Steppenwolf - The Pusher (Live in '69)

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Steppenwolf - Live in Belgium '69
Michael Monarch - guitar
John Kay - vocals
Nick St Nicholas - bass
Jerry Edmonton - drums
Goldy McJohn - organ

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@stanleymike1 10 ай бұрын

And 50+ years later~ Steppenwolf is still one of the greatest ever bands and these songs still one in my top ten best ever!❤

@neil1390 11 ай бұрын

Mr Kay was and is the coolest of rock singers and songwriters, ever!

@kevinrogers7650 8 ай бұрын

One of my fave 60's songs.

@toneyisaiah3556 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the classic forgotten footage of the group.

@dougvolinski5824 Жыл бұрын

John has one of the largest stage presence I’ve ever experienced. Incredible

@redbarrebel7515 2 жыл бұрын

My first ever concert was Steppenwolf in 1969. This was their extended encore song. It was fantastic! Smoked my first joint too. Haha

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

What a great lead guitarist Michael monarch was. So in 1969 he was 18 years old. Hands down the best lead guitarist Steppenwolf ever had!

@adrianamatlack532 2 жыл бұрын

The guitarist they had for Monster and the record after was incredible too.

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

@@adrianamatlack532 The guitarist for the monster album was Larry Byrom and he was OK. The guitarist after that was Kent Henry and he was even better. But Michael Monarch was the original Steppenwolf lead guitarist. And he was by far the best and most creative. Just listen to some of those bootleg Steppenwolf live recordings from San Francisco in 1968. His guitar work was phenomenal. Again you can’t beat the original. Also the original bassist Rushton Moreve is on those recordings and you can tell he was also the best bassist Steppenwolf ever had.

@adrianamatlack532 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdirlis5213 I would say all 3 were amazing. The guitar playing on Monster is incredible. But I was lucky enough to hear int on an vinyl LP. The band on their next record 7 was amazing too. I always assumed it was the same guitarist as monster. I wonder who plays on ScreamingNightHog. That is some amazing playing, love that solo and all those amazing string bends. I feel they were all very brilliant, including John on rhythm. Fantastic rhythm player. Not sure why I don't know that much about them, they are a favorite, but always kind of took them for granted. Nice to see all this footage being found, for a long time there was almost nothing, but The Beat Club stuff. Where they do a great version of Rock Me that is far better than the record version. Mostly cause of John's great rhythm playing. Seems John was pretty strict or something, I assume he fired a lot of people from the band. I heard he fired the bass player from the original line up for Born To Be Wild. If I recall he dies in a motorcycle accident in the early 80s.

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

@@adrianamatlack532 The guitarist on screaming night hog is Larry Byrom and bassist number three George Biondo and you can hear his background vocals on that tune. Also Monster is indeed a great album. Great songs on that one. However you can’t beat the original which is Michael Monarch on lead guitar and Rushton Moreve. That was the best lineup Steppenwolf ever had. Michael Monarch was with the band in the first three albums Steppenwolf Steppenwolf the second and at your birthday party. Bassist Rushton Moreve was with the band on the first one just called Steppenwolf and Steppenwolf the second. That was the lineup on born to be wild the pusher Magic carpet ride. Rock me which is on their third album called at your birthday party Replaced Rushton Moreve. With new bassist nick Saint Nicolas. Then on monster Michael monarch was replaced by Larry Byram. The next album was the double live. After that came Steppenwolf seven in which they replaced Nick Saint Nicholas with George Biondo on base. After that the album called for ladies only they replaced guitarist Larry Byram with guitarist Kent Henry. after that they broke up for two years and reformed in 1974 with the slow flux album replacing lead guitarist Kent Henry with the guitarist Bobby Cochran. All of these changes affected the sound of Steppenwolf. John Kay was of course the top talent in the band but the other original members created a unique sound that could not be duplicated. Eventually it wasn’t really Steppenwolf it was the John Kay band.

@adrianamatlack532 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdirlis5213 Right, I knew a drummer who had played with John Kay in the 80s. Met him at Steven Nicholas Music in Whitehall PA. Also where I sold my 67 Fender Strat to the owners son. The neck was very warped. I can see why I never learned the whole band lineup lol. Quite a few changes. My guitar instructor gave me an audio tape of Monster, and I was just knocked out. The keyboard playing too. That Hammond Organ playing was incredible, but what I have noticed on the CD mixes, which I generally can not take, the organ does not sound as great, nor does anything else cause they ruined the mix. Prefer the original vinyl mix. Draft Resister is a neat one, also the song with that woman screeching at the end, I never cared for her singing, but loves the song, with and the instrumentals. Been a long time since I listened to the whole thing, but can play much of it on guitar. I pretty much like all the lines ups till whatever came after 7. The live record is great too, favorite song on that is the first, Don't Step On The Grass Sam. I would agree that the first guitar player was the best at rhythm playing. That funky guitar playing on Sookie Sooki Sue is pretty amazing. I got the guitar tab book for it, and to this day really can't do that type of funk playing. The first guitar player was incredibly good. I am very surprised that Kay managed to find so much more great talent. I believe Nicholas may be the one who died, I always thought he was the first bass player. Pretty sure he was the one who got fired. I could have met John Kay in the 80s, wish I did. You sound like an expert on the band, not too many people know much about them from my experience.

@rickyhipps8016 2 жыл бұрын

First music I ever bought. Steppenwolf.

@christophermcclelland4086 2 жыл бұрын

My first cassette, 16 hreatest hits

@toneyisaiah3556 Жыл бұрын

Michael Monarch was playing the Fender Stratocaster in the video.

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great recording of Michael monarchs guitar. Much more bluesy than other versions of this. So happy to see this after all these years. It would be nice to see more of this Show.

@chriskroll4166 Жыл бұрын

It would have been nice if the camera man would have zoomed in on Michael a little bit more. Because he is a brilliant guitar player and he is so Rockstar looking that the camera man should have taken advantage of that but he didn't. Definitely the best guitar player steppenwolf ever had. And I think this guy was only about 17 years old at the time. 🙋

@anthonyvasquez5128 2 жыл бұрын

Soooo cool 😎. I was born in '67. Maybe that's why I love this era music 🎵 so much.

@mikecole3408 2 жыл бұрын

"The Pusher" is just one side of Steppenwolf's, I believe, first album. Approximately 22-23 minutes long. Starts as an improv jam that eventually evolves into "The Pusher". Luv listening to that jam.

@long_strange_trip5959 2 жыл бұрын

The "Early Steppenwolf" album, a collection of live tracks was my first intro into them. Found my uncles 8 track collection in the mid 80's and knew of them so popped it in...rest is history. Great, great album.

@KittyGrizGriz Жыл бұрын

Didn’t recognize Jerry Edmonton without his floppy hat, really groovy sounding!! 😅 😻

@mikikomurdoch5985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this great clip! I always enjoyed Michael Monarch's guitar work on records, but I love the way he's stretching out to play even some polyrhythmic phrases on a song like this on stage back then. While his amazing talent is unmistakably apparent in his more recent music, it's great to hear his incredibly advanced guitar work at such a young age. IMO, he should be placed along with other guitar geniuses from the 60s and 70s like Jeff Baxter, Jeff Beck, Gary Duncan, and Don Felder.

@marvinm.messier1120 2 жыл бұрын

These guys knew the blues too

@jpslebassiste Жыл бұрын

Best band name EVER.

@burleybater Жыл бұрын

"Now if I was president of this here land I'd declare war on the pusher man..." Which Ironically, Tricky Dickie did just a few short years later. But it didn't work and the impact it had on that certain demographic group had negative effects for decades. I figure John's heart was in the right place - but the irony of what actually happened is a sad statement on the times. Always loved this song. It became a standard jam for all the dudes who could get down 3 guitar chords in the wee hours of those suburban Saturday night parties that went on after 11pm when all the good boys and girls went home, tired of dancing to great R&B. If there were still wakeful parents upstairs, we couldn't actually how out the goddamn part too loud, it would make them too fractious, and it was lovely to be able to stretch things into the wee small hours, even it was only barely 1 am in the morning.

@Michael-nf1ej 2 жыл бұрын

Saw them in Feb 1970...thanx.

@d5u2ke 6 ай бұрын

Me too! My very first concert and it was life changing!

@markurbanczyk8331 Жыл бұрын

Hey Buck... Great video. I'm hearing for the 1st time some fantastic riffs by Michael Monarch 👍. He's gotta a little Danny Johnson and Larry Byrom in him 😁👍

@williamlancaster786 5 ай бұрын

greatest band name ever

@richardoliverii5407 2 жыл бұрын

Missed opportunity to catch some Great Riffs by Michael Monarch...

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

I agree totally

@marvinm.messier1120 2 жыл бұрын

fuckin cameramen those days

@chriskroll4166 Жыл бұрын

@@marvinm.messier1120 that camera man was a total idiot. Two of the coolest looking guys in all of rock music where Michael and Nick and the cameraman did not zoom in on them once. What a waste. 🙋

@chriskroll4166 Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Michael monarch was one of the best guitar players in all of Iraq and highly original and beside that one of the coolest looking rock stars ever. Such a shame the cameraman did not zoom in on him every once in awhile.

@roaming740 Ай бұрын

@@chriskroll4166Iraq?

@bluesundayrootsmusiccisums4788 Жыл бұрын

I was at the concert in Mechelen/ Belgium . Those where The DAYS .....

@garyberuck5636 4 ай бұрын

Out of sight

@PschyoSupposeiam 9 ай бұрын

god damn the pusher man

@mikeduncan2353 2 жыл бұрын

Man this is great

@ghuskerdude1 Жыл бұрын

What a fitting song for the time. People dying left and right from smack. I hear this song and remember the smell....raw and fucking real.

@brkaway09 2 жыл бұрын

The audio of this video was completely Michael Monarch's guitar amp mike

@kingkongkevin507 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and they barely showed him. Such as videos from this time

@arayosunshine5252 2 жыл бұрын

@@kingkongkevin507 Hollywood

@user-pq7ej9dw3l 2 жыл бұрын

Me and my cousin listened to this back in the early 70s. I always thought it was three dog night.

@fordguyjayshanks4406 2 жыл бұрын

love. it ❤❤❤❤

@richardoliverii5407 2 жыл бұрын

Stephenwolf always put on A Great show

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

You mean John Kaye ,he didn't need the the rest. I saw him after Steppen Wolf broke up .He blew the top off the place. He came out and said" I'm Steppen Wolf and I'm going to prove it ,and he did . 😎

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

@@FantomWireBrian Yes he was the center of Steppenwolf but the guys in the original lineup also brought textures to the sound and we’re find musicians

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdirlis5213 It's not always good when the original back up band members are gone,but sometimes it works better. The Stones were said to be over when Brian died and Taylor left,but to me they're better off. Prince however thought he didn't need his original band members from the " Revolution" . Bad decision. I saw the "'Expensive Wino's" with Keith and that totally compares to John Kaye's performance. Keith and his band blew everyone away . Even the critics were amazed 😎

@andrewdirlis5213 2 жыл бұрын

@@FantomWireBrian again John Kay was the center and the biggest talent in this band. But the original members especially original guitarist Michael Monarch and original bassist Rushton Moreve we’re the best lineup in this band hands down. Even John Kay said that Rushton Moreve was the best natural bassist he ever worked with and of course Michael Monarch at 17 years old was phenomenal. All these guys and keyboard man Goldie Mc John gave the original lineup a unique sound that other versions of the band could not replicate. Unfortunately because of drugs those guys self imploded. After about 1976 they were no longer Steppenwolf they were the John Kay band. I’ve been listening to these guys since I first heard born to be wild and magic carpet ride when I was a kid of 12 years old. They are a big part of my life and my past and I cherish them always

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdirlis5213 I was the same age when they started. The problem was the drugs . Kaye was doing drugs but above it. Same with Keith Richards. If you can't stand up or perform you need to give it up . Many band mates and good friends Keith has to fire if they couldn't handle drugs it,and it doesn't matter how talented you are. Keith fired Brian Jones, Bobby Keys and almost Ron Wood. John went through the same thing. I own my own business and have had to fire many very talented people because of alcohol and drugs. I'm 66 and I still do some stuff but I detest the so called best that can't handle it, because they affect everyone else's job . John made that same decision and he was far better off for it . No great artist is any good face down on the floor. One of his old band mates is in Minnesota and part of the off the rip off band and he's a piece of shit and doing nothing and going nowhere. Oops forgot about Mick Taylor,he's nothing and couldn't handle it either . 😎

@keithchurchill3008 2 жыл бұрын

A great band

@toneyisaiah3556 Жыл бұрын

A young John Kay was playing the Rickenbacker guitar in the video as well.

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

Nice version . When I was a kid this was on the bad list. I get it for the language ,but what I didn't get was "Let's spend the night together," . It was even my favorite song until my mom explained the lyrics in detail. Favorite song after that 😜❗

@bigthunder2860 2 жыл бұрын

Your mom,she probably was dancing to it before you grew up

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigthunder2860 Yeah Hoyt was the man . I saw John Kaye at a bowling alley after Steppen Wolf broke up. He didn't need any of them . He came out and said " I'm going to show you who's the band and I'm going to kick your ass" He did he's the man also. 😎

@ingeschweizer2023 7 ай бұрын

Hej ….. da war ich wohl 6 Jahre alt…… so geil !!!!

@mikebunner3498 6 ай бұрын

The first time my mother heard me playing this classic song, she had a fit. But the story line is still very TRUE!!!! A cut if he stood & I would shoot him if he ran!! Words of wisdom!!!!!

@bigthunder2860 2 жыл бұрын

This band played in my hometown with the guess who,and Stevie ray vond

@DimitrisBosatzidis 5 ай бұрын

Oh my devil, wat a time

@jo.k.5135 Жыл бұрын

Omg...where did you get this GEM? Love this song, esp in the movie *Easy Rider*

@markurbanczyk8331 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@tacoscoinsandgames7354 9 ай бұрын

When ever i first started listening to the just buying vinyls cause i had a record player and steppenwolf ones were cheap i liked their first 2 and the third monster wasnt bad and 7 was pretty good but i was disappointed after i found out their wast seven before 7

@rainertrebbin-vf7nt 4 ай бұрын

🐺

@lesschoenberger3070 2 жыл бұрын

Boy Mike Monarch really played this and Born to be wild quite differently than the recordings and other concerts before this, guess he just wanted to change it up somewhat.

@blooter6360 2 жыл бұрын

Classic

@cassadella1 10 ай бұрын

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