John Kay - Live at 25: Silver Anniversary - Rock - CD

This is the newly remastered commemorative edition of John Kay & Steppenwolf's classic album LIVE AT 25: SILVER ANNIVERSARY. Packaged in a textured and embossed digipak, includes band history and original artwork and photos from the 25th Anniversary tour.

While Steppenwolf can take some credit for spawning the heavy metal genre (the term came from the "heavy metal thunder" phrase in "Born to Be Wild"), they remained, at heart, a hard rocking bar band, and this reissue of their 1995 double-disc live set bears witness to that. Now billed as John Kay & Steppenwolf, the band's lineup for the late '90s included original vocalist Kay, Michael Wilk on bass and keyboards, lead guitarist Rocket Ritchotte, and Ron Hurst on drums. Live At 25: Silver Anniversary is a well-paced run-through of their classic hits, which are stretched out a bit, but remain close to their original structure, and Kay's throaty vocals are almost as good as they were in the late '60s. While it undoubtedly would have been fun to see a show on this tour, John Kay's occasional bombastic tendencies, which began to emerge way band back in 1969 on Monster, make this set feel, at times, like a Broadway production of a big, bad, rock band concert. Other than that, it rocks. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Performer	John Kay
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	CD - ROCK
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2003
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Series title	John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live at 25 Silver Anniversary [CD]
Track listing	Move Over, Who Needs Ya, Rocket Ship, Rock Me, I'm Movin' on, Sookie Sookie, Sign on the Line, Hootchie Kootchie Man, Let's Do It All, Hey Lawdy Mama, Do or Die, Desperation, Hold on, Best of What You Got, Ride with Me, Rock 'N' Roll War, Snowblind Friend, Monster, Rise & Shine, Magic Carpet Ride, Born to Be Wild, The Pusher, Rock & Roll Rebels
Record label	Rainman
Occasion	Anniversary
Track name	Move Over, Who Needs Ya', Rocket Ship, Rock Me, I'm Movin' On, Sookie Sookie, Sign On the Line, Hoochie Coochie Man, Let's Do It All, Hey Lawdy Mama, Do or Die, Desperation, Hold On, Best of What You Got, Ride with Me, Rock 'N' Roll War, Snowblind Friend, Monster, Rise and Shine, Magic Carpet Ride, Born to Be Wild, The Pusher, Rock and Roll Rebels
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N