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jon lord/glenn hughes to play at childline gig
The Lord interview on planetrock he confirmed that he and Hughes will play together in the Childline gig. They plan on playing the ballad This Time Around from CTTB.
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28/5/2009, 20:41
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Re: jon lord/glenn hughes to play at childline gig
MK3 anyone?
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29/5/2009, 12:35
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Re: jon lord/glenn hughes to play at childline gig
http://www.deep-purple.net/review-files/deep-purple-reviews.htm
"Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes performed on stage together for the first time in 33 years at the Childline Rocks event in London last night. A live CD of the show was on sale at the end of the gig , and can still be bought online from concertlive.co.uk." Francesco (Deep Purple Italia - www.deep-purple.it)
"What an amazing night. The highlights were plentiful but none came close to the undoubted peak of the evening, which was the opportunity to see Jon Lord at the Hammond Organ playing an electrifying Child in Time whilst supported by the excellent Luke Morley (Thunder) and bandmates.
The singer was Steve Balsamo who I suspect is new to most people, but there was something really remarkably appropriate about him performing a song which Ian Gillan made his own over the years. Steve first made his name playing the lead role in a 1997 revival of none other than Jesus Christ Superstar, following in the footsteps of none other than the first recorded "Jesus Christ Superstar", Ian Gillan. I saw Steve in the 1997 production, and his performance of the Gethsemane song was awesome, though nothing will ever quite match Ian Gillan's recording for me. So to see him take on the role of lead vocals on Child In Time was interesting to say the least and he did a thoroughly creditable job, though I must admit to spending the majority of the performance watching the maestro on the organ.
On occasions like this he seems to be having so much fun that there must be some regret at not being able to do it with Deep Purple, but he seems to have found a place where he is able to dip in and out of performances of the old classics while also following his own ambitions in the classical direction. There was no doubting that we were witnessing something quite extraordinary, and many of the other performers could be seen at the side of the stage just watching - Mick Box of Uriah Heep seemed particularly rapt.
This belting performance followed a moving rendition of Pictured Within, Jon's own haunting composition, and was followed by a barnstorming You Keep on Moving with none other than Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals. Glenn then performed Mistreated with Thunder as his backing band which was good to see and hear, though for my money that's forever a Coverdale vocal.
The evening finished with an group performance of Smoke on the Water with Jon back on the organ and conducting the whole thing. Vocals came from Danny Bowes (Thunder), Bernie Shaw (Heep), Steve Balsamo, Justin Hawkins (Darkness) and there were more guitarists on stage than you could shake a stick at.
What was clear was the massive respect the rock world has for Jon Lord as every single performer seemed determined to shake him by the hand / hug him after having the opportunity to perform on one of the classics, and he remained as ever the perfectly modest gentleman, seemingly wondering why everyone was making such a fuss over him as he tried to redirect the audience's attention to the other performers. He was and remains a true great, and it will always be a privilege to watch him perform."
review: Charlie Ashmore
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4/6/2009, 6:56
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Re: jon lord/glenn hughes to play at childline gig
http://www.deep-purple.net/review-files/jon-lord-2009/jon-lord-2009.html
After contributions from The Pretty Things, Sons Of Albion and fine performances from Uriah Heep and Thunder (and a dreadful set by Hot Leg), Jon Lord took to the stage.
Accompanied by Steve Balsamo on vocals he perfromed a beautiful rendition of Pictured Within. It was spoilt slightly by chattering in small pockets of the audience, which seems to be common at gigs these days (no attention span!!!). Child In Time followed, with backing by Thunder, an incredible performance by all on stage, even more incredible when you think that they probably had minimal rehearsal time. Jon's Hammond was high in the mix and it was quite moving to be able to see him perform again.
Glenn Hughes was next on stage, and as he did at the same event the year before, he wiped the floor with every other vocalist there... Bernie Shaw (Uriah Heep), Danny Bowes (Thunder), Steve Balsamo and Justin Hawkins are all fine singers and were more than impressive on the night, but as soon as Glenn opened his mouth you knew he was in a completely different league to anyone else.
He performed You Keep On Moving with Thunder / Jon Lord, and it was a complete joy to see them performing together (I'm too young to have witnessed them in Deep Purple). Jon then left the stage, and Glenn sang Mistreated, stating that David Coverdale didn't perform it any more and had given Glenn his blessing to do so. If you've seen Glenn perform this in recent years you'll know that he launches into an improvised singing section that really shows what he can do. I suppose it's a bit like Marmite though, you either love it or hate it. Some parts of the audience were transfixed, mouths open... others lost interest quickly, although they were in the minority. This was the best I have heard Glenn sing this, his vocal range was immense and the power in his voice truly astonishing. Following this he performed Soul Mover, sharing vocals with Thunder's Danny Bowes.
After Glenn left the stage there was a short two song set from Steve Harley before all the performers returned for a run through of Smoke On The Water, led by Jon on the Hammond. Lead vocals were shared between Danny Bowes, Bernie Shaw, Justin Hawkins and Glenn. You could really tell how much more power Glenn has in his voice when he sang with the others, he truly owned the stage and deservedly so.
A great evening for a worthy cause."
Paul Hackett
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6/6/2009, 8:35
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Re: jon lord/glenn hughes to play at childline gig
Pictured Within
Some other song
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We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.
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8/6/2009, 7:45
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