Uli Jon Roth
Background information
Also known as	Ulrich Roth, Uli Roth
Born	December 18, 1954 (1954-12-18) (age 52) Düsseldorf, Germany
Genre(s)	Rock Classical
Years active	1968 - present
Label(s)	SPV
Associated acts	Scorpions Electric Sun Sky of Avalon G3 Legends of Rock
Website	Official website
Notable instrument(s)
Custom "Sky Guitar"

Ulrich Roth (born December 18, 1954 in Düsseldorf, Germany), also known as Uli Jon Roth, is an electric guitarist and the earliest contributor (before popularization by Yngwie Malmsteen) to the neo-classical metal genre. He is the older brother of fellow guitarist and artist Zeno Roth. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (450x627, 97 KB)Ulrich Roth playing the guitar. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the 2000s . ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. ... G3 countries. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of the heavy metal music heavily influenced by classical music in its style of playing and composing[1]. It implies a very technical performance and the use of elements borrowed from classical music and/or by famous classical music composers. ... Zeno Roth, born on June 30, 1956 in Düsseldorf, Germany is an Electric Guitarist in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen, etc. ...

Career

In the early 1970s, Roth formed a band called Dawn Road. In 1973 he temporarily joined the Scorpions, replacing guitarist Michael Schenker (brother of Scorpions guitarist Rudolf) who had left to join UFO. Michael had a reputation as a highly skilled technical player; Scorpions disbanded after he left the group. The "new" Scorpions were, in effect, a merger between the four members of Dawn Road, (Uli Jon Roth, Achim Kirschning, Francis Buchholz, Jürgen Rosenthal) and the two remaining Scorpions members, Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine.[1] During his tenure as lead guitarist and a main songwriter for the Scorpions, the band released five very influential records, including the live album Tokyo Tapes, which sold nearly one million copies and went gold in several countries. (Actually, Herman Rarebell, Francis Buchholz, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, and Ulrich Roth released Toyko Tapes) Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a German hard rock and heavy metal guitarist and former member of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). ... Rudolf Schenker (born August 31, 1948 in Hildesheim, Germany) is a German guitarist and founding member of Scorpions and the rhythm/lead guitarist of the band. ... UFO are an English rock band formed in 1969. ... Tokio Tapes is a 1978 live album by German heavy metal band Scorpions. ...

Some later Scorpion releases with Roth began to exhibit a stylistic split in songwriting. Roth-composed songs were influenced by the style of Jimi Hendrix, but songs involving Rudolph Schenker as composer leaned towards straight hard rock and pop hard rock. This split reflected Roth's growing dissatisfaction with his role in the band. He began investigating spiritually oriented subjects in his private life, like his influence Jimi Hendrix did towards the latter half of his career. Roth left the Scorpions in 1978. Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Roth formed his own band named Electric Sun which released three albums. The first, Earthquake (1979), was dedicated to the spirit of Jimi Hendrix and featured cover art by artist Monika Danneman, Jimi Hendrix's former girlfriend who had been with him when he died in 1970, and who became Roth's partner afterwards. A second album released two years later, Fire Wind (1981), was dedicated to Anwar el-Sadat (the assassinated President of Egypt who had tried to make peace in the Middle East), featured a song called "Enola Gay" which was about the atomic bombing of Japan, and cover art by Monika Danneman. Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. ... Earthquake is the first album from Uli Jon Roths Electric Sun band. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Fire Wind is the second album released by Uli Roths Electric Sun band. ...

Interviews with some original Scorpions members after the release of these albums demonstrated how far the two parties had grown apart. Matthias Jabs, the guitarist who replaced Roth, told the press that he thought Roth was "lost" musically^{[citation needed]}. This may have referred to the commercial success Roth had stepped away from that the Scorpions were still experiencing. Roth's records were released on the much smaller German Metronome Musik label. Roth's move into deeper spiritual and political subjects was opposite that of the Scorpion's foray into more "good-time" subjects accompanied by MTV-style videos showing the band at parties and in 1980's era settings. The two band's public images were starkly different: the Scorpions favored skin tight leotard style clothing typical of the 80's while Roth leaned more towards a Hendrix-influenced style of dress. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the 1980's, Roth commissioned construction of custom guitars with additional frets (32). He called them Sky guitars and used them on his last Electric Sun album Beyond the Astral Skies (which was dedicated to Martin Luther-King and to Roth's fans), released in 1985. Since then, Roth entered a new phase of creative work, composing a.o. four symphonies and two concertos, and sometimes performing with symphony orchestras throughout Europe. Beyond the Astral Skies is the third album from Uli Jon Roths Electric Sun band. ...

The untimely death of Roth's girlfriend and spiritual partner Monika Danneman April 5 1996 was reported a suicide; she had just lost a legal battle with a former Hendrix girlfriend and was due to be described in a book about the last days of Hendrix in a negative light. However, Roth publicly stated his opinion that her passing had been the result of foul play^{[citation needed]}. Roth dedicated later works to the memory of Ms. Danneman. For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ...

Roth appeared in concert at Castle Donington in 2001 with original Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker, and critics noted the healthy appearance of Roth and his mastery of his material, but described Schenker as past his prime. These reviews ended comments of Roth being "lost" musically by his former Scorpion bandmates, now that Roth had developed into a polished and successful artist while the commercial pop success of his former band had faded.

Releases

Discography

With Scorpions

• Fly to the Rainbow (1974) - Guitar, vocals
• In Trance (1975) - Guitar, vocals
• Virgin Killer (1976) - Guitar, vocals
• Taken by Force (1977) - Guitar, vocals
• Tokyo Tapes (live recording, 1978) - Guitar, vocals

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• Earthquake (1979) - Guitar, vocals
• Fire Wind (1981) - Guitar, vocals
• Beyond the Astral Skies (1985) - Lead/harmony vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass

Solo and classical works (released) Earthquake is the first album from Uli Jon Roths Electric Sun band. ... Fire Wind is the second album released by Uli Roths Electric Sun band. ... Beyond the Astral Skies is the third album from Uli Jon Roths Electric Sun band. ...

• 1991 - Aquila Suite - 12 Arpeggio Concert Etudes for Solo Piano
• 1996 - Sky of Avalon - Prologue to the Symphonic Legends (with Sky Orchestra)
• 2000 - Transcendental Sky Guitar Vol. I & II
• 2003 - Metamorphosis of Vivaldi's Four Seasons (with Sky Orchestra)

Solo and classical works (unreleased) Aquila Suite - 12 Arpeggio Concert Etudes for Solo Piano was a music project by Uli Jon Roth composed for solo piano, or two pianos. ... Sky of Avalon - Prologue to the Symphonic Legends , a music project by Uli Jon Roth, was produced at Sky Studios, Earls Farm - Autumn 1995. ... Transcendental Sky Guitar is a music project by Uli Jon Roth. ... Metaporphosis of Vivaldis Four Seasons features Uli Jon Roths interpretation of Antonio Vivaldis work The Four Seasons, as well as a new concerto, Metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is separated into 24 tracks bridged by soundscapes and narration. ...

• 1987 - Sky Concerto
• 1992 - Europa ex Favilla (symphony)
• 1994 - Hiroshima de Profundis (symphony)
• 1996/97/98 - Requiem for an Angel (dedicated to the memory of Monika Dannemann)

Videography

• 2000 - The Electric Sun Years Vol. I & II (in the Historical Performances series)
• 2002 - Legends Of Rock: Live At Castle Donington

The Electric Sun Years Vol I & II is a DVD by Uli Jon Roth. ... Legends of Rock at Castle Donington is a DVD released by Uli Jon Roth. ...

Notable public appearances

• 1998 - G3 Concert Tour in Europe with Joe Satriani and Michael Schenker
• 2000 - Performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons (with Detmold Chamber Orchestra)
• 2005 - Scorpions reunion with Uli in France (September)
• 2006 - First U.S.A. tour as headliner since 1985
• 2006 - Sky Academy at UCLA - Uli taught his approach to the guitar. Uli, Jon Roth and friends concerts were part of the Academy. Uli performed with guests including Jeff Scott Soto, Chris Impellitteri, Joe Stump, Graham Bonnet, Robbie Krieger and many others.
• 2006 - Scorpions Reunion at Wacken Festival in Germany (July)
• 2007 - With The Smashing Pumpkins at Rock am Ring festival performing their 19 minute epic song Gossamer
• 2007 - With Scorpions at Karaiskaki Stadium in Athens (June 18)
• 2007 - With Scorpions, London, Manchester (July 2007)

Joseph Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, U.S.) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a German hard rock and heavy metal guitarist and former member of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). ... “Vivaldi” redirects here. ... The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni in original Italian) is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. ... Formed in 1989 by Eckard Fisher. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ...

External links

• The Official Uli Jon Roth Website
• Edenwaith Uli Jon Roth Website
• Authorized Uli Jon Roth Website
• Sky Academy Website