Steppenwolf – The Second (1968/2015) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Steppenwolf – The Second (1968/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 00:39:58 minutes |  1,55 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download |  Source:Qobuz |  Front cover
© Geffen Records | Recorded: 1968 at American Recording Co.

The Second is the second studio album by Canadian-American acid rock band Steppenwolf, released in 1968 on ABC Dunhill Records. The album contains one of Steppenwolf’s most famous songs, “Magic Carpet Ride”. The background of the original ABC LP cover was a shiny “foil”, in contrast to later (MCA Records) LP issues and the modern CD sleeve.

The group’s second album was virtually a re-creation of its predecessor, only slightly more sophisticated in its range of songs and the manner of playing them, and the in-house writing had improved, though the latter also became highly derivative. Steppenwolf the Second embraces everything from hard rock to psychedelia to blues, and the band is in excellent form, playing very hard and edgy, except on the deliberately lyrical, reflective “Spiritual Fantasy,” a rare acoustic number for the group. Much more to the point of the group was the single “Magic Carpet Ride,” the ultimate psychedelic pop dance number of the decade, and the marijuana anthem “Don’t Step on the Grass, Sam,” the pounding “28,” and the album-opener “Faster Than the Speed of Life.” Side two of the original LP was a great achievement in its own right, opening with “Magic Carpet Ride,” which leads into a nonstop extended array of hard-rocking numbers, mostly in a blues idiom: “Disappointment Number (Unknown),” “Lost and Found by Trial and Error,” “Hodge Podge, Strained Through a Leslie,” and “Resurrection.” The playing was as good as the first album, and though there’s nothing quite comparable to “Born to Be Wild” here in terms of cultural impact, the level of the surrounding numbers is higher. -Bruce Eder

Tracklist:
1 Faster Than The Speed Of Life 3:10
2 Tighten Up Your Wig 3:06
3 None Of Your Doing 2:50
4 Spiritual Fantasy 3:39
5 Don’t Step On The Grass, Sam 5:43
6 28 3:12
7 Magic Carpet Ride 4:30
8 Disappointment Number (Unknown) 4:38
9 Lost And Found By Trial And Error 2:20
10 Hodge, Podge, Strained Through A Leslie 2:42
11 Resurrection 3:43
12 Reflections 1:30

Personnel:
John Kay – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
Michael Monarch – lead guitar
Goldy McJohn – organ, piano
Rushton Moreve – bass guitar
Jerry Edmonton – drums, vocals

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