Tag: Steppenwolf Live Albums

Live Albums By Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf were formed in 1967 in Canada and quickly recorded their most famous song, Born To Be Wild, with the classic phrase “heavy metal thunder”.

Of the founder members, lead singer John Kay is the only one who has with the band throughout their career.

It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums and hit singles before looking at the live albums in detail.

Studio Albums By Steppenwolf

The year relates to the year of release whilst, for live albums, it refers to the date of the performance or performances.

1968 Steppenwolf – #6 in US album charts
1968 The Second – #3 in US album charts
1969 At Your Birthday Party – #7 in US album charts
1969 Monster – #17 in US album charts
1970 Steppenwolf 7 – #19 in US album charts
1971 For Ladies Only
1974 Slow Flux
1975 Hour of the Wolf
1976 Skullduggery
1982 Wolftracks
1984 Paradox
1987 Rock & Roll Rebels
1990 Rise & Shine

Their US top 20 hit singles were:

1968 Born To Be Wild
1968 Magic Carpet Ride / Sookie Sookie

Strangely after 1968, they never again found the formula for a big hit single.

Live Albums By Steppenwolf

1967 Early Steppenwolf Live at The Matrix San Francisco
1970 Steppenwolf Live
1980 Live in London
1992 John Kay & Steppenwolf Live At 25
2000 Live in Louisville

You can get these albums from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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