Steppenwolf

With how important this album is for both Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, I'm surprised I ended up not enjoying it. Born to Be Wild is a banger, don't get me wrong - that's the kind of fun bluesy rock you can jam out to. But most of the other songs feel so haphazardly put together, with the keyboard and guitars awkwardly fighting each other for dominance in the mix. They barely ever harmonize, and even when there's no sonic war going on, the music itself feels like dime a dozen ... read more

Steppenwolf has gone down in History as a 'motorcycle rock' band for three key reasons: (a) they're a bunch of smelly long-hairs, (b) I thought of this one in the shower but now I can't remember it, and (c) they recorded the song "Born To Be Wild." This crunchy, brooding hit has over the years become so synonymous with "big Hell's Angel guy riding a gigantic noisy chopper" that I literally cannot hear the sound of a motorcycle engine without getting its opening guitar riff ... read more

I don't know about this one, Born to be wild is obviously fantastic, But the rest of it I don't really care for

Born To Be Wild, Take What You Need, The Ostrich are my fave tracks on here. Kinda nihilistic and reactionary in the way that a lot of druggy 60s stuff tends to be, but this is better than I assumed!