The Steppes Drop of the Creature Reviewed by Shaun C. Rogan Wow! Someone finally remastered and reissued this monster on vinyl... It was 30 years ago today�well it was about 30 years ago today that I first heard the then new debut full length LP by The Steppes, �Drop of the Creature� released on Greg Shaws legendary Voxx Records. In 1986 this record stood pretty much alone as a perfect example of modern psych-rock-folk. Whilst many of the groups of the decade who had hinted at taking the magic swirling ship downed tools, signed to majors and retreated into distinctly un-psychedelic AOR rock land, The Steppes were heading outwards into the purple mist. The band didnt so much buck the general trend as obliterate it, unleashing one of the great psychedelic rock records of all time (in my humble opinion) with the masterful �Drop of the Creature�. This is a record loaded with wonderfully constructed songs supplied by California residing, Irish-American brothers John and David Fallon. It is ...