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. |