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Absolutely brilliant.
In hot pursuit,
This is dF
Absolutely brilliant.
In hot pursuit,
This is dF
Nov. 15th, 2012
Seeing as how the Steve Miller Band is seeing most of its pre-platinum back catalog re-released (i.e. everything they did before “The Joker” made them famous), I might as well post about the Steve Miller 45s in my collection.
I have a few of them, yes. Steve Miller Band was fairly ubiquitous on the radio in the mid-70s, and every single sounded like a winner to me. That more or less ended with “Abracadabra”, which I did like but not as much as his previous songs (despite use of the word “panties” in a song lyric, which is an attention-getter when yr a high school junior).
Anyway, it’s amazing to think how little I knew about Miller’s history – how he’s the godson of Les Paul and Mary Ford, his 60s tenure in the Chicago blues scene (playing with Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Buddy Guy) and the San Francisco music scene. Miller probably has one of the most impressive music resumés that most people have never seen.
So I do feel a little guilty in saying that one of the biggest attractions for me in the Steve Miller Band wasn’t Miller so much as the drummer, Gary Mallaber, who played on Fly Like An Eagle and Book Of Dreams (where most of Miller's 70s hit songs come from). I just love the drumming style and sound in those classic SMB songs – it’s simple yet distinctive, and was partly responsible for making me want to learn to play drums as a kid.
Which is why I’ll post this song to represent the Steve Miller 45s in my collection.
Not only is it a great song that tells a good anti-hero crime story (and one that reminds me of the kinds of movies showing at the local drive-in at the time – think Dirty Mary & Crazy Larry, that kind of thing), but it’s also got one of the best drum hooks in pop music.
They headed down south and they’re still running today,
This is dF
I have a few of them, yes. Steve Miller Band was fairly ubiquitous on the radio in the mid-70s, and every single sounded like a winner to me. That more or less ended with “Abracadabra”, which I did like but not as much as his previous songs (despite use of the word “panties” in a song lyric, which is an attention-getter when yr a high school junior).
Anyway, it’s amazing to think how little I knew about Miller’s history – how he’s the godson of Les Paul and Mary Ford, his 60s tenure in the Chicago blues scene (playing with Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Buddy Guy) and the San Francisco music scene. Miller probably has one of the most impressive music resumés that most people have never seen.
So I do feel a little guilty in saying that one of the biggest attractions for me in the Steve Miller Band wasn’t Miller so much as the drummer, Gary Mallaber, who played on Fly Like An Eagle and Book Of Dreams (where most of Miller's 70s hit songs come from). I just love the drumming style and sound in those classic SMB songs – it’s simple yet distinctive, and was partly responsible for making me want to learn to play drums as a kid.
Which is why I’ll post this song to represent the Steve Miller 45s in my collection.
Not only is it a great song that tells a good anti-hero crime story (and one that reminds me of the kinds of movies showing at the local drive-in at the time – think Dirty Mary & Crazy Larry, that kind of thing), but it’s also got one of the best drum hooks in pop music.
They headed down south and they’re still running today,
This is dF
