Jon Lord’s new CD, Boom of the Tingling Strings, has now hit the streets. In the film Jon Lord explains the background to his new album:
You can also listen to EMI’ Classic’s 19-minute podcast-special on the album.
Archive for March, 2008
Review: Deep Purple fusion stands the test of time
March 27, 2008Adelaide Now reviews Jon Lord’s first performance with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (March 27):
‘The concerto, lost for almost 30 years, occupied the first half of the program and truly set a new benchmark for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s rock crossover programming.
While it bears a few quirky hallmarks of its era, for the most part Lord’s epic three-movement composition not only stands the test of time, but shines as a successful – and ground-breaking – fusion of rock and symphony.’
Interview: When a Hammond organ met hard rock
March 26, 2008
The Australian talks to Jon Lord about how he created a new sound for the Hammond organ when he plugged it into a stack of Marshall amps:
- I suppose I felt I had to compete with the guitarists. What I discovered was that the Hammond organ, when treated like that, makes a heck of a noise.
The interview also focuses on the Concerto for Group and Orchestra and how the musical climate was different in 1969. Lord says many classical and rock purists missed the point:
- The piece was written with a sense of love and to enjoy the experience of playing with an orchestra as much as to enjoy the experience of playing with a rock band.
- It was written by a guy who was, and still is, massively in love with both ends of the musical spectrum.
Listen: Jon Lord interview from Hagen
March 25, 2008
In an interview with Giessener Allgemeine, Jon Lord talks about 40 years of the Concerto, the open rehearsal at Hagen, his new Boom of the Tingling Strings and more.
Listen to the interview segments here:
Interview: Jon Lord's house of music
March 23, 2008
The Adelaide Review talks to Jon Lord about his love for all types of music. He sees music as one giant house.
- It is as simple as choosing which room you want to walk into.
The interview focuses on the making of The Concerto for Group and Orchestra and the new ground that was being explored.
- It was a young man’s scream of ‘Yes, it can be done’ – not just a scream at the classical establishment, but at the rock establishment too.
- I found myself slap bang up against the attitude of the Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Lord says – and explains his gratitude for Sir Malcolm Arnold’s enthusiasm towards the Concerto.
Interview: Jon Lord’s house of music
March 23, 2008The Adelaide Review talks to Jon Lord about his love for all types of music. He sees music as one giant house.
- It is as simple as choosing which room you want to walk into.
The interview focuses on the making of The Concerto for Group and Orchestra and the new ground that was being explored.
- It was a young man’s scream of ‘Yes, it can be done’ – not just a scream at the classical establishment, but at the rock establishment too.
- I found myself slap bang up against the attitude of the Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Lord says – and explains his gratitude for Sir Malcolm Arnold’s enthusiasm towards the Concerto.
The Concerto: a giant leap of faith
March 20, 2008Adelaide’s Messenger News talks to Jon Lord about the Concerto before its three performances there on March 27-29.
- The more I look back on it, the more I realise what a giant leap of faith it was, Jon Lord says.
- If I’d been older and wiser, I think I might not have done it. It just seems that when you’re in your 20s and it was the ’60s all things seemed possible.
Durham Concerto featured in UK press
March 7, 2008The April issue of Classic FM Magazine features an interview with Jon Lord on the Durham Concerto. You can now read the article here by clicking the thumbnails. You can also read a brief review of the album – originally published in the UK edition of Metro on February 8.
