The Magic Carpet Ride Band

The song was initially released in 1968 on the album the second.

The magic carpet ride band.

The 45 rpm version is not only an edit of the album version but contains a different vocal take on the first verse. Steppenwolf is a rock band which formed in los angeles california united states in 1967. The band originally consisted of john kay vocals guitar michael monarch guitar rushton moreve bass goldie mcjohn keyboards and jerry edmonton drums. Magic carpet ride is a rock song written by john kay and rushton moreve from the canadian american hard rock band steppenwolf.

Magic carpet ride is one of australia s favorite corporate event bands. The perfect choice to ensure your guests will be talking about your event long after the last song has been played. They were named after the novel der steppenwolf by german author hermann hesse. Out of desperation they chose the temporary name brice street the.

The band is best known for their hit singles born to be wild and magic carpet ride.