Steppenwolf - Live in Belgium '69 Michael Monarch - guitar John Kay - vocals, slide guitar Nick St Nicholas - bass Jerry Edmonton - drums Goldy McJohn - organ
@@totallyunmemorable These days it has become a joke but it was formed to pay tribute to artists that have made a big impact on Rock so guys like Scotty moore from Elvis P, Band , Link Wray, Page , Tony Iommi , Mike Bloomfield , Jimi , & the many greats that made the hall what it was meant to no longer exists & has been altered to fit folks that just have no place there hence the reason it's a joke as now you need little to no talent to be amongst guys like Jimi . Way to many artists that have carved there way to have the right to be in are not & for Rock N Roll that does suck. John Kay & all the members that made Steppenwolf such a killer & influential band do belong in the hall along with the greats that made it once have merit. 🎸🎶 Iv'e played guitar since the late 60s as an amature but to be honered in a place that has Hendrix & all the greats that made Rock great i would not turn that down just because of some idiots that don't have a clue what the hall was really meant for. John Kay & all the guys that made Steppenwolf so good belong where the real great real & the hell with the fools in there that have no place being there. Yea sadly it has become a joke but it's not the real musicians fault .
I was 16 and borrowed my mothers vw and with my sister and some of her friends drove downtown to the Spectrum in Philadelphia. I was loaned the car with the promise I would be home by midnight, living in Merion Station. Well Steppenwolf was supposed to start at 8pm but they didn’t start until 11 pm . Somehow my sister , me and her girlfriends were asked if we wanted to sit up on stage ? I sat basically right next to the organ . The show lasted a couple of hours . Best show I ever went to. Lost my glasses on the way back to the car but somehow managed to get us all home safely. Didn’t have use of the car for a month after that night but it was well worth it. The year I believe was 69. Sookie Sookie
First concert ever was Steppenwolf.. at the old Electric Factory..22nd &Arch in Philly.. I thought that was in 69…?🤔 I was in HS.. kinda foggy on the date.. lol
I’m just a little younger than you but saw many good shows at the Spectrum in Philly. The lights went down and the pot came out and inside that space it was unofficially legal for the length of the concert . Never saw Steppenwolf but just watch a you tube documentary on the group great back story to Germany World War Two.
@@Thomas-qr3zv Thank you .. I’m happy we’re still around . I found my way backstage at 16 at the Spectrum and accidentally ran into Jim Morrison at another concert. If it wasn’t Belmont Plateau and that amazing large field or the Spectrum, those were my two go twos…. Along with flying kites in Valley Forge.
Real ! Hip and cool adventure. I was 16 then also and played bass in a ! R /. R. Band. Great times. Saw allot of the big bands when they were young and new in and around the Detroit area. There were 7 ! Diff clubs and arenas they played at. My favorite band ! Mountain featuring ! Leslie West. Saw him early 70;;s at the Masonic Temple in Det mich twice. Gibson jr les Paul and stacks of sunn amps and speaker cabinets.
I don't think it was incompetent sound dudes. I think John just wanted to highlight the solo. The singer of a band I was in would do the same thing, but he would shove the mike into the kick drum for a few seconds in the middle of a song, to really highlight the beat, then go back to singing through it. He only did it when he was in the mood. It was never planned. I wouldn't be surprised if Kay is doing the same thing.
I saw them in Wildwood N.J. in 1971 and he did the same thing, sort of. When they were prepping for the song "For Ladies Only" and Goldy moved to the piano he said, "The piano mic isn't working". John's response was, "Just bang on them harder". Then when the piano solo started he put his vocal mic on it's stand and stuck it down inside the piano. Worked the same way.
Amps were not generally miked in this era. Hence the big stack amps. A Leslie speaker only played so loud. It obviously couldn't compete with the Marshall and Ampeg stacks. Using 2 of them would sound weird because the rotating speakers would not have stayed in sync with each other. I wouldn't call this a failure of the sound guy, it's just the state of technology of the era.
@@professorginz2379TV sound for rock was pretty awful back then but I’d still rather have them play live, bad mix and all, than to have them fake it prerecorded stuff. Enjoyed the video. 😊
Jerry Edmonton was a truly great drummer. He might not have done the 12 minute solos but this band would not have been the same without his precise driving force.
My First album Steppenwolf Live. My dad said pick out another one for Christmas so I pick out The Carpenters first album…yeah!…opposite ends of the spectrum but two great albums nonetheless.
You're the first I've ever heard say that. And I don't know why that is. I've been a musician for half a century. I've long thought JE was totally, and unjustly, underappreciated. I can't think of a single conversation where his name came up amongst my musician friends. Totally screwy, he comes up with some truly clever parts. @@keithfinsley330
Madonna is nothing more than a glorified studio creation. She attempted to sing unplugged and sounds terrible with absolutely no range. Madonna spent alot of time on her knees to get where she is at.
BTBW song will be around beyond your lifetime and more... will be heard places for next 100's of yrs and more its that kinda song only SOME artists strike gold
i saw steppenwolf at "new york pop festival" at randall's island N.Y.C. 07/17/70. w/ John Sebastian, Grand Funk Railroad, Steppenwolf, and Jethro Tull. awesome band!!!
@@ruthparker1140There is a video of it on here of them doing "Monster" at that show but unfortunately it is cut short and there are other very distracting things in the video other than just showing the band.
Not a bad analogy, lol. I'd known about this footage for 15 years, it was a Steppenwolf holy grail for me. And I tried every which way to hunt it down, wholly unsuccessfully. Finally stumbled upon someone who had it and was able to acquire it after 15 years of searching. Rare archeological find indeed! ;-)
("Sgt.J.") " I actually think i, Seen on Tv? Maybe"Don Kirshner's Rick Concert" Ran This as an Ad on? I, Know they were on there 2 Times. #2. Was The "Slow Flux" tour. "It's an Electronics term. If you car about how your P.A. sounds? Ask a Tech What that means." 😁
What a joy to see Steppenwolf live. Magnificent Canadian group. I think the first Hard Rock album I heard when I was 15, their album "The Second" is a true rock classic of all time with tremendous pieces like "faster than the speed of life", Don't Step on the grass Sam", 28 (magnificent piano on this one), the incredible "Magic Carpet Ride" and the last 4 pieces of this album since "Disappointment number". And to finish this great band Steppenwolf, "Born to be wild" I think is the first where they mention the term "Heavy Metal"
("Sgt.J."). "I, Think i am fortunate to have seen them 3 Times. As A Guest, A headliner. And, With the "Guess Who". At a 70's celebration show. I, Can not remember if there was other bands at the moment."
❤ Born to be wild” was the main theme of the film “Easy Rider” starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, riding their Harley Davidson, going down in history as one of the most striking moments of the sixties counterculture, and to this day inspires not only motorcyclists, but many people around the world.
I never saw this very cool clip. Ive been playin with nick and Michael for 14 years now and it never gets old. Sending this to them i think they will love to see it again.
One of my top fav front men. What a lad!! What a mighty group they were!! Thanks for the upload : I never saw this particular shooting before. This version of MCR is mind blowing!
This confirms it. When I was in a rock band in the 70's , when playing live with the Leslie Speakers, they could never compete with the Marshals or the. Fender amps as far as being heard.
Saw them in Bangor, Maine in 69. First concert for me. Loved them! Fire Dept wouldn't let them turn down the lights so they swore they would never come back...
Latched on to Magic Carpet Ride when watching an episode of Ken Burns' The Vietnam War. Scanned the end credits to find out who it was. That series is excellent, the waste, lies and fuck-ups. Unbelievable. Some things never change. I burst into tears during the final episode when they showed the memorial wall 🇬🇧
This is classic live footage of Steppenwolf! Wow! When this monster hit just came out on the soundtrack for the Classic film Ea❤syrider! They were lean and mean back then. Good to see this as it’s so rare. ❤Killer tune! My favorite line is I never is I never want to die! I couldn’t agree more! But sadly it’s unavoidable as the body ages, it breaks down slowly and then it crashes like a car. Too bad one can’t just replace the worn out parts. Instead it expires and there nothing one can do. 😢😮
I was on a farm crew in Northern California. We were driving the PCH. Sraring at the Ocean rolling by. This song came on the radio, on coast to coast. Very surreal, we all felt it.
I was only eleven years old the first time l heard this song. BTBW, and the movie Easy Rider, l fell in love with rock music. Now,l want my grand children to love this music,but they don't feel the way we did. Andy You,did too!!!
Saw John Kay in the 80s. New band, and they rocked the joint down! There were about 40 Hells Angels there. No trouble, but after they were done with their beer pitchers, they stomped them to bits. About 800 in that club.
I wanted to see them and Iron Butterfly I Baltimore in 1967 I think. My dad would not drive 100 miles back and forth to take me, pick me back up from the Annapolis area. Would have been my 1st concert. Still love their music and John's mindset.
We were privaleged in the 60's and the 70's. We post war generation youths lived at the best time for music and all the trends that became popular!Remember when the disco people hated the rock crowd and the rock crowd hated disco?
Finally saw steppenwolfe several years ago. So many classic rock numbers, but to hear John Kay publicly damning pushers was something I waited about 30 years for, it left me speechless, except to sing along!
My family was heading to the gulf coast for the summer vacation. We headed down the street and my brother and yelled out "turn on the radio! And Born to Be Wild came on. Some very minor sense of justice for having to live in "tredneckville as a teenager. Later, in the trip same thing except Journey to the Center of the Mind. We are getting there: a year or two more thdn graduation!!!
("Sgt.J.") "An almost forgotten Ted Nugent Hit." "Most People I, Know Didn't know much about him till The Strangle Hold Album." "That song in AM Radio got me interested in his Music. And, I, Heard Steppen Wolf 🐺. And, Ted Nugent were on Several east Coast Concert Bills together."
Goldie’s keyboard sound & his unique style is what made me want to learn organ. That & the keys in Santana, Deep Purple, & Uriah Heep… that swirling Hammond B3 with Leslie speakers. And Gregg Allman of course.
Very rare film clip . The band is a little sloppier than on the famous single , but John Kay is singing well . They also performed at Randall's Island with Hendrix and Leslie West's Mountain and many others . Amazing times , far too little of it filmed . Nice to see this , for sure .
No way I saw that same concert in El Paso Bubble Puppy I think were from Austin the crowd went wild when they played Hot Smoke and sassafras it was a great show.
Yes, I only just read your comment on another vid of mine from this concert which you wrote 7 months ago, saying that if I had any more, then to please post them as no one is getting any younger. Very good argument and it convinced me to get off my butt and load these tunes. One more to go, over the next few nights if I can find the time 🙂
Well, it was written by a war refugee. John Kay was way more connected to the realities of the world than most of his music peers were. You should read his book.
Hey Paul Smith I know the feeling. Of all the people to turn me on to Steppenwolf; a couple of white Jamaican bikers in 1972. Everything like super Hip !!❤❤❤
Cool video. It's great to see the actual performance and not just hear the audio. Many bands from this period had audio recordings of their live shows but sadly did not have the video (or film) of the live performances preserved (or even made).
John Kay is a rock visionary: His band was unique--and epic, in so many ways! It was never mainstream--so, interest has waned. Fortunately, great videos like this archive, and instruct. Classic Rock would have proven sadly lessened--given that John and Steppenwolf never cut great records, nor triumphantly took the stage. Today's idiot bean-counter media moguls wouldn't know where to begin with Steppenwolf!
Very odd sounds Kay was playing on his slide guitar during the instrumental part of "Magic Carpet Ride", it wasn't until the end of the song that he played what we are more familiar with. And I noticed those big congo drums next to Jerry, I wonder what songs he used them on, I would think "Rock me" but I don't know what else? And Jerry played his ride cymbal the whole time during "MCR", don't think he used his hi hats once. Thanks again, this is really great!!
The RnR Hall of Fame maintains their criteria for induction rests with a band's "influence and significance of their contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll". If so, why then is Steppenwolf not yet inducted? Frankly, it seems to rest on the consensus of who's popular, which, depending on who's voting, and which other names are on the ballot, may very ignore the integrity of the vote and the criteria for which its supposed to be based on. Like most people I could drop a littany of names who's membership could easily be questioned - but music is a very personal thing and I would hate to offend anyone's musical preferences. I get it! To the average - AVERAGE - listener, Steppenwolf means all of two songs. But influence and integrity are those intangibles that simply aren't measured the same way "hit" songs are rated on the Hot 100. You simply can't talk about music of the 60s and ignore their presence, musicianship, political voice and yes, profound musical and pop culture influence. Time marches on and memories are fading for a lot of these older bands. If that's the case, we're likely to see more names from the 80s and 90s getting that plaque on the wall before Steppenwolf. It's not the end of the world if they never get there, but it would be nice to see it happen for them.
There are different slices of the 60s music scene, Steppenwolf and The Guess Who represents one of those slices. Strangely, this slice has gone MIA last 15 or so years from classic FM radio or CZcams. Going to have to track down a few albums for the collection
crime that STEPPENWOLF is not in the rock hall of fame
They certainly deserve it . EVERYBODY bought the first Steppenwolf album.
@@moorlock2003 indeed 🙃
That organization is a complete joke. If I were ever nominated, I would turn it down.
. . . Along with a speech about how lame they are.
@@totallyunmemorable These days it has become a joke but it was formed to pay tribute to artists that have made a big impact on Rock so guys like Scotty moore from Elvis P, Band , Link Wray, Page , Tony Iommi , Mike Bloomfield , Jimi , & the many greats that made the hall what it was meant to no longer exists & has been altered to fit folks that just have no place there hence the reason it's a joke as now you need little to no talent to be amongst guys like Jimi . Way to many artists that have carved there way to have the right to be in are not & for Rock N Roll that does suck. John Kay & all the members that made Steppenwolf such a killer & influential band do belong in the hall along with the greats that made it once have merit. 🎸🎶 Iv'e played guitar since the late 60s as an amature but to be honered in a place that has Hendrix & all the greats that made Rock great i would not turn that down just because of some idiots that don't have a clue what the hall was really meant for. John Kay & all the guys that made Steppenwolf so good belong where the real great real & the hell with the fools in there that have no place being there. Yea sadly it has become a joke but it's not the real musicians fault .
It was once the rrhof. Now it is the rap and country hall of Fame. A political organization trying to be "inclusive".
Fortunately we were able to grow up listening to music this good. Are we blessed? Or what!!
I was there friend😊
What the heck do people listen to these days 😢
Absolutely!
Yes indeed we were lucky
Benditos fuimos nacimos salvajes
I was 16 and borrowed my mothers vw and with my sister and some of her friends drove downtown to the Spectrum in Philadelphia. I was loaned the car with the promise I would be home by midnight, living in Merion Station. Well Steppenwolf was supposed to start at 8pm but they didn’t start until 11 pm . Somehow my sister , me and her girlfriends were asked if we wanted to sit up on stage ? I sat basically right next to the organ . The show lasted a couple of hours . Best show I ever went to. Lost my glasses on the way back to the car but somehow managed to get us all home safely. Didn’t have use of the car for a month after that night but it was well worth it. The year I believe was 69. Sookie Sookie
First concert ever was Steppenwolf.. at the old Electric Factory..22nd &Arch in Philly.. I thought that was in 69…?🤔 I was in HS.. kinda foggy on the date.. lol
I’m just a little younger than you but saw many good shows at the Spectrum in Philly. The lights went down and the pot came out and inside that space it was unofficially legal for the length of the concert . Never saw Steppenwolf but just watch a you tube documentary on the group great back story to Germany World War Two.
@@Thomas-qr3zv Thank you .. I’m happy we’re still around . I found my way backstage at 16 at the Spectrum and accidentally ran into Jim Morrison at another concert. If it wasn’t Belmont Plateau and that amazing large field or the Spectrum, those were my two go twos…. Along with flying kites in Valley Forge.
Almost right. It was at the old Convention Hall, not the Spectrum. I was there. Warm up was Steam (Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye!)
Real ! Hip and cool adventure. I was 16 then also and played bass in a ! R /. R. Band. Great times. Saw allot of the big bands when they were young and new in and around the Detroit area. There were 7 ! Diff clubs and arenas they played at. My favorite band ! Mountain featuring ! Leslie West. Saw him early 70;;s at the Masonic Temple in Det mich twice. Gibson jr les Paul and stacks of sunn amps and speaker cabinets.
Luv that John K saved the organ solo by putting his vocal mic in there. A pro that knew how to work around incompetent sound dudes.
I don't think it was incompetent sound dudes. I think John just wanted to highlight the solo. The singer of a band I was in would do the same thing, but he would shove the mike into the kick drum for a few seconds in the middle of a song, to really highlight the beat, then go back to singing through it. He only did it when he was in the mood. It was never planned. I wouldn't be surprised if Kay is doing the same thing.
I saw them in Wildwood N.J. in 1971 and he did the same thing, sort of. When they were prepping for the song "For Ladies Only" and Goldy moved to the piano he said, "The piano mic isn't working". John's response was, "Just bang on them harder". Then when the piano solo started he put his vocal mic on it's stand and stuck it down inside the piano. Worked the same way.
Guitar player is on 11. Maybe 12 or 13 actually.
Amps were not generally miked in this era. Hence the big stack amps.
A Leslie speaker only played so loud. It obviously couldn't compete with the Marshall and Ampeg stacks. Using 2 of them would sound weird because the rotating speakers would not have stayed in sync with each other.
I wouldn't call this a failure of the sound guy, it's just the state of technology of the era.
@@professorginz2379TV sound for rock was pretty awful back then but I’d still rather have them play live, bad mix and all, than to have them fake it prerecorded stuff. Enjoyed the video. 😊
I remenber hearing magic carpet ride when I was 16 year's old. I'm now 70. I still love the song!
Ah..70..
I got you...😊
YEP! ALL OVER THE RADIO WHEN I GREW UP.I'M 62. M.O'B
In the late 60's , I think every cover band played it ❤
@@stevenjosephs9 THE SONG WAS THAT GOOD!!! M.O'B
Goldy didn't get enough love for his keyboards. Very cool sound, very cool player. R.I.P.
amen to that! it gave them "that sound"
Sad that John Kay was such a Homophobe...the band was so much better with Goldy !!!!
I read that he considered Garth Hudson (The Band) his mentor. 🎹
2:02 2:03 2:04
@@joethurman8178 Huh?
Jerry Edmonton was a truly great drummer. He might not have done the 12 minute solos but this band would not have been the same without his precise driving force.
Larry Byrom said the same.
My First album Steppenwolf Live. My dad said pick out another one for Christmas so I pick out The Carpenters first album…yeah!…opposite ends of the spectrum but two great albums nonetheless.
I grew up diggin' on Steppenwolf. Jerry Edmonton was a huge influence on me as a young drummer. He definately never got the love he deserved!
You're the first I've ever heard say that. And I don't know why that is. I've been a musician for half a century. I've long thought JE was totally, and unjustly, underappreciated. I can't think of a single conversation where his name came up amongst my musician friends. Totally screwy, he comes up with some truly clever parts. @@keithfinsley330
He keeps the beat and he is smooth. A real pro.
One of the GREAT bands of the 60's !! Still not in the Hall of Fame but Madonna is... surreal
Or the guess who but Dolly is
Total joke tha wall of pain, whoops H.O f. !!
Foghat also should be there..
Bad company, blue oyster cult.
Madonna is nothing more than a glorified studio creation.
She attempted to sing unplugged and sounds terrible with absolutely no range.
Madonna spent alot of time on her knees to get where she is at.
BTBW song will be around beyond your lifetime and more... will be heard places for next 100's of yrs and more its that kinda song only SOME artists strike gold
I never want to die! Exactly!
My wild and crazy music....Steppenwolf!!!!
i saw steppenwolf at "new york pop festival" at randall's island N.Y.C. 07/17/70. w/ John Sebastian, Grand Funk Railroad, Steppenwolf, and Jethro Tull. awesome band!!!
("Sgt.J.") "Sounds like an Awesome/Classic show! That may Needed To be filmed.🎥📽️ 👍✌️🕊️😃
@@ruthparker1140 czcams.com/video/9BXfEwbWgYM/video.html
@@ruthparker1140There is a video of it on here of them doing "Monster" at that show but unfortunately it is cut short and there are other very distracting things in the video other than just showing the band.
JOHN KAY, PROFESSIONAL ROCK STAR! STEPPENWOLF RULES! M.O'B
Fantastic never before seen video. Thank you so much for posting this. It’s like an archaeologist finding a rare piece
Not a bad analogy, lol. I'd known about this footage for 15 years, it was a Steppenwolf holy grail for me. And I tried every which way to hunt it down, wholly unsuccessfully. Finally stumbled upon someone who had it and was able to acquire it after 15 years of searching. Rare archeological find indeed! ;-)
@@bucka001 Like gold my friend
69, born in 53~ Born to be WILD ! ⚡️🔥⚡️
How could you have the heart to put a commercial in the middle of this ?
("Sgt.J.") " I actually think i, Seen on Tv? Maybe"Don Kirshner's Rick Concert" Ran This as an Ad on? I, Know they were on there 2 Times. #2. Was The "Slow Flux" tour. "It's an Electronics term. If you car about how your P.A. sounds? Ask a Tech What that means." 😁
What a joy to see Steppenwolf live. Magnificent Canadian group. I think the first Hard Rock album I heard when I was 15, their album "The Second" is a true rock classic of all time with tremendous pieces like "faster than the speed of life", Don't Step on the grass Sam", 28 (magnificent piano on this one), the incredible "Magic Carpet Ride" and the last 4 pieces of this album since "Disappointment number". And to finish this great band Steppenwolf, "Born to be wild" I think is the first where they mention the term "Heavy Metal"
Earschplittenloudenboomer
@@DrHogfanthat means rock and roll music in German 😮
"I like smokin' lightning" lol. And, also, don't forget: "Yeah, darlin' gold will make it happen." Lol.
I believe they're German 😉
@@BeliaLastes Kay and St. Nicholas were, Goldy and Jerry Canadian, Mike Monarch American.
Steppenwolf always was good live ❤
Steve Stills said "live they were as good if not better than the Stones" so yes!!
I grew up listening to this , I still listen, I'm 62 now
("Sgt.J."). "I, Think i am fortunate to have seen them 3 Times. As A Guest, A headliner. And, With the "Guess Who". At a 70's celebration show. I, Can not remember if there was other bands at the moment."
I am 82 .And can still imagine it in my head when I hit the high way on my Harley.
@@John-ob7dh hallelujah
@normanjefferychester882 Yep never gonna grow up .On my 4th since 1989.lol
@@ruthparker1140 🌞
So cool! Never saw this before! So raw and real!
wow... using an actual steel guitar "steel" to play slide. That was unusual!
I saw them while they were on this tour, Salem, Oregon, May of 1969. Three Dog Night opened for them. One of the best. TDN put on a great show.
Steppenwolf was my second concert ever in 71
Me too! I was 13 & my brother snuck me in a side door. West Palm Beach Auditorium. I got stoned just from breathing the air
❤ Born to be wild” was the main theme of the film “Easy Rider” starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, riding their Harley Davidson, going down in history as one of the most striking moments of the sixties counterculture, and to this day inspires not only motorcyclists, but many people around the world.
Natural music .no overdubing.
No lip syncing
Real.rock
¿and jack nickolson what?💋💋💋
Amazing song, lyrics say it all
This was the first song I bought on a 45 single and I'll always consider it the no.1 biker anthem. Long live John Kay and Steppenwolf 🎸
I just love this! one of the greatest bands in the world a big shout out to Steppenwolf!
Hey Paul Smith, I absolutely LOVE that story, how awesome!. And that memory will be w u till the day u die, that's what stories are about, MEMORIES.
I was lucky enough to see them live front row back in the day. You never forget a performance like that.
Real rock music
Loved Snowblind Friend..
Love that song since I saw the film when had been 14 years. Nowadays with 65 still loving it.
Steppenwolf live is a great collection of their best tunes
I got it recently…solid
Music Factory Greenville NC 17 and rode to show with my older brother. Even got dosed with some window pane that was going around on the front row!
I was introduced to Steppenwolf in the year ,1974 when I was only 16 years of age. It brought back alot of memories. Thanks for sharing
Nice to see magic carpet ride live, thank you for the rare video. They played a lot of good songs this performance.
I like how the drummer makes the horses running sound on the album. It adds to the depth
I saw them in Boise 1969. My first concert
Great to see them live in their prime actually playing and not syncing to a track. These guys are the definition of hard rock.
Very essence of late 60s rock. Great clip?!!
The sounds of my youth! So lucky to grow up then.
I never saw this very cool clip. Ive been playin with nick and Michael for 14 years now and it never gets old. Sending this to them i think they will love to see it again.
I posted this vid, and I already sent this to MM and NStN on dvd. Tell them Jim C says hi (they'll know ;-)
One of my top fav front men. What a lad!! What a mighty group they were!! Thanks for the upload : I never saw this particular shooting before. This version of MCR is mind blowing!
This confirms it. When I was in a rock band in the 70's , when playing live with the Leslie Speakers, they could never compete with the Marshals or the. Fender amps as far as being heard.
Awesome! One of my favorite Wolf songs.... First time I've seen a live recording of it... great find!
John Kay greatest bandleader to walk the face of the Earth🎼🎶😎
The real deal. Wish I'd been born 'bout 5 to 10 years earlier to have captured it live.
Thank you for uploading this!🎸🎸🎵🎼🎶
Saw them in Bangor, Maine in 69. First concert for me. Loved them! Fire Dept wouldn't let them turn down the lights so they swore they would never come back...
Latched on to Magic Carpet Ride when watching an episode of Ken Burns' The Vietnam War. Scanned the end credits to find out who it was. That series is excellent, the waste, lies and fuck-ups. Unbelievable. Some things never change. I burst into tears during the final episode when they showed the memorial wall 🇬🇧
This is classic live footage of Steppenwolf! Wow! When this monster hit just came out on the soundtrack for the Classic film Ea❤syrider! They were lean and mean back then. Good to see this as it’s so rare. ❤Killer tune! My favorite line is I never is I never want to die! I couldn’t agree more!
But sadly it’s unavoidable as the body ages, it breaks down slowly and then it crashes like a car. Too bad one can’t just replace the worn out parts.
Instead it expires and there nothing one can do. 😢😮
I was on a farm crew in Northern California. We were driving the PCH. Sraring at the Ocean rolling by. This song came on the radio, on coast to coast. Very surreal, we all felt it.
No pro tools ,no voice overs. Straight rock n roll.
I was only eleven years old the first time l heard this song. BTBW, and the movie Easy Rider, l fell in love with rock music. Now,l want my grand children to love this music,but they don't feel the way we did. Andy You,did too!!!
Saw John Kay in the 80s. New band, and they rocked the joint down! There were about 40 Hells Angels there. No trouble, but after they were done with their beer pitchers, they stomped them to bits. About 800 in that club.
I wanted to see them and Iron Butterfly I Baltimore in 1967 I think. My dad would not drive 100 miles back and forth to take me, pick me back up from the Annapolis area. Would have been my 1st concert. Still love their music and John's mindset.
Happy 80th birthday to John, rock on
We were privaleged in the 60's and the 70's. We post war generation youths lived at the best time for music and all the trends that became popular!Remember when the disco people hated the rock crowd and the rock crowd hated disco?
Yes, I hated disco 😆
("Sgt.J"). Yep. Lol.
Finally saw steppenwolfe several years ago. So many classic rock numbers, but to hear John Kay publicly damning pushers was something I waited about 30 years for, it left me speechless, except to sing along!
I am hearing shades of Steppenwolf the Second in the guitar playing on Born to be Wild. Thanks for sharing this rare footage!
Definitely. Michael (and then Nick) are slotting in "Faster Than The Speed Of Life" riffs at a couple different points.
Yes i new i had hear those riffs elswhere makes sense cause the second was from 1969
My family was heading to the gulf coast for the summer vacation. We headed down the street and my brother and yelled out "turn on the radio! And Born to Be Wild came on. Some very minor sense of justice for having to live in "tredneckville as a teenager. Later, in the trip same thing except Journey to the Center of the Mind. We are getting there: a year or two more thdn graduation!!!
("Sgt.J.") "An almost forgotten Ted Nugent Hit." "Most People I, Know Didn't know much about him till The Strangle Hold Album." "That song in AM Radio got me interested in his Music. And, I, Heard Steppen Wolf 🐺. And, Ted Nugent were on Several east Coast Concert Bills together."
Goldie’s keyboard sound & his unique style is what made me want to learn organ. That & the keys in Santana, Deep Purple, & Uriah Heep… that swirling Hammond B3 with Leslie speakers. And Gregg Allman of course.
Very rare film clip . The band is a little sloppier than on the famous single , but John Kay is singing well . They also performed at Randall's Island with Hendrix and Leslie West's Mountain and many others . Amazing times , far too little of it filmed . Nice to see this , for sure .
Monster is on here from that show but sadly the ending is cut short!
There was so much great music and talent back in the day.
Thanks so much for share this video, great band, performance and memories. 🎼💯
Right on man this cat is laying down some cool vibes you dig
Steppenwolf was my first concert in 1970 opening band was The Bubble Puppy.
What a cool combination! Lucky you.
No way I saw that same concert in El Paso Bubble Puppy I think were from Austin the crowd went wild when they played Hot Smoke and sassafras it was a great show.
Saw them at the farm aids 1986 1987 Austin TX
I saw them on this tour in August 69 N Providence arena,my first concert at 15.😊
👍 Interesting rare footage, thanx for sharing.
Yes, I only just read your comment on another vid of mine from this concert which you wrote 7 months ago, saying that if I had any more, then to please post them as no one is getting any younger. Very good argument and it convinced me to get off my butt and load these tunes. One more to go, over the next few nights if I can find the time 🙂
Thanks for the post. Sookie Sookie now!
The Golden Era for sure baby
Listen their song Monster if you want to hear how they predicted the future.
Well, it was written by a war refugee. John Kay was way more connected to the realities of the world than most of his music peers were. You should read his book.
Hey Paul Smith I know the feeling. Of all the people to turn me on to Steppenwolf; a couple of white Jamaican bikers in 1972. Everything like super Hip !!❤❤❤
If only there were more film like this
Love this! THIS is the lineup for the ages.......
Great song
Stepphenwolf grande bend grande brano musicale questo è rock blues spartano allo stato puro anni 60 70 magnifici ❤😂😊😅
I forgot....I saw them in concert in Charleston back in the mid 1970's.....lucky me.
the whole world knows this song. and it's good
Cool video. It's great to see the actual performance and not just hear the audio. Many bands from this period had audio recordings of their live shows but sadly did not have the video (or film) of the live performances preserved (or even made).
Wow, this is what you call raw.
Gran perfomance
Summer time this came ot,i was 14. Changed my brain
What a great band!Born to be Wild, straight into Magic Carpet Ride, legends
John Kay is a rock visionary: His band was unique--and epic, in so many ways!
It was never mainstream--so, interest has waned. Fortunately, great videos like this archive, and instruct.
Classic Rock would have proven sadly lessened--given that John and Steppenwolf never cut great records, nor triumphantly took the stage.
Today's idiot bean-counter media moguls wouldn't know where to begin with Steppenwolf!
I saw them back in the early seventies in St Louis Missouri Pavlov's dog open the show😮
And don’t forget, this is raw unedited live
Very odd sounds Kay was playing on his slide guitar during the instrumental part of "Magic Carpet Ride", it wasn't until the end of the song that he played what we are more familiar with. And I noticed those big congo drums next to Jerry, I wonder what songs he used them on, I would think "Rock me" but I don't know what else? And Jerry played his ride cymbal the whole time during "MCR", don't think he used his hi hats once.
Thanks again, this is really great!!
Great sound check
The RnR Hall of Fame maintains their criteria for induction rests with a band's "influence and significance of their contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll". If so, why then is Steppenwolf not yet inducted? Frankly, it seems to rest on the consensus of who's popular, which, depending on who's voting, and which other names are on the ballot, may very ignore the integrity of the vote and the criteria for which its supposed to be based on. Like most people I could drop a littany of names who's membership could easily be questioned - but music is a very personal thing and I would hate to offend anyone's musical preferences.
I get it! To the average - AVERAGE - listener, Steppenwolf means all of two songs. But influence and integrity are those intangibles that simply aren't measured the same way "hit" songs are rated on the Hot 100. You simply can't talk about music of the 60s and ignore their presence, musicianship, political voice and yes, profound musical and pop culture influence.
Time marches on and memories are fading for a lot of these older bands. If that's the case, we're likely to see more names from the 80s and 90s getting that plaque on the wall before Steppenwolf. It's not the end of the world if they never get there, but it would be nice to see it happen for them.
Extraordinary
Super Great !!!
great band!
Saw them at Fillmore East 1972 awesome show for $2.50
I seen them back in late 70s early 80s not too many originals left in group but was still good
Outstanding ‼️😍🔥🎸
Excellent!
Steppenwolf was one of the greatest stateside bands of the 60's. I don't understand why only a few of their hits are available in Karaoke.
Looks like Jon borrowed a pair of Jim Morrisons leather pants, complete with belt. Boy has he got a set of lungs, fantastic !
There are different slices of the 60s music scene, Steppenwolf and The Guess Who represents one of those slices. Strangely, this slice has gone MIA last 15 or so years from classic FM radio or CZcams. Going to have to track down a few albums for the collection
Heavy Metal thunder first time said!
They changed the nature of Rock.