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Steve Miller Band Fly Like An Eagle (1976)
Originally Released 1976\nMercury CD Edition Released 1986 ??\nCapitol CD Edition Released December 1987\nDCC Gold CD Edition Released February 10, 1993\nDTS CD Edition Released November 25, 1997\nDTS CD Edition Repackaged in Super Jewel Box August 2001 \nRemastered CD Edition Released October 5, 1999\n\nAMG EXPERT 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. -- by Stephen Thomas Erlewine \n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nTutored at a young age by no less than guitar whiz Les Paul and blues legend T-Bone Walker, Steve Miller's life seemed destined to be dominated by music. Still, Miller's evolution from 1960s white-boy Chicago blues journeyman to '70s Top 40 hit machine was meteoric. Building on the success of his mainstream breakthrough The Joker, Miller's mastery of the indelibly catchy pop song yielded not only the radio-staple title track (since successfully revived by Seal), but an almost embarrassing wealth of other deceptively simple, hook-laden songs (including the standout "Wild Mountain Honey" as well as the hit singles "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock'n Me") to make Eagle play more like a greatest hits album than a standard collection of songs. This is Miller at his '76 pop-perfectionist peak, and one of the decade's most enduring surprises. --Jerry McCulley \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nJames Cotton (Blues), Contributing Artist\nLes Dudek, Contributing Artist\nMike Fusaro, Engineer\nSteve Miller, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel: Steve Miller (vocals, guitar, sitar guitar); Curley Cooke (guitar); John McFee (dobro); Jachym Young (Hammond B-3 organ); Charles Calamise, Lonnie Turner (bass); Gary Mallaber (drums, percussion); Kenny Johnson (drums).\n\nRecorded at C.B.S., San Francisco, California.\n\nMiller forsook his love of the blues for this and its sister project Book Of Dreams. In turning to mainstream pop/rock he became a huge star and developed the knack of delivering high-quality three-minute songs that were perfect for FM radio.The album is linked by Miller's fascination with electronic sounds, sandwiched between the irresistible title track, the Bonnie and Clyde tale of 'Take The Money And Run', the irritatingly simple 'Rock 'n' Me' and the subdued 'The Window', with its quirky lyric 'ask my baby what she wants to be, she says a monkey in a tree'. His baby replies 'there's nothing greater than love', true enough. After all, it was Miller who rhymed 'northern California' with 'girls are warm yeah'.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nOne of the better DTS titles, February 13, 2002\nReviewer: James A. Dean (Arlington, TX United States) \nThis is one of the better DTS titles. I much prefer DVD-Audio, but the sound is fine on this cd. The only problem I have with it is that "Space Intro", which leads off the original disc and is the intro to "Fly Like An Eagle", is totally omitted from this disc, and there is no excuse for that.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nDTS version is very good, but with some strange flaws..., September 20, 2001\nReviewer: Gregory J. Bendokus (Lansford, PA United States)\nWe all know that this is a classic album, but how does the 5.1 mix hold up? Well, to start off with, my biggest gripe is that 'Space Intro', the original opening track, is NOT EVEN ON THIS CD! You hear a few seconds of it, then the title track starts. On top of that, the title track is the short version! When I pay ($) for a newly remastered album, I want the orignal album - Is that too much to ask?!?!\nAs far as the mix, the sound quality is very good and the mix is clean and spatious, but the rear channels have an incredible amount of hiss as times, the only time I've ever heard this on a DTS disc.\n\nIn summary, if you like the album, you'll like this, but let the buyer beware. Recommended with some strong reservations...\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nSteve Miller - Fly Like An Eagle - DTS 5.1 an Oldie Reborn!, August 14, 2001\nReviewer: William R Jones (New Port Richey, FL United States)\nThis is a review of the DTS version. As stated in other DTS 5.1 CD reviews, the older 70's music is taken from the 4 channel era and the vinyl that was released for Quadraphonic CD4, SQ & QS systems. Since these were mixed for 4 speakers and not 6, the center channel is lacking and the subwoofer is weak. The DTS surround is fun, but that too has it's problems... the sound is mixed more to dazzle you with movement than to place the listener in the middle of the band. The overall sound is crisp and the music is still some of the best to come out of the 70's, so if you want a piece of music history in a unique format, grab it, you may find an oldie reborn!\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nWonderful nostalgic album, March 30, 2001\nReviewer: Gavin Wilson (Thames Ditton, Surrey United Kingdom) \n1976 was an extraordinary year for big-selling American AOR albums: 'Fleetwood Mac' (containing 'Rhiannon'), 'Frampton Comes Alive', Boston's record-breaking debut ... and this. Although clocking in at a fraction over than 38 minutes, Miller could have released it as a double album. The band laid down 22 tracks during the '...Eagle' sessions; many of those remaining would be used for the 'Book of Dreams' follow-up, in some ways an even better album than this.\nAlthough Miller performed the occasional concert in the UK, he was strangely anonymous to the British public. To many, he is simply the man behind 'The Joker' and 'Abracadabra'. Even most of those who had bought '...Eagle' and 'Book of Dreams' knew nothing about the man. Miller had the status of a 'guitar hero', and yet there are next to no guitar solos on most of his albums.\n\nOnly Miller could rhyme 'northern California' with 'girls are warm yeah'. No lyric sheet is enclosed, by the way! The music is utterly classic, but the lyrics lack a certain something: 'ask my baby what she wants to be, she says a monkey in a tree'. Miller was always playful, but he knew how to write high-quality three-minute songs which were perfect for FM radio.\n\nThe riff on 'Rock'N'Me' is very close to Free's 'All Right Now', and Miller says he nearly chucked it from the album. Thankfully he didn't -- it was the album's worldwide chart-topping single. But the track had been written specifically as a crowd-pleaser for a 1975 concert at Knebworth, for an audience who would be largely unfamiliar with 99% of his material apart 'The Joker'.\n\nIt's virtually impossible for me to pick out the best track from an LP I've known for 25 years. I love Miller's synthesiser doodles, particularly on 'Blue Odyssey'. I guess the title track is the stand-out -- it was a little too long to be played to death by the FM stations.\n\nYou can certainly enjoy this album on its own, but it seems a shame to ignore its twin, 'Book of Dreams'. Now that DOES have a guitar solo (Les Dudek on 'Sacrifice') and it is some solo.
This rock cd contains 12 tracks and runs 38min 34sec.
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