Members jamieb Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just read on Joe Bonamassa's FB post that we have also lost the legendary Jon Lord.Sad day, especially for us Hammond players... http://jonlord.org/ jamieb+++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ah, what a bummer. The man really was an inspiration to so many keyboard players! He gave us many stellar tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 16, 2012 Moderators Share Posted July 16, 2012 I was just watching/listening to his solo on Burn live with Tommy Bolin. I didn't know. What a great rock and roll pioneer. RIP Jon... [video=youtube;YPM6ni4bQzc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPM6ni4bQzc&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamieb Posted July 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 I remember trying to learn that solo in "Highway Star". Those parallel thirds (I think) were ridiculous. I would have had to woodshed Hanon for a long time! [video=youtube;jh0iihjANPc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh0iihjANPc jamieb+++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members wheresgrant3 Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 He was one of the coolest guys in rock in my opinion. Talented, creative and stoic. Sad news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J.Paul Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 bummerreally started liking organ stuff because of him and deep purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Vito Corleone Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sad to hear, although I knew him to be sick for quite some time now. I wasn't the hugest Deep Purple fan, but anybody who has ever played rock organ is undoubtedly influenced by Lord. Used to do "Highway Star" years ago in a band. That was a fun bit of soloing, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 My favorite Deep Purple song. This performance in particular has a pretty kick-ass Lord keyboard solo. He made that organ sound out of this world! [video=youtube;KZ-lSTlUnfA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ-lSTlUnfA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tstrahle Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Bummer. He was amazing and to that...[video=youtube;9UHAcClxxKM] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir Don Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sad news indeed, rest in peace and rock on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sad news to lose such a legend for making the organ a rock monster instrument RIP Jon Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 992gnt Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 I saw them in '85, thought he was going to rock the organ right off the stage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted July 17, 2012 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2012 I saw them around this time at the California Jam. I still remember the sound of the guitar AND that organ. They followed Black Sabbath who of course sounded THICK. But then Deep Purple came out and the power was much more nimble. They were a great band with a totally ground breaking keyboardist who was a huge part of who they were and a huge part of who a lot of keyboardists to come would be, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 jamieb+++++ If you're talking about the intro to the solo, it actually starts out with a 4th (d,a if I recall) and then while pedaling on that 4th, ascend the low note chromatically up with the thumb. You're hearing all those grinding harmonics off his drawbar settings. It took me a while to figure that out myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamieb Posted July 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 If you're talking about the intro to the solo, it actually starts out with a 4th (d,a if I recall) and then while pedaling on that 4th, ascend the low note chromatically up with the thumb. You're hearing all those grinding harmonics off his drawbar settings. It took me a while to figure that out myself. No. I was actually referring to around 2:14! all 16th notes. I had a transcription in an old keyboard mag. (That publication, Keyboard World, I believe, only lasted a few issues.) As far as the intro to the solo, that same article suggested that the organ was actually running through a ring modulator, and that it was part of that "sound". An interview with Roger Glover discussed the modulator in detail. jamieb +++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 No. I was actually referring to around 2:14! all 16th notes. I had a transcription in an old keyboard mag. (That publication, Keyboard World, I believe, only lasted a few issues.) As far as the intro to the solo, that same article suggested that the organ was actually running through a ring modulator, and that it was part of that "sound". An interview with Roger Glover discussed the modulator in detail. jamieb +++++ Oh. Yeah it's a little tricky because the groupings are quads and not standard triplets. The move is cool because it's all voice leading. A minor to emajor 2nd inversion. Gm 1st inversion, d 2nd inversion. The real tricky part is the dminor run where he takes it up an octave. Actually, that last chord may be f#m instead of d major. Don't have my keys handy... Then of course he does that nasty descending harmonic minor lick to close it out. I learned it by ear. It would be cool to see that transcription to see how close I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 No. I was actually referring to around 2:14! all 16th notes. I had a transcription in an old keyboard mag. (That publication, Keyboard World, I believe, only lasted a few issues.) I remember that magazine! It came out in 1988. I had a couple of issues of Keyboard World. One had DEVO on the cover, the other one had Eddie Van Halen on the cover. I thought the concept was great, similar to Guitar World and Bass Player with transcriptions for the instrument. However, it was obviously not popular enough and died an early death (not even a year later). I also remember they changed the name too. One issue was called Keyboard World, and I think the other one was called Modern Keyboard (like Modern Drummer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Nice little interview with Lord here. He talks about getting his organ sound, about how he played and recorded his solos---everything improvised. And talks a bit about the Highway Star solo. How only the first bit had any sort of structure to it and the rest was improvization. [video=youtube;4mW9b_KRedQ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamieb Posted July 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 I remember that magazine! It came out in 1988. I had a couple of issues of Keyboard World. One had DEVO on the cover, the other one had Eddie Van Halen on the cover. I thought the concept was great, similar to Guitar World and Bass Player with transcriptions for the instrument. However, it was obviously not popular enough and died an early death (not even a year later). I also remember they changed the name too. One issue was called Keyboard World, and I think the other one was called Modern Keyboard (like Modern Drummer). That's the one! I think the "Eddie" edition had "Love Walks In" transcribed. There was also "Roundabout" and "1999" in some of the issues. It even featured, along with some of the transcriptions, instrument-specific instructions on how to program approximate sounds for the tunes, for the top instruments of the day. (I remember D-50 and DX-7 being on there.) jamieb+++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamieb Posted July 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Now I'm slightly disappointed! I tried to learn that overdubbed part as a single part. Thus, I was thinking "Hanon". (Those of you who have attempted those exercises probably know what I'm talking about!) jamieb+++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thus, I was thinking "Hanon". (Those of you who have attempted those exercises probably know what I'm talking about!) The Virtuoso Pianist! That and Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier" are essentially learning materials for any keyboardist, IMO. Even if you never master them, at least being familiar with them will do wonders for taking any soloing to that 'next level'. But I think the lesson here is that Lord was an improviser. I guess it's cool, on a certain level, to try and disect his solos and learn them note for note and/or find transcriptions of what he played and learning that, but the reason that solo is so good is because Lord played what flowed naturally and easily from him; not what was difficult and unnatural for him to play. So if you want to play like him, why learn his solos note for note? HE wouldn't. He'd, at most, capture the basic feel and essence of it and then make it his own. I don't think he was marveling at which intervals he was playing or concerned about whether he was playing triplets or quads. Or probably even what scale he was using at any particular point in the piece. He was just improvising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's the one! I think the "Eddie" edition had "Love Walks In" transcribed. There was also "Roundabout" and "1999" in some of the issues. It even featured, along with some of the transcriptions, instrument-specific instructions on how to program approximate sounds for the tunes, for the top instruments of the day. (I remember D-50 and DX-7 being on there.)jamieb+++++ So a keyboard magazine that came out in 1988, and at one point changed it's name to something like Modern Keyboard, in its short run featured Devo & Eddie Van Halen on the cover, and transcriptions of Roundabout and 1999...and it lasted less than a YEAR? You don't say?[facepalm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted July 17, 2012 Members Share Posted July 17, 2012 Now I'm slightly disappointed! I tried to learn that overdubbed part as a single part. Thus, I was thinking "Hanon". (Those of you who have attempted those exercises probably know what I'm talking about!)jamieb+++++ I see what you're saying now. I always thought those were overtones from the drawbars. I think you're right in that they are parallel thirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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