Uli
Jon Roth - Legends of Rock - Live at Castle Donington SPV (2002)
Release date 11th November 2002
Recorded live at Castle Donington last year the line-up features guitarist
Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS), Jack Bruce on bass (CREAM), Clive Bunker
on drums (ex-JETHRO TULL), Don Airey on keyboards (RAINBOW/OZZY/DEEP PURPLE)
and Barry Sparks on bass (DOKKEN/MALMSTEEN), plus UFO (MOGG/WAY/SCHENKER).
Pretty impressive line-up to say the least!
Sky Overture opens CD one in fine style, some very impressive guitar from
Uli. Another instrumental Aranjuez follows and then UFO kick in! Let It
Roll rollicks along and sees the band in fine form. A very long Rock Bottom
(clocking in at over ten minutes) is next, with some sublime guitar playing
and Phil Mogg in fine voice. Jack Bruce takes to the stage for the Cream
classics Sunshine of Your Love and White Room, the latter a fine vocal
from Jack Bruce. The first CD closes with two Hendrix tracks - All Along
the Watchtower and Little Wing, with again superb guitar soloing from
Uli.
The second CD starts with the short instrumental Trail in the Wind, before
UFO appear again on Midnight Train, another great rocker from a criminally
underrated band. Creams Spoonful is another extended jam and personally
my least favourate track on the CD. UFO return for Doctor Doctor, which
sounds superb! The band were really on form by the sounds of things. Fireworks
Jam closes the album with an all star jam and guitars to the max! Great
way to end a great album! A quality line-up of musicians who really do
great credit to the originals and this CD is a must for any fan of classic
rock.
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