Lord's job in Whitesnake was largely limited to adding colour (or, in his own words, a 'halo') to round out a blues-rock sound that already accommodated two lead guitarists, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody.
Lords job i Whitesnake var stort set begrænset til at give "farve" (eller i hans egne ord, en "glorie") for at afrunde en blues-rock lyd, der allerede var skabt af de to frontguitarister, Bernie Marsden og Micky Moody.