R.I.P. Jon Lord

VacuumVoodoo · Post by **VacuumVoodoo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:42 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409

rsalinger · Post by **rsalinger** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:48 pm

Jon Lord was perhaps one of the greatest rock keyboardists, ever.

One of my favourite bands, btw.

NickC · Post by **NickC** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:19 pm

May Jon Rest In Peace.

I love his music .... he will be missed.

Structo · Post by **Structo** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:56 pm

Man, that's too bad.

Once you are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the end is near.

I used to love early Deep Purple, especially Machine Head.

Also the Concerto for Group and Orchestra at Albert Hall in '69 was awesome.

RIP John Lord

crbowman · Post by **crbowman** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:44 pm

Well, look at it this way....
At least he never has to deal with Ritchie Blackmore again.

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:23 pm

RIP Jon,

I loved the music.

Reeltarded · Post by **Reeltarded** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:50 pm

Purple was epic. Jon Lord was massive.

KT66 · Post by **KT66** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:22 am

Next to the CD player in my shop is a short stack of CDs that I listen to over and over again. One of them is Deep Purple's self titled 3rd album that has lots of good Jon Lord stuff on it. Here's a track from it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdjkI0GO9es

I suppose it's because I like a lot of the music that he made, but it's also because he seemed like a decent guy to me that his passing makes me a bit sad.

RIP Jon

John_P_WI · Post by **John_P_WI** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:05 am

Yes RIP Jon, he truly was a defining force in that time period of music.

Back in high school we used to listen to Machine head - permanently "fixed" in the 8-track player... Yeah, you young guys can look up what an 8 track player is....

Here is a great version of Lazy, many years later w/ Steve Morse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTkKD8BNZgo

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:53 pm

Some of my earliest appreciation for music was spawned by Deep Purple. Machine head was a masterpiece. Jon will be sorely missed.

Structo · Post by **Structo** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:58 pm

Jon Lord made his Hammond sound much more rock and roll by amplifying it with a Marshall. (Plexi then a JMC 800, I think)

RAWK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHX41wUyeyk

roadkingbluzs · Post by **roadkingbluzs** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:58 pm

I dabble with the Hammond organ, and Mr. Lord is a big reason. Listen to Hush when you have a chance, still sounds monstrous! L.A Forum '68 ? Cream & Deep Purple ,

R.I.P. Jon Lord and Thank you!

Jana · Post by **Jana** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:36 am

Yup, Jon Lord's keyboard sound in Deep Purple was awesome. I too had an 8-track player with Machine Head in it a lot of the time. I had to stick a matchbook under the tape cartridge to get mine to track properly.

Super_Reverb · Post by **Super_Reverb** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:24 am

Ditto on the Jon Lord keys. Machine Head and LZ II were the first two albums I bought (8-track) in 7th grade. I went on to purchase them both in LP and then CD.

rob

Jana · Post by **Jana** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:37 am

Yes, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Ten Years After, Black Oak Arkansas (remember them?), ZZ Top.

The Amp Garage

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