![]() ![]() He doesn’t showboat, though he’s got the talent to do so. While he puts it out there on display, something about his simple approach says greatness. But seriously, Uli has a great tone, controls feedback with commanding vigor and he knows how to swell between the dynamic hushed tones and wailing feedback. ![]() Ya gotta love his garish fondness for turquoise. What makes this guy so great? Well, he just looks so stinkin’ cool! Okay, that’s never been a criteria for music, but he does have an iconic, cool hippie image going on. How’d you judge that, anyway? Would the winner have to shatter a glass with a piercing high note? It’s all subjective and I’m going to subject you to my opinion for as many minutes as you’ll keep reading. Riff-offs or some sort of guitar wars wouldn’t really settle it. You can’t use sales to settle the argument. That’s just mere opinion, but that’s all you have with art. Who are the other two? That’d be Michael Schenker (of UFO fame) and Frank Marino (& his band Mahogany Rush). Uli Jon Roth is one of the three greatest guitar players alive. ![]()
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