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Live at the Basement

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This DVD/CD is amazing. Jon Lord has always been one of the best rock keyboards players in my opinion. Up there with Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Ken Hensley, Tony Banks and many more to name. I've seen him with the great Deep Purple many times, in concerts and/or DVDs but these performance is his best ever on keyboards. Playing the blues, a music style dominated by guitars, the way is meant to be. On top of that, he is back with a first class hard rock blues band. Compared to blues bands or musicians like Tinsley Ellis, Walter Trout, John Mayall and many more, this Hoochie Coochie Men is up there with these bands. This DVD blow me away. Within the 12 great songs played here is very important to mention "You Need Love" (Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love) and the Deep Purple song "When A Blindman Cry" from which even Ian Gillan will be proud and and he will cry when he listens to the way this song is played and sung. There are not enough words to say how good this DVD is. Thanks Lord! and the Hoochie Coochie Men

Man was I blown away by this DVD. Just fantastic! Jon Lord, famous of the legendary Rock Group Deep Purple, goes back to some of his early roots, in this very intimate setting at a club in Australia. He got together with a very good Blues band down there called the Hoochie Coochie Men, and boy is it good Blues Rock ear/eye candy. Lord shows just how good he is on Organ. Some of the solos are just amazing, not surprising, when you consider that he held his own with Ritchie Blackmore for years in deep purple, not to mention Steve Morse as well. Jon also has some amusing little stories, in between songs too. Do yourself a favor and buy this DVD, you won't be sorry that you did.

I can't find words enough to praise this album. This disc should become the standard against which all Blues DVDs ought to stand up to, it's almost perfect.

John Lord needs no introduction, after all he is why you're reading this. But the band and the amazing blend between them make this disc stand out way over your average blues recording.

Don't expect much in term of visual production, this is a live shot taken in 2003 at a Sidney blues joint called "The Basement". But the recording is flawless and the music, oh, the music. Don't worry about the sound, it's as good as you'll ever get. The DVD is about over 120 minutes of the best classic Blues you can find anywhere. Plus you'll be blown to pieces with electric blues band arrangements for tunes the likes of Cream's 'Strange Brew', Foghat 'I just Want to Make Love to You' and a personal John Lord version of Booker T. & the MG's 'Green Onions' (!!!)

This DVD has 'MUST HAVE - MUST HAVE ' writen all over it. Don't miss it for the world.

Folks all I can say is if you don't have this DVD, and you're an admirer of electric blues, as well as a fan of Jon Lord, you're doing yourself a gross injustice. BUY THIS DVD. You won't be disappointed. Jon Lord is such a humble human being, and seems to be so grateful with the life he's lived. And oh by the way he plays a wicked Hammond B3. And the Hoochie Coochie Men are pure traditionalists. BUY THIS DVD. Enough said.

As a Deep Purple fan, this album is a total and wonderful surprise. Recently on tour to perform his Classical pieces, Jon got together with The Hoochie Coochie Men, a white hot blues band fronted by veteran Aussie Guitarist Tim Gaze along with legendary former Rainbow, Sabbath, Ozzy Obourne Bass player Bob Daisley, Drummer Rob Grosser and Jim Conway on Harmonica. Cold Chisel's Lead Vocalist and Solo Singer Jimmy Barnes guests on a couple of the songs as well.
This album is pure blues and Jon fits into the mix perfectly playing his "Beast" in all it's distorted glory. The songs are generally blues standards with some nice surprises, such as a beautiful reading of Willie Dixon's "You Need Love" (which Led Zeppelin "borrowed" for "Whole Lotta Love"), an understated version of Cream's "Strange Brew", Booker T. & The MG's "Green Onions" as well as "Dust My Broom among others. Barnesy sings lead on "Hootchie Coochie Man" as well as a nice rendition of Deep Purple's "When A Blind Man Cries" (originally a B-Side recorded during the "Machine Head" sessions). While he's not Ian Gillan, Jimmy's raspy voice carries the day creditably. He also sticks around for "Bar Blow Jam", an off the cuff jam that smokes. "Back At The Chicken Shack" finds Lord revisiting elements of "Lazy" before the band settles into a nice tight groove.
This is a great and fun live Blues album played by a wonderful band of musicians. Thoroughly recommended.

THIS REVIEW WILL BE SHORT AND SWEET. ONE OF THE BEST BLUES SHOWS RECORDED IN YEARS. TAKE A GREAT BUT UNKNOWN BLUES BAND AND PUT THEM TOGETHER WITH A ROCK LEGEND AND PRESTO, A SHOW THAT IS ONE WE ALL HOPE TO SEE IN OUR LIFETIMES.I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE SHOWS I'VE SEEN IN MY 50 YEARS OF LISTENING AND CONCERT GOING THAT KICK BUTT LIKE THIS ONE.
I HAVE OVER 400 DVD CONCERTS IN MY COLLECTION AND THIS ONE IS IN MY ALLTIME TOP TEN CATAGORY.

Buy this one, it's a collector's item for sure. And so Hot a sound. Cheers to my fellow Austrailian friend's whom as Good as Anyone in the World, we just hear less on American radio, our loss.

Agree 100% if the other reviews.

Treat yourself, and Buy it.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DVD'S I'VE PURCHASED IN A WHILE.JON LORD IS SUPER ON THE KEYBOARDS, BUT THATS NOTHING NEW. THE BAND HAS A GREAT SOUND. THE SHOW IS FILMED IN A CLUB CALLED THE BASEMENT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS 100%BLUES. I HOPE THESE GUYS DO ANOTHER PROJECT AND TOUR THE US (SO. FL.)

There is nothing more to say other than, this DVD is perfect. Purchase it....I guarantee you will not be disappointed.