JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF
''LIVE AT 25: SILVER ANNIVERSARY, DISC ONE''
MARCH 17 1995
119:09
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DISC ONE (63:10)
1 Move Over 03:59 (J. Kay, G. Mekler)
2 Who Needs Ya? 03:26 (L. Byrom, J. Kay)
3 Rocket Ship 04:03 (J. Kay, M. Wilk)
4 Rock Me 03:27 (J. Kay)
5 I'm Movin' On 03:28 (H. Snow)
6 Sookie, Sookie 03:35 (D. Covay, S. Cropper)
7 Sign Of The Line 05:17 (M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
8 (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 05:22 (W. Dixon)
9 Let's Do It All 04:04 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
10 Hey Lawdy Mama 04:38 (L. Byrom, J. Edmonton, J. Kay)
11 Do Or Die 04:29 (J. Kay, M. Wilk)
12 Desperation 05:42 (J. Kay)
13 Hold On 06:13 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
14 Best Of What You Got 05:23 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
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DISC TWO (55:58)
1 Ride With Me 04:35 (M. Bonfire)
2 Rock 'n' Roll War 07:47 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
3 Snowblind Friend 04:26 (H. Axton)
4 Monster 10:03 (J. Edmonton, J. Kay)
5 Rise & Shine 04:47 (J. Kay, M. Wilk)
6 Magic Carpet Ride 05:55 (J. Kay, R. Moreve)
7 Born To Be Wild 07:19 (J. Kay, R. Moreve)
8 The Pusher 06:18 (H. Axton)
9 Rock And Roll Rebels 04:43 (J. Kay, R. Ritchotte, M. Wilk)
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Ron Hurst/Drums, Vocals
John Kay/Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Rocket Ritchotte/Guitar, Vocals
Michael Wilk/Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
For several years we had the desire to record some of our better moments on stage. Finally during our 25th Anniversary Tour we captured several concerts on tape, paying not only attention to our performances but also to the audiences and their enthusiasm. As a result this recording features some of the special moments we experienced on stage. The 2 disks and 23 tracks cover most of our best previous material as well as all the hits and in addition feature many favorites from the 80’s and 90’s. “Rocket Ship” and “Best of What You Got”, two new songs are only available on this album. Many fans feel that Steppenwolf is best experienced live and this record goes along way to support that opinion.
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REVIEW/AMG
Steve Leggett
While Steppenwolf can take some credit for spawning the heavy metal genre (the term came from the "heavy metal thunder" phrase in "Born to Be Wild"), they remained, at heart, a hard rocking bar band, and this reissue of their 1995 double-disc live set bears witness to that. Now billed as John Kay & Steppenwolf, the band's lineup for the late '90s included original vocalist Kay, Michael Wilk on bass and keyboards, lead guitarist Rocket Ritchotte, and Ron Hurst on drums. Live At 25: Silver Anniversary is a well-paced run-through of their classic hits, which are stretched out a bit, but remain close to their original structure, and Kay's throaty vocals are almost as good as they were in the late '60s. While it undoubtedly would have been fun to see a show on this tour, John Kay's occasional bombastic tendencies, which began to emerge way band back in 1969 on Monster, make this set feel, at times, like a Broadway production of a big, bad, rock band concert. Other than that, it rocks.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Greg Prato
Steppenwolf leader/founder John Kay is perhaps the most overlooked early contributor to the musical style that would become heavy metal and hard rock. Kay was the first rocker to use the phrase heavy metal in a song, in one of metal's first great anthems: Steppenwolf's 1968 classic "Born to Be Wild." Born Joachim Fritz Krauledat on April 12, 1944, in the section of Germany that was once known as East Prussia, it was the American rock & roll that he heard on U.S. Armed Forces radio after his family moved to East Germany that fueled his interest in music. After relocating to Toronto, Canada, in 1958, Kay became even more transfixed by rock & roll -- leading to Kay picking up the guitar, writing songs, and playing in local bands.
In the '60s, Kay founded the Sparrow, a rock outfit who played both Canada and the U.S., but received little attention. The group had fallen apart by 1967, but with a new, harder-edged style of rock beginning to conquer the charts and airwaves (Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds), Kay decided to pursue this direction with his next band, Steppenwolf (titled after Hermann Hesse's novel of the same name). After moving to Los Angeles, the fledgling band was signed to Dunhill and recorded their self-titled debut, issued in 1968. The album became a sizeable hit, as "Born to Be Wild" was unleashed on an unsuspecting record-buying public, becoming one of rock's most instantly identifiable and enduring hits of all time. After the track was used in the 1969 cult classic movie Easy Rider, it subsequently appeared in countless other movies and TV commercials over the years and was covered by numerous other bands (Blue Oyster Cult, Slade, Crowded House, and the Cult).
Steppenwolf continued to crank out hit albums (1968's The Second, 1969's At Your Birthday Party, and 1969's Monster), singles ("Magic Carpet Ride," "Rock Me"), and tours on a regular basis, with Kay being the only constant member among a revolving door of other musicians. By 1972, Kay decided to end the group, issuing his first solo albums around the same time: Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heroes and My Sportin' Life. Steppenwolf's retirement didn't last for long, however, as Kay alternated between the band and his solo career throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s. He even took a few former members of the band to court when they, too, began touring behind the name Steppenwolf. In 1994, Kay penned an autobiography, Magic Carpet Ride, and four years later, Steppenwolf and Kay were the subject of an interesting Behind the Music episode for VH1.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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''LIVE AT 25: SILVER ANNIVERSARY, DISC ONE''
MARCH 17 1995
119:09
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DISC ONE (63:10)
1 Move Over 03:59 (J. Kay, G. Mekler)
2 Who Needs Ya? 03:26 (L. Byrom, J. Kay)
3 Rocket Ship 04:03 (J. Kay, M. Wilk)
4 Rock Me 03:27 (J. Kay)
5 I'm Movin' On 03:28 (H. Snow)
6 Sookie, Sookie 03:35 (D. Covay, S. Cropper)
7 Sign Of The Line 05:17 (M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
8 (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 05:22 (W. Dixon)
9 Let's Do It All 04:04 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
10 Hey Lawdy Mama 04:38 (L. Byrom, J. Edmonton, J. Kay)
11 Do Or Die 04:29 (J. Kay, M. Wilk)
12 Desperation 05:42 (J. Kay)
13 Hold On 06:13 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
14 Best Of What You Got 05:23 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
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DISC TWO (55:58)
1 Ride With Me 04:35 (M. Bonfire)
2 Rock 'n' Roll War 07:47 (J. Kay, M. Wilk, R. Ritchotte)
3 Snowblind Friend 04:26 (H. Axton)
4 Monster 10:03 (J. Edmonton, J. Kay)
5 Rise & Shine 04:47 (J. Kay, M. Wilk)
6 Magic Carpet Ride 05:55 (J. Kay, R. Moreve)
7 Born To Be Wild 07:19 (J. Kay, R. Moreve)
8 The Pusher 06:18 (H. Axton)
9 Rock And Roll Rebels 04:43 (J. Kay, R. Ritchotte, M. Wilk)
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Ron Hurst/Drums, Vocals
John Kay/Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Rocket Ritchotte/Guitar, Vocals
Michael Wilk/Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
For several years we had the desire to record some of our better moments on stage. Finally during our 25th Anniversary Tour we captured several concerts on tape, paying not only attention to our performances but also to the audiences and their enthusiasm. As a result this recording features some of the special moments we experienced on stage. The 2 disks and 23 tracks cover most of our best previous material as well as all the hits and in addition feature many favorites from the 80’s and 90’s. “Rocket Ship” and “Best of What You Got”, two new songs are only available on this album. Many fans feel that Steppenwolf is best experienced live and this record goes along way to support that opinion.
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REVIEW/AMG
Steve Leggett
While Steppenwolf can take some credit for spawning the heavy metal genre (the term came from the "heavy metal thunder" phrase in "Born to Be Wild"), they remained, at heart, a hard rocking bar band, and this reissue of their 1995 double-disc live set bears witness to that. Now billed as John Kay & Steppenwolf, the band's lineup for the late '90s included original vocalist Kay, Michael Wilk on bass and keyboards, lead guitarist Rocket Ritchotte, and Ron Hurst on drums. Live At 25: Silver Anniversary is a well-paced run-through of their classic hits, which are stretched out a bit, but remain close to their original structure, and Kay's throaty vocals are almost as good as they were in the late '60s. While it undoubtedly would have been fun to see a show on this tour, John Kay's occasional bombastic tendencies, which began to emerge way band back in 1969 on Monster, make this set feel, at times, like a Broadway production of a big, bad, rock band concert. Other than that, it rocks.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Greg Prato
Steppenwolf leader/founder John Kay is perhaps the most overlooked early contributor to the musical style that would become heavy metal and hard rock. Kay was the first rocker to use the phrase heavy metal in a song, in one of metal's first great anthems: Steppenwolf's 1968 classic "Born to Be Wild." Born Joachim Fritz Krauledat on April 12, 1944, in the section of Germany that was once known as East Prussia, it was the American rock & roll that he heard on U.S. Armed Forces radio after his family moved to East Germany that fueled his interest in music. After relocating to Toronto, Canada, in 1958, Kay became even more transfixed by rock & roll -- leading to Kay picking up the guitar, writing songs, and playing in local bands.
In the '60s, Kay founded the Sparrow, a rock outfit who played both Canada and the U.S., but received little attention. The group had fallen apart by 1967, but with a new, harder-edged style of rock beginning to conquer the charts and airwaves (Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds), Kay decided to pursue this direction with his next band, Steppenwolf (titled after Hermann Hesse's novel of the same name). After moving to Los Angeles, the fledgling band was signed to Dunhill and recorded their self-titled debut, issued in 1968. The album became a sizeable hit, as "Born to Be Wild" was unleashed on an unsuspecting record-buying public, becoming one of rock's most instantly identifiable and enduring hits of all time. After the track was used in the 1969 cult classic movie Easy Rider, it subsequently appeared in countless other movies and TV commercials over the years and was covered by numerous other bands (Blue Oyster Cult, Slade, Crowded House, and the Cult).
Steppenwolf continued to crank out hit albums (1968's The Second, 1969's At Your Birthday Party, and 1969's Monster), singles ("Magic Carpet Ride," "Rock Me"), and tours on a regular basis, with Kay being the only constant member among a revolving door of other musicians. By 1972, Kay decided to end the group, issuing his first solo albums around the same time: Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heroes and My Sportin' Life. Steppenwolf's retirement didn't last for long, however, as Kay alternated between the band and his solo career throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s. He even took a few former members of the band to court when they, too, began touring behind the name Steppenwolf. In 1994, Kay penned an autobiography, Magic Carpet Ride, and four years later, Steppenwolf and Kay were the subject of an interesting Behind the Music episode for VH1.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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