John Lodge Passed Away at 82.

[Terry Kelley]

Sad to hear.

[Notes_Norton]

RIP and thanks for the great music.


Observation: More and more we are becoming a ghost band, playing music made famous by the dearly departed.

[Starship Krupa]

That leaves only Justin Hayward, I think?

Overused term, but I think it's safe to say that John Lodge was a very underrated bassist.

Although a Moodies fan, I'm not sure about which of their songs he wrote, due to Justin being the one who sang them (I think). "Ride My See-Saw" is a great track, as is "I'm Just a Singer." I think those were his.

[Terry Kelley]

I think so. Justin is only 78 so he might be around a bit longer. I think he was the youngest of the 5.

[Triangleman]

I listened to Blue Jays last night.  Great memories.

[Old Joad]

RIP

On a side note, I thought this was a good interview.

 

[Bapu]

On 10/10/2025 at 6:46 PM, Starship Krupa said:

Overused term, but I think it's safe to say that John Lodge was a very underrated bassist.

I agree. I saw him live with the MB .

 

We sat in 2nd row right in front of him.

Excellent bassist.

 

 

[craigb]

23 hours ago, Bapu said:

I agree. I saw him live with the MB .

 

We sat in 2nd row right in front of him.

Excellent bassist.

 

 

Are you the one that kept yelling "Is that an Alembic???" 😁

[57Gregy]

19 hours ago, craigb said:

Are you the one that kept yelling "Is that an Alembic???" 😁

What's that?

[craigb]

2 hours ago, 57Gregy said:

What's that?

A mythical instrument made from unobtainium! 😁

[57Gregy]

3 hours ago, craigb said:

A mythical instrument made from unobtainium! 😁

Is that like nonexistium?

[Amberwolf]

3 hours ago, 57Gregy said:

Is that like nonexistium?

Kind of, except less so. 

[Terry Kelley]

On 10/18/2025 at 10:51 AM, 57Gregy said:

What's that?

It’s a brand of bass. Been around for decades. Some people swear by them. The ones I’ve played were nice but not worth the money.  Of course no wood in an electric guitar is worth the going price for name brands.
 

John was certainly way above average in his playing but he always played what the song needed.

Edited October 19 by Terry Kelley

[craigb]

21 hours ago, Terry Kelley said:

It’s a brand of bass. Been around for decades. Some people swear by them. The ones I’ve played were nice but not worth the money.  Of course no wood in an electric guitar is worth the going price for name brands.
 

John was certainly way above average in his playing but he always played what the song needed.

Sorry Terry, his reply was part of an inside joke.  Ed (Bapu) has 'em! 🙂

[57Gregy]

On 10/19/2025 at 11:49 AM, Terry Kelley said:

It’s a brand of bass. Been around for decades. Some people swear by them. The ones I’ve played were nice but not worth the money.  Of course no wood in an electric guitar is worth the going price for name brands.
 

John was certainly way above average in his playing but he always played what the song needed.

😉