grayman - John Kay still is the same bad cat that snarled Born to be Wild. He lives in Tennessee and has always leaned toward the gut-wrenching, dark emotional side of things. That includes country and folk obscurities he uses to express his angst with corruption, government waste and the ugliness of the human condition. And that is what makes him who he is. He is the same now as he was when he was lip-sinking Magic Carpet Ride in very early TV appearances. His Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heores is a walk in the slow lane -- the intelligent, dark, eerie lane where each word counts.
The Real Thing - As one reviewer already noted, this is a nice variety of music with some good musicians also. Sing with the Children is the harder rocking song. I tend to like the free wildness of Bold Marauder ,a fair amount does lean toward country-rock-regardless, there is alot here to enjoy, I must state that another review claims that this ISN T the John Kay of Speppenwolf-even if you check out his new DVD/CD you ll hear various songs off of these,(and on an old Midnight Special he played Movin On and Moonshine (Tennessee Wine), in a word-this IS definitely HIM, there is no other John Kay man-Get Real! That is ill-informed and ridiculous. After having these on LP 35 years ago it s GREAT to see this again. To the Wolf!
Forgotten Songs & unsung heroes/My sportin life - Beung a Fan of John Kay. I had always hoped for a cd release of Forgotten Songs & unsung Heroes. I had bought it on 8 track when it was first released and it waas broken. This is a Different John Kay then with the band Steppenwolf.
Forgotten songs finally remembered on cd!! - I listened to this material on vinyl for years as it was released in 1972! Great stuff from John Kay the frontman from Steppenwolf.I never thought this album would make it to cd. The songs are really great as they vary from blues, country, soft rock, to heavy rock. John wrote a few of the songs and the others are from people who inspired him. The special bonus is My Sportin Life this is a John Kay release that came out in 1973. I never saw this album when it came out but it is really great! John uses some great studio musicians on these songs. Larry Knechtel, Russ Kunkel,Lee Sklar, Danny Kortchmar, and George Biondo plays bass on most of the songs. George was with Steppenwolf on several of their later relaeases. This is a BGO release so that should tell you something. They have been releasing several great bands over the past few years. The cd is digitally remastered from the original tapes and it sounds really nice! All of you Steppenwolf fans please buy this now!! Crank it up and let that distinct voice of John Kay growl from your speakers. Anyone who loved Steppenwolf or just loves great music will gladly welcome this cd into your collection!!