» Edit Band Information » Edit Albums
» Add a Review » Add an Album » Add News | Electric Sun
Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums
between1979 and 1985.The first album, Earthquake, was released in 1979 and features guitarist/vocalist Roth, bassist Ule Ritgen and drummer
Clive Edwards.Edwards departed quickly after recording the first album.Fire Wind came next in 1981, featuring new drummer Sidhatta Gautama.
The band toured for a few years afterwards. While the first two albumswere a trio format, the third album was more of an ensemble project.
Veteran drummer Clive Bunker, formerly of Je ...read more
Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums
between1979 and 1985.The first album, Earthquake, was released in 1979 and features guitarist/vocalist Roth, bassist Ule Ritgen and drummer
Clive Edwards.Edwards departed quickly after recording the first album.Fire Wind came next in 1981, featuring new drummer Sidhatta Gautama.
The band toured for a few years afterwards. While the first two albumswere a trio format, the third album was more of an ensemble project.
Veteran drummer Clive Bunker, formerly of Jethro Tull, appeared, as didRitgen, vocalist Michael Flexig (have a look below) and guest vocalist
Nicky Moore, as well as an array of additional various singers andorchestral musicians. Another feature of the album was the invention of Roth's
Sky Guitar.The name Electric Sun was retired in 1986, and Uli Jon Roth continued to pursue his classical-inspired rock under his own name, as
well asfocus on other artistic areas. « hide |
Similar Bands: Uli Jon Roth, Scorpions Contributors: RunOfTheMill, rockandmetaljunkie, ogan,
|