ULI JON ROTH too hippie or not too hippie, that is the question
It's the easiest thing in the world to write off Uli Jon Roth as some sort of time-warped sky-pilot; a guy who still walks around in flares (!) and wears a hat with a feather in it in 1985 just has to be disconnected. right? Uh-uh, far too simple. Writing off Uli Jon Roth as an anachronism is rather like condemning Bob Dylan to a section label-ed "protest," or filing Jim Morrison under "unsuitable for parental consumption."
Andy Hughes
It's the easiest thing in the world to write off Uli Jon Roth as some sort of time-warped sky-pilot; a guy who still walks around in flares (!) and wears a hat with a feather in it in 1985 just has to be disconnected. right?
Uh-uh, far too simple. Writing off Uli Jon Roth as an anachronism is rather like condemning Bob Dylan to a section label-ed "protest," or filing Jim Morrison under "unsuitable for parental consumption." They are, but there's more right? Uli Jon Roth is unconnected, but only because his mind genuinely moves on another plane, the complexities of which defy the space allotted in this magazine.
Do what I did, start with the easy stuff, and ease yourself gently into the Roth philosophy-and then dog-paddle around in it for a while. When you find yourself getting into difficulties, head for the edge. One thing's for sure: you'll approach his Beyond The Astral Skies album with more caution/interest than you would have before!