Steppenwolf 7 Songs Ranked

Steppenwolf 7 is the fifth studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in November 1970, by Dunhill Records. It is the first Steppenwolf album with new bass player George Biondo. The album’s numerical title reflects the fact that it was the band’s seventh album release for ABC/Dunhill records (including the four preceding studio LP’s, as well as two live albums). While the album featured Steppenwolf’s trademark rock and roll sounds, none of the songs were able to make the top 40. The album featured a cover of Hoyt Axton’s “Snowblind Friend”, their second cover of one of his anti-drug songs (the first being “The Pusher”). Along with “Who Needs Ya”, it was one of two singles from the album which made the charts, but fell short of the top 40. The album track “Renegade” is autobiographical for lead vocalist John Kay, recounting his flight with his mother from the Soviet occupation zone to the West in 1948. The intro to “Earschplittenloudenboomer” is spoken by Kay partially in German. Here are all of Steppenwolf’s 7 songs ranked.

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9. Hippo Stomp

“Hippo Stomp” was a play on the word hypocrite, hence the hippos are hypocrites. “Hippo Stomp” is a sort of funny pop song with a great chorus and verse melody. I love it. A classic hard rock album, no matter what anyone might say otherwise.”

8. Ball Crusher

“Ball Crusher” is a funky opener that should have become a classic by now but I guess those who play “Born to be Wild” until our heads spin won’t agree with me.”

7. Earschplittenloudenboomer

“Earschplittenloudenboomer was mostly instrumental. I found it to be an interesting tune. Earschplittenloudenboomer makes me smile. A must have for Steppenwolf fans and all classic rock fans.”

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6. Forty Days and Forty Nights

“Forty Days and Forty Nights” is another highlight because of the demanding rhythm and drumming of the vocal melody. It’s amazing, no doubt. “Forty Days And Forty Nights” is a well-done cover of the  Muddy Waters  classic featuring some great harmonica from Kay.”

5. Who Needs Ya’

“The following Byrom-sung “Who Needs Ya” was actually released as single prior to “Snowblind Friend” and has an interesting melodic similarity to “Fat Jack.” The only STEPPENWOLF single A-Side without lead vocals by John Kay stalled at #54US.”

4. Fat Jack

“Bassist Biondo gets to strut his vocal abilities on the co-write “Fat Jack,” a tale of a smug self-centered corpulent businessman, an obvious target in those heady days.”

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3. Snowblind Friend

“Their ironically beautiful acoustic guitar based arrangement of his “Snowblind Friend,” a tale about the devastation wrought by cocaine addiction, featuring bluesy organ, tasty electric leads and occasional sitar accents, was also released as a single.”

2. Renegade

“Renegade” is where the pretty and delicate side of the band comes in, with a touch of powerful lyrics coming along to really give you an incredible journey. I don’t EVER forget songs like this one. “

1. Foggy Mental Breakdown

“The second side (now Track 5) begins with “Foggy Mental Breakdown,” a heavy but funky treatise on soul-sucking big city life big city life bolstered by soulful call-and-response vocals from Kay, Byrom and Biondo. For the album’s second and last cover version the boys dip once again into the songwriting well of  Hoyt Axton “