Rock Me (Steppenwolf song)

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"Rock Me"
ABC
Songwriter(s)John Kay[2]
Producer(s)Gabriel Mekler
Steppenwolf singles chronology
"Magic Carpet Ride"
(1968) 		"Rock Me"
(1969) 		"It's Never Too Late"
(1969)

"Rock Me" is a song by the Canadian-American

Cash Box particularly praised the "pulverizing vocal performance."[3]

Live in Louisville
released in 2004 as well as all of the band's compilation albums.

Way Back Attack ranks it #31 on its list of the Top 100 Psychedelic Hits of 1966–1969.[15]

In his book Die at the Right Time!: A Subjective Cultural History of the American Sixties, Erik v. d. Luft noted the surprising theme from the all-male band, fronted by John Kay's gruff voice "complaining that a woman was being objectified for sex."[9]

Cash Box described the original A-side, "Jupiter Child" as sounding "steel-hard on the sole basis of the distinctive lead vocal and smouldering instrumentation" despite a relatively slow tempo.[16]

Chart history

References

  1. ^ "Steppenwolf singles".
  2. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com.
  3. ^ a b "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 22, 1969. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. ^ a b "Steppenwolf Rock Me Chart History". Billboard.
  5. ^ "WLS89 Hit Parade". WLS. 1969-04-07. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  6. ^ "1000 WCFL-AM Sound 10 Survey-Chicago". WCFL. 1969-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  7. Hot 100
    , 1 March 1969
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top Singles - 1969". www.tropicalglen.com.
  9. ^
    ISBN 9781933237398
    – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Rebel with a cause" (PDF). steppenwolf.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  11. ^ "1960's". steppenwolf.com.
  12. ^ "Look Back: Radio Hits April 1969 - Best Classic Bands". 12 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Candy [Original Soundtrack] - Steppenwolf - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  14. ^ "rock-me-live – steppenwolf – Music – 101.9 Jack FM – Playing What We Want – Fargo ND, Moorhead MN". 101.9 Jack FM. Midwest Communications.
  15. ^ "Way Back Attack - Top 100 Psychedelic Hits 1966-1969". www.waybackattack.com.
  16. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 15, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  17. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1969 in Canada". Canadian Music Blog. 14 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1969". www.tropicalglen.com.
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