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Points: 1884 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:46

 

thanks, Jon
 


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Points: 1317 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2012 at 14:52
Very Sad!RIP
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Points: 6393 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2012 at 15:31
Deep Purple was the first band I ever got into, and it actually took me a while to realize that the guitar was one of the things they were most famous for, but that is because my first stereo system had a short on one of the speakers - the one that always featured Blackers.  So I got a good dose of Jon Lord during that very early time.  There was a period where I disparaged his playing, but I have long since learned the error of that attitude.  Jon could rock.  Jon could roll.  Jon helped to save my soul.  I mourn his passing yet celebrate his music.  Rock on Jon, rock on. May your (highway) star never be forgotten. Star
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Points: 8238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 18 2012 at 18:32
What an imposing legacy Jon leaves behind!  I fell in love with the Hammond B3 at a very early age and he was one of the first to make it sound like an uncaged behemoth on a rampage so I gravitated to Deep Purple without resistance and became one of their biggest fans.  He didn't let his classical upbringing interfere with his urge to rock & roll but allowed the two influences to mingle and produce sounds previously unheard.  When he took a solo it was no step down from what Blackmore was shredding on the other side of the stage and that's saying a lot right there.  Thank you, Jon Lord, for being a magnificent musician, a progressive pioneer and for showing us all how it's done.  Rest in Peace.
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Points: 210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2012 at 14:19

If you want to know what an asset to band this guy was, look at the recordings of him in Whitesnake, who were a soulful blues heavy rock band. Without him, a hair band with shallow keyboards
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RIP Jon


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Points: 124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2012 at 12:39
I've been away up in the mtns for a number of days and just now got home, cking into the news Sad sad indeed. Aurora CO theatre shooting, Jon Lord passing last week
I will just sit tight today and regroup.

Jon's Hammond was distinctive for DP and his playing style was unequaled, the swells and Leslie technique -superb.

Being a huge fan of orchestral pieces with rock etc.
I am listening to the 1999 DP & LSO concert and am blown away by it.
Not sure why I never listened to it previously but it's nice to discover these gems !

God Speed Jon Lord....
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God bless Jon Lord. It was sad to see him go. Death is not the end but a glorious transition. Spirit lives on beyond this human vessel. May he rock the heavens with his musical fingers!
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