Guitar legend Uli Jon Roth and Guitar World have teamed up to premiere "In Trance," a track from Roth's new studio album, Scorpions Revisited.
The album, which features 19 "re-invented" Scorpions tracks, will be released March 10 via UDR. Guitar World will be premiering other tracks from the album in the coming weeks.
In 2013, Roth found himself unusually intrigued by his early days with the Scorpions, including his work on Fly to the Rainbow, In Trance, Virgin Killer and Taken By Force. As a result, the guitarist spent a year re-visiting, exploring, performing and re-recording his favorite Scorpions songs.
The first results can be found on Scorpions Revisited, which was recorded in Hanover, Germany. You can check out the complete track list below.
Today's song, "In Trance," is the title track from the Scorpions' third studio album, which was released in late 1975 in Europe and early 1976 in the U.S. It was written by Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine—and, of course, Roth played guitar on the original recording.
“The material for this CD was recorded last year in the same hall in Hanover that we used for the Scorpions rehearsals 1973 to 1978,” Roth says. “Together with an amazing bunch of talented young musicians, I revisited my favorites from the early Scorpions period, some of which were written in that same hall.
"It was an emotional few days, and I'm very pleased with the results. The idea was to stay truthful to the original spirit of the music, while also putting a new slant on it whenever it felt like the right thing to do. I feel we succeeded in this, and I’m excited about this project. It was a intense journey into the past.”
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Roth's band on the album includes Nathan James (vocals), Jamie Little (drums), Ule W. Ritgen (bass), Niklas Turmann (guitar, vocals), Corvin Bahn (keyboards, vocals) and David Klosinski (guitar).
For more information, visit ulijonroth.com. Be sure to tell us what you think of "In Trance" in the comments below or on Facebook!
Track listing - CD1: 01. The Sails Of Charon 02. Longing For Fire 03. Crying Days 04. Virgin Killer 05. In Trance 06. Sun In My Hand 07. Yellow Raven 08. Polar Nights 09. Dark Lady
Track listing - CD2: 01. Catch Your Train 02. Evening Wind 03. All Night Long 04. We’ll Burn In The Sky 05. Pictured Life 06. Hell Cat 07. Life’s Like A River 08. Drifting Sun 09. Rainbow Dream Prelude 10. Fly To The Rainbow
2015 ULI JON ROTH U.S. Tour Dates: FEBRUARY 05.02.2015 – Connecticut – Hartford – Infinity Hall 06.02.2015 – New Hampshire – Londonderry – Tupelo Music Hall 07.02.2015 – New York – Poughkeepsie – The Chance 08.02.2015 – New York – Manhattan – BB King’s 09.02.2015 – Virginia – Springfield – The Empire
2015 ULI JON ROTH International Tour Dates:
19.02.2015 – Japan – Nagoya – Bottom Line
20.02.2015 – Japan – Tokyo – Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
22.02.2015 – Japan Osaka - Quattro
11.04.2015 – Full Metal Cruise II – to Mediterranian Sea – 16.04.2015 Plama de Mallorca/Barcelona/Ibiza 24.04.2015 – Germany – Lauda-Königshofen – Keep it True Festival 22.05.2015 – Germany – Bocholt – Alte Molkerei 23.05.2015 – Germany – Bocholt – Alte Molkerei 22.08.2015 – Germany – Balve - Balver Höhle 27.08.2015 - Full Metal Cruise III – to North Sea - 31.08.2015 Kiel/Copenhaven/Gothenburg/Hamburg
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
