Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf
Formed: 1967 in Los Angeles, CA
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Disbanded: 1972
Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Psychedelic, Heavy Metal
Group Members: John Kay, Mars Bonfire, George Biondo, Bobby Cochran, Jerry Edmonton, Goldy McJohn, Michael Monarch, Nick St. Nicholas
Biography: 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. ...Read full biography
Steppenwolf The Second
Released: 1968
Label: Geffen
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The group's second album was virtually a re-creation of its predecessor, only slightly more sophisticated in its range of songs and the manner of playing them, and the in-house writing had improved, though ...Read full review
Steppenwolf
Released: 1968
Label: Geffen
Critics' Rating:
Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut in mid-1968 with a lot of confidence -- based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed -- and it shows on this album, a surprisingly ...Read full review
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