mjzee Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I still have a soft spot for the early Steve Miller Band albums, the ones with Boz Scaggs: Children of the Future and Sailor. Got them when they were first released back in the 1960s and now have them on CD. (Bruce Hornsby's album with the Range, The Way It Is, isn't bad either, but that's a different topic ) Side Two of Steve Miller's first album, "Children of the Future", has some good blues performances on it. Boz Scaggs and Ben Sidran play on it. It is as good as many of the more heralded blues rock albums of the era. I wish that Steve Miller had stayed with that style. Within a few albums from that first one, I thought he was not nearly as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 It was one of the oddest (and maybe the stupidest) things I've ever done, but for Down Beat back in the day (maybe 1969) I reviewed a Steve Miller album (it was his first or second) and Tyrone Washington's "Natural Essence" together and gave the Miller's album four stars and "Natural Essence" three-and-a-half stars. What I was thinking there I no longer recall/have no idea. I loved reading this. It makes me feel so much better about some of the odd/stupid things I have done. I'll just say that I'm grateful to Steve Miller for providing a steady income to Paul Pena, the composer of "Jet Airliner," for the rest of his life. Now everybody stop what you're doing and go watch Genghis Blues, an amazing documentary about Paul Pena, journey to Tuva to enter the national throatsinging competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Whenever "Living In The USA" was a hit (the first time), all I had were cheap radios, and somehow I thought that the harmonica intro was a clarinet. The first time I heard on on FM (years later), I was kinda disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I think this is what Goodie meant Not everybody's cup o'tea, but Steve Miller resinated with a lot of us teenagers in the thick clouds of 70s Rock, muscle cars and joints. I could be wrong Yeah, Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams weren't exactly classics maybe, but with a few hits of good stuff, they were awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertoart Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Guy Talk.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 If I had to choose between 70's Miles and Steve Miller, I'd consider giving up music altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 "Pompatus"? It's "puppetudes". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FROmZkD668 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertoart Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=puppetutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Had no idea he was still about. But, that's probably the first time I've heard of somebody being a big Steve Miller fan. Outside of Fly Like An Eagle his tunes were mostly placeholders for the next tune on Rock radio back in the day. I mean, just because everybody could recite the words to Joker in their sleep doesn't mean it was a great tune. He was similar to Bob Segar in that he wasn't particularly noteworthy, but his songs were somehow iconic on the radio. Turn The Page? I don't think so... Or perhaps Billy Squire-like. I find them both (Seger, Miller) to be pleasant and harmless. Scott's description seems on target to me. Though I have to emphatically disagree with him on 70s Miles, a personal fave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=puppetutes Yes, tutes, not tudes...my bhad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertoart Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=puppetutes Yes, tutes, not tudes...my bhad. Close enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hey...it's just blue collar rock not Beethoven, Guys. sheesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) How long before Pat Boone, or Kenny G are mentioned? À chacun son goût. Edited May 15, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hey...it's just blue collar rock not Beethoven, Guys. sheesh As in, "Blue Collar" (and I really hate how you keep generalizing this to defend what you like.) ...had/have lower standards? You like Steve Miller. Others don't. À chacun son goût. This isn't a poor/rich conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Hey...it's just blue collar rock not Beethoven, Guys. sheesh As in, "Blue Collar" (and I really hate how you keep generalizing this to defend what you like.) ...had/have lower standards? You like Steve Miller. Others don't. À chacun son goût. This isn't a poor/rich conversation. It's no big thing, Blue Train. Hence, my point. I come from a blue collar background. To me, it is a term of endearment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Update on Mr. Miller: Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller resigned amid controversy over the targeting of conservative groups, President Obama said. The president vowed new safeguards to ensure that such targeting is not repeated at the IRS. "Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it," he said. Follow complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, http://cnn.com and CNN Mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 LOL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Update on Mr. Miller: Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller resigned amid controversy over the targeting of conservative groups, President Obama said. The president vowed new safeguards to ensure that such targeting is not repeated at the IRS. "Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it," he said. Follow complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, http://cnn.com and CNN Mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Update on Mr. Miller: Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller resigned amid controversy over the targeting of conservative groups, President Obama said. The president vowed new safeguards to ensure that such targeting is not repeated at the IRS. "Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it," he said. Follow complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, http://cnn.com and CNN Mobile. Well, so much for that big break in the tax biz. Back to the guitar.Hit it boyz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Uh-oh. Does this thread need to be moved to the political forum now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Uh-oh. Does this thread need to be moved to the political forum now? Only if the IRS is investigating blue collar working stiffs who like Steve Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Dedicated to Blue Train and Goodie!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Never was a fan. Read a few years ago Miller in SF before he went nationwide mainly lambasting other SF bands (that I like about 90 times more) saying they had no discipline and couldn't play right,etc. That seemed ironic to me. Wasn't really a muscle car fan either. I lucked onto a beat up old '64 Alfa Romeo 1600 Veloce Spyder and dirt and street motorcycles instead, which changed my views of internal combustion propulsion immediately and ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) Dedicated to Blue Train and Goodie!!! Hey now. Not my doing. Cool song, though Edited May 16, 2013 by GoodSpeak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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