Steppenwolf - 1982 - Wolftracks Rsz_steppenwolf_1982_wolftracks

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(John Kay & Steppenwolf)

Led by John Kay (born Joachim Krauledat, April 12, 1944), Steppenwolf's blazing biker anthem "Born to Be Wild" roared out of speakers everywhere in the fiery summer of 1968, John Kay's threatening rasp sounding a mesmerizing call to arms to the counterculture movement rapidly sprouting up nationwide. German immigrant Kay got his professional start in a bluesy Toronto band called Sparrow, recording for Columbia in 1966. After Sparrow disbanded, Kay relocated to the West Coast and formed Steppenwolf, named after the Herman Hesse novel. "Born to Be Wild," their third single on ABC-Dunhill, was immortalized on the soundtrack of Dennis Hopper's underground film classic Easy Rider. The song's reference to "heavy metal thunder" finally gave an assignable name to an emerging genre. Steppenwolf's second monster hit that year, the psychedelic ...   more >>>

01. All I Want Is All You Got (3:57)
02. Time (3:31)
03. None Of The Above (4:00)
04. You (3:52)
05. Every Man For Himself (3:21)
06. Five Finger Discount (4:38)
07. Hold Your Head Up (3:49)
08. Hot Night In A Cold Town (3:22)
09. Down To Earth (3:01)
10. For Rock-N-Roll (3:42)
11. The Balance (6:16)

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