Uli Jon Roth "Fire Wind"

Uli Jon Roth "Fire Wind"

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Uli Jon Roth
Fire Wind
The Story
Uli Jon Roth recorded "Fire Wind" in 1980 with drummer Sidhatta Guatama and bassist Ule Ritgen, after his departure from the Scorpions. Known as Electric Sun, the band delivered straight forward rock with Hendrix Influences. Fan favorites included "Children Of The Sea". "Chaplin And I" and "Cast Away Your Chains". The closing epic, "Hiroshima", is an almost eleven minute song while tells the story of the bombing of this Japanese city during World War II. A short, spacy instrumental track, "Prelude In Space Minor", provides a voiceless interlude prior to "Just Another Rainbow", and "Hiroshima" also has a long instrumental passage. For breathtaking, feedback laden, vibrato bar enhanced coolness in a hard rock setting, Uli Jon Roth is your man.
The Music
03:56 Cast Away Your Chains Vocal
05:16 Indian Dawn Vocal
05:00 I'll Be Loving You Always Vocal
05:03 Fire Wind Vocal
01:22 Prelude In Space Minor Instrumental
03:54 Just Another Rainbow Vocal
03:23 Children Of The Sea Vocal
05:45 Chaplin And I Vocal
10:37 Hiroshima Vocal
The Artists
Uli Jon Roth Guitar, Vocals, Production
Sidhatta Guatama Drums, Percussion
Ule Ritgen Bass
Doug Bennett Engineering (Basic Tracks)
Laurence Burrage Engineering (Guit. Overdubs)
Manfred Brunwey Engineering (Vocals, Percussion)
Thomas Kuluck Engineering (Vocals, Bass), Mixing
Monika Danneman "Fire Wind" Sleeve Painting, Illustrations
George Kalantzis Original Sleeve
Brian Burrows Sleeve Remix
Rich Warfield Original Masters Logo
Recorded between March and May, July and August 1980 at Olympic Sound Studios, London Additional overdubs in August and September 1980 and October 1980 at Russl Studios, Hamburg.