Born to Be Wild: A Retrospective

Born to Be Wild: A Retrospective

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Twisted

2. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl [By the Sparrow]

3. Sookie, Sookie

4. Everybody's Next One

5. Born to Be Wild

6. Your Wall's Too High

7. Desperation

8. Pusher

9. Ostrich

10. Don't Step on the Grass, Sam

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Snowblind Friend

2. Who Needs Ya?

3. Screaming Night Hog

4. For Ladies Only [Edit]

5. Tenderness

6. I'm Movin' On

7. My Sportin' Life

8. Children of the Night [1974]

9. Straight Shootin' Woman [1974]

10. Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World) [1975]

See all 16 tracks on this disc

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Average customer rating:

"Fire all your guns at once..."

Born to Be Wild-Retrospective
Steppenwolf
Manufacturer: Pid
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000G1HY
Release Date: 1999-03-16

Customer Reviews:

"Fire all your guns at once...".......2005-02-18

Even though Steppenwolf produces some nifty songs as "Sookie, Sookie" and a few eye openers as "Monster", "Born to Be Wild" is the signature song, regardless of the media or if retrospective. Many people that do not even know Steppenwolf remember the movie "Easy Rider" (1969) that featured it.

If you are into collecting singles this should be height on your list. It will "Get your motor Running."

Average customer rating:

The "Difinitive Collection" 1966-1990
That's real NOW, man!
poor sound quality
Two disks packed with Steppenwolf
A good overview of Steppenwolf 1966 to 1991

Born to Be Wild: A Retrospective
Steppenwolf
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000002OHU
Release Date: 1991-11-05

Tracks:

Twisted
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Sookie Sookie
Everybody's Next One
Born To Be Wild
Your Wall's Too High
Desperation
The Pusher
The Ostrich
Don't Step On The Grass, Sam
Magic Carpet Ride
Rock Me
Jupiter's Child
It's Never Too Late
Monster/Suicide/America
Move Over
Hey Lawdy Mama

Tracks:

Snowblind Friend
Who Needs Ya
Screaming Night Hog
For Ladies Only (Edit)
Tenderness
Ride With Me
I'm Movin' On
My Sportin' Life
Children Of The Night
Straight Shootin' Woman
Caroline
Live Your Life
Ain't Nothing Like It Used To Be
Born To Be Wild (Live)
Rock 'N' Roll Rebels
Give Me News I Can Use
The Wall

Customer Reviews:

The "Difinitive Collection" 1966-1990.......2005-02-19

Born To Be Wild "Retrospective" is a wopping 34 song tribute to Steppenwolf. This is Real Rock !! PowerHouse Rock !! Steppenwolf to this day still dedicate themselves to bringing us Rock n Roll. The style of Rock n Roll that we have craved and thrived on for decades. Steppenwolf Music is the "Rebel Rock" that speaks to all of us free spirited Rebels in the world.
This Retrospective comes with a fact filled booklet that gives an in depth history of Steppenwolf including some Great Photos.
The booklet alone is worth the price of admission. And thats just for starters. The encore presentation in this collection is the music.
Be prepared to get your rocks off with Hits like:
Magic Carpet Ride- Sookie Sookie- Rock Me- Move Over- Everybody's Next One- For Ladies Only- It's Never Too Late-
The Pusher- Screaming Night Hog- Born To Be Wild-
Hey Lawdy Mama- and the John Kay Hit "I'm Movin On".

Steppenwolf "Retrospective" is for everyone and anyone who wants a little wolf in their lives. John Kay calls this an Excellent Collection of the bands music. Today, Steppenwolf operates without any major label financing. They even have their own in house 24 track recording studio and they continue to tour several months out of the year.
Final thought:
There is nothing retro about this Retrospective.
It is as current today as it was back then. "Go For It" !!

That's real NOW, man!.......2004-09-15

This is the ultimate Steppenwolf album! Fans of late 60's psychadelic/progressive rock will really appreciate this one. The songs included chronicle John Kay's rise to rock history, from his membership in the band "The Sparrow" through the drug-induced 60's and the formation of his now-famous band.

Along with Iron Butterfly, I consider Steppenwolf to be one of the bands that really defined the psychadelic rock scene in the late 60's, until the arrival of Led Zeppelin blew everyone away.

You will NOT be dissapointed with this collection. From "Twisted" to the much later live version of "Born To Be Wild" and Kay's 80's projects, Steppenwolf's folk and R&B roots can clearly be heard.

This compilation is not for the casual Steppenwolf fan; there are "best of" albums out there for you. If you are interested in the evolution and metamorphosis of rock n' roll bands, however, this 2-CD set is for you.

poor sound quality.......2004-01-22

This is a wonderful collection of Steppenwolf. However, I was unaware that this CD set was transfered from analog tape and absolutely contains hiss and anomalies. I would have never purchased this particular recording on CD. The sound quality is so poor that it can only be listened to at a low volume level-quite unfortunate for tunes such as Born to Be Wild, Sookie Sookie and Magic Carpet Ride. Don't waste your money if you have become accustomed to and expect excellent sound quality from a CD. The music is good-just should have been digitally remastered or why bother?

Two disks packed with Steppenwolf.......2002-08-05

Even with two disks you will be hard pressed to find a mediocre song. The transfer from vinyl to CD worked and many of your favorites are here. If you skip tracks to get though them you will be missing many essential tracks. Growing up with Steppenwolf as with any music you grow up with there is special meaning to many of these tracks that ad to the value. I was dating a girl named Sue so "Sookie Sookie" became her theme song. And more than ever "Monster/Suicide/America" is more relevant than ever.

If you buy only one Steppenwolf album consider this the one.

A good overview of Steppenwolf 1966 to 1991.......2002-03-16

MCA Records has continued to released and re-release tons of Steppenwolf compilations over the years with the same songs, this is the only one that bears any identity in the pile. This 2-CD set is like a Steppenwolf history book, containing two Sparrow tracks from 1966 and covers the "Rise and Shine" album from 1990, and in between the 'Wolf hits and John Kay solo recordings. If you want a good insight, and excellent sound quality (which the current budget series reissues are lacking) and don't want to spend a lot, this is a good starting point. What would make this all complete for listeners is for Epic to re-release "Reborn to Be Wild" a collection of what the 'Wolf did between '74 and '76, then we would have a complete summary in 3 CDs...

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