She said something about the seventies was just not as technologically advanced. So true. And of course because of that the music was better. What you heard listening to the music was how it was recorded because there wasn't tech to improve the sound. What you heard on the radio was what you heard when you went to see them live. Just so much talent back then.
@keetahbrough2 жыл бұрын
all of that lack of perfection created music they're trying to top today through technology. They can't do it lol.
@frightenedsoul2 жыл бұрын
Nah you’re both wrong. It’s just a preference of sound. Listen to something like Porcupine Tree Anesthetize Live to hear how incredible something modern and Live can sound. Or for something older, Pink Floyd, who used a lot of amazing sound engineering on their studio albums and can pull it off live as well.
@iarocks442 жыл бұрын
@@frightenedsoul I agree with you. There is a lot of really good music both from earlier days and now. I grew up in the 60s and 70s so this is my era of music. But I can certainly find current music I also really like.
@PanglossDr2 жыл бұрын
@@frightenedsoul I agree completely. There is no 'good' or 'bad' music, just music you like or don't like. The problem with most people who comment on KZbin is that they are judgemental and think theirs is the only judgement which matters. I have a message for them, You are wrong. I'll give an example. A few years ago Justin Bieber was the hate figure. Everyone seemed to say his music was crap, unlike the 60s, 70s, 80, depending on the age of the commentator. I decided to check him out, I'm 75 by the way. I thought his music was pleasant, nice voice. I wouldn't buy it but he kept millions of young girls happy. What on earth is wrong with that?
@BradAndLex2 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree! RAW TALENT was just so apparent then!
@randybaker60422 жыл бұрын
1968. One of the most influential songs in heavy rock history. Purple Haze preceded it in 1967.
@jays37902 жыл бұрын
it's where the term "heavy metal" apparently came from
@joedonlewis98202 жыл бұрын
A lyric in this song is believed to be the origin of the term Heavy Metal.
@end7essx2 жыл бұрын
First use of "heavy metal" as a lyric. The term has been used since the 1810s in regards to elements and was used earlier in the 60s, tied to art and culture.
@BROU-bb2uc2 жыл бұрын
But they were talking about Harley's.
@joedonlewis98202 жыл бұрын
@@end7essx some people have a different idea about that, but I'm sure Steppenwolf picked it up somewhere. Everything's a remix.
@idorion41912 жыл бұрын
Yep. They recorded this in 67' He was describing the sound of a Harley engine ;)
@idorion41912 жыл бұрын
@@joedonlewis9820 He was describing the noise of a Harley engine
@russeli19412 жыл бұрын
Lex has an old soul when it comes to classic rock and metal.
@iarocks442 жыл бұрын
This is so spot on!!
@LordEagle2 жыл бұрын
Lex is FANTASTIC,,,,👍😎
@Crimson20362 жыл бұрын
It's not metal.
@seattanf23482 жыл бұрын
Yes she does.
@paulkersey10072 жыл бұрын
Lex is 😍❤️
@richardbazile20622 жыл бұрын
Lex is a ROCKER!!!, she never fakes the feeling, young lady you make everyone smile
@frankjkyhwluyykklnpouoiuop35802 жыл бұрын
This is from the Sixties.
@1967PONTIACGTO2 жыл бұрын
the fact that Steppenwolf has not been elected into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is a great mystery
@da_blade50402 жыл бұрын
It's Truly Sad!!
@MovieGuy6662 жыл бұрын
Really?
@jorgejaime43252 жыл бұрын
Because they had to make room for Michael Jackson Madonna and all of those pop singers
@richardlee19722 жыл бұрын
It just gives me good reason to not take the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame seriously.
@williamM-185 ай бұрын
Rock & Roll hall of shame
@harveybojangle4752 жыл бұрын
This is from the 60’s. Check out the movie “Easy Rider” if you get a chance!
@JesterTop2 жыл бұрын
That movie is what got me and soooo many others on 2 wheels.
@1teamski2 жыл бұрын
That is one depressing flick.
@m000Theevilcow2 жыл бұрын
Even Taliban living inside caves have heard of this song .. such a classic and epic rock song that's unavoidable
@LoveBandit10002 жыл бұрын
My late mother always said that when my way older brother and his friends went to see this movie (Easy Rider 1969), they were somehow not quite the same when they got home...
@frankpentangeli79452 жыл бұрын
This is the original from 1968, and it coined the term "Heavy Metal", found in the lyrics: I like smoke and lightnin' Heavy metal thunder Racing with the wind And the feeling that I'm under. John Kay, the lead singer and main songwriter, had a fantastic and unmistakable voice! I love Steppenwolf!!!
@idorion41912 жыл бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one saying this.
@cdnmetelhead40132 жыл бұрын
John Kay did not write this song. Dennis McCrohan aka Mars Bonfire wrote “Born to be wild”.
@goldenagenut Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest verses in rock from one of the greatest songs in rock, by a legendary rock and roll band - 👍👍👍
@pauljansen11372 жыл бұрын
Such a classic song...perhaps "Magic Carpet Ride" needs a listen too!!!!
@paulshaw99532 жыл бұрын
They did that one already
@pauljansen11372 жыл бұрын
@@paulshaw9953 Really? Forgot to check their playlist....
@SevenHunnid2 жыл бұрын
People think it’s a joke when i tell them that i smoke weed on my KZbin channel lmao😮
@paulshaw99532 жыл бұрын
@@pauljansen1137 yeah, that was the first of theirs that they did, no worries though
@pauljansen11372 жыл бұрын
@@paulshaw9953 nah...plenty of great classics left, right?
@rocketrabble67372 жыл бұрын
"Easy Rider" the film came out in the summer of 1969 so this is definitely the original. It was written by Mars Bonfire (aka Dennis Edmonton) but first recorded by Steppenwolf. It has been covered many times. Easy Rider was a low-budget film that was a blockbuster success starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper but it was the big break for Jack Nicholson in a significant support part that was the outstanding performance and quickly made him a star.
@Jessica_Roth2 жыл бұрын
Dennis McCrohan and his brother Jerry changed their stage name to "Edmonton" in honor of their hometown. Jerry was the drummer for Steppenwolf; they had previously been in The Sparrows with bassist Goldy McJohn. When the Sparrows flew to LA (sorry!) McJohn and Jerry joined with singer/keyboardist John Kay to form Steppenwolf, but Dennis decided to go solo as "Mars Bonfire". He still spent time with them, though, so this cover was a natural.
@rocketrabble67372 жыл бұрын
@@Jessica_Roth Thanks! I did have a little wonder about the 'Edmonton' name. I'm old enough to have seen Steppenwolf at the Bath Music Festival in 1970 amidst what in retrospect was a 'stellar' lineup!
@bobschenkel79212 жыл бұрын
You just watched the credits section of the film "Easy Rider", from 1968. A film you really NEED to see if you want to understand the late 60's and very early 70's. The Vietnam War, Drugs, Hippies, Racism, Authoritarianism, Regionalism, did I mention Drugs? Oh yeah, and Motorcycles, and great music throughout the film. The first true Rock and Roll soundtrack.
@Eroticwitch2 жыл бұрын
Yes Lex, once again, you nailed it. This is the "older original version", from 1967, and used in that movie in your review, "Easy Rider", from 1969. Very revolutionary for that era. Helped start the counter culture, societal, non-violent, revolution.
@paulweber6862 жыл бұрын
Indeed. The revolution was non-violent, the reactionaries response was a decade of assassinations.
@johnwilson57432 жыл бұрын
The movie "Easy Rider" had a huge effect on me and my life direction when it came out in 1969. I went out and bought a 1951 AJS 500 Motor Bike. (All I could afford at the time. I was still at High School. One little problem, hardly worth mentioning but... I didn't know how to ride it. Ha. To get it home I had to turn the bike off at intersections and manually push the heavy bastard across the intersection then get on again. I didn't know how to change gears! My parents freaked out a tad but my father eventually convinced my mother that I should be allowed to keep it. Yes, I quickly learnt to ride. It was a few years after that when I finally had enough cash to get a 1973 Triumph Bonneville 750. Amazing bike, back then. All because of Steppenwolf and Easy Rider. Cheers.
@janster30002 жыл бұрын
Easy Rider convinced many people that they needed a motorcycle in their life, including me. Changed the course of my life.
@brianfranklinlee84902 жыл бұрын
Aww man that's so funny but pitiful 🤣
@gatorcock792 жыл бұрын
Great story. I was going to high school in Daytona Beach FL and drove a 250CC Ducati Diana. Moved up to a Bonneville next. Amazing I'm still alive... The geezers in FL would look straight at me just as they pulled out into my right of way...
@armadillotoe2 жыл бұрын
There is nothing like a Hammond B3 played through Leslies. I still love that sound. Every time you say "older" I will just assume you intended to say "better." LOL. This was released in 1968.
@chriswood10542 жыл бұрын
AGREED... older definitely equals BETTER!!
@VZ9352 жыл бұрын
My cousin is always voted one of the top players in all the poles and I love it when he gets after it on his B3 through a Leslie. Iconic sound.
@alansmith76262 жыл бұрын
well said!
@Theo-be1wd2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you about the legendary combo Hammond + Leslie. And Steppenwolf (John McGoch) were really good with that! One of my favorites songs of them is Hodge, Podge, Strained Through a Leslie. I wish that combo was more used nowadays.
@keithcaldwell2072 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right.....nothing sounds like a Hammond organ with the leslies spinning
@vdoman2 жыл бұрын
kind of a "no-brainer", but this is a great "driving" song along with Magic Carpet Ride
@eljefe90202 жыл бұрын
Highway star
@jd357112 жыл бұрын
"something about the seventies wasn't as technologically advanced" is my new favorite quote
@Cadinho932 жыл бұрын
You guys should react to… Steppenwolf - The Pusher 🎸🤘
@robjohnson58722 жыл бұрын
Absolutely ! How about Monster ? So underappreciated.
@LordEagle2 жыл бұрын
God Damn,,,,,The Pusher. 💥💥💥👍😎
@billhiggins18822 жыл бұрын
My favorite
@charlesberton25812 жыл бұрын
Love your shirt, Brad. "Think while it's still legal." That's so apropos!
@nitropost5 ай бұрын
This comment quite pertinent to the video and many who saw the movie Easy Rider also gravitated to Z by Costa Gavras!
@rondpert51672 жыл бұрын
"Monster/America" "It's Never Too Late" Snow Blind Friend" "For Ladies Only" "Don't Step On The Grass, Sam" "Who Needs Ya" "Rock Me" "Corina" "In Hopes Of A Garden" None Of Your Doing" Album Steppenwolf The Second. Particularly the Side 2 medley.
@laurietanigawa73732 жыл бұрын
This an awesome biker song. 🏍 You've probably heard it in a commercial, it's been in a few. And yes it's the original. It came out in 68.
@gingergaia2 жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear this song it's the summer of '69 and I'm singing it full blast to the radio in the new convertible my dad gave me upon Graduation as flying down the highway. Summer between HS and College -summer of freedom.
@joesmo96712 жыл бұрын
The 60's and 70's were the age of technology, it was the age of great musicians.
@ronniefarnsworth64652 жыл бұрын
Without a Doubt one of The Top 5 Most Famous songs in "Rock" !!!! A MONSTER Hit !!!!!!!!!!! : D
@Frankincensedjb1232 жыл бұрын
A common theme with Alex: "I'm just so confused." Welcome to me trying to understand today's music.
@robperry52932 жыл бұрын
One of the things that give that 70s feel is the Hammond organ. Once you know the sound you will hear it in nearly all of the late 60s - 70s music.
@Mainecoonlady.2 жыл бұрын
It’s the organ that makes it sound of the 70s, I’m impressed that Lex picks the right decade. Good ear! This is the original version, anything else you’ve heard is a commercial or a cover. Easy Rider was a great movie, with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Released in 1969, the movie depicted the rebellion of the 60s. Great time, sad time…. All at once. Yes over 50 years ago, but very relevant today. Embrace American history because it’s constantly repeating itself.
@XDarkSyntaXOriginal2 жыл бұрын
This band brings back memories. They were great live back in the day. I can remember trying to get into their show as a kid presenting the worse fake ID ever, I was like 12. The bouncer looked at my ID and said "That's gotta be the worst fake ID ever, go on in and don't drink to much". What a great show at the Agora Ballroom in the 70's.
@keetahbrough2 жыл бұрын
lex... your facial expressions are so clearly your main form of communication..lol.. wild. xo
@christian79512 жыл бұрын
Such a classic 🔥
@centuryrox2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, Lex the beautiful hippie approves!
@patrickpenix33992 жыл бұрын
Easy rider filmed in my hometown.....and I used to ride my bike up through Gallinas canyon too.....
@beeseewill24072 жыл бұрын
Check out Steppenwolf's "Screaming Night Hog". "Born to be Wild "is everywhere. Never will get old.
@davidevans45352 жыл бұрын
Saw Steppen Wolf live in the uk 1970 Shepton Mallet rock festival when they broke into this track a gang of Hells angels from La went bananas in front of the stage the good old days Brilliant
@davidhutchinson5233 Жыл бұрын
Saw these guys live in 86. Hell of a show. Thank you for your reaction you two.
@Skammee2 жыл бұрын
Classic song , evokes the open road on a motorcycle . Sung by John Kay of Steppenwolf a Canadian - USA band .
@robertlear27352 жыл бұрын
"Born to Be Wild" was the band's third single off their 1968 debut album and became their most successful single, reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100 singles charts.
@BalbazaktheGreat2 жыл бұрын
"Brad is "wild," eh? That look from Lex at the end nearly killed me.
@keetahbrough2 жыл бұрын
😅😆😅😂
@klm23.982 жыл бұрын
I concure 👍👍👍🍁
@murrayspiffy28152 жыл бұрын
I watched the end like 5 times - laughed at each time.
@kargandarr2 жыл бұрын
Just realized that the Toni Basil mentioned in the movie credits is the one singing the one-hit-wonder Mickey. Check out their "Magic Carpet Ride".
@stevengoodpaster38702 жыл бұрын
On my 21st birthday I was partying down and the band found out it’s my birthday and played me this song and out of nowhere a half dozen jd and cokes appeared on my table. Several times during the night they played this song and each time several drinks appeared. I was 5’ 10” 145 lbs and a smoker not drinker….I was hurt for days. How did I drive home…why aren’t I dead? God won’t let me die
@davidzornes68632 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million for reacting to MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME ! I was 9 when the BEATLES was on Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday night Feb of 64. I knew then music was going to be changed forever, So,, all that music including The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, The Byrds, The Young Rascals, The Kinks, Hendrix,, etc ...up till the summer of 69 , My brother in law took me to see the movie "EASY RIDER". Wow. I was 13, I had all ready been in trouble with the school because , my hair was touching my ears and collar. Well At the start of the movie Peter Fonda pulls up to the road . Looks at his wristwatch takes it of , then throws it into the dirt ! AS the timekeeper hits the dirt that first crack on the snare drum starts the song....When we got to the car I told my brother in law that after highschool grad I was goin to get me a Harley- Davidson chopper. I graduated in 73. got a job in a car body shop , saved up $1000.00 and bought... bad shape, but running 1957 1200cc Harley-Davidson Panhead. All my friends made fun of me... "look.Zorro gave a thousand bucks for a piece of junk " I told them I would rather push my Hog than ride a rice burner. I still ride that chopper and a 1953 mint condition 1200 Hydra Glide. all because of BORN TO BE WILD ! check out the movie, God Bless
@MidwesternCornbilly2 жыл бұрын
Steppenwolf had a lot of tremendous music. The certainly had their fair share of "hit" records but their albums were killer from start to finish. John Kay even wrote and performed a song with Lowell George of Little Feat.
@glennkirchens79702 жыл бұрын
These guys and Deep Purple were jamming with keyboards being part of the jam, not just background sound.
@royalway122 жыл бұрын
Their version of "The Pusher" is quite good.
@LordEagle2 жыл бұрын
God Damn,,,,,,The Pusher. 💥💥💥👍😎
@simonroberts332 жыл бұрын
This song has been played in every biker party I`ve been to. Brings back fond memories.
@kevinbreaux30392 жыл бұрын
This is the classic movie "EASY RIDER". At the end of the movie in the graveyard scene, Toni Basil is nude. She sang the song "MICKY" ..... later on in the 80, a one hit wonder.
@BlsPlayer2 жыл бұрын
John Kay, the vocalist and a guitarist... The 'Driving Force' of Steppenwolf... Once said when asked about the longevity of the song 'Born to Be Wild'... That the reason it has withstood the 'Test of Time', lasted and is still used in commercials, movies, etc. ... Is that virtually every 16-18 year old American male, and a lot of the females...Think of themselves as 'Born to Be Wild'...
@chrisholland60522 жыл бұрын
John Kay has a very distinct voice in his vocals. Very few songs can claim to define a generation, but Born to be Wild is one of them.
@madtheswine5672 жыл бұрын
Lex is so pretty.
@keetahbrough2 жыл бұрын
brad's wild. 😁
@lantose2 жыл бұрын
Incredible song! Great reaction!
@glenngarza18452 жыл бұрын
The scenes you were watching were from the iconic movie, "Easy Rider." That was Peter Fonda on the famous "Captain America" chopper. Dennis Hopper is the rider of the other bike. The hitchhiker they pick up was a young Jack Nicholson. This recording is the original, and, not surprisingly, the song became somewhat of the anthem for motorcyclists or "Bikers" to this day. Oh. And it is 60s, not 70s, although it is late 60s.
@andyfletcher35612 жыл бұрын
No, the hitchhiker wasn't Jack. That was the Hippy that took them to the commune. They met Jack's character in jail.
@frankgarcia12 жыл бұрын
This song is where the term "HEAVY METAL" was coined. There was never the term HEAVY METAL before this.
@rocketrabble67372 жыл бұрын
Not originally, the phrase was used in William Burroughs' novel "The Soft Machine" in 1962. 'Heavy Metal' appears to have been first used in a specific music context in the album title "Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids" by the short-lived and almost completely forgotten avant-garde British band "Hapshash and the Coloured Coat". I would think the Steppenwolf usage would have had more impact alongside the bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Judas Priest who all had members originating from the area of Birmingham; with its long history of 'heavy metal bashing' industry.
@mpmlopes2 жыл бұрын
What @rocket rabble said, plus the term comes from the periodic table where there's a section named heavy metals.
@jasonguest58202 жыл бұрын
"that old sound" What you're hearing is the difference in recording music. Back then you had to play your instrument to a microphone in the room, even with electric amps. To get more volume was an engineering challenge. Today you plug your instrument directly into the computer (or nearly) and there's zero loss of signal. To get more volume just mouse drag and move a slider.
@Xenon00000000000012 жыл бұрын
Analogue recording did get a lot better though. By the mid 80s the sound quality was as good as you can get, it was just very expensive to achieve that.
@gregvergara75962 жыл бұрын
@@Xenon0000000000001 very true. And in fact, early midi digital actually seemed to lose some of the dynamic range of the advanced analog recordings of the time. I'm not a pro or anything, that was just my impression.
@mytech67792 жыл бұрын
@@gregvergara7596 The issue with fidelity(dynamic range) in the 80s was that the sound style trends moved to favor a sense of loudness (a lot of 70-80s stereo systems had a "loundness" button) this feel is achieved with compression of the amplitude range, but inherently costs fidelity. The trend became over the top with some late 80s remastered to CD releases; there were a couple of albums that had to recalled and re-re-remastered because the engineers took this compression way too far(and apparently nobody did QC.) and made it all super muddy sounding. One of them was a Rush album iirc, Metallica also had a very compressed release.
@jefffiore78692 жыл бұрын
This is the original. "Heavy metal thunder" was the first time the words heavy metal referring to motorcycles but it was used to define a musical genre.
@BROU-bb2uc2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@Sixus1Media2 жыл бұрын
Is Lex literally picking up on 60 cycle hum in those old guitar recordings? Cause if so... girl got EARS!
@robertsaul2342 жыл бұрын
The song is '68 and was the 2nd Steppenwolf song in the movie Easy Rider. Before the credits the two main characters, played by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, made a drug deal with a character played by legendary record producer/murderer Phil Spector to the tune "The Pusher".
@da_blade50402 жыл бұрын
One of the many 8 tracks I wore out back in the day =p Loved this Growing up!! Amazing!!
@dougsusie23192 жыл бұрын
1968 and this is the original. Nice reaction to a classic. Try "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place" by them which is probably my favorite by this band, it's really good ! ✌️☮️💕
@quentinmichel75812 жыл бұрын
This is definitely tbe Original. The First and Best. John Kay had a unique voice.
@philsalle56372 жыл бұрын
The Cult did a cover of this on their "Electric" LP !!!
@jasonlmeadows2 жыл бұрын
Hey now, those of us born in the early 70’s don’t really like being reminded that the 70’s was A LONG TIME AGO. LOL
@mikebrase516110 ай бұрын
I was a kid in the 70's and 80's my mom would have this loaded in the 8 track and blast it as we were leaving the house on our summer camping trip. My dad knew better than to turn down the volume.
@johnmccarthy-behindtheveil2 жыл бұрын
They used this song for the movie, Easy Rider.
@johnmccarthy-behindtheveil2 жыл бұрын
@@MajorImpact haha, yeah. I wrote that about 5 seconds before video started. Felt like an ass. But hey, thats me. LOL
@idorion41912 жыл бұрын
Im your Black Sabbath reaction I commented that Steppenwolf actually coined the term Heavy Metal. Just a few hours ago. Funny to see you react to this right afterwards. I doubt you saw that comment. But it's a cool coincidence
@matthewhunt76652 жыл бұрын
The first time I remember back in the day of hearing this song in a movie was armed and dangerous rest in peace John Candy
@ucancallmeray85202 жыл бұрын
The line "heavy metal thunder!" in this song is supposedly where the term heavy metal came from...
@metalguru46542 жыл бұрын
I think that every biker of a certain age in the universe has heard this anthem, whether you are on a hog on the interstate or battling through driving rain in the UK. This music has been the soundtrack to many dreams of freedom from the rat race. iconic sixties song really made timeless by the film Easy Rider.
@artsilva2 жыл бұрын
Lex, the word you're looking for about the sound dynamics is Analog. Instuments were powered and driven thru tube amplifiers and speakers that gives it different warm rich qualities. Brad, those old school skinny bikes were Harley Davidson "choppers" where the front fork was elongated for long distance cruising and comfort... and style.
@ballsyrocker2 жыл бұрын
I sang this and "Magic Carper Ride " in the rock band "Tyne Kyte" back in 1970.it was a favorite for dancers. Albums from the late '60s.
@ronwalker4032 жыл бұрын
Now that’s a classic Canadian band. 🇨🇦 This is the original version. Steppenwolf has some classics!
@jennaowens60082 жыл бұрын
Classic!! This needs to be followed up with purple haze by Jimi Hendrix
@AliasMark692 жыл бұрын
I saw Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly together in 1969. I was 15 and smoking a pipe packed with some great stuff, 20 feet away from the stage. Every song was longer. This song, Born To Be Wild, Rock Me Baby and The Pusher, then IRON BUTTERFLY.... Extended long.....In-A-Gada-Da-Vida for 45 minutes.......AWESOME
@martinjohnstone55032 жыл бұрын
60s baby❤️
@supertal60742 жыл бұрын
I believe that's where they got the term Heavy Metal from - "Heavy Metal Thunder". Love the singer John Kay - very interesting guy! He was a bad dude and you didn't want to mess with him. He's a great guy since those days and gives back to make this world a better place. Lots of respect to him. Very smart and articulate guy.
@custardflan2 жыл бұрын
Easy Rider in the 60s was such a watershed movie. It introduced chopper cycles to the wide world for one thing. And Lex by saying "chorded" may have picked up pn the difference between analog and digital recording.
@blastingweevil29682 жыл бұрын
awsome tune another great one is majic carpet ride.. :) Steppenwolf iconic psychadellic rock band.
@thorshammer57762 жыл бұрын
This the best version and the original. Always loved John Kay’s voice.
@hifinsword9 ай бұрын
The old school sound is not teched to sound "BETTER". It sounds DIFFERENT because it is the pure sound of the instruments, not a computer generated sound. This was 1968 before sound was manipulated to sound like it does now. I find it lovely to my ears! This among other songs, became a 60s anthem for my generation.
@runthemeows11972 жыл бұрын
According to my parents this was my favorite song at age 3-4 lol. I was raised on some great music because of them
@williamscoggin15092 жыл бұрын
This is the original. We used to play it all the time on our City Cafe jukebox while we were shooting pool back in the mid-1970s, b side of record was magic carpet ride.
@markleon71272 жыл бұрын
That paul bunyan statue they ride by in the video is still there on stone ave in Tucson Arizona. 51 years laters. Everyday when I see it it reminds me of easy rider
@allendesalme1972 жыл бұрын
Love your t-shirt Brad. Just ordered one for myself. This town needs to see it everyday!
@davidteller76812 жыл бұрын
Steppenwolf's sound was just heavier than other bands at the time.
@uffdabike95032 жыл бұрын
The singer, John Kay, was born in eastern Germany. His father was a Werhmacht soldier who was killed on the Russian front. John's mother fled with him to the west and into Canada.
@garyny4073 Жыл бұрын
My favorite song of all time , actually perfect song in base , guitar , vocals , theme , could be a minute longer 👍🥃🚬🍺
@wiseyeffect2 жыл бұрын
Brad : we are wild like that…I resonate with that. Lex: riiiight Lmao!
@kustomdeluxe84892 жыл бұрын
Hey Lawdy Mama, Sookie Sookie, Move Over, Jupiter's Child, Who Needs Ya', Screamin' Night Hog, Snow Blind Friend, Don't Step On The Grass Sam, For Ladies Only, Never To Late, Rock Me, are all great Steppenwolf songs.
@BROU-bb2uc2 жыл бұрын
All🤘
@gemsun65122 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure automobile makers used this song in their commercials, like Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge Ram etc… as well as other products, and of course many movies you two probably have seen. It’s an iconic song! ✌🏼
@TheRealMirCat2 жыл бұрын
You can always tell it's the 70s with the electric organ. That wawwawwawwa sound.
@unintelligentlifeform71802 жыл бұрын
I bought one of Steppenwolfs's albums when I was a teenager (probably their greatest hits). I bought the album based on liking "born to be wild" and "magic carpet ride"...thinking the album would have more songs like those....boy was I wrong lol. Didn't realize they were more like a hippy band.
@SnoBear6262 жыл бұрын
From the low budget and great movie Easy Rider. My understanding is the music licensing budget was greater than the rest of the movie budget. Great songs throughout the movie!
@jefffiore78692 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Reservoir Dogs. Quentin Tarantino spent a large percentage of the movie budget for the rights to use the song "Stuck in the middle with you" by Stealers Wheels.
@robintiger90822 жыл бұрын
1969 brother. It was the top counter culture song. Except for the fact it was out the same time as Jimi Hendrix's last year and Janis Joplins last year. Woodstock was in 1969. Santana put out his first album Abextra. 1969 was the year bruh it was happening. See the movie Easy Rider. It is psychelic music. It is LSD music. Check out their songs The Pusher and Magic Carpet Ride. Pure LSD music. Loved it then, still loving it. Easy Rider. Check the movie clip with the song on KZbin. You will understand. Motorcycle movies were big in 1967 tob1969. Hells Angles movies. Etc.
@keensoundguy66372 жыл бұрын
This song is from their early 1968 eponymous album. The album also has Steppenwolf's rock 'n' roll quiz: listen to the song "Berry Rides Again" and see if you can spot all the Chuck Berry references.
@maureyrca2 жыл бұрын
Born to be Wild every Bikers theme song. Written by a guy in Oshawa, Canada. John Kaye the lead singer was a Canadian boy too...land of the cold and the wild maple leafs!
@guardianofsummerset4512 жыл бұрын
First song I ever played on guitar, good memories.
@1bigrowdy2 жыл бұрын
One of my first concerts front row stage left in front of a 20 ft high tiwer of speakers .Steppenwolf And Iron Butterfly. Didn't get hearing back for a week..
@derwoodbowen59542 жыл бұрын
When they made the movie Easy Rider they didn't have the budget for a sound track. They asked the artists if they would agree to let them use their music and pay them from royalties from the movie soundtrack album. They got the artists to agree and they movie was the first movie to have a rock 'n' roll soundtrack instead of a sound track made by the typical orchestra (eg John Barry or Henry Mancini). The sound track sold really well and the music added to the ambience of the movie. Easy Rider was a popular counter-culture movie.
@mrouin12 жыл бұрын
Great 60's band, here's a recommendation get a live version of Humble Pie's song "I don't need no doctor" one if the blues/rock bands ever. The lead vocalist name is Steve Marriot.
@Bikebrh2 жыл бұрын
Holy Crap! I was looking at the credits as they scrolled by, and I saw Toni Basil of "Hey Mickey" fame on the credits some 10 or 15 years before she had her hit song! Who knew back then that she would be a notable person to have been in the film.
@alamc2002 жыл бұрын
Toni Basil appeared in many movies since the 1960s mostly dancing. She's been a dancer since her childhood and choreographer since her early 20s.