''Planet of the Wolves'' is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Guitar Wolf. It was released in Japan on 21 September 1997 and in the United States on 21 October 1997. It features covers of

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

' "

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' songwriting partnership, it features a guitar riff by Richards that opens and drives the song. The riff ...

Link Wray Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. ''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 ...

's "

Rumble Rumble or Rumbling may refer to: Sounds and vibrations * Rumble (noise), a form of low frequency noise * Rumble, a haptic feedback vibration feature in video game controllers * Rumbling, a quality of a heart murmur * Stomach rumble, or borbory ...

Milan the Leather Boy Milan Radenkovich (December 15, 1941 – March 14, 1971), who was always credited mononymously as Milan, was an American record producer, songwriter and recording artist on numerous songs made throughout the 1960s, mostly though not exclusively ...

's "Motor Cycle Leather Boy", and Teengenerate's "Let's Get Hurt."

Track listing

All tracks by Guitar Wolf, except where indicated. # "Kawasaki ZII750 Rock N' Roll" – 2:01 # "Planet of the Wolves" – 2:34 # "Invader Ace" – 3:19 # "Motor Cycle Leather Boy" (Milan) – 2:22 # "Far East Man" – 2:30 # "Wild Zero" – 3:46 # "Planet Heart" – 2:42 # "Energy Joe" – 1:44 # "Jett Love" – 2:01 # "

" (

Jagger Jagger is an English surname. Someone who owned and/or managed a team of packhorses was known as a "jagger", so this surname probably originates from that occupation. More rarely, the name is used as a given name. Notable people with the surname ...

Richards Richards may refer to: *Richards (surname) In places: * Richards, New South Wales, Australia * Richards, Missouri, United States * Richards, Texas, United States In other uses: * Richards (lunar crater) Richards is a small lunar impact crate ...

) – 3:32 # "Kung Fu Ramone's Passion" – 1:51 # "Let's Get Hurt" (Teengenerate) – 2:53 # "All Through the Night Buttobase!!" (translation: Roaring All Through the Night!!) – 1:58 # "Rumble" – (Grant, Wray) – 3:34 # "Red Rockabilly" – 3:38 (Bonus on Japanese edition)

Reception

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

praised the record for its energy, describing "vocal and musical delivery that makes perfect sense from the land of the

Boredoms Boredoms () (later known as V∞redoms) is a rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986. The band's sound is often referred to as noise rock, or sometimes Japanoise (Japan’s noise music scene), though their more recent records have moved towar ...

", as well as the band's "frenetic" rhythm section and frontman Seiji's distinctive vocal and guitar style. ''

City Pages ''City Pages'' was an alternative newspaper serving the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. It featured news, film, theatre and restaurant reviews and music criticism, available free every Wednesday. It ceased publication in 2020 due to a ...

'' lauded the album for its "repellent fervor" but cited the slower numbers, such as "Planet Heart" and a mostly faithful cover of "I Can't Get No Satisfaction", as potential drawbacks. In the September 2007 issue of ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

s local Japanese edition, ''Planet of the Wolves'' was ranked 51st on a list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums".

Personnel

* Seiji – guitar, vocals * Billy – bass * Tōru – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Planet Of The Wolves Guitar Wolf albums 1997 albums