Comments on: Jon Lord came out to Zürich – and Lucerne

By: marko laakso

marko laakso — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:16:37 +0000

Abba sings: thank god for music, I wanna thank Mr. LORD GREAT music influencies and great moments of music. So many years I though Blackmore’s name. He is still guitargod. But Lord is one of most influences scene creator in organs. Probably most influenced. Absolutely greatest. I miss him in the Purple, like mr. Blackmore. Two of most influenced is gone away, but not our hearts.

By: Fanny ( France)

Fanny ( France) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:09:12 +0000

I think all of us who were swindled by Tonhalle, should to demand redress to Tonhalle. They made the mistake, they have to pay for.

By: Harald

Harald — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:02:02 +0000

My wife and me were in Lucerne, simply a fantastic concert.
The biggest flash was “Child in Time” sung by Steeve Lee, my wife’s faforite Deep Purple song, which we didn’t hear life since years.

Thank you Jon and Steeve

By: Purpendicular

Purpendicular — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:15:30 +0000

Dear Jon
Thank you very much for this special Night at the
Tonhalle. I enjoyed every minute of this evening.
I’ve seen many Purple Concerts during the last years,
but this evening was just unforgettable. Your’re a
real Gentlemen with a great sense of humour.

By: Urs Unternaehrer

Urs Unternaehrer — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:07:04 +0000

Thanks Jon for the most wonderful Evening in my life.The Concert in KKL Lucerne. I never will forget it.
Yours Unternaehrer, Keyboardplayer Deep Purple Tributeband Lies

By: Jean-Marie VOISIN

Jean-Marie VOISIN — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:46:56 +0000

ZURICH January 10 , Great Show , but DISASTROUS ORGANIZATION

First, sorry for my bad English ….

Since he left DP, I hope to see Jon solo work.
Zurich was not too far from home (2 hours driving).
My daughter from 7 years old, need for à long time, to be with me in a rock show in the first row (She came last year with me and my wife in DP show but we are sitting very far from stage).For this show I buy tickets in the FIRST ROW, just in front JON for me, my wife and MY DAUGHTER Mélanie and for some other French friend coming from Paris.
When we arrive in the Tonhalle, the guy at the entry say me in German that there is a problem with the 3 first row and we have to go to information desk to “have other place”. That’s not a very good beginning ….
At the information desk, the guy says that due some problem (to big stage) they have to remove the 3 first rows, but there are 2 possibilities:
- First they pay off my Ticket (It is a Joke???? No!!!)
- 2nd : we can have some seat at the back of the hall
I show my 7 years old Daughter and ask him for what she can see from the back with big people in front of her…..
He say that if we want we can remain standing in the balcony (another Joke??? 2 or 3 hours remain standing for a 7 years old girl? NO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
I’m very, very very very angry, and the guy sees it …
He offers us the last possibility, some seat, on the edge of the hall, not very far from the stage… It’s show time, we don’t have any other possibility …. There are not enough seats, and my daugher must go on my wife knees and I must remain standing like some other from my friend.
due the P.A. I see 30% of the stage, but in chance we see Jon, but we see only is back ….
At the Break [intermission], a friend of mine sees one of Jon Manager and speaks about the probleme. He say he can do nothing (Of course it’s tonhalle problem) and say that we have to stay at the end of the show right from stage , and Jon will come to see us …. Great.
We stay at the end, Steve Lee (from Gotthard) is coming and we can congratulate him for this AMAZING Child in time version. We stay waiting one hour, and someone came and say us that Jon was not here …. He left the hall some minutes before ….. erything wrong from beginning to end !!!!
A few word about the Show, It’s very good due the poor “sitting” condition, JON still the best. More than 3 hours show (begin 19h45 and finish 23h10 with 20 minutes break) And the endless standing ovation is the proof. I never see so long standing ovation
Thanks to JON for the 2 last song (not on the official programm) Tomorrow’s just Begun (From Last gotthard album) (Denis Zucher forget it in his review) with Leo Leoni and this fantastic CHILD IN TIME.

Regrettably this show will not be in my memory like a great show due the above problem. But I think if we have your first row seat It will be one one the BEST show I ever see.

I hope for my daughter, that in the near futur, we can see another JON show and have good seat to appreciate the show in vey good condition

Sorry for this “bad” review , but I’m my angry …..

Jean Marie from FRANCE

By: Giovanni Galfetti

Giovanni Galfetti — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:31:38 +0000

Dear Jon,

After the pleasure to feel the emotion in Zurich all was renewed last night
in Lucerne.
Thanks for your music and your humanity ….. and best wishes to grandfather and grandson.

By: Sonja, Sonja, Rolf & Bruno

Sonja, Sonja, Rolf & Bruno — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:59:15 +0000

Dear Jon, dear musicians
It was a brilliant evening in Lucerne! We came all the way from Zermatt to hear and see you and your magnificent musicians. Congratulation!
It was a pleasure to see how two such different types of music styles became one big family. Musicians had so much fun and played with lot of enthusiasm. Jon, you should have seen it from the auditorium!
Special congratulation as well to the singers! Simply brilliant! Hope to see or even better hear you Jon once more in Zermatt or elsewhere.
Keep on giving the people the creeps with your music.
Greetings from Zermatt!

By: pat

pat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:40:04 +0000

dear jon
it was a great pleasure to see and hear you in zürich! your music is wonderful, your playying extraordinary! in my ears, you are the greatest (rock-) organ player ever! steve lee did an absolutely great job on child in time. hope to hear this again.

unfortunately, we bought seats in the third row. because the first three rows disappeared, we had to go in the room behind the hall, very far from the stage… I’m still very sad, that I couldn’t see anything and the acoustic was also very bad…
I hope, you’ll return to Switzerland soon!

all the best
Pat

By: tomvobasel

tomvobasel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:55:35 +0000

Dear Jon, thanks to you and to all other artists who were involved in the wonderful concert yesterday at Lucerne’s KKL Concert Hall. It was a great experience. Everyone was on top. With you Jon, and both the band and the excellent Nota Bene Sinfonieorchester provided to me the opportunity to be in and to dream with your music. I hope to see you all again.