{"id":526,"date":"2013-11-12T20:32:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/batterymedia.com\/blog\/?p=526"},"modified":"2013-11-26T23:58:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T23:58:16","slug":"rs-447-steve-miller-band-fly-like-an-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/batterymedia.com\/blog\/?p=526","title":{"rendered":"RS #445: Steve Miller Band, Fly Like an Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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His hair is flying like an eagle, for sure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#445<\/p>\n

Steve Miller Band,\u00a0Fly Like an Eagle<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a01976
\nPreviously Owned:<\/strong>\u00a0No
\nFirst Time Listen:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<\/p>\n

Impressions:<\/strong>\u00a0Like many red-blooded American males who have spent time at Boy Scout Camp, I have an appreciation for the occasional Steve Miller Band jam. My SMB dosage usually came in the form a tape of their greatest hits played loudly while tooling around Wisconsin in a Trans Am. Let’s turn the clock back\u2026\u00a0Whooshy, familiar keyboard opening, woah, man. Then, it comes in: “TICK TOCK, DO DO DOO DOO.” What can I say? “Fly Like an Eagle” is a pretty unimpeachable classic-rock hit that’s got a good groove to it and fun goofball Moog keyboard whooshes. Other big hits like the lovers-on-the-lam tale “Take The Money And Run” and “Rock’n Me” are super-catchy, hard-to-dislike jams (outside of except for the ubiquitiousness of them.)\u00a0The slower, woozy “Wild Mountain Honey” is as cheesy as its name and some of his non-hits have a low-key,\u00a0bluesy-yet-trippy vibe. This straightforward, mid-70s whitebread rock-material might have been only average or worse if it wasn’t for drummer Gary Mallaber’s\u00a0stellar, in-the-pocket playing that elevates the material. Trippy, dated-but still chic keyboards are all over this album which aimed squarely for AOR radio, but it, hey, it worked.<\/p>\n

Starred Songs:\u00a0<\/strong>“Fly Like An Eagle,” “Take The Money And Run,” \u00a0“Rock’n Me”
\n<\/span>Sneaky Tracks: <\/strong>“The Window”
\n<\/span>Should this album be on the\u00a0list?<\/strong>\u00a0Maybe I’m sentimental but I think their Greatest Hits could be a better choice, even though adding compilations to this list seems like cheating.
\n<\/span>Will you listen to this again?\u00a0<\/strong>Ehh, I’ll hear these songs somewhere, no doubt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Verdict: <\/b>Mid ’70s rock album of hits with a sneaky groove isn’t revelatory, but still is tape-deck worthy.
\nRating:\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u26051\/4<\/strong>
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