Fire Wind

Fire Wind Artist: Uli Jon Roth , and Electric Sun
Label: Steamhammer Europe
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 693723742526
EAN: 0693723742526
ASIN: B00006BCHQ


Release Date: 2002-08-01

Fire Wind


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Tracks:

  1. Cast Away Your Chains
  2. Indian Dawn
  3. Ill Be Loving You Always
  4. Firewind
  5. Prelude In Space Minor
  6. Just Another Rainbow
  7. Children Of The Sea
  8. Chaplin And I
  9. Hiroshima
  10. Aqua Vitae Water Of Life (Bonus Track)
  11. Lethe River Of Oblivion (Bonus Track)
  12. Zephrus Je Reviens (Bonus Track)

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  1. Earthquake
  2. Metamorphosis
  3. Transcendental Sky Guitar
  4. Sky of Avalon
  5. Historic Performances, Vol. 1 & 2

Album Description

2002 reissue of the Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth's 1981 release. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'Aqua Vitae - Water of Life', 'Lethe - River of Oblivion' & 'Zephyrus - Je Reviens'. Remastered plus previously unseen photos, liner notes, original artwork and new booklet.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue from the Former Scorpions Axe Man.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Ulrich Roth At The Height Of His Powers.......2005-10-06

Fire Wind has been released at least three times on CD over the years. I own a double-disc set of Earthquake and Fire Wind, but two weeks ago a friend and I got into a discussion about Roth, and afterward my friend played this particular reissue.

I was disappointed to find that, once again, the opening track, "Cast Away Your Chains" has had half of two different verses edited out as compared to the original Brain vinyl release. As far as I can tell, there are no other edits anywhere else on the disc. Perhaps the edited version now in circulation was intended for potential release as a single back in '80.

If you're already a fan of Electric Sun and looking for a good CD version of Fire Wind, I can assure you the mastering on this CD is excellent, and you will not be disappointed. If perhaps you're not familiar with the material but you've heard good things about Uli Roth's incredible guitar playing, and you're purchasing this out of curiosity, you certainly won't find anything to complain about from an instrumental standpoint. Just beware: Ulrich Roth's singing voice is, shall we say, an acquired taste. Roth once said in an interview, "A lot of people have had a go at my voice, not liking it in the least" (Kerrang)... but people generally don't buy Electric Sun or Uli Jon records for the singing anyway. Additionally, my friend and I agreed that this music just wouldn't sound "right" if a "trained" rock vocalist had participated. Roth's voice isn't unbearable, but in this day and age, be prepared to have your friends ask you to play a different CD...

U. Roth's considerable technical prowess and melodic inventiveness have been well-documented over the years. What Fire Wind displays above all other releases with which he's been associated is his complete mastery of the wah pedal tweak. There has never been another rock guitarist who has used the effect more subtly or effectively. Roth is constantly using the device to shape tones during his solos, multi-tracked unison lines, etc. He's only moving the pedal in small increments, but it's never arbitrary, and always with the intention of making the guitar sing, speak, cry in just the right way to further the emotional content of the melody.

As the previous reviewer has indicated, each solo is a gem in its own right, but you could spend a year just marveling at the nuances in the densely layered backing tracks. The amount of thought and dedication put into these recordings is staggering. From a technical standpoint, this release is quite a testament to the producer(s), engineers, tape-ops, right on down to the guy who fetched the tea and biscuits. Everything is miked just right and the clarity of the production is remarkable, given the complexity of the tracks. One can't help but wonder what the reaction of the crew was on the first day vocal tracks were cut. Definitely "moustache on the Mona Lisa" time...

Fire Wind features some of the best hard rock guitar ever recorded. It's also one othe most "intelligent" hard rock records available. Lyrically, it can get a little cosmic in places, and "Chaplin & I" could almost be considered camp, although I'm certain that was not the intention. In places, bassist Ule Ritgen really shines in his role. But it really is all about the compositions and the guitar playing. Soaring. Majestic. Inspired. Flawlessly performed. One would be hard-pressed to find an instance where the substitution of even one or two notes would result in an improvement.

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