Jürgen Rosenthal is a German

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drummer.

Biography

Rosenthal was a member of

Uli Jon Roth Uli Jon Roth (born Ulrich Roth; 18 December 1954) is a German guitarist who became famous for his work with the hard rock band Scorpions and is one of the earliest contributors to the neoclassical metal genre. He is also the founder of Sky ...

's band

Dawn Road Dawn Road was a German Hard rock band playing neoclassicism, formed in February 1972. All four members of Dawn Road ended up playing in Scorpions, with Buchholz staying for 12 albums throughout their most commercially successful era, leaving th ...

and became a member of the

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along with Roth and

Francis Buchholz Francis Buchholz (born 19 February 1954) is a German musician best known as the bass guitarist of German rock band Scorpions from 1973 until 1992. Since leaving Scorpions he has been a member of Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock. Biography B ...

. He appeared on the album ''

Fly to the Rainbow ''Fly to the Rainbow'' is the second studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released on 1 November 1974 in the United States through RCA Records. This was their first release with guitarist Uli Jon Roth and bassist Francis ...

'' before leaving the band to do his compulsory service with the

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. He later appeared in Eloy and wrote the lyrics for their 1977 album ''

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'' as well as for the album ''Dawn''. Rosenthal’s style as a drummer is unique and was a major contributor to Eloy’s most successful years (1976–1979) during which they produced "Ocean", "Dawn", "Eloy Live", and "Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes".

Discography

With
Scorpions Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...

* ''

'' (1974)

With Eloy

* ''

Dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's ho ...

'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''Live'' (1978) * ''

Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes ''Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes'' is the seventh studio album by German rock band Eloy, released in 1979. It is the third and last studio album with the line-up of Frank Bornemann, Detlev Schmidtchen, Klaus-Peter Matziol and Jürgen Rosenthal. ...

'' (1979)

With Ego on the Rocks

* Ego on the Rocks – ''Acid in Wounderland'' (1981)

With Echo Park

* ''Echo Park'' (1988)

References

German rock drummers German heavy metal drummers Male drummers German male musicians Scorpions (band) members 1949 births Living people {{drummer-stub