Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies aged 71

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies aged 71

He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer

http://www.nme.com/news/deep-purple/64953



His farewell performance with Deep Purple (he comes in right after Don Airey's solo):

Jon Lord of Deep Purple has died at the age of 71.

The co-founder and keyboard player with the metal pioneers passed away today (July 16) after suffering a pulmonary embolism. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer and was surrounded by his family at the London Clinic.

Lord founded Deep Purple in 1968, and along with drummer Ian Pace was a constant in the band during their existence from 1968 to 1970. Her co-wrote many of the band's songs, including the seminal 'Smoke On The Water' and was responsible for the legendary organ riff on 'Child Of Our Time'.

He remained with the band when they reformed in 1970, until his retirement in 2002.

[NNN0LHI]

1. I never missed them when they came to Chicago

Think I seen them around 10 times. My wife and I even drove to Indianapolis to see them once when they were sold out here.

They were great every time.

They had the "Big Sound", down pat. Think they were one of the first bands to get that right.

Don

[Swede]

2. RIP Mr. Lord.

nt

[arely staircase]

3. RIP nt

[RebelOne]

4. I saw them in concert in the early '70s

at Pirates World in Dania, Florida. They were fantastic.

[Scurrilous]

8. I saw them in the Orange Bowl w/ J. Geils in '74.

Good times!

[Le Taz Hot]

5. Oh, no!

Deep Purple, one of the greatest rock bands EVER! Ian Gillian had pipes like no other.

[lame54]

6. Currently on Netflix streaming there is...

a short doc - the making of Machine Head

if you are a fan - it's definitely worth checking out

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. If it is the same as the VH-1 "Classic Albums" on Machien Head, I own the DVD

One of the best they did.

[lame54]

23. they also have...

Who's Next
Graceland
Paranoid
Damn the Torpedos
etc.

It's a great series

[Amerigo Vespucci]

24. I've seen most of them...Machine Head is my personal favorite

The one for Cream's Disraeli Gears was pretty good, as was the first Doors album.

[lame54]

25. i saw the Doors one...

I'll check out the Cream one

their is an Exile on Main Street one
I think that is not part of the series - but it is very interesting

[Amerigo Vespucci]

26. I saw the "Exile" one too, and no, it's not part of the series

I believe it came with the "Mega-Super-Deluxe" re-issue of "Exile" (whatever the most expensive version was).

It's sort of a companion piece to the EXCELLENT "Ladies & Gentlemen" The Rolling Stones" DVD. Excerpted performances from that DVD show up in the "Exile" documentary. It was definitely worth watching. Supposedly recording "Exile" in the basement of Keith's rented chateau was like working in a boiler room.

[lame54]

27. Exile is considered by many to be...

their best album

but I think Sticky Fingers is better

one of the best albums ever recorded

I would love to see an in the studio on that album

[rocktivity]

7. I'll have to dig up the interview I did with him

rocktivity

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. I stared a Lounge thread on this with one of my favorite videoclips

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018155277

[NNN0LHI]

12. Tnx for the memories

[Ohio Joe]

10. RIP - nt

[NNN0LHI]

13. This Deep Purple video has a special meaning to me

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[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. That entire SHOW.

I remember watching it on ABC's "In Concert," LONG before MTV, VHS, DVD...

...when it did come out on DVD I snagged it immediately. Notable for (among other things) Blackmore going on a rampage and destroying his amps, his guitar, and a TV camera during a lengthy "Space Truckin'"...

[flamingdem]

15. Great Jr. high dance song

[Amerigo Vespucci]

16. They did a killer remake with Gillan on vocals on the "Nobody's Perfect" album.

[flamingdem]

19. I like it. Kind of a Guns 'n Roses twist to it

The original is so raw! I had it on a 45

[rocktivity]

28. You're welcome.

rocktivity

[flamingdem]

29. That rocks Roctivity

downloaded for future listening

[DainBramaged]

17. As my heroes age and pass on one by one, I wonder when I will join them

Rest in peace Jon, rest in peace.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

20. Zappa, Lennon, Montrose, Lord...

...major, major influences during my "Wonder Years." People I never met who wrote the backdrop for my life.

[DainBramaged]

22. I sit here and think back to my halcyon years owing a tape and record store

and actually being EXCITED when new music came out and the dozens upon dozens of concerts I went to.



Now I just don't give a fuck and most of the music from the 60's and 70's is rubbish (being stoned then) now that I listen to it. I have hundreds of recrds from then I haven't LISTENED to since the 70's collecting dust which will be recycled soon.


Deep Purple wan't rubbish.


I miss my youth.

[bullwinkle428]

18. Jon was an AWESOME musician! Had the great pleasure of seeing Deep Purple

twice in '85 when the Mark II lineup had reunited, and hearing the old classics pounded out on stage was a phenomenal experience!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

21. As much as I hated to see him leave Deep Purple...

...I as kind of glad he did after Blackmore left.

Steve Morse is a virtuoso and a gentleman.

Ritchie Blackmore is an animal.

Half the joy of watching / listening to Deep Purple, whether it was Mark II, Mark III, or the reunited Mark II, was the inevitable locking of the horns between Blackmore and Lord.

The only other time I think that happened in a "classic rock" sense was the interplay between John Entwistle and Pete Townshend in The Who...quite often, Entwistle was playing lead while Townshend and Moon pushed him on.

Cream, maybe...but they could be very, very sloppy, and I'v seen them described more than once as an almost "free form jazz" band where each individual was just blowing non-stop, hermetically sealed in their own little worlds. On the short songs, they could be a tight and cohesive unit. On the longer jams, they were a train wreck with moments of brilliance. Deep Purple...no matter HOW chaotic things got onstage...were always a tight band. By the time of the last Mark II tour...finished by guest guitarist Joe Satriani after Blackmore walked off...the tension between Blackmore and the rest of the band was so bad that most of the cohesion was gone. Gillan hates the recordings of those tours so much (like the "Live At The NEC" double CD) that he's tried to have them blocked on many occasions.