Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

[612gideon]

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[hiramchik]

I'm right there with you, snapperjohn1000! I think we all did those things back then! And yeah, I miss those days, too.

[dvee8don]

I remember when steppingwolf played the boogie, , they sucked

[BCRSIX]

Funny thing about Steppinwolf: all of their hits were excellent. I could not have lived without them. Majic Carpet Ride, Pusherman, Born to Be Wild, etc... But virtually everything else they did sucked really bad. I remember as a kid looking at the cool album covers, with all the skulls and shit (like Monster, for example), and thinking, "this is going to be really good", then being so disappointed when hearing how lame the music was. Never could understand that. .

[VannHerrenDesigns]

I love how the band was on a "magic carpet ride".

[TheConspiracyMan8]

@VannHerrenDesigns there were on some kinda ride!! trippin baby.. o yeah!!

[BCRSIX]

I thought the guitar player on this was Michael Monarch. They did a lot of personell changes.

[TrishaAnn1961]

@BCRSIX It was Nick St. Nicholas.

[Ltpeppers05]

ha you almost got me with the "enter your text here" box

[pcorden1]

this dirty wizard motherfucker hahaha sick rug he's wearin

[destinyisland1000]

Lipsyncing's BUT.........This IS SteppenWolf......

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

@destinyisland1000 um he's really singing, the music is a backing track.

[voyces]

@ENEMENCIO123VISION nah...I must disagree. It's all from the record, vocals included. I have every inch of this song burned into my brain after listening to it since 68 or whenever the hell that was (lol). The only down side is it's the version with the radio-friendly shortened instrumental section. Other than, that, awesome as always.

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

@voyces i swear it looks like hes singing live. i guess im wrong then. but thanks for letting know. peace.

[voyces]

@ENEMENCIO123VISION well, he's REALLY good at it, this is true! ain't no big thang.

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

@voyces but i still think he's singing to a backing track... watch elton john on Soul Train singing Bennie And The Jets, same thing going on there too...

[voyces]

@ENEMENCIO123VISION well, I can live without folks agreeing with me. I'll be in out in the yard cutting my wrists if you need me. :D

Just as an additional question...where's the microphone?

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

@voyces Are You A Kurt Kobain Fan? LOL

[voyces]

@ENEMENCIO123VISION.. lol..

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

@voyces jk

[ultrakool]

this is george thorogoods daddy

[ghostwolf77]

I was 16...and if you can remember the 60's....well...you weren't there! Love Steppenwolf. Met Larry Byrum ( their original guitarist) a few times in Huntsville Alabama and in Muscle Shoals...

[edyoung44]

@ghostwolf77 i know im probably dumb for asking but what soes that mean if you remember the 60's you werent there?

[mtraas3]

Hey, man. Yeah. I'm 54 and this song reminds of those sugar cube times. Psychedelic rock like this is still as groovy as it was then. It's good we've still got some clips that have survived the ages. A lot of music listeners have no idea what they're missing until they see this and some other music clips from this era. Peace.

[dbrinkm1]

@mtraas3 Dont forget "window pane", " blotter " and Timothy O"Leary !

[TheMadmorg]

wow your 55 and im 11,and we both love the same music

[mtraas3]

@TheMadmorg Eleven?! I'm old enough to be your grandpa (54). We jived on groovy music like this.

[dbrinkm1]

the bass player is holding on for dear life trying to catch up to his brain and should borrow a line from " Ultimate Spinach " which is " Help me, I'm falling into the quicksand of my troubled mind "...Mind Flowers 1967.

[PikPobedy]

These guys have NEVER been beaten as rockers.

[Wuety06]

i like to dream? (question mark emphasis/intonation)... my[this] sound machine... flys far, goes near(swapped far and near)...on the[a] cloud of sound i drift through the night? gota say though for how twacked out the others look(guessing he was 2 but sunglasses are great) they did a pretty damn good job

[jamcofec]

conspiracy man.. that gave me a serious laugh.. nearly coughed out a lung.... funny clip - sure they are serious musos and I love the song and it's one of the greats but the gear they are on and the fashion..... too damn hot!!!

[dustermouse]

LONG LIVE STEPPENWOLF!

[fg6971]

is the bass player wearing a dress? after viewing the close up of the fro guy i can now count on a nightmare or two. the fashion police needs to send in the swat team.

[willkc8088]

This sounds like a great frat party!

I had brothers with hair like this.

[willkc8088]

This sounds like a great frat party!

[crimsonwhite1]

Sigma- Epsilon

[MrFTW733]

@crimsonwhite1

what do those greek letters have to do with this?

[crimsonwhite1]

Sigma- Epsilon

[Blahblobify]

wtf is with the bass player in the wizard suit did he think he was harry potter ?

[edyoung44]

@Blahblobify i think its awesome like he just got out of bed then came to the stage LMAO

[flahr1]

LSD = 1:30

[2d59bc]

Looks like the base player is on a magic carpet ride!

[Blahblobify]

@2d59bc

yeah I wiki'd these guys, they had to fire the bass player because he showed up in a bunny costume and played with his bass way out of tune and super loud on some big gig, too much LSD.

[mrc302]

Stoned to the BONE!!!

[IPBullets]

They all have really nice teeth. Are they British?

[RadioactiveRampage]

@IPBullets canadian-american

[Maxoman427]

@IPBullets Drummer: Jerry Edmonton and Keybord Player: Goldy McJohn are Canadian. Quitar Player Michael Monarch is from California. Bass Player: Nick St. Nicholas is from Germany. Lead Singer: John Kay is from Germany.

[TheConspiracyMan8]

WOW!! the blond guy and the dude with the Jew Fro looks so friggin high!! i want what their on!!!

[edyoung44]

@TheConspiracyMan8 Afro you mean

[TheConspiracyMan8]

@edyoung44 no ED,.. i mean JEW FRO..this guy is a JEW

[edyoung44]

@TheConspiracyMan8 ahhhh now i gotcha alright TCM8

[rockloverdude]

@TheConspiracyMan8 Acid

[Malfador01]

@TheConspiracyMan8 : The blond dude looks like Sheri Moon Zombie and the band can't lip-sync for sh*t. Just sayin'. Love their songs though. Timeless!

[dylancollver]

@TheConspiracyMan8 Mary jane my man, its called sweet mary jane.

[TheConspiracyMan8]

@dylancollver i don't think their on MJ.. i think their on somethin a tad stronger..

[sr71ablackbird]

@TheConspiracyMan8 if ya get a chance, go through and find the so-called original video of this, it appears to be original, but the guy that posted it ruined it by the upward crawler he put on it. it's almost if you could see the acid trails right in it, everyone looks peaked and toasted.

[ENEMENCIO123VISION]

@TheConspiracyMan8 LSD. mindcontrol substance.

[666CorpseRot]

@TheConspiracyMan8 It's called acid, you can pick some up at your nearest local drug dealer.

[mrc302]

They were soooo WASTED!!!!

[snapperjohn1000]

i am 55 years old and i remember many week end magic carpet rides,and a few that i would like to have forgotten,this song always messed with your head. how many of you out there remember the days of freaken,and peakin?

[1ofanthony]

@snapperjohn1000 i,m 15 yrs younger than u snapper. and let me tell you johnny, the freakin, and peakin days never end. by the time we give it up, the new generation are hittin them. my mates and i had to listen to your gens music, because ours just didn't cut it. with probably a few exceptions.

[mtraas3]

@snapperjohn1000 Hey, man. Yeah. I'm 54 and this song reminds of those sugar cube times. Psychedelic rock like this is still as groovy as it was then. It's good we've still got some clips that have survived the ages. A lot of music listeners have no idea what they're missing until they see this and some other music clips from this era. Peace.

[TrishaAnn1961]

@snapperjohn1000 remember those days too and to tell you the truth I miss them very much.

[jasonNsam4ver]

@snapperjohn1000 wow wow i do... freaked out...LoL...

[zbaseball183]

@snapperjohn1000 good thing acid is still out there today -_-

[derkleinemaulwurf07]

far f$%#ing out

[1976mamacita]

ahahahahahhah.....trrripppppin­nnnn!



[zenzione]

The High look makes them SEXY!!!!!!!

[themoonlitgoddess]

one of my favorite songs EVER!! Look how HIGH they all look when they each look into the camera...lol.

[Maxoman427]

The line up in this video is John Kay lead vocals rhythm guitar, Goldy McJohn organ, Nick St.Nicholas bass guitar, Michael Monarch lead guitar, Jerry Edmonton drums.

The song "Magic Carpet Ride" is from their 1968 album Steppenwolf the Second.

[wlkernan]

@Maxoman427 is the bass guitarist here Rushton Moreve?

[Maxoman427]

@wlkernan The bass player in this video is definately Nick St. Nicholas as I stated in my original comment. I don't know what performance this video was taken from but it does look familiar to me. Maybe the Smother's Brothers Comedy TV Show. This video may have been aired 1968 or 1969. Man seeing this brings back memories......Thanks

[edyoung44]

@wlkernan Nick st Nicholas

[stephengivens]

am 14 and i love this song

class rock xD

LFC*

[huhhuhhuhwood]

@stephengivens im 20 and trust me born to be wild is better

this song was used in jay and silent bob strike back

[mortician54]

Its just sad that John and the REAL! Steppenwolf can't hook up one more time.

John Kay and Steppenwolf is John Kay only!

[edyoung44]

music in the 60's was friggin awesome i wish i could go back then but theres a major problem with that id have to deal with segregation so its a difficult choice

[cretan982]

Amazing they can play so well considering what they're on (assuming it's live).

[Togglebog96]

2 people have necer been on a magic carpet ride

[BlackDotCoffee]

I like to dream YES  YES.

[archonite]

Awesome song!!

[PATRICIA1231000]

Wow loved Steppenwolf then, and still love'em nowww, '' late 60s and 70s music'' the BEST!!!

[PenguinsRevolt18]

when did this song first come out?

[ABS1B]

John Kay is the man!

[meg3325]

These guys are high as a fucking kite..........they don't write music like this anymore........love the 60's.

[Elendrielful]

JOHN KAY COULD still today bust all those tunes and be popular

[plaque222]

thumbs up for triple play 2001 memories!

[omgpara]

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[savvyscottyboy]

In 8th grade circa 1973, we used to play this song in the locker room full blast before we ran out for a basketball game. It got us pumped. I am calmer now at middle age!

[TasOMW]

came here because of austin powers 

[joewoo127]

whats the blonde wearing ? a bathrobe ?

[pgciboss]

That blonde bass player is SOoooo stoned....

[Fishscale15]

i love the band and i love the song but jesus i didnt need those close ups on their faces

[ladyfuschia]

What's the blonde dude's name? Thanks

[MaskedPrankster]

all i can say is, " coked out!!"

[MaskedPrankster]

holy COKE HEADS batman!!!! these guys are baked... THE END!!!

[LuvableTyga]

one prsun is lammmee

[mattc752]

the bassist for steppenwolf is officially one of my heroes.......hes def high in every music video and hes always wearing things that are just wtf

[rsrocknroller]

@mattc752 hahaha, it's true!! On another video he's wearing a brown/purple/yellow bright psycodelic pijama, and he doesn't care about nothing...

[mattc752]

@rsrocknroller thats straight up rock n roll attitude right there

[HypnoToad72]

@BiancaDarling - it's about the talent.

Try listening to "Two Heads" from Jefferson Airplane. Rather quickly, that song proves being snorted up and high and stoned and drunk doesn't get people anywhere either.

[HypnoToad72]

Note: When making a music video, please do not be stoned while they do a great-smacking close-up of your face. The fro guy in orange and the (no that's not a girl in the red-striped muumuu) are clearly high... Otherwise a cool video, but those close-ups are laughable and for all the wrong reasons. (Oh, check out "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam", which really gets great when they start singing about the "noble weed". )

The lead singer is way-cute, though. :)

[nikrazy27]

CLASSIC :D

[greenearthnazi2020]

One person sucks

[1danrobbins]

Loved Steppenwolf, but what the heck is the bass player wearing?

[HypnoToad72]

@1danrobbins - more, what was he smoking? :-o

[gr8d8f8]

michael monarch (lead guitar) and nick st.nicholas (bass) in video above have both been active in the World Classic Rockers band, started by St.Nicholas, which has included other musicians over the years from bands like Toto, Kansas, Wings, Journey, Skynyrd, Eagles, Santana etc. They do a great job covering all these bands hits.

[yancy808]

great song but these are the people that are running the country now. HIPPIES

[1danrobbins]

@yancy808 Sorrily, hippies who never learned the true benefits of a true, free capitalistic society. They are too wound up in their own power and corrupt way of politics. I just hope and pray my grandchildren will see a turn around and return to our once free American society where every American is given an opportunity to find a good paying job. Quit sending them overseas and Mexico way.

[yancy808]

@1danrobbins amen brother

[HypnoToad72]

@1danrobbins - I'm glad I kept reading your post. When you said "find a good paying job" and the remainder, that's when you had me hooked. :)

It's ironic - the hippies who made it in the music scene made boatloads of money. They knew enough they were engaging in capitalism. Some went on to create true timeless ballads such as "We Built This City", but that's another story...

Re-reading your post, the beginning of it made more sense.

Thank you MUCH for posting.

[1danrobbins]

@HypnoToad72 Thanks. When I re-read the post again myself, I realized I didn't express myself as well as I should. Thanks for your comment my friend.

[HypnoToad72]

@yancy808 - ex-Hippies. These days they're just greedy and willfully blind toward their fellow countrymen. Not quite the way that one would expect a hippie to be...

[compnmuzac]

Master Lyric Writer John Kay had the Vision and Voice God Bless John Kay

[Colleen1807]

@compnmuzac I love you like I LOVE JOHN KAY...he was and is a talent to appreciate

[hartleycwhite]

@covenstead - While I do agree with what you said to a certain extent(radio plays, tours etc.) I still hold to my opinion that Steppenwolf was underrated. Case in point,Their opening album (after John Kay and Sparrow) with 'Sookie Sookie' 'Born To Be Wild' 'The Ostrich' 'The Pusher" 'Your Wall's Too High' etc. was one of the best of that or any period in rock music and isn't  acknowledged as such, plus Kay's excellent blues vocals

[bernhearted]

magic magic carpet ride cool my fav song when i was a student in Germany and headin out to the  pubs afterwards

[meg3325]

@bernhearted - John Kay is German. He immigrated to Canada as a kid, but he was born in Germany during WW II.

[slippp40]

Bass player is high in every video, holy shit

[hartleycwhite]

Steppenwolf, one of the most underrated of the late sixties blues influenced, pop bands, excellent stuff. I believe John Kay was one of the best singers from that period. An excellent video and an excellent song. I still have all my Steppenwolf lps and 45s. Thanks for posting it. Hartley C.

[covenstead]

@hartleycwhite -- I don't think that they were "underrated," Hartley. They were all over the radio, and then were made 1000X more famous, by doing the "Easy Rider" soundtrack, in 1969. They toured both nationally and internationally, and had a succession of albums. If you mean a couple of their first albums, then yeah - I'd agree - but that happens to a lot of bands. IDK - I don't mean to be argumentative with you or anything. They were "the shit" among my generation and friends, that's for sure

[lookingathis]

Will I thought so too :p

[xJosh434x]

is ev1 stoned outta their minds in this vid? seems like it ;)

[Hellishcrusade]

@xJosh434x - Yep

[Dawn1959]

Last night I hold Aladdins Lamp

So I wished that I could stay

Before the thing could answer me

Well someone took the lamp away

I look around

A lousy candle was all I found

[JamKar1]

Obviously lip syncing to the recorded version.

Goldy was classically trained as a youth I understand.

[willeox]

holy hell they were funcken baked lol is the bassest wareing a robe? lol

[Bigum99]

@willeox

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR****

[Dawn1959]

@willeox yeh thats nick st nicholas..,they got rid of him because he showed up for a gig in a freaking bunny suit lmao,its true.He looked like he was always on heroin.

[poyp227]

Far out song man. spacy keyboard too

[compnmuzac]

Goldy McJohn is the name of the keyboard player. has a website too!

[hussamayial]

what the name of the keyboard player??

[haloguy32]

@hussamayial Goldy McJohn. Great guy, great musician.

[Badaktor]

Hell! Now I know who inspired Hannah Barbera to create the Bannana Splits...lol. They look like them!

[meg3325]

John Kay was THE rock star back in the day. Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll. YEAH!!

[gaterpaw]

@meg3325

[world295]

awsome i remember i had this song on a record on vynl but i lost it lending it to someone he owed me 10 bucks

[w9x7cv3vg6]

now he owes you a lot more haha ?

[world295]

@w9x7cv3vg6 yep the intrest is high now lol this happend 10 yrs ago

[cyclonexiv]

Man!! I use to dig this track when it first came out in 68..... I still have it in my collection of classic rock on my laptop...it reminds me of when I started rebelling against authority with long hair and sympathetic with the hippie movement....ya man those days were out of sight.

[MattHatter]

Everyone do yourself a favor and buy a record player and get a nice copy of "Steppenwolf The Second." Killer side one. Killer side two. "Magic Carpet Ride" is the second track on side two. After this song comes the "medley" that lasts the rest of the record. It took me years to understand the musical transitions in the medley (starting with "Disappointment Number (Unknown)") but then I realized that it's supposed to be show how the blues progressed over the decades. From acoustic to rock.

[coegar74]

what is Acid? Is it good for you?

[Jakerinobino]

It's a drug.

[6dirtyturds]

and no

[Kevinulla]

@coegar74 Acid is d-lysergic acid diethylamide and it's really really good for you ... except it was made illegal in 1966 ... sent a lot of people mad, yeah that could be a good thing, give it to politicians :)

[Hellishcrusade]

@Kevinulla - nah ...they was into chasin' th'dragon (when it woz still a cool thing to do) - They'z stoned off their gourds on Henry Horse, man.

[Kevinulla]

@Hellishcrusade Yeah ... the bassist is probably "on the nod" ... forgot about that. Hit here as well (Australia) ... the US Navy/Army we bringing it in by the bucketload on R & R from Viet Nam ... God bless America ... they brought the "Hammer" down!

[evrgrnn5280]

wow do you think they are on enough acid in the video? haha very good song.

[Colemanian91]

@evrgrnn5280 haha nice comment bro

[Ms87GN]

.. SOLID!

[SnowblindBerserker]

looks like they took acid every time before the song, awesome song

[jonahbegone]

I first heard this song when I was in seventh grade - 1968. To us 12 year-olds it represented the ne plus ultra of drug music. (Except we didn't go around using phrases like ne plus ultra.) Everyone knew that you needed pills to take that magic carpet ride. Many did.

To me it sounded daring... like I'd get into trouble with my parents if they ever heard me listening to it. Which, of course, is what made it so COOL.

[Zzsmile]

well written song,is it about a rug ass burned groupie...or a spacey high between 'the sound machine.'?I guess its proves if you're hammered you write better stuff,eh..?

[437thx1138]

I wish I was that stoned right now. And write songs like that. at the same time.

[TheJomogogo]

Who are these queers? Why is the bass player wearing a wizard's robe, does he moonlight as a magician?

[hjavgvm]

your the queer you bitch! get outta here and listen to ur music, like the jonas brothers or somethin! that would fit you!

BTW the robe is badass! its part of his heritage, people try to be creative and they get put down for it today, thats why this generation sux

[TheJomogogo]

LOL@ "part of his heritage" Is he related to Harry Potter?

[deadheadstolla]

Don't be stupid. Probably to young to know and discover what really good music is. Psych rock from the sixties/ early seventies!

[hjavgvm]

no, he was born in Plon, Germany. his religion is like some kinda German or Hindu Thing.

[coegar74]

Ah man I love this video, these dudes are cool. But what you said was funny as hell. I am still busting up.

[TheJomogogo]

Thanks......everyone else got mad. Fact is I'm 58 years old and very familiar with Steppenwolfe.

[Kevinulla]

@TheJomogogo Me too ... 58 ... sucks but at least we were there, saw the best, the originals not the constant re-HASH that being churned out now.

[constipatedseal2]

lol actually hes German

[Abracadabra1382]

Damn is the lead singer like mexican orr what??

[joere444]

uhm was this about a drug trip or something?

[fluffypuppy1000]

LOVE LOVE his voice!!

[DragonClaws6]

i thought he also had a daughter

[SnowDogRedSectorEh]

where T F should I enter my text????????

:0

[MrPhils27]

He always wore the shades. Why don't I know--druggy eyes? It may have just became a habit, part of his persona.

[SgtDonuts]

@MrPhils27 he actually has rather bad eyesight and is very sensitive to light

[papergunian]

im predy sure that they were high. they still looked like it even if they wernt. anyway my favorite song!!!

[PhuckHue2]

still one of greatest songs I ever heard in my life

[DragonClaws6]

Enter your text here

[Jimster56]

But... Yeah... They're probably stoned.

[Jimster56]

Dude, John Kay wears those glasses because he's legally blind and has some rare disease that causes severe sensitivity to light. To top it all off, h's also totally colorblind.