Living in the 20th Century [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Steve Miller Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 16, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Special Products
• ASIN: B000002T1J
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,214 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nobody But You Baby

2. I Want to Make the World Turn Around

3. Slinky

4. Living in the 20th Century

5. Maelstrom

6. I Wanna Be Loved (But by Only You)

7. My Babe

8. Big Boss Man

9. Caress Me Baby

10. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby

11. Behind the Barn

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Blues Outing!, October 10, 2002

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deepbluereview "deepbluereview" (SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living in the 20th Century (Audio CD)

"Living In The 20th Century" marks Steve Miller's only true foray into the blues during his three decades of music. "20th Century" is a dedication by Miller to the memory of Jimmy Reed. On the disc Miller pens five originals and cover's three Reed tunes as well as one from Willie Dixon, Luther Dixon and Greg Douglass. The disc clocks in at a very abbreviated 37 minutes but, given the quality of the materials here, it's well worth the purchase. Miller enlists a host of musicians to help in the dedication including, harpist James Cotton who performs on Miller's "Behind The Barn", smooth jazzier Kenny G on "I Want To Make The World Turn Around", bassist Lonnie Turner on "Maelstrom" and Norton Buffalo's first appearance before formally joining the band on "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby". This is one of those rare, unexpected gems, from a stand out performer noted mainly for his pop flavored tunes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars living in the right century, June 15, 2000

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[e-mail] (northern california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living in the 20th Century (Audio CD)

an excellent example of the steve miller bands continuing effort to bring all genres of music to every new generation of listeners. My kids really enjoyed it also. Cant do much better than "behind the barn", or "big boss man". And the title track is very catchy. A great addition to your cd collection.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steve Miller found his lost guitar, July 31, 2000

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Michael Giersher (Royal Palm Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living in the 20th Century (Audio CD)

After hearing Miller's forgettable early 80's efforts, "Abracadabra" and "Italian X Rays" in which he delved into unimaginative synthesizer oriented new-wave and made a fool of himself, well, I was apprehensive about this one also - until I heard it. What a pleasant surprise! Miller obviously found his guitar and decided to make some REAL music. As good as any of his best efforts from the '60s and '70s, this is an extremely varied album in which he lays down some great pop/rock tunes, guitar instrumentals, and wonderful remakes of classic blues songs. The first song on the album, "Nobody But You Baby" is the only weak one, with a forced quality reminiscent of the stuff from his previous two albums. "I Want To Make The World Turn Around" is beautiful, with saxophone playing by Kenny G, along with nice guitar parts. However, on the CD version (as opposed to the original LP), parts of this song have been drastically remixed with new keyboard and guitar arrangements added in, and the sax somewhat de-emphasized in areas. It's okay, but I'm not sure why it was done. Miller can really play some hot guitar when he wants to, which is obvious on instrumentals such as "Slinky" or "Maelstrom". And Miller's remake of Jimmy Reed's "Caress Me Baby" would easily make Clapton or Stevie stand up and gape. One of Miller's best albums.