Steppenwolf

[East Coast Fan]

Okay, there's hardly anyone on the planet that isn't familiar with "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride"-but they did a lot more than that. Any of you guys into anything else that the Wolf did?

[AZ Snake Fan]

Okay, there's hardly anyone on the planet that isn't familiar with "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride"-but they did a lot more than that. Any of you guys into anything else that the Wolf did?

--- (not David), John Kay was the front man for Steppenwolf

--- I never actually heard of them referred to as "the Wolf"

--- (not David), John Kay is still kickin'

--- Here's a little diddy by him:




Work and worry's all she's known
Lived by the golden rule since the day she was born
Through all these troubled years
She raised her family, there was no time for tears
She's done her best, the kids are grown
She prayed each day for a life of her own
Last night she disappeared
She's joined another tribe, the heretics and privateers

He's walked this treadmill since '64
Now he shows a little gray and they show him the door
God bless the company
For two weeks severance pay and all that sympathy
All he believed and all he learned
What made him proud and what he thought he had earned
Have now become his fears
He'll join the other side, the heretics and privateers

He's twenty one, she's just nineteen
Ah, but they've learned a lot from what they've seen
They know that blind obedience to the rules
Can leave you shattered, licking your wounds

He holds her close, looks at her face, he says
"Chasing the carrot is a never ending race
Success at any price, demands it's sacrifice
And some part of us will die"
She say's "One size does not fit all
And stepping on others won't make us stand tall
Let's find the last frontier
And live another way,
Like heretics and privateers
Let's make our own frontier
And raise our children there,
Like heretics and privateers."







--- Heretics and Privateers ---

--- (not David) John Kay ---

--- Thanks East Coast Fan !

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[East Coast Fan]

--- David Kay was the front man for Steppenwolf

--- I never actually heard of them referred to as "the Wolf"

--- David Kay is still kickin'

--- Here's a little diddy by him:




Work and worry's all she's known
Lived by the golden rule since the day she was born
Through all these troubled years
She raised her family, there was no time for tears
She's done her best, the kids are grown
She prayed each day for a life of her own
Last night she disappeared
She's joined another tribe, the heretics and privateers

He's walked this treadmill since '64
Now he shows a little gray and they show him the door
God bless the company
For two weeks severance pay and all that sympathy
All he believed and all he learned
What made him proud and what he thought he had earned
Have now become his fears
He'll join the other side, the heretics and privateers

He's twenty one, she's just nineteen
Ah, but they've learned a lot from what they've seen
They know that blind obedience to the rules
Can leave you shattered, licking your wounds

He holds her close, looks at her face, he says
"Chasing the carrot is a never ending race
Success at any price, demands it's sacrifice
And some part of us will die"
She say's "One size does not fit all
And stepping on others won't make us stand tall
Let's find the last frontier
And live another way,
Like heretics and privateers
Let's make our own frontier
And raise our children there,
Like heretics and privateers."







--- Heretics and Privateers ---

--- David Kay ---

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Yes, that's a great song; but it's John Kay not David.

[AZ Snake Fan]

Yes, that's a great song; but it's John Kay not David.

--- oooops ---

--- sorry John
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[AZ Snake Fan]

Okay, there's hardly anyone on the planet that isn't familiar with "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride"-but they did a lot more than that. Any of you guys into anything else that the Wolf did?

--- I always think of "The Pusher" from Easy Rider ---

--- Back in the day, that tune was a veritable word to the wise ---

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[East Coast Fan]

No problem!

--- (not David), John Kay was the front man for Steppenwolf

--- I never actually heard of them referred to as "the Wolf"

--- (not David), John Kay is still kickin'

--- Here's a little diddy by him:




Work and worry's all she's known
Lived by the golden rule since the day she was born
Through all these troubled years
She raised her family, there was no time for tears
She's done her best, the kids are grown
She prayed each day for a life of her own
Last night she disappeared
She's joined another tribe, the heretics and privateers

He's walked this treadmill since '64
Now he shows a little gray and they show him the door
God bless the company
For two weeks severance pay and all that sympathy
All he believed and all he learned
What made him proud and what he thought he had earned
Have now become his fears
He'll join the other side, the heretics and privateers

He's twenty one, she's just nineteen
Ah, but they've learned a lot from what they've seen
They know that blind obedience to the rules
Can leave you shattered, licking your wounds

He holds her close, looks at her face, he says
"Chasing the carrot is a never ending race
Success at any price, demands it's sacrifice
And some part of us will die"
She say's "One size does not fit all
And stepping on others won't make us stand tall
Let's find the last frontier
And live another way,
Like heretics and privateers
Let's make our own frontier
And raise our children there,
Like heretics and privateers."







--- Heretics and Privateers ---

--- (not David) John Kay ---

--- Thanks East Coast Fan !

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No problem-I'm just impressed that you know of "Heretics and Privateers"! It's a really good CD; too bad that it wasn't more popular than it was!

[JayhawkBronco]

I don't know alot about Steppenwolf, but one of my favorite drummers was in the band for a short time. Steve Riley from L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P.

[East Coast Fan]

I don't know alot about Steppenwolf, but one of my favorite drummers was in the band for a short time. Steve Riley from L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P.

Steppenwolf has only had 3 drummers since 1967; original member Jerry Edmonton, Steve Palmer and their current drummer Ron Hurst. Was this guy in one of the "bogus" bands that called themselves Steppenwolf in the late '70s? Other than that I know nothing of him being in Steppenwolf.

[JayhawkBronco]

Was this guy in one of the "bogus" bands that called themselves Steppenwolf in the late '70s?

Yes he was.
The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XI Tommy Holland Ruben Raven Nick St. Nicholas Geoff Emery Steve Riley
The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XII Tommy Holland Tony Flynn Nick St. Nicholas Geoff Emery Steve Riley

[East Coast Fan]

Yes he was.
The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XI Tommy Holland Ruben Raven Nick St. Nicholas Geoff Emery Steve Riley
The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XII Tommy Holland Tony Flynn Nick St. Nicholas Geoff Emery Steve Riley

That explains it! At one time in the late 1970's there were up to 4 bands calling themselves Steppenwolf. None of them had any success, once people realized that leader John Kay wasn't in the band. Do you know what he thought about being in that band, any stories, etc? Thanks!