View Full Version : Deep Purple's Jon Lord passes away
Cheese
07-16-2012, 06:33 PM
Jon Lord, the classically trained pianist who co-founded British hard rock troupe Deep Purple, has died at the age of 71.
The keyboardist and composer co-wrote some of Deep Purple's best known songs, including Smoke on the Water, Black Night, Strange Kind of Woman and Child in Time.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/07/16/obit-lord-jon-deep-purple.html
Great band...great music, Lord will be missed.
Cheese
07-16-2012, 06:58 PM
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Canuck-Hater
07-16-2012, 07:01 PM
RIP. He was a rock organ innovator for sure. Great improviser as well.
iggy_oi
07-16-2012, 07:55 PM
Highway Star and the organ solo it features are two of the greatest things that came out of 1970's classic rock.
R.I.P.
Red Ice Player
07-16-2012, 08:06 PM
Jon Lord had such a distinctive sound, moreso than Blackmore's guitar. A true hard rock trailblazer. Sad news. I think I'll listen to "Flight of the Rat" now...
Red Ice Player
07-16-2012, 08:36 PM
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Puppet Guy
07-17-2012, 10:14 AM
the man who made it cool to play the organ in rock and roll. I can't hear a Hammond without thinking of Jon Lord.
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FlamesAddiction
07-17-2012, 10:16 AM
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You can't listen to that song and not hear the influence they had on modern progressive rock and metal.
Sad. Always loved the organ on Lazy. The intro and riffs with Blackmore are awesome...so meaty.
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