm

I would replace some tracks on DB with some on this album...as far as concept..very flimsy, I had to read about it to discover a concept.

David Smith · Post by **David Smith** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:46 pm

Keith Jordan wrote:The song Daybreak is beautiful. I like that one!

Gotta be an arse and point out that you probably mean Breakthrough, Daybreak was on the man and the journey (and was Grandchester Meadow and part 2 was Green is the Colour)

But yeah, agreed, it is a quality track. Especially on the Gilmour dvd

Zarquon · Post by **Zarquon** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:11 pm

David Smith wrote:
Keith Jordan wrote:The song Daybreak is beautiful. I like that one!
Gotta be an arse and point out that you probably mean Breakthrough, Daybreak was on the man and the journey (and was Grandchester Meadow and part 2 was Green is the Colour)

But yeah, agreed, it is a quality track. Especially on the Gilmour dvd

Agreed! Who do you think sang it better? I really like Wrights version on the dvd

lovescene4 · Post by **lovescene4** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:00 pm

David Smith wrote:Gotta be an arse and point out that you probably mean Breakthrough, Daybreak was on the man and the journey (and was Grandchester Meadow and part 2 was Green is the Colour)

Daybreak Part 2 is actually a short instrumental which follows Cymbaline ("Nightmare"), to end 'The Man.' Green Is The Colour ("Beginning") begins 'The Journey.'

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:26 pm

Rick singing is better than whats-her-face...

...so, is this a concept album?

Dowie100 · Post by **Dowie100** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:25 am

Yes it is a concept album

David Smith · Post by **David Smith** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:15 am

Zarquon wrote:Agreed! Who do you think sang it better? I really like Wrights version on the dvd

Same here. Nothing against Sinead, she does a very good job, but Dave and Rick's voices have always sounded excellent together. The dvd backing vocalists are fantastic too and really add to the atmosphere of the song

lovescene4 wrote: Daybreak Part 2 is actually a short instrumental which follows Cymbaline ("Nightmare"), to end 'The Man.' Green Is The Colour ("Beginning") begins 'The Journey.'

My copy's not the full show then

Because on it The Man ends after Nightmare and then Green in the colour comes next listed as Daybreak 2... Or at least that's how i think it happens. Been a long time since i last heard it anyway

J Ed · Post by **J Ed** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:19 pm

David Smith wrote:My copy's not the full show then Because on it The Man ends after Nightmare and then Green in the colour comes next listed as Daybreak 2... Or at least that's how i think it happens. Been a long time since i last heard it anyway

theres a lot of earlier versions of that Concertgebouw show that were edited down to an hour
presumably for easier radio formating
the first version I heard ommitted Teatime and the percussive instrumental bit (Work?) that preceds it
as well as the 2 minutes of sound effects that follow Cymbaline, clocks ticking until an alarm rings, I think thats the Daybreak reprise

lovescene4 · Post by **lovescene4** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:54 am

J Ed wrote:
David Smith wrote:My copy's not the full show then Because on it The Man ends after Nightmare and then Green in the colour comes next listed as Daybreak 2... Or at least that's how i think it happens. Been a long time since i last heard it anyway
the first version I heard ommitted Teatime and the percussive instrumental bit (Work?) that preceds it
as well as the 2 minutes of sound effects that follow Cymbaline, clocks ticking until an alarm rings, I think thats the Daybreak reprise

I think perhaps you're right: the clocks are separately indexed as "Daybreak Part 2" on Harvested releases of Royal Festival Hall, 14 April (early and more improvised, 'The Man' doesn't include Cymbaline) and Concertgebouw, 17 September. However, the Royal Albert Hall show of 26 June has a transition out of Cymbaline which seems like something else... perhaps just that, a transition.