Customer Reviews

Box Set

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This box set was to be called Silver Pegasus and be released in time for Steve Miller Band's 25th anniversary. It was to be a four CD box with several unreleased tracks. Then Steve got involved with the project and...oh well!

Steve did a fairly good job with the second disc, though It Keeps Me Wonderin' Why is missing. Disc three has way too many album tracks from LIving In The 20th Century. Disc one is a crime! Horrible edits of many early tracks. Children of The Future, Space Cowboy, Song For Our Ancestors, and Journey To Eden are butchered.

And the listener is cheated with hardly any unreleased tracks. Those very early demos when Steve was a child are insulting on this box!

This is perhaps the greatest example of why artists should stay out of the producing of boxed sets.

This is particularly frustrating because there has yet to be an anthology that summarizes Steve's career without sabotaging it!

I agree with all the reviews raving about this box set. The child recordings on Disc 1 offer a glimpse into his early talents. And the set covers pretty thoroughly Steve's career, especially his glory days in the late 60's and 70's. However, for some inexplicable reason, they chose to cut the length of "Song For Our Ancestors" from over five minutes down to 2:13, simply by fading it out. This is one of the most unique psychedelic era songs you will ever hear from any artist, and the record company chops it in half. To hear the full version, get a copy of Miller's 1968 album, "Sailor."

Steve Miller released "Children of The Future" thirty years ago, and his guitar/voice style keep unchanged during all his career. There were psychedelia and synths, but he sang his blues as always. He started as a 25-year kid, and he didn't change; well, maybe a few pounds over the normal weight; but just as me.

Since that glorious day that I listened for the first time the "greatest hits album that didn't include the 'Abracadabra' tune", I've been a SMB fan. I buy happily his records, I watch his 1983 Concert video... well, I admire him for the good musician he is and for the quality of person he shows he is.

I believe Miles Davis was too rude when he word-attacked Steve Miller in his Autobiography (Quincy Troupe`s Miles Davis Autobiography), about that 1970 concert. Steve was just startin'a boosting career, he had only two records and he started growing and working his style, just as Davis did in 1944.

This 3 CD is four starred because there are terrible missings, and I don't believe it's Steve's fault:

a. The track "Circle Of Love" from the same titled album.

b. The complete "Macho City" track, of 16 minutes

c. More Tracks from the first album and "Abracadabra" LP.

d. Another CD, just to make a 4CD.

Its great, I know, but Steve deserved more. And in his case, More = Better.

Long Live Steve!

An excellent 3 CD set tracing the entire spectrum of Miller's career highlighting his varied musical styles. Most of his finest works appear here. Childs Medley and Les Paul & Steve add little and could have been omitted. What detracts from this set however, is that there are only small excerpts from Jackson-Kent Blues, Sacrifice, Baby's House, and Song for Our Ancestors. A 4 CD set would have been a more polished effort to include full-length versions of the aforementioned titles and other Miller standout tunes such as Sugar Babe, Brave New World, Window, and Heart Like a Wheel. Overall a fine effort worth the price and probably the best compilation of Miller tunes around.

I have to disagree with the reviews on this box set. The main reason is that this set is perfect for those who are not in depth fans of Steve Miller. I really like Steve Miller, but I never thought of buying his individual cds. This three disc set covers everything I want from Miller. Sure, there are some songs here that should have been left off, and yes, there should be previously unreleased tracks, but there aren't. What you do get is a nice best of collection spanning Steve's entire career excluding his 1993 cd. If you want true blues, go to the blues section of your local music store. Steve was a great guitarist anyway. He also knew how to blend blues and rock together to make memorable music. I'd recommend this box set for anyone interested in Steve's music and for anyone who collects rock music.

There's some interesting stuff in here, and if you're new into Steve Miller, I recommend getting this and leaving the others alone. But I do have a question and hopefully someone can answer me back on it. Where is the Steve Miller Rock Love album with "Love Shock" and "Delieverance" on it? That's a great album and all I have is my dad's scratchy copy.

I think that this is an excellent box set by the Steve Miller Band,if your a fan of the band from the beginning like I am, you'll want to have this in your collection I think that if covers all of the bands hits over the years very well,this is definately worth having I like this box set alot.

... he's pretty darn great isn't he! I like this set, but for me, who only knows to hits that play on classic radio, found it to be about one disc too long. About every song I hadn't heard on disc one was... not very good, to put it nicely. But disc 2 and 3 are great, and there definatly a lot more to these guys than just "The Joker." Overall, since there is no perfect set for the casual fans, I'd still give a thunbs up to this... but as most casual fans will find it too expensive, and go with a one disc greatest hits. If your willing to pay though, by all means go ahead and enjoy not only "Jet Airliner," but gems like "Winter Time."

Check out Disc number two in this boxed set and head directly for the song "ONE IN A MILLION". This is it. It is essential Miller and the song itself describes my love for someone so far away. Check it out!

If you became a fan of Steve Miller from his hits in the 70s, then I advise you to just buy the greatest hits disc and steer clear of this set. Having listened to true bluesmen (Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, John Lee Hooker, etc) sing real blues, it is painful to listen to Miller attempt it. He is good on the guitar but he just hasn't got the voice to carry off a good blues vocal.