THE PUSHER Steppenwolf - live NYC 1971

[@leepfeifer77]

I listen to this at high volume every nite just before bedtime

[@tonym994]

yeah, I can hear it. no complaints.

[@g.russell4140]

Yeah you do... *cough* *cough*

[@josephlawrenz2904]

lee pfeifer written by Hoyt Axton.

[@sonofren]

Rest in power, the man behind that beautiful feedback intro and great lead guitar throughout, Kent Henry

[@rachelh4860]

Who else is here jamming during quarantine? We rock!!

[@factorylad5071]

Nah am here for smashing rickenbacker guitar sounds sent by dj dave nicey and Mike smashey on the end of an era and now I'm feckin addicted.

[@Lily-wp8ol]

02-07-2024 I grew up on Steppenwolf, et al. Had no idea of John Kays story until past few days. Amazing talent, fantastic human being, a true gentleman.

[@neilhansen9886]

One of the greatest songs in the world, and thats a big place

[@jimgleeson98]

I was fortunate enough to be a teenager in the Sixties SWINGING LONDON! Great era. CLASSIC GOLD!

[@Dano852]

I have the long version of this on vinyl. Had it since it was pressed, tells ya how old I am but still lovin it.

[@maxoman4274]

Dan Eddy You're never too old to Rock n Roll. So Roll with it or to it. Fact! I still to this day can not listen to the original long version of "The Pusher" util I first get my head ready.

[@johnbelli7362]

Dan Eddy way to rock my brother fighting with the old lady need some down rock to chill the sean

[@stellaercolani3810]

Never old brother, only finer...

[@kennethwalker4551]

I just started my 64th year and still rockin it's been a crazy ride.

[@FernandoGonzalez-pv9ri]

God bless your good taste!

[@edadpops1709]

We played this album at every smokeparty in 1971✌️

[@thomasmcgowan5716]

That is Larry Byrom on guitar he was on the live album from 70-71 you can tell from his awesome use of feedback the best of all the Stephen wolf guitarists

[@thomasmcgowan5716]

Sorry this is probably Kent Henry Larry byrom left the band in early 1971

[@tomcabrera8223]

I still listen to that 70s live album where Larry and the wolfpack really rocked. This has got to be Kent because he is not letting the guitar talk like Larry could.

[@timothybensel7440]

Sorry that was Kent Henry. He had just joined the band. I was at this show and I also saw them at the Fillmore East in February. Larry Byron played that show and to this day I clearly remember him kneeling down in front of his amp and getting some unbelievable screaming feedback for a couple of minutes. No offense, but way better than this version. Larry Byron was fantastic the whole show. Extremely professional, great timing, sensational solos .

[@linpiao111]

Kent Henry always seemed disinterested

[@rodgerdrew8500]

Nope, that's not Larry B. Liked Kent, but Larry was a far better guitar player in sound, control, and technique.

[@jackhewitt7067]

Fuckin choice. Love and listen to this song since 1970.

[@electrochubb]

In era with Kent Henry as guitarist, I had just seen that 'Wolf lineup in Detroit Oct.1970. Quite the show, the opened with 'Sookie...' added 'Screamin Night Hog' to the playlist, a new/surprise song we all enjoyed. What do I really remember from that show all these years later.? JK's stage energy was profound....& felt.! Mr. Henry was amped (on more than his Marshall's), and Goldy played so loud at the end it actually hurt my ears. We were on the 2nd floor of Cobo Arena. Jerry drumming was on point & powerful....what a show it was.!

[@lesschoenberger3070]

That sounds like a great show, thanks for sharing the great memories from it!

[@ChicagoBeaver]

I had "Live at the Matrix," on album, it had The Pusher on one entire side of the album, like 21 minutes long.

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

Goddamn!

[@roguesb8039]

these guys helped start the Revo!ution Best Of The Best ROCK ON

[@KurtKnutsen]

my fave band!

[@pietervandoorn4778]

I was a kid when i here them Sing it all day!

[@bau6078]

Legends

[@frontera54]

This is one of the must greats bands in the history! OMG!

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

The Greatest !

[@meko3894]

The number of view's tells me not a lot of people really want to listen to Good Old Fashion Hard Rock, which these guys put out in just about every song, I really feel sorry for kid's today, But am so damn glad I was able to see some of the best Fucking Bands put it out there, and will always know what it felt like to be part of those great Concerts of the day, some times I wish there was one band that could Rock it for real today like they did so long age, They were Master's for Real, Rock On

[@ronaldhartke982]

Meko ........we are a dying breed Meko!

[@stellaercolani3810]

There ate a few of us out here...Rock on brothers!

[@trentongarcia7490]

Just turned 21 here man, don’t worry I spent high school playing guitar with friends and basking in the glory of all the music the preceded us. We are on a mission to get it going again man, vibe on.

[@charlielaudico3523]

Those were concerts then! Loud music your ears rang for 3 days after the shows!

[@cmans79tr7]

Meko - If you are still with us🤞, coincidentally, 10 years after your comment (250 thousand views, but only 96 comments), I am here in 2024 enjoying a 10 year old Southampton Brewery "Grand Cru" potent 🤯 750 ml micro-brew that I kept under refrigeration for these past 10 years for a special moment. This special moment is simply me now at 66 years old, and my Yorkie waiting for my wife to come home from a mundane doctor visit *today* , and waiting for a five year uterine cancer removal anniversary Oncologist visit for *tomorrow* . Listening to this "Pusher Man" which is on one of the few of vinyl albums NOT stolen from me, that either an Electrician or Bathroom Tradesman stole more than a dozen albums when my back was turned, from my cherished vinyl and 8 track collection that I started in 1971.😢 I cannot accuse either one of the Tradesmen because I do not know which one of the two took my dozen or more albums and multiple 8 tracks including original vinyl Frampton Comes alive , or Big Bambu, Three Dog Night, Fleetwood mack, Joe Walsh, Chicago, Three Dog Night or Aaron Copeland American in Paris Etc. Plus, my cherished 8 Track Beatles, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Hendrix, Trower, and Arlo Guthrie, a couple of which I gave my father money to buy for me, and I at 13 years old stupidly hassled my father R.I.P. for buying a Hey Jude 8 track (now stolen) circa 1971 rather than some "better" Beatles 8 Tracks, sorry dad in heaven 🤦. Whoever stole my music, you can burn in f*ckng hell when you get there. But I digress. I wonder how many out there know that the writer of "The Pusher Man" played the father in the movie "Gremlins." And this same guy wrote "Joy to the World " made famous by Thee Dog Night. EDIT: I forgot to mention, at least the m'fer didn't steal my Ted Nugent Albums.

[@jennybh08]

GODDAMN THE PUSHER MAN!!!!

[@rogerandsally]

Great Group , Great Song , in a Great Movie

[@aliced41]

Whoa whoa whoa what movie???

[@fernandomaron87]

+Alice :D Easy Rider?

[@kenmurf8238]

So glad you posted this. Was there for this concert 42 years ago at the Manhattan Center on a sweltering August night with no air conditioning in the ballroom and everyone crunched in on the floor. It was my second concert ever so listening to this for the first time since I was there is a real blast and a trip back in time. The first concert by the way was Blood Sweat And Tears at a place called Pirate's World in Dania, Florida. Four dollar tickets in that era.

[@clivedive4167]

The legendary Pirates World - what a place and what place to be in the 70s.

[@timothybensel7440]

I was at this show too.!! Manhattan Center/ The Ballroom. I had seen them at the Fillmore in February .

[@timothybensel7440]

Was there too. 13 years old.

[@Stephen70304]

Great song! When I saw the date of the performance I thought it would be nice to hear just a little more of Kent Henry's guitar. After hearing him play on "For Ladies Only" I thought he had really good tones. Steppenwolf was incredibly lucky to have had a variety of axemen and bass players in a very short period of time.

[@stellaercolani3810]

Has killed my baby brother and wonderful, loving friends. Rip brother and all my buds. Till we meet again, love you all, never far from my thoughts.

[@anthonycongiunti4421]

Sorry to hear that I lost a few people ☹️ myself I have been fighting addiction for over 40 years

[@Zopf-international]

Great cover version.

[@gabinogarcia2163]

El puro alucin vientos remeber😅

[@Lockemeister]

I might be waxing too analytical, but someone really close to the man himself took these close up b/w photos in this entire series. This was a time when men were men, and rock music was kick-assed.

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

Oh Yeahhhh !!

[@mattkenny6190]

GGGGGGGreat version of this song!!!

[@HankBLS]

Funny thing is they had like one old ass camera and it sounds pretty damn good. 9 fuckin trillion camera phones at concerts these days can't get a quality video with some half ass quality sound for shit!!

[@luvdogs50]

these were GREAT FUCKING KICK ASS SONGS~~ a real message,not this CRAP of today.i KNOW the pusher....personally.now it's BIG PHARM

[@Xardox17]

It's always fun to ask "Who wrote this song?" then direct him or her to how the original was played.

[@Dai-Verse-IT]

It’s a bluesy folk song penned by Hoyt Axton.

[@avlisk]

This version always makes me think of what Joe Cocker did with "A Little Help From Me Friends" at Woodstock. Took a great song, made it his own, made it a classic. Same with Chicago's "I'm A Man", (and just lately for me, Johnny Cash's "Hurt" too, to name 3 more.)

[@AltheRad]

Started out in Canada (OK I am old)

[@luvdogs50]

and everyone who is waxing so fussy~~LISTEN TO THE MESSAGE,THE FUCKING MUSIC !!

[@jkat2000]

this is great but the best version was recorded in a pizza parlor turned night club known as the matrix in san francisco that was owned by marty balin of jefferson airplane fame - anyway, way back then steppenwolf was known as the sparrow

[@toddvanderheyden9774]

Play song at jobsite

[@Kayodleman]

Cranked it on an 8 track parked at the Dairy Queen.

[@tomanyprojects]

Remember coynting gow many times he sweared as a child

[@Kayodleman]

Remember counting how many times they hit the C chord in the bridge of MONSTER live vs. studio.

[@tomanyprojects]

@@Kayodleman monster still fits todays times

[@davidpeterson144]

Yes it does. Spot on.

[@anthonytamburello8289]

Excellent to bad it was in New York

[@hovercraft1232]

the secret, Cameltooth1, is theirs in a song like THIS. I wish i was been there...and now it#s here

[@bcuz2975]

too rough for some...tombstones in there eyes.. I said ,God damn the pusherman..

[@cadendonner]

Can someone tell me who died in the plane crash his son is my neighbor and I would like to know who he was

[@Kayodleman]

Caden Donner Andy Chapin died in the Rick Nelson plane crash in late 1985. He was the keyboard player for Steppenwolf in 1975 and was on THE HOUR OF THE WOLF album.

[@wmwardwell]

Caden Donner I remember it being the first rock song to be banned from AM radio.......now I am seeing the same mentality 50 years later.

[@5jerry1]

+Wm Wardwell A shame, too.

[@giannhsaslanidis4547]

Mia kali mera

[@longtimebeachbum8759]

any body out there ever hear of a 21 minute version of this song, I had the album, but my ex got away with it

[@mikew6025]

Sure, Early Steppenwolf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Steppenwolf Had the Vinyl, then the 8 track, skipped the cassette, got the CD. Now its digital, stored on my hard drive, and backed up on an external.

[@longtimebeachbum8759]

Mike W. thank you, I've found and loaded it on digital! bless and stay free!

[@mikew6025]

longtime beachbum If you liked that then you'll LOVE this archive.org/details/Steppenwolf-LiveAtTheFillmoreWestjul-68

[@derekemrie2987]

longtime beachbum oh yeah, had that version on a double CD purchased from TOWER records.Yokohama Japan in the very early 1990's, great compiilation! Love the Wolf!

[@maxoman4274]

longtime beachbum What! You say your ex left town with your vinyl copy of Steppenwolf's original recording of " The Pusher"? Man! you need to track down that broad and bitch slap her a few times and snatch back your LP.