Vocal Coach reacts to Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (Live)

[@Oldman618]

Hammond organ and Leslie speakers, get me, the iconic sound of the late 60s early 70s.

[@petey0404]

Not another sound like it.

[@chuckbradley6887]

The 60’s and 70’s were the greatest time period for music. This song is 55 years old and still being listened to and enjoyed just like on day one. Rock on Beth… Much love from Texas ❤❤❤

[@vernhoke7730]

I remember hearing this on the radio back in the late sixties and thinking wow! All these decades later it's still WOW!

[@ericanderson8886]

John Kay has one of those great gravel voices that you just love. Iconic song among many that Steppenwolf had.

[@dagfincarp1113]

Steppenwolf was probably be my first favorite band as a kid. "Born To Be Wild" was my anthem as a twelve year old 😆

[@BrendanAshton]

I just got a couple of his solo albums and they have more of a country vibe and the quality of his vocal still shines through.

[@lakenneth374]

John Kay was smart, after splitting with his bandmates he let them keep the name Steppenwolf and the right to play his songs in concerts, but he would keep all of the future royalties...well here comes cassettes, CDs and streaming services = made him very wealthy. His old bandmates wanted a cut of the new royalties and sue John, but they lose in court.

[@lesschoenberger3070]

@@lakenneth374 Goldy and Nick used the band name without permission and John and Jerry took them to court and the ruling was they could use the name but give up their rights to any future royalties, plus give John and Jerry a percentage of their income but the "bogus" Steppenwolf bands didn't last long once people knew Kay wasn't the lead singer. And when he hit the road in 1980 as "John Kay & Steppenwolf" he put them out of business for good. And you are very correct, they defintiley lost a LOT of money when CD's came out and the other things you mentioned. I know a lot of people call John "heartless" and cruel for doing this to them, but they agreed to the terms many years ago.

[@roncaffey9667]

As a 12 year old in 1974 I played drums in an all adult band. Our name was Starlight Arrival. We were a bunch of Americans living in Dubai because our parents worked for oil companies. This song Magic Carpet Ride was our claim to fame in our small community of playing local nightclubs (with my parents permission)and dances at the American school of Dubai. I’m now 61 years old and still play drums. Great reaction and also brought back great memories for me. Thank you Beth. I watch all of your reactions. You’re the best and have an absolutely beautiful smile and personality. I’m a closet vocalist and your vocal tips are priceless ❤

[@dannskopp8957]

I love you

[@davidpeedin4757]

I saw Steppenwolf in 1972, 2016, & 2017. Always rocking!

[@firedoc5]

Just absolutely love to see you get into the music and dance around with that hair just tossing around. Also known to be a great pick-up line, "...come with me little girl on a magic carpet ride". To me, Steppenwolf is timeless with their sound that just drives into that wild side we all feel at times. They were to first coin the term "heavy metal" with their song "Born to Be Wild" for the movie Easy Rider.

[@jesseheiman1806]

John Kay and Steppenwolf was the first concert I ever attended. They put on a great show. I still think back some 55 years or so and their music still makes me move and smile. Great reaction!

[@nrsvlda70]

Wow… thanks for a trip in the ‘way-back machine’!! Listened to this song SO MUCH back in the day, and haven’t heard it for a long time (I was 18 when it was first released)!! You gave me a great big Saturday smile - thanks!!

[@bob4919]

Hi Beth! Your comments on the voice quality of the singer and the affect from the dancers perspective were so insightful! Loved that! Also, your chair dancing is second to none! Peace

[@blazeandcyrus]

Love John and Steppenwolf. They were a bit before my time but their music is timeless so we all still enjoy it today!

[@markstubbert7679]

First album I ever bought - at Woolworths, in 1968.

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

As a key player, I love what he's getting out of that Hammond B3 and Leslie speaker. I need to add this to our set list with Born to be Wild.

[@WayneCoke]

There are still people that love the sound they can make.

[@dannskopp8957]

​@@WayneCokeyes❤

[@mooniejohnson]

Such a simple guitar riff (I mean that in the best way possible!) but it has such _swing_ to it. Not the mention the Hammond... I'll never get tired of this song.

[@Godbooteringword]

Hi Beth, I'm so very happy because you're happy. It's a very strong connection. Keep it this way. I pray that you archive this big dream of becoming the singer you would like to be. Be blessed.

[@Paul_Wetor]

Such a great song. It's one of those songs where there are two melodies that complement each other.

[@Cashcrop54]

John Kay and Steppenwolf was always a favorite. The keyboards on this are incredible. I am a huge Hammond organ fan. Those guys who played in bands like Matthew Fisher of Procul Harum and Jon Lord of Deep Purple were heroes to me. Great reaction Beth! I'm awake now!

[@Bennromansince1955]

always loved it from back when it was brand new!! love seeing you react to it almost as much; redhead girl got some juice for sure!!

[@AncientHermit]

Loved the band back in the day, liked the track from the get go, BUT, never heard it live until now! Wonderfully explosive rendition. Thank you for the exposure to this gem! Be well. ;)

[@Wraithlen]

Man...1989/1990 in college. I wonder how many beers I drank to this song and many others from the 70's. We weren't hippies but that was some damn fun times.

[@McDevittMike]

Steppenwolf was the first 'name' band I ever saw live - 1969 - I was in heaven. 😎

[@jackknudson-rk1uv]

I've got to do this, I was stationed on the Korean DMZ IN 1970. We had a little theater like you see on MASH. They showed Easy Rider, all the dopers showed up to watch the movie, watched it with 40 other guys, passing joints around and drinking 9:21 Carling Black Label beer

[@svenjensen9770]

Wonderful reaction! Thank you so much for this. It's great you feel the same way we did decades ago 😊.

[@GraveFireflys]

Cheers Beth, you're on a real journey through my favourite songs. Thanks for putting a big grin on my face.

[@fred993a]

Beth - What an incredible dancer you are!

[@hpb5495]

Played at every Friday and Saturday night dance coast to coast for 20 years. Along with Percy Sledge "When A Man Loves A Woman"

[@alpetrocelli4465]

They’re one of the early American psychedelic jam bands that entered our mid ‘60s consciousness like a fireworks display. Their musicianship & lyrics were fresh and moving to this, at the time, young fan. Rock on! Love your reactions. ✌️❤️🎶

[@juangorsedin6657]

A Canadian psychodelic Band more like it Al Petrocelli..

[@alpetrocelli4465]

@@juangorsedin6657 I’ll agree to American-Canadian. While John Kay, Goldy McJohn, & Jerry Edmonton were from Canada, they came to LA & formed Steppenwolf when they recruited Michael Monarch & Rushton Moreve.

[@michaelpond6386]

Great throwback to 67-68 I still rock out to these guys while driving my tractor lol. Canadian bands of this era were rocking hard. BTO, Guess Who.

[@briangriffin5524]

The music of Steppenwolf was hugely popular with bikers. Born To Be Wild, was the ultimate biker song.🎸🎸🏍️🏍️

[@SubwaySweden]

Steppenwolf is one of the bands I discovered in my dad's old record collection.... along with Animals, Queen and Simon & Garfunkel.

[@SubwaySweden]

ps. Magic Carpet ride is slower on record than this and if you are gonna do more Steppenwold I would suggest "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam"

[@bigbow62]

John kay is the coolest dude in rock-n-roll 😎 ...& Let's not forget Born to be Wild, The Pusher & others Steppenwolf have decades of rock under their belts and are still going strong ✌️🙂 John is having fun with the song now vs. early on when it would be all power !

[@DannyLeeOGT]

Wow, I wanted to say I just had a life experience. So this is the first reaction of yours I've ever seen. I've got a small channel myself. I'm disabled & terminal now, but I'm in a good place. Balance is what I had been talking about with my partner on the channel for the last several hours. Doing as much good in your life as bad and everything in between. When you're faced with your own divinity, even though we all are, yet when there's an actual clock put on it, it makes it different and puts things in different perspective. Tool has been a blessing for me, they have literally been my tool. So if you can find your spirituality and peace of mind through metal then that's great. Now, for the reason that I clicked on this video. At 14 years old in the mountains of North Carolina, the Cherokee Appalachian Mountain chain, I was at a bike rally, my 1st concert was at that rally. Foghat, Black foot & Steppenwolf sang this song as the Encore! So on a night I finally found the right words to explain all of my feelings about balance and the world and how it works was profound in itself. Now I'm reflecting on my life and being in a good place now through music. I happened to see the band which was the 1st I had ever seen on your reaction. So halfway through it. You speak about balance being the key to happiness within yourself. So I just wanted to share that because it was very special. Amazing. Whatever the hell you want to call, it was really cool. Kind of validated my own, validity. I subbed, much ♥ ♥

[@richardtaylor6187]

A great, great underrated band and voice! John Kay had that heavy, low gravel voice, yet with great control. This song was straight late 60s psychedelic!

[@chrisholland6052]

Steppenwolf was the first concert I ever went to. That was back in 72. That set the bar for concerts pretty high right from the start.

[@randytaylor1406]

Love this song and another song by Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild.

[@barryrahn5957]

You know it's nice to see one of the big sixties voices still going strong and not dead from all the other stuff that went with it.

[@ddhartma]

My best friend bought one of the first 4-track tape decks to come out and this was the tape we listened to in his car, until the tape wore out. Great music!

[@johndurham5629]

Oh, my dear, this was the beginning of "heavy metal" - these boys brought it!

[@DavidHernandez-xk1cq]

ha hyun woo with the song waiting every day, the voice is extremely epic and powerful

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I went and heard your cover of that Chris Isaak song a while ago and I really really liked it. I think I commented over there on it and maybe in a past comment over here. But yeah I would highly encourage people to check it out. It's really good.

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

And just for your personal enjoyment, listen to this in the studio version with headphones and you'll go on a audio trip like few others

[@coldlakealta4043]

before a few members migrated to California and reformed Steppenwolf was a popular band in Toronto Canada called John Kay and the Sparrows. John came to Canada from Germany in the late 50s. Steppenwolf was the name of the greatest work of German literature, by the author Herman Hesse.

[@lesschoenberger3070]

The Sparrow were great!

[@coldlakealta4043]

@@lesschoenberger3070 weren't they, though? did you ever catch the Ugly Ducklings?

[@lesschoenberger3070]

@@coldlakealta4043 No I didn't, I'll have to look them up!

[@tuleebird4637]

The Steppenwolf name was suggested by Gabriel Mekler, their producer at the time.

[@rogueleader4181]

Beth! You are a joy as always! This is the soundtrack to my now old man life : )

[@alancherrier7776]

Good Canadian Kid that kicked it rockin out🎶🎶😎

[@EconAdviser]

They are the band of the Psychedelic era of the late 1960. Think acid, Woodstock, psychedelic posters, Vietnam War protests, and the movie of this era: EASY RIDER!

[@mikebunner3498]

This is one of my ALL time favorite rock bands. Great, epic songs..... The Pusher, Keep Off the Grass Sam, Night Hog, and many, many more....... How about Goldie McJohn on keyboards???? These guys rocked..... They had an attitude as did their music!!! Very cool......

[@billpeters9999]

First time i got to see Steppenwolf was from the sound booth in a club in Youngstown Ohio. Second was at an outdoor area in Pittsburgh both shows were awesome. They always play to win. They also use instruments and sound equipment from the 70's for their concerts

[@TheRealGirochen]

I remember Junior High dances (7th and 8th grade) when this was out. That would make it like three days before dirt, if I recall correctly. Awesome stuff though, lots of memories.

[@stephaniethurmer5370]

Awesome. I had the chance to see these guys in 70'

[@srudine]

Such a kick (in the pants) song. Just love Steppenwolf. The keyboards are killer and the drums just drive this song. That's why I love Deep Purple as well. John Lord's keyboards along with all of the band perform so marvelously. I don't recall if you have reacted to Deep Purple Highway Star? If not, it is in the same league and you WILL LOVE IT Beth.

[@johnbutz5631]

I saw them in concert around 71-72 when I was in the 7th grade, they were lit up but still great.

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

The first album I ever owned was a Steppenwolf album I got as a birthday present from a cousin. They are one of my all time favorite bands. My favorite album of theirs is Slow Flux with such great songs as Children of the Night, Justice Don’t Be Slow, and Smokey Factory Blues. Those are all Steppenwolf songs only the fans ever really know.

[@epicmage82]

I saw them for my very first concert. They opened for CCR. It was a great first concert.

[@jeffandkarenhay8966]

Saw SW in Honolulu in 1968.....unbelievable!

[@shawn1432]

This is the most kick ass introduction of magic carpet ride ever !!!!

[@diedregerick1438]

Loved this song

[@BethRoars]

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[@danfreeman5301]

Seeing this live decades ago put a tattoo on my soul 😎

[@TheBluntATP]

MY CHILDHOOD!!@@

[@kajlennartsson4234]

I'm always chair dancing together with you Beth.

[@Uman1479]

If you live in the moment, you will always be more happy than sad💙💙💙💙

[@howardmarkowitz9528]

As a person who grew up in the 60's, 70's and 80's I should inform you that this song who all about taking an acid trip!

[@amb6899]

This was terrific. John sounded great hats off to the band members a job well done The first time I heard this in 68 I knew it would be a huge it Born to be Wild is great also

[@MrNathan791]

I really like your enthusiasm and energy in your analogy. Personally for me ,as a bassist the bass line in this song was the first thing that caught my attention and then the cool way he’s phasing the lyrics. This my first time seeing them perform it live. His and the keyboard player’s stage presence is that confidence and fun. I would have definitely paid to see them live back in that era. 60’s-80’s was the greatest era of music EV-ER 👍🏾🇺🇸

[@AVGuyhall]

Quite the rocking' band with some great music. I think I still have my "For Ladies Only" album on vinyl I bought when it came out. Since I couldn't draw to save my life I used the trace the cover art onto paper to recreate it.

[@willtopper]

my first 4 concerts in order were.... The Happenings (Ive got rhythm) ... The First Edition ( before they were called Kenny Rogers and The first edition) ( just dropped in) then Steppenwolf (1969 scranton) Jefferson Airplane ( grace was VERY PREGNANT!!!) (all 4 before my 18th birthday)

[@Boa_Omega]

Sci-fi fans, in Star Trek First Contact, When Zephram Cochrane launches the phooniex he puts this song on blast inside the cockpit!! 😅😂

[@gwydion56]

Anyone who has not checked out Beth cover of "Wicked Game" needs to do so. I love that song, but she has improved on the original, IMHO.

[@Prozak63]

You did an absolutely beautiful rendition of "Wicked Game". Gave my wife and I chills. 🤙👏👏💞

[@barry7920]

It's a classic song of the 1960s that still sounds good today 👍

[@bobbymenefee7591]

My friend Danny Johnson is the guitarist in Steppenwolf. Also the drummer Ron Hurst is a friend.

[@DavidSmith-dz5wv]

First group I saw live in concert! Yes I’m old lol

[@stratcat3216]

Cute reaction. great energy.

[@PSA78]

Really great band, lots of interesting music. 🎶

[@willieboy3011]

Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zepplin, and Jimi Hendrix were everybody's favorites in the Rock scene then. "The Pusher" would be my favorite of Steppenwolf's.

[@twofarg0ne763]

I love Steppenwolf. The Pusher is my favorite song by Steppenwolf. Great road song.

[@derekclear3913]

Ahhhh, as a Trekker we know it as the song that launched the first warp drive flight (see the launch of the Phoenix in Star Trek, First Contact) 🖖

[@MrHws5mp]

If you like this Beth, you should check out Steppenwolf's 'Renegade': it's based in part on John Kay's experience of being smuggled out of East Germany with his mother as a small child (his birth name was "Joachim Krauledat"). It's not so fast-paced as this, but it's a marvelous, dreamy, reflective piece with an epic intrumental in the middle.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

This is the latter line up of the band and John had a certain grit in his younger voice that he lost as he got older . I got to see Steppenwolf twice and it was great ,they are very much part of the innovative late 60s bands ,they were the first real stoner band with great social and political commentary ..

[@wardka]

I felt his voice got better as he got older. Less grit, more interesting ornaments. I had rented this entire concert on DVD back when we used to do that, and I was amazed at how well his voice sounds after so many decades.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

@@wardka I was use to that rough voice he had and it added a certain character to the songs such as It's Never Too Late , Don't Step on the Grass Sam ,and MONSTER.. Their 60s early 70s era was gold .

[@garryandrews8008]

It isn't widely known but John Kay is legally blind. Being of limited vision myself, I have the greatest respect for what he managed to achieve.

[@joehartmann9353]

Saw them in concert in 1991.

[@cheryla7480]

Canadian Band first under the name of The Sparows. When touring in the US two of the original left and were replaced by American players and they changed their name to Steppenwolf . John Kay lead singer was born in Germany and emigrated with his mother to Canada when he was fourteen.

[@lesschoenberger3070]

The Sparrow were great!!

[@carolmartin4413]

Definitely was a fun, dancing song and Steppenwolf could rip it...and a sign of the times with great music and really weird dances. Last crazy loose b4 university graduation for many of us.

[@flicksforfans133]

Wait - you did it already! Bravo!!!!!

[@tonybaker55]

One of my early albums was Steppenwolf Live, on which this track features. More of a sort of head banging track for me!

[@MartinMcMartin]

Stuck in bed with covid, but I was dancing too.

[@leonovdennis1546]

you know from your reaction you are a hippie girl, you can't live without music and fun, and I really like it, because I'm the same, thanks!

[@xebec1958]

I had no idea Steppenwolf was a Canadian band. I'm glad I lived in that era it was so much fun!

[@lesschoenberger3070]

3/5's Canadian, Mike and Rushton were from L.A.

[@xebec1958]

@@lesschoenberger3070 Good to know thank you.

[@chaelinrenoe1610]

The song is about a man convincing a young woman to go with him on a magic carpet ride. My boyfriend and I used to drive his heavy-metal car around Mount Washington with this song playing at full tapped out speaker sounds with the headers open, so the car would echo through the mountains, which was illegal, but nevertheless, even though I get upset with some of the comments I hear from you and others trying to figure out this music I think you for playing this because my boyfriend is gone and you brought back such sweet memories

[@wardka]

On top of how well John Kaye's voice has held up, what amazes me about this concert is there no bass player. It's all done with the Hammond organ bass pedals (according to the DVD extras).

[@mpachis]

Beth I can see you with a peasant blouse, bell bottoms, and a flower in your hair. Rock on! 😊

[@mikebunner3498]

Another banger by these men was "Foggy Mental Breakdown"...... Check it out.......!!!!!

[@Rick-or2kq]

John Kay, one of the best front men in rock. Steppenwolf legendary band.

[@lesschoenberger3070]

I agree!!

[@highrezIII]

Monster, Suicide, America. this song is Speppinwolf

[@alexdrummer2175]

How these guys are not in the rock and roll Hall of Fame is beyond my understanding. But somebody like Madonna is?

[@David-su4is]

Before they were Steppenwolf they were the Canadian band John Kay and the Sparrow, I suggest you check out the pusher by the sparrow (later released by Steppenwolf).

[@lesschoenberger3070]

Oh man the Sparrow were great! Mars Bonfire!!

[@Cobalt-Jester]

So effortless. I'm a "dance" DJ. I focus on the early 90's vocal house. Dance music encompasases so many genres. lol. When I'm in the club and I'm doing the 12-1am hour or the last 1-2am hour I'm searching through my record box for songs that have a strong drum beat but also have "stabbing" chords. You don't want anything too melodic and "floaty" as those sorts of songs are used for getting the crowd uplifted to that final hour. Then you can go a bit harder, get people really going and stomping. Djing used to be a skill. Nowadays people turn up with a laptop and a couple of memory sticks and often just play set routines they put together at home. Back in the day I'd take a record box that held about 200 vinyl records even though I'd only play about 20. Anyone can play music to a group of people. A DJ can read the crowd see what they react to then select the songs to keep them up and dancing. A good DJ doesn't choose what to play. They let the crowd energy decide what to play.

[@billbabcock1833]

Careful Beth, your inner hippie chick is coming out in your dancing. 😄

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I could kind of see Rocky Horror but think about this, I'm six years old and grew up with this music, but I just made the strangest connection. And I think it might also be because you were trying to Define what makes the song catchy including having the right bpm: I kept thinking to myself, there is a modern band which is already old I mean but modern by decades to Steppenwolf, and it's that Juilliard band that had a huge hit with Two Princes, but then they're probably better song was little miss little miss can't be wrong. And I haven't heard that song in a long time, but I'm totally getting the same beats per minute but I'm also totally getting the same kind of driving but bouncy vibe from it.

[@lesschoenberger3070]

You mean 60 years old, right?

[@brookfredericks1984]

Not Rocky Horror, but I think this was on the Reservoir Dogs soundtrack, the studio version, of course. There's an album that's worth a listen.