Jon Lord RIP
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Topic: Jon Lord RIP
Posted By: Windhawk
Subject: Jon Lord RIP
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:32
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The good ones go away http://jonlord.org/" rel="nofollow - far too early ...
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:36
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Sad news indeed. It sounded pretty dire when they announced that he had pancreatic cancer, but I was hoping he would beat it. RIP. ------------- 
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Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:36
| Well, 71 years isn't exactly a short life for a rock musician, all things considered..........but still far too soon. He will be missed. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:43
| I was listening to "Woman From Tokyo" on the way to work today. Sad news. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:44
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Very sad news. We have lost a true elder statesman of music.
The website says "It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Jon Lord, who suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th July at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon was surrounded by his loving family."
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:52
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Well, now Heaven's rock band now has a great keyboardist to augment Rick Wright's atmospheric playing. RIP.
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Posted By: apps79
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:53
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how sad...one of the biggest influences of the whole rock scene, a very talented and inspiring musician indeed...he will be greatly missed... ------------- When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace... listen to www.justincaseradio.com , the first ever Greek Progressive Rock radio |
Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:04
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His re-recording of Concerto for Group and Orchestra (featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Joe Bonamassa, Steve Morse etc) is released in September and will hopefully serve as a fitting tribute to this great musician. ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: Glucose
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:06
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I hope they all are jamming together in heaven...
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:08
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RIP Jon
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Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:15
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:16
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Truly tragic. A major force in music. An icon. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:17
One of the giants. I can just picture him and Wright playing together in that big gig in the sky.------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:21
Very sad news. 
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:21
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Wow, I'm really shocked right now. What a legendary and indisputable sound that guy had. RIP Jon ------------- 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:27
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Aw man.....
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Posted By: DaleHauskins
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:37
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Super super sad....R.I.P. Mr. Jon Lord Jon Lord ist gestorben.Ex-Deep Purple amazing organist,pianist,composer,and honorary Doctor of Music,Jon Lord. http://www.open-report.de/artikel/Deep+Purple-Gr%C3%BCndungsmitglied+Jon+Lord+ist+tot/181015.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.open-report.de/artikel/Deep+Purple-Gr%C3%BCndungsmitglied+Jon+Lord+ist+tot/181015.html http://jonlord.org/" rel="nofollow - http://jonlord.org/ Ich wönsche allne en glöckliche und sunnige July. Tschüüüüüüüüüüüüssssssss vo de Los Angeles Kalifornische gitarristen Dale. ------------- Ｄａｌｅ Ｈａｕｓｋｉｎｓ (858) 401-2973 (310) 293-0432 https://artistecard.com/Dalehauskins |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:39
 Saw the man play back in 1998. He was a true force of nature. I've honestly never heard anything like it in my life - and that Hammond organ... man that Hammond organ. I'll pop on one of the first Deep Purple albums in his honour tonight. Rest in peace Jon - and my heart goes out to your family. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:41
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Perhaps my favourite rock keyboardist of all, may he rest peacefully. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:44
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That's a bummer. He was one of my favorite organists.
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:45
| Very sad, that was his keyboard sound that lure me to Deep Purple. If it wasn't for him, i wouldn't listen to this band. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:57
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Ronnie James Dio / vocals Jimi Hendrix / guitar, vocals Duane Allman / guitar Rick Wright / synths, piano John Lord / organ John Entwistle / bass John Bonham / drums The lineup is complete. "The Great Band In The Sky" ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:02
For me it was Ritchie Blackmore and his sweet guitar. I always thought Lord a bit....meh.....but appreciated him more later. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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rdtprog wrote:Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:03
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Saw two time in México, a very truly great musician. RIP -------------  |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:05
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Just saw this on another site. RIP Jon. Though he as well as many others of his time had some classical aspirations and/or pretentions, no one else, not Emerson, not Wakeman, could flat out play heavy rock quite like Jon. The sound is well preserved on DP In Rock. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:16
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^This is probably not the place to argue with you. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:28
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I don't think I can put it into words. I just teared up reading the article though. RIP Jon. You were one of the best keyboardists we ever had.
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Posted By: areazione
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:29
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409" rel="nofollow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409
Please, tell me it is not true and he's still alive. Please. ------------- Umbra profunda sumus, ne nos vexetis, inepti; non vos, sed doctos tam grave quaerit opus |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:38
RIP.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:05
| He came across well in interviews as a genuine nice bloke. He admitted he couldn't have been like Keith Emerson and saw himself as a supporting player rather than a 'lead'. Child In Time amongst many great tracks is the one I like best for his playing. The best pure rock organist that ever lived. RIP Jon. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:08
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I can't believe it ! I have the first notes of "child in time" playing in my head. A great rock keyboardist, but also a good classical music composer. RIP ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: steve j
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:35
| RIP Jon, your music had a great influence on me and shaped my musical taste. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:35
| So sad to hear of his passing-a truly great musician. |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:42
Keith Moon will join them for some drum fills.
Sad news indeed, RIP Jon, but I always think that we all have to die so the point is having lived a rich and purposeful life, and he certainly can claim having succeeded.
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Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:42
| Wow. Just one of those times, when you realise you've been asleep, and suddenly woken up to face reality. This does really sadden me. Such a waste... |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:44
A very underrated one, if you ask me. His "Concerto for Group and Orchestra" is reasonably well known, but the superior (IMO) "Gemini Suite" is rarely mentioned. I used to have it on vinyl and played the hell out of it as a teenager. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXiY1Up2bT0" rel="nofollow - Worth checking out , if you've yet to do so. RIP. |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:51
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Never really got into Deep Purple, but I like some of their stuff. RIP Jon. -------------  
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:52
Moon was originally on my list, but I thought, "He'll wait for the other two" ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:01
^There's nothing wrong in having two drummers in the same band. The Allman Brothers did, if I'm not mistaken. On secong thought, Bonham's and Moon's off stage behaviour could be too much to handle for the bandleader -------------
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:11
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Time to relisten made in Japan, Rip ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:12
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I was into Deep Purple before prog. A true elder statesman of classic rock, and a true gentleman. Very sad news, but there is a huge legacy to remember. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:20
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For some reason, I felt it wasn't a good day. Now, I know why. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:26
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Jon Lord, a man I did not know personally. Jon Lord, a man who would have walked past me in the street without recognition. Jon Lord, a man whose playing introduced me to how rock organ could sound. Jon Lord, a man whose playing introduced me to an entire genre. Jon Lord, a man whose legacy can and will be heard in virtually every rock Hammond player. Jon Lord, a man for whose passing I unashamedly shed a tear this evening. Jon Lord, a true icon of Rock music. Jon Lord. Rest In Peace. -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:31
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R.I.P. Jon Lord ... very sad news. An incredible musician who had that indelible ability to get a monster hammond sound... 
His 2010 album is a must listen to album 
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:32
That is one heck of a lineup ! ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: cmaj57
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 17:29
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I never heard a progrock band before the Spring of 73.
A friend of mine gave two tapes to hear:
1- Dark side of the moon
2- Machine head
I never forgot that moment and I have all Deep Purple's cds until Stormbringer. Why?
For the keyboards, you can substitute Ian Gilan or Ritchie Backmore, but without JON LORD there is no Deep Purple at all.
Thank you for your music Jon, specialy the "Concerto for Group and Orchestra".
His Music is in my heart and in my head - always.
Rest In Peace, Old Friend!
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Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 17:43
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 17:53
The fans at the time overwhelmingly disagreed. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:06
| I haven't really gotten much into Deep Purple, though I know a tiny bit from them. However, reading this news, I knew it was the passing away of a titan. Irreplaceable. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:24
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I wouldn't be what I'm today without Jon. All my passion for keyboard playing started with Jon's Hammond. My friend told me the news on the phone. I am at a loss for words. ------------- |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:28
| I remember when we added him. RIP Jon. |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:54
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One of rock's most distinctive keyboardists. Rest easy, Jon. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:55
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A giant has gone away. Thank you for the great music. My sentiments to his family. ------------- Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:56
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Sad news every time a musical g enius departs for his appointed rendezvous with Death.
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, MAESTRO & LORD!!
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Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 20:14
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I feel sorry for the poor sap that's hired to play church organ at Jon Lord's funeral. -------------  "I gazed into the eyes of the madman and I saw, and I saw,and I saw myself. |
Posted By: JIF8882
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 20:56
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I've been playing several Deep Purple cds(and one Whitesnake cd) in his honor: In Rock, Slide It In, Burn, Come Taste The Band, and Perfect Strangers.
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Posted By: Mr. Maestro
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 21:24
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Just got done listening to "Lazy" from Machine Head. That hammond solo at the beginning always blows me away, as does all of Lord's work. The man was a marvelous musician, and will most certainly be missed. ------------- "I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...." |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 22:00
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Damn...One of my favorite moments by him is the extremely beautiful solo on Lalena.
RIP.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 23:07
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RIP ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 01:42
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I've seen him in early 90s when Deep Purple had Steve Morse at guitar. He was the true mastermind, the real Deep Purple sound and the perfect example of how an organ should sound in a hard rock band.. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 02:27
  Thanks for making me grin ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 02:47
Well said. RIP ------------- 
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Posted By: progrock
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 03:04
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i'm very very sad
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Posted By: shermike
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 03:34
| So sad news. One of the best. RIP |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 04:24
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RIP I have had "Lazy" in my head all day which is weird as I havent heard it for ages. -------------
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 04:48
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 05:38
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RIP Jon Lord, the man that got me into the sounds of the Hammond Organ. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: Lord Jagged
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 10:58
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Very sad news indeed. I'm sure he's showing J.S. Bach exactly how he did it about now... ------------- Dead Souls In The Rear View Mirror Hitch A Ride For A While.. |
Posted By: geneyesontle
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 11:37
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. That's so sad. I knew he had an illness, but what I didn't knew is that he was about to die. Sad news. RIP So what comes next, Tony Iommi will die from his lymphoma. ------------- Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb - Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 13:18
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So sad news. He was such a great musician. |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 14:50
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I've never been much into Deep Purple... but I did go to see Jon Lord with a symphonic orchestra in November 2010. That was a great gig... I still have the ticket. Damn! R.I.P. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 14:52
That's what I'm afraid of too...  Perish the thought!!  ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 14:52
Yea, me too! ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 18:47
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Sad indeed. The first of my real keyboard heros to leave us. His music will live on as his legacy for eons I have no doubt. Jon, I thank you for being an integral part of the sound track to my youth and all parts of my life since.. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 18:49
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Whaaa!!!! I just seen this thread and this is the first I heard about this. I was never a big Purple fan but I always considered Lord one of the best rock keyboardist ever.
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Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 20:12
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http://www.metallica.com/news/20120716-news.asp" rel="nofollow - http://www.metallica.com/news/20120716-news.asp
Nice Tribute by Lars,,, -------------
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Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:53
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One of the truly great musicians who shaped my musical upbringing. R.I.P Jon ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:23
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Another sad passing of the great musician. I remember 30 years ago when I heard Purples In Rock for the first time and how I listened with open mouth to his fantastic keyboard playing. And now another piece of my youth is gone... :-( R.I.P. Jon... ------------- 
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Posted By: criticdrummer94
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:30
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My dad turned me on to Deep Purple long ago with Fireball. I've been a fan ever since with In Rock being my favorite album. His solo in Hard Loving Man was fantastic. He is one of the keyboard greats and will be missed deeply -------------   MY IDOLS |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:46
| I've never been DP fan (not as much as my dad), but this stuff from Lord is very good too - the legendary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muDZD3wgoHI&feature=related" rel="nofollow - "Stop" song and hippie hymn from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HEmGBl86Ss" rel="nofollow - The Flower Pot Men about Frisco |
Posted By: progresssaurus
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:46
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thanks, Jon
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Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 14:52
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Very Sad!RIP ------------- I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world of searchers with the help from crimson king |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date 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.  ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 18:32
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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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Posted By: SMSM
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 14:19
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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 |
Posted By: kevinbham01
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 20:17
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RIP Jon |
Posted By: sturoc
Date Posted: July 22 2012 at 12:39
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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.... |
Posted By: Frankie Flowers
Date Posted: July 24 2012 at 20:20
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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! |