Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf (1968) [Analogue Productions 2013] (FLAC 24-88.2)seeders: 24
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Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf (1968) [Analogue Productions 2013] (FLAC 24-88.2) (Size: 895.44 MB)
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Steppenwolf - (1968) [Analogue Productions Remaster 2013] PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 Stereo > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz > FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | SACD RIP > FLAC   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Steppenwolf / Steppenwolf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR13 -7.85 dB -22.71 dB 3:14 01-Sookie Sookie DR12 -7.40 dB -23.03 dB 2:58 02-Everybody's Next One DR13 -7.82 dB -22.97 dB 2:50 03-Berry Rides Again DR13 -7.90 dB -24.01 dB 5:12 04-Hootchie Kootchie Man DR12 -7.65 dB -22.93 dB 3:30 05-Born To Be Wild DR13 -6.37 dB -22.57 dB 5:45 06-Your Wall's Too High DR12 -8.18 dB -23.01 dB 5:45 07-Desperation DR12 -9.23 dB -24.78 dB 5:49 08-The Pusher DR13 -8.02 dB -24.88 dB 2:39 09-A Girl I Knew DR11 -8.71 dB -21.66 dB 3:28 10-Take What You Need DR12 -7.26 dB -23.84 dB 5:47 11-The Ostrich -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 11 Official DR value: DR12 Samplerate: 88200 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 2641 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut with a lot of confidence -- based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed -- and it shows on this album, a surprisingly strong debut album from a tight hard rock outfit who was obviously searching for a hook to hang their sound on. The playing is about as loud and powerful as anything being put out by a major record label in 1968, though John Kay's songwriting needed some development before their in-house repertory would catch up with their sound and musicianship. On this album, the best material came from outside the ranks of the active bandmembers: "Born to Be Wild" by ex-member Mars Bonfire, which became not only a chart-topping high-energy anthem for the counterculture (a status solidified by its use in Dennis Hopper's movie Easy Rider the following year), but coined the phrase heavy metal, thus giving a genre-specific name to the brand of music that the band played (and which was already manifesting itself in the work of bands like Vanilla Fudge and the just-emerging Led Zeppelin); the Don Covay soul cover "Sookie, Sookie," which, as a single by the new group, actually got played on some soul stations until they found out that Steppenwolf was white; two superb homages to Chess Records, in the guise of "Berry Rides Again," written (though "adapted" might be a better word) by Kay based on the work of Chuck Berry, and the Willie Dixon cover "Hoochie Coochie Man"; and Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher," an anti-drug song turned into a pounding six-minute tour de force by the band. The rest, apart from the surprisingly lyrical rock ballad "A Girl I Knew," is by-the-numbers hard rock that lacked much except a framework for their playing; only "The Ostrich" ever comes fully to life among the other originals, but the songs would catch up with the musicianship the next time out. Tracklist: 01. Sookie Sookie 02. Everybody's Next One 03. Berry Rides Again 04. Hootchie Kootchie Man 05. Born To Be Wild 06. Your Wall's Too High 07. Desperation 08. The Pusher 09. A Girl I Knew 10. Take What You Need 11. The Ostrich Sharing Widget |