Uli Jon Roth's Electric Sun

[snakes&ladders]

This is to say that UJR is WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than the ruddy 80s Scorpions, hehehehehhehe
http://www.ulijonroth.com/sky/uli_jon_roth/biography_1.htm

ULI JON ROTH
SHORT MUSIC BIOGRAPHY

Born in Duesseldorf,
Germany, Dec. 1954

1973-1978 Lead-guitarist and one of the main songwriters for German No. 1 rock band THE SCORPIONS -
5 albums, including several gold ones - TOKYO TAPES, which sold nearly
1 million copies.

1978-1985 - formed his own band
ELECTRIC SUN - 3 Albums :
1978 - EARTHQUAKE
1980 - FIRE WIND
1984 - BEYOND THE ASTRAL SKIES
Tours in Europe and the US.

Since then U.J.R. has written
4 symphonies, 2 concertos and numerous songs.

1987/88 - SKY CONCERTO

1991 - AQUILA SUITE (for piano solo)

1991 - MD for JIMI HENDRIX TV show German TV - Rockpalast

1992 - EUROPA EX FAVILLA - Symphony

1993 - SYMPHONIC ROCK FOR EUROPE - mastermind & M.D.

1994 - HIROSHIMA DE PROFUNDIS -
Symphony

1995 - SKY OF AVALON - SYMPHONIC LEGENDS
Appearance on Jose Carreras TV Charity

1996/97/98 - REQUIEM FOR AN ANGEL dedicated to the memory of his deceased girl-friend and artist Monika Dannemann.

1998 - G3 Concert Tour in Europe with Joe Satriani and Michael Schenker

1999 - TRANSCENDENTAL SKY GUITAR VOL. I & II

2000 - Performance of VIVALDI’s
FOUR SEASONS & Detmold Chamber Orchestra

2001 - Japan Tour, European Tour
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES DVD
THE ELECTRIC SUN YEARS
VOL I & II
LEGENDS OF ROCK
at Castle Donington
initiator and M.D.

2002 - LEGENDS OF ROCK UK Tour

2003 - METAMORPHOSIS

2008 - UNDER A DARK SKY

 

[snakes&ladders]

 

[snakes&ladders]

 

[METALPRIEST]

 

[LG]

Nice thread S&L, don't know much about Uli other than his Scorpion years, until now that is.

 

[LOU/REALM]

My favourite guitarist !!!!!...i just love the guitarwork and everything he did with the SCORPIONS eg Sails of charon,evening wind etc so exciting!!!! I too like THE ELECTRIC SUN "EARTHQUAKE" and "FIREWIND" albums but........never liked the "astral skies" album,,,shock!!

 

[Mr. Shadow]

 

[E-Z]

A German guy who cut his teeth in the SCORPIONS (German rock band) during the mid-1970s then left to form his own band in 1978 called ELECTRIC SUN a 3-piece group that played in a simular vain to the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE.
The Jimi Hendrix connection doesn't end there cos Uli's German girlfriend for many years during the late 1970s and 1980s was none other then JIMI HENDRIX old girlfriend MONIKA DANNEMAN the same woman that was with Jimi in the early hours of September 18th 1970 when Jimi was found dead in bed in a London hotel.

The only 2 albums of his that i own is the the 1st album EARTHQUAKE (1979) and the 2nd album FIREWIND (1980).

Both the EARTHQUAKE & FIREWIND albums are very good albums but are pretty rare to find nowadays i haven't seen either album in any record shops for the last 5-10 years.

 

[Nololob]

^^ I got Firewind LP few months ago. Never knew this guy before and by the cover I thought "this might be a heavy rock album" and I paid £3 for that.

 

[LOU/REALM]

You did well Nolo!! You have got a great bargain.....Uli is the MASTER when it comes to the geeetar something Ive been trying to convince my local mates Sox and Sweaty for years
The 2 albums EZ RIDER mentions are a must in anyones record/cd collection.
Here are a couple of gems from Uli with ELECTRIC SUN. Id love to see him return to this style again as he is well into symphonic stuff at the moment.