First Time Reaction | Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild | THIS IS THEIR SONG?

[@allanbluzdude]

Check out the Pusher by Steppenwolf, great song!

[@skinmeister1]

Next song to check out from them it’s definitely The Pusher! Another great banger.

[@christarpley6861]

This is definitely a jam the 60s through the early 90s

[@joshjacobs3906]

Now ya gotta here their song " The Pusher".......Great song!✌️

[@alpetrocelli4465]

This was part of the soundtrack to Easy Rider in 1969. It became synonymous with open road motorcycling. Check out the movie if you never have. Monster is an awesome Steppenwolf jam also worth a listen. Great band. ✌️❤️🎶

[@IAMisLove]

I saw Easy Rider multiple times when it came out. Loved the soundtrack. Some say it was the first music video. They get no argument from me. 🖖❤

[@jaccilowe3842]

The whole Easy Rider soundtrack is phenomenal. A total experience back then and still is today.

[@pamelawertz498]

Have you discovered Grand Funk Railroad yet? You're going to love them.

[@geniej9093]

Another song one can't stay still during. I'm rocking it here.💃🕺

[@JamesAllmond]

hell, it has me heading to the garage, hop on one of my bikes and go away for a while... It is Independence Day afterall!

[@byronmitchell3784]

My favorite by SteppenWolf is in my estimation their best song.. "The Pusher"..

[@laszlomolnar298]

Their album Monster is amazing. The 1st track Monster/Suicided/America is 9 minutes epic song.

[@allie2703]

The organ was the instrument of the sixties and early seventies.

[@FavoriteMovieDate]

Steppenwolf had two of the biggest bangers in rock history. Born to be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride never get old.

[@anitawright7169]

These guys are so good. Love this song. Love your reaction!

[@karenmandeville7116]

some other Steppenwolf songs to check out-Snowblind Friend, Jupiter's Child, the Pusher, Who Needs You.

[@mansurkholmuminov3674]

Я обожаю твои реакции чувак.

[@doriwiljt]

The Pusher

[@nim4464]

classic

[@324cmac]

I hope the band gets money for all the times their songs are used.

[@seiraeiramasil2302]

Yeah, Steppenwolf is a band from my childhood, I was born in the 60's and raised on the music of the 70's. There's plenty of hits and some not as well known greats like, "Ride With Me", "Who Needs Ya", "Move Over", "Snowblind Friend", "For Ladies Only", "Sookie Sookie", then the more familiar ones such as, "Born To Be Wild", "Rock Me", "Hey Lawdy Mama", "Magic Carpet Ride", "The Pusher" and "Jupiter's Child". LOVE Steppenwolf!! Hope you keep divin' in!

[@joshjacobs3906]

It's all about throwing your leg over that motorcycle, Kickstart that bad boy to life, well today its all push button electric start, giving it a wrist full, and just riding.....theres no other feeling like it.

[@jamesscura7122]

You MUST react to their other massive hit : The Pusher.

[@joannparker1977]

Classic

[@writebrain-zn2um]

You're gonna want to watch Easy Rider. Crazy good soundtrack.

[@jameschance6829]

I agree. A mix of CCR and Deep Purple. I would add The Doors to that description.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

Bet you never thought that an overdriven guitar and keyboard could play off of each other so well . From the first album try Hoochie Koochie Man , and Desperation.

[@lisar.6670]

You are definitely having one of those "this is their song?" kinda days ... But to answer your question, #BORN TO BE WILD has been featured in many movies. Most notably in the 1969 film #EASY RIDER starring Peter Fonda [son of the late movie icon Henry Fonda. Peter also wrote and produced #EASY RIDER] , Dennis Hopper [who co-wrote and directed the film] and Jack Nicholson as a drunken young lawyer.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

That riff has even been commercialized to death in many different sales ads...For a political and stoner vibe commentary deep dive Don't Step on The Grass Sam ,,,The Ostrich,, The Pusher ,, ,Monster original version .are super. They were the innovators of that vibe way before the 90s grunge stoners came onto he scene ..Steppenwolf did still make albums up to the mid 70s and John Kaye kept the name alive by getting others to join the band played many shows for decades ..The band just did not fade away but the band members were not the exact same after the mid 70s..

[@LaptopLarry330]

Sometime during the 1990s (I think), lead singer John Kay returned to the group under a new name, “John Kay And Steppenwolf”, and toured together for many years. John Kay is 80 years old.

[@spadams999]

This song was the cause of a lot of speeding tickets.

[@johnroberts5637]

BTW, I don't know if you caught the line "Heavy Metal thunder" in this song, but it was the first time the term "Heavy Metal" was ever used. They literally created the name of a musical genre.

[@OGBobNoxious]

Came here to say the same thing! Kudos.

[@danielbritton8588]

They put out quite a few albums. Steppenwolf 7 is a good album.

[@johnroberts5637]

Maybe the original band had a short run, and several of them have died, but the main man, John Kay, is still making music and has been since the 60's. There's a shit-ton of Steppenwolf music out there for you to enjoy, just start looking. Since it sounds like you have already done Magic Carpet Ride, here's a couple of recommendations from a long time fan. See what you think about; The Pusher, It's Never Too Late, Don't Step On The Grass, Sam, Hippo Stomp, or Ballcrusher. Dig deep, friend, you will not regret it.

[@MaxWray111]

I saw John Kay in 1988 at an outdoor show on the bill with Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

[@dagmar.6954]

Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American rock band from 1968 to 1972. Their biggest hits were "Born To Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride" & "Rock Me" but other songs are "Straight Shootin’ Woman", "Hey Lawdy Mama", "Who Needs Ya", "Move Over", "Monster" etc. Both of their songs "Born To Be Wild" & "The Pusher" were used prominently in the 1969 cult film "Easy Rider".

[@carnick1201]

The absolute distinction of this song (other than the fact it is the quintessential biker song) IS the fact that it is where the term “HEAVY METAL” was first heard! Ride on!!!😮😊😊😊

[@Raven5150]

Black Sabbath invented heavy metal but this is the first heavy metal song because of the heavy metal lyric

[@BritIronRebel]

Their LP "Monster" has a lot of great music! Check out the title song for sure...

[@hongfang2348]

I'm not an expert in heavy metal music, but I think this is the first time that the term was used.

[@richardtaylor6187]

Steppenwolf 7, Hour of the Wolf, Skullduggery - later great albums.

[@Kathryne0816]

The biggest problem with sooo much talent in the same group is that not everybody can shine the same. And everybody deserves to shine. And it eventually tears them apart. Life.

[@sfviris5582]

❤

[@mrkaplin8870]

I had the pleasure of see them live...twice. The 1st was in a bar in St. Louis in the 70's, then in the 80's at the Miami Zoo. Miami Zoo use to have live music...saw Leon Russell, and Joe Walsh with the James Gang there too. ❤ Thanks for keeping our music alive!!

[@penny-the-pooh]

I got to see John Kay’s Steppenwolf in 80-81 somewhere that time. John Kay was playing east coast gigs. It was a little place 220 person max probably 500+ was stuffed into the place. Played this and a full set of Steppenwolf. Great music they played with style.

[@JPMadden]

I grew up in the '80s listening to the cheesy digital synthesizers of that era's music, but the electric pianos and early synthesizers of the '60s and '70s had more satisfying sounds. I suggest you react to the 1973 song "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winters Group. There's a music video online that others have reacted to.

[@gypsyroadhog]

Another version of this and their first hit was by Slade, live they rocked the place and got the audience rocking

[@joenewman7474]

Some people believe that the phrase, 'heavy metal thunder' @2:57 was first mentioned in this song.

[@gabrielvanhelsing8214]

" Rock Me" a hit single and a track off the 'At Your Birthday Party' album released back in 1969 by Steppenwolf is smokin' hot and worth checking out. 🔍🔎🎤🎸🎹🥁🪘🔊🔥🔥☮🎧

[@lesschoenberger3070]

It hit the Top 10 but would've charted higher except Mike Monarch got caught pretending to blow his nose on the American flag in the lobby of WLS in Chicago and the big boss saw that, pulled their music and a lot of other AM stations did too, so that definitely hurt!!!

[@hadrenspicer9035]

John Kay lead singer.1968 first group to mention heavy metal in a song

[@kenlawless7247]

Anyone who gets into a cool car or on a bike to go for a ride hears this song in their head.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I've definitely heard at least bits of it in several other movies than the ones on that list, and I'm sure it's been in more than just that one video game. Iconic! If you get a chance sometime, blast this while you are driving really fast down a highway or something. 😊

[@danacasey8543]

Road trip! I wonder how many speeding tickets were because of this song on the car radio or 8 track!

[@JamesAllmond]

Lost a part of my hearing to them, hearing them live, in small halls in the Southeast...more than once. Note avatar. kinda an anthem to me.... dang, may have to cut this short and go for a ride....

[@Crystal_Abbott-jn6xs]

Again, not that you read these but, how about Nazareth “Hair of the Dog”?

[@terryconnelly484]

Too bad you didn't but You should hear the long version

[@wardaddy9910]

I noticed that you are listening to all kinds of music ! Not too many people jump around that much. I figured I would give you a list and you can do what you want with it. . Just some bands CCR, Styx, Boston, Deaf Leppard, Black Sabbath, Guns and Roses, the Doors, Jim Croche, Paul Simon Pantera, Hatebreed, Rob Zombie, Static X, Damage plan, Godsmack, Soulfly, Pennywise, *HED P.E , *Sublime, P.O.D, Pappa Roach, Presidents of the United States of America, 311, Offspring, Everclear, Alien Ant Farm, Smashmouth *Boys to Men, *All 4 One, *Keith Sweat, BlackStreet, Mia and Wyclef of the Bullworth album , *Loren Hill ( The Foogies) Good enough for now

[@allengator1914]

Didn't make more music? Dude, they put out 13 studio albums. That's way more than most bands ever put out.

[@nim4464]

to be fair, none are as popular to the general public other than The Second and self-titled

[@lesschoenberger3070]

@@nim4464 1970's "Live" album was a big hit and "Monster" and "7" sold well too.

[@nim4464]

@lesschoenberger3070 they mightve sold well then, but if you ask someone to name steppenwolf songs theyre most likely gonna say magic carpet ride, born to be wild and **maybe** the pusher.

[@lesschoenberger3070]

@@nim4464 True, and some would say "Monster" too, but we know they had a LOT more great songs than just those!

[@nim4464]

@@lesschoenberger3070 i also forgot "sookie sookie"

[@chaosandcreation4118]

They were around a lot longer than four years. They've been making music up until recently, but their greatest hits all came within those early years - seven albums in five years. I can still remember buying new albums in '74,'75 and checking out newer less interesting stuff recently.

[@debjorgo]

They split up in '72 but got back together in '74 after John Kay's album tanked.

[@ricksloop1075]

Great! You really need to check out “Monster”. Great Steppenwolf song for the 4th of July weekend!

[@lesschoenberger3070]

Mars dropped a cassette tape of this song into the mail slot at his brother Jerry's house and was afraid the dog would eat it! But they listened to it, revved it up, everyone figured out their parts and within 20 minutes they had their version of it and they made it their own. And Mars was set for life just for writing this one song, tons and tons of royalties...

[@kylesage-clontz]

Check out "Jupiter's Child" for a great deep cut from them.

[@pegajense]

Check out Snowblind friend from them

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Freeway driving...loud

[@mylandburke7718]

The organ is playing on a Leslie speaker.

[@donniewheat2606]

Could be a mix of CCR and The Doors

[@36karpatoruski]

Different organ. Step used a Hammond B3, distorted, and run through a spinning Leslie. Doors used the classic Vox Continental, a reedier more psychedelic 60’s iconic organ also used by the Animals, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Iron Butterfly, Paul Revere and the Raiders, ? And the the Mysterians, Dave Clark 5, many others. Like Steppenwolf, Deep Purple used the Hammond/Leslie approach. Vanilla Fudge also used a Hammond. Hammond was predominant in Soul and Motown groups, without the Leslie.

[@garycoker3378]

Married With Children

[@rickclevenger6629]

The Cult do a great cover of this song

[@terryconnelly484]

Only 4 years for C.C.R.Credence clearwater revival... Tons of songs in a short period

[@dragon-shepherd]

Creedence and Deep Purple.

[@trishriley9681]

❤

[@97warlock]

The Pusher

[@roberormonde]

Do the 2 old to get back together?That be in there late seventies

[@janetsilverhawk7204]

Now listen to some Iron Butterfly "

[@428chase]

you done songs by Steppenwolf now you should do a song call Steppenwolf not about the band or related Hawkwind - Steppenwolf kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip21fIJ8lM6NsKM about a wolfman /man wolf