Paice, Ashton & Lord
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Paice, Ashton and Lord was a British
rhythm and blues
, funk-soul
, rock
band founded in 1977, after the break-up of the British band
Deep Purple
in 1976. Ian Paice
and Jon Lord
, Deep Purple's drummer
and keyboardist
, joined Tony Ashton
, a British keyboardist
and singer, for this project; the band was completed with Bernie Marsden
on guitar
and Paul Martinez
on bass
.
the album
The First Of The Big Bands in 1974. There was a BBC Radio
Live in Concert recording of this event that year. Ashton also collaborated on Lord's Gemini Suite project in 1971, in which he sang lead vocals on the first song
. He took part in more of Lord's solo works and also in some of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover
's solo projects. One album was recorded by Paice, Ashton & Lord, and also a video in which the band were shown recording their first album in the studio
recording sessions. Called "Lifespan", they explained what were the inspirations and meanings of some of the songs. A follow-up was planned but never released.
The first album was Malice in Wonderland which was released in 1977. It was re-released on CD
in 2001 by Purple Records, and now includes thirty minutes of demos
from the unreleased second album. A live DVD
was released in 2006.
Despite some critical appreciation, the album was not a great success. After Ashton broke his leg falling off a stage, the group was wound up. Lord, Marsden and later Paice enlisted in David Coverdale
's Whitesnake
. Martinez joined Stan Webb
's Chicken Shack
for a short time, before joining John Otway
for one album, and going on to play with Robert Plant
. Later on, Paice played in Gary Moore
's band before he and Lord joined the re-formed Deep Purple in 1984, where Paice remains to this day. Ashton died of cancer
on 28 May 2001.
United Kingdom
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rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
, funk-soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, rock
Rock music
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band founded in 1977, after the break-up of the British band
Musical ensemble
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Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
in 1976. Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
and Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
, Deep Purple's drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, joined Tony Ashton
Tony Ashton
Tony Ashton was an English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer and artist.-Biography:...
, a British keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and singer, for this project; the band was completed with Bernie Marsden
Bernie Marsden
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on guitar
Electric guitar
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and Paul Martinez
Paul Martinez
Paul Martinez is a session bassist and songwriter, best known for his work for Robert Plant, Jackie Edwards, Dave Edmunds, George Harrison, Maggie Bell, Peter Gabriel, among others...
on bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
.
Career
Lord had joined Ashton previously to recordSound recording and reproduction
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the album
Album
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The First Of The Big Bands in 1974. There was a BBC Radio
BBC Radio
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Live in Concert recording of this event that year. Ashton also collaborated on Lord's Gemini Suite project in 1971, in which he sang lead vocals on the first song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
. He took part in more of Lord's solo works and also in some of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
's solo projects. One album was recorded by Paice, Ashton & Lord, and also a video in which the band were shown recording their first album in the studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
recording sessions. Called "Lifespan", they explained what were the inspirations and meanings of some of the songs. A follow-up was planned but never released.
The first album was Malice in Wonderland which was released in 1977. It was re-released on CD
Compact Disc
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in 2001 by Purple Records, and now includes thirty minutes of demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
from the unreleased second album. A live DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
was released in 2006.
Despite some critical appreciation, the album was not a great success. After Ashton broke his leg falling off a stage, the group was wound up. Lord, Marsden and later Paice enlisted in David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
's Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
. Martinez joined Stan Webb
Stan Webb
Stan Webb is the frontman and lead guitarist with the blues band, Chicken Shack.-Career:...
's Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb , Andy Silvester , and Alan Morley , who were later joined by Christine Perfect in 1968.-Career:...
for a short time, before joining John Otway
John Otway
John Otway, is an English singer-songwriter, who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.-Biography:...
for one album, and going on to play with Robert Plant
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
. Later on, Paice played in Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
's band before he and Lord joined the re-formed Deep Purple in 1984, where Paice remains to this day. Ashton died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
on 28 May 2001.
Discography
- 1977 Malice in WonderlandMalice in Wonderland (Paice, Ashton & Lord album)Malice in Wonderland is a 1977 studio album by Paice, Ashton and Lord.-Track listing:Original release#"Ghost Story" — 5:47#"Remember the Good Times" — 5:48...
- Reissue 1995 (Repertoire Records), incl. four previously unreleased live tracks
- Reissue 2001 (Purple Records), incl. eight previously unreleased studio recordings
- 1992 BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
- Recorded live on 10 March 1977 at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London. Excluding one song
- 2007 Paice, Ashton & Lord Live (DVD)
- Recorded live on 10 March 1977 at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London. Full recording
Various
- 2009 Endangered Species (2CD+DCD)
- Tony Ashton and friends, featuring Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Bernie Marsden, recorded live at Abbey Road 2000. The album includes four songs by Paice, Ashton & Lord