Here Miller abandoned his edge and his rootsy sensibilities, and leaned toward a lighter, more melodic.
To celebrate 25 years together, the band has released the 3 CD "Steve Miller Box Set." Along with the CDs comes a 56-page color booklet filled with vintage photos covering the span of Miller's musical career, which began at age 5. Although Steve Miller had been slugging it out since the late 60s as a blues-rock guitarist, it wasnt until his 1973 release, THE JOKER, that he finally found his most marketable niche in radio friendly rock. 1 hit, "The Joker." He wished the Wolf Mountain crowd a great summer and departed, leaving everyone in attendance hoping for a return trip next year. "Abracadabra," "Jungle Love" and "Jet Airliner" brought an absolutely fantastic concert to close, much to the chagrin of the Miller faithful.įor an encore, Miller announced the members of the band, then the "Space Cowboy" broke into his first No. To finish out the night, Miller went back to his greatest hits and played "Take the Money and Run," which he introduced by saying that it was time for a song everyone could sing to. Lewis displayed his talents on a 12-string guitar and saxophonist Malach took an extended blues solo, while Woodson made the keyboards smoke. He also gave the night a "country touch," when an acoustic guitar was brought out and the band played some songs done in Nashville.īand members Kenny Lee Lewis, Bobby Malach and Joseph Woodson showcased their skills. The short intermission came to a screeching halt as the band opened up with an extended version of "Fly Like an Eagle." Afterward, Miller introduced a frenzied audience to a 16 string electric guitar. Had there been a roof overhead, the group would have blown it off with the band's most popular song "Rock'n Me."
STEVE MILLER BAND ROLL WITH IT FOR FREE
The duet led into "Livin' in the USA," which Miller said the band used to play for free at Golden Gate Park. It may have sounded a little odd, but they brought the house down. Miller and 20-year band member Norton Buffalo engaged in a harmonica duet. He then proceeded to rock the first set to a close as the crowd roared. "What happens when you take the blues to the suburbs and into a garage? Rock 'n' Roll," Miller announced.
It was at this point that the stage came alive as the setting sun allowed the crews to display wide-screen photographs of the actual blues museum, located back in the South. What Miller termed "Delta blues" featured "Mercury Blues" and a song by Elmore James. Miller got the ball rolling by turning back the clock to 1977 with "Swingtown." He then hit fast-forward to 1994 with his newest release, "Rock It," which was co-written with guitarist Neal Schon from the group Journey.Miller then settled into his blues past with "All Your Lovin'," which was dedicated to blues great Otis Rush, followed by "Jackson-Kent Blues" and "My Dark Hour." "Steppin' Stone" was from the very first SMB album, which at that time featured Boz Scaggs.
The Steve Miller Band's Box Set Tour is the culmination of 25 years recording their own style of rock 'n' roll blues. The original "Space Cowboy" rode into town and electrified a packed Wolf Mountain crowd.
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