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Uli Jon Roth

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The Resume

    (December 18, 1954- )
    Birth name is Ulrich Roth
    Scorpions guitarist (1973-1978)
    Released with Scorpions: ‘Fly to the Rainbow,' ‘In Trance,' ‘Virgin Killer,' ‘Taken by Force' and ‘Tokyo Tapes'
    Released as a solo artist: ‘Earthquake,' ‘Firewind,' ‘Beyond the Astral Skies,' ‘Sky of Avalon,' ‘Transcendental Sky Guitar' and ‘Metamorphosis'

Why he might be annoying:

    His name is ‘Uli.'
    He wears a pimp hat and dresses like a hippy.
    He did not like the chord changes to ‘Catch Your Train,' so he was reluctant to play a guitar solo.
    He was reluctant to play on ‘He's a Woman, She's a Man' because he hated the lyrics.
    He thought that ‘Steamrock Fever' was a silly song, so he only played a short slide guitar part.
    He has a wheezy voice.
    He was so obsessed with Jimi Hendrix that he fell in love with Hendrix's ex-fiancé, Monika Danneman.
    He developed a gaudy-looking guitar called the Sky Guitar.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He went from being a Hendrix clone to being one of the originators of neo-classical guitar rock.
    He influenced Eddie Van Halen, Kirk Hammet, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and a ton of other big-name guitarists.
    He is ranked #50 in Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time.
    He left the Scorpions because he did not like their commercial sound.
    He has recorded symphonic rock, heavy metal, rock and roll and classical music.
    His Sky Guitar has 7 strings, 40 frets and a 6-octave range.
    On his Metamorphosis CD, he covers Vivaldi's Four Seasons in its entirety.
    His long-time girlfriend committed suicide in 1996.
    Many of his CDs are not available in the United States.

Credit: Oreo Victim


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 88.24% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 67.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 68.83% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 73.55% Annoying