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Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976's Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. It still can sound fairly dated -- those whooshing keyboards and cavernous echoes are certainly of their time -- but its essence hasn't aged, as "Fly Like an Eagle" drifts like a cool breeze, while "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock 'n Me" are fiendishly hooky, friendly rockers. The rest of the album may not be quite up to those standards, but there aren't any duds, either, as "Wild Mountain Honey" and "Mercury Blues" give this a comfortable backdrop, thanks to Miller's offhand, lazy charm. Though it may not quite transcend its time, it certainly is an album rock landmark of the mid-'70s and its best moments (namely, the aforementioned singles) are classics of the idiom.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steve McCarty, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Chris McCarty, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - John Mcfee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Joseph Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Cooper, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - K.C. Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Robert Geddins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
STEVE MILLER, Producer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
Les Dudek, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE MILLER, Producer - Steve Miller Band, MainArtist - Joseph Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Steven Haworth Miller, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Cooke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jachym Young, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Calamise, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1976 Haworth Enterprises
Album review
Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976's Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. It still can sound fairly dated -- those whooshing keyboards and cavernous echoes are certainly of their time -- but its essence hasn't aged, as "Fly Like an Eagle" drifts like a cool breeze, while "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock 'n Me" are fiendishly hooky, friendly rockers. The rest of the album may not be quite up to those standards, but there aren't any duds, either, as "Wild Mountain Honey" and "Mercury Blues" give this a comfortable backdrop, thanks to Miller's offhand, lazy charm. Though it may not quite transcend its time, it certainly is an album rock landmark of the mid-'70s and its best moments (namely, the aforementioned singles) are classics of the idiom.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:05
- Main artists: Steve Miller Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Steve Miller - Owned
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2018 Capitol Records, LLC
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