Search - Uli Jon Roth :: Transcendental Sky Guitar

Fly to the Rainbow

Edward Lipton | Millbrae, CA USA | 02/13/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the unsung heros of the guitar puts his best foot foward with this two disc offering. He skillfully blends the art and beauty of some of the world's greates classical composers with the soul and energy of Jimi Hendrix. The result... a must have for anyone who loves music. If Roth has one weakness, it's his singing voice (though I like it, it is definately an acquired taste) - not to worry with this awesome set, as it is pure instrumental heaven."

Master of the 7-stringed octaves!

80sGuy | Los Angeles, CA USA | 08/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Uli Jon Roth...what can be better, herhaps a resurrected Antonio Vivaldi of our time? I don't know much about Uli Jon, but I do know enough about the history and his amazing guitar work. I started listening to some of his old stuff like "Electric Sun" from the late 70s-80s era and from then on I knew this was an extremely gifted, talented and educated musician. This album correlates to the stuff from Electric Sun, but with more depth due to the introduction of his custom built 7-stringed-31 scalloped fretted "Sky Guitar" capable of hitting higher octaves such as of the violin. The opening of "Sky Overture" is a dead giveaway of his signature sound and technique. The Vivaldi's "Tuona E Fulmina" and Mozart's "Ronda Alla Turka" is to proved that the impossible IS possible and he nailed it note-for-note with soaring violin-like (and piano) octaves on the guitar! This is an extraordinary album work, if permits, deserves more than 5 stars. He's a "textbook perfect" guitarist that plays it like his recordings which meant to be heard the way it should be and seldom improvise his stuff live...who else can pull all this...other than Uli Jon Roth?"

A Nice Collection of Uli's Classical, R&B, Jazz, NewAge Rock

Bohemian Boy | Plainfield, Illinois United States | 02/13/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What can I say about Uli? I have always loved listening to his guitar playing ever since he played on the Scorpion's "Fly to the Rainbow" album. This is a real nice 2-CD compilation of some of Uli's music over the past few years. There's a little bit of everything on these CD's; live recordings, Hendrix cover songs, R&B and jazz, new age and classical covers from Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, etc. If you like guitar instrumentals and like Uli I recommend purchasing these CD's."