Topic of Discussion: Steve Miller Band really kinda sucked.

[Archae]

In fact, they still do!

Discuss.

[martymar64]

1. I like the old stuff up to Joker

He had a great electric blues sense before he went pop.

[bmbmd]

2. When we moved to this town, we looked at a

house on Maurice Street. I knew I was home. 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love.

[Radical Activist]

3. He did some good stuff.

Not all of it was great but I can't say he sucked.

[LynneSin]

4. I've seen Steve Miller Band like five times in concert

Great times for everyone, especially since I always managed to sneak in a bottle of vodka disguised as bottled water

[WilliamPitt]

5. In the Miles Davis biography "Miles"...

Davis talks about a show he was playing that had the Steve Miller Band opening.

"A bunch of no-playing motherfuckers," is how he described them.

Kinda says it all.

[Archae]

8. He was being kind.

:-)

I mean, add shitty instrument playing, REALLY stupid lyrics, (like "Rockin' Me Baby,") and even the worst disco sounds better.

[Joe Fields]

26. I've seen better, and I've seen worse. The time I saw him, when he

opened for the Stones in 1976 in Kansas City, he was pretty good.

I wouldn't call Miles Davis a rock critic. No more than I would call Flea a jazz critic.

[malta blue]

6. I've had the unfortunate opportunity to see them

in concert and you are soooo right.
:puke:

[DancingBear]

7. Oh good grief

<begin rant>

Early Steve Miller Band (Children Of The Future, Sailor, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace) was some of the most influential rock music to come out of the 60's. Those bands (with Boz Scaggs and Ben Sidran) were part and parcel of what made rock/psych music during that period, and to say those albums "suck" is (to be kind) rather silly.

Were you actually around then?????

<rant over>

[LynneSin]

9. I love his early work!!

I have all his stuff on vinyl.

I think Steve Miller gets slammed because of that crap Abracadabra that he put out in the mid-80s.

[zonkers]

15. Dead right. But most folks don't dig a little deeper. (a sad sigh)

[DancingBear]

16. People define music and musicians based on when they heard them

For example, bands like Blue Oyster Cult are a joke now, but when the first two albums were released there wasn't a more "underground FM radio" band working anywhere.

There was quite a lot going on before "Don't Fear The Reaper" - trust me.

And don't even ask about the band/road crew/stage crew party after the Agora show in Columbus.

Surprised the hell out of me that I could function the next day. :)

[Archae]

10. I'm thinking back when they "made it big"

Late 70's.

Now tell me that their "biggest hit," the one called "Rockin' Me Baby" was good.
I double-dare you.

[DancingBear]

11. They were actually "big" in the 60's

They played the Fillmore more times than you can count.

They made it "pop big" in the middle 70's, and THAT stuff is just awful.

But the early stuff is fabulous, so just watch out when you make a blanket statement.

There could be an old person lurking. :)

[Darth_Kitten]

12. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Love the Joker. :)

[Archae]

17. This guy??!!??

:-)

[mduffy31]

13. More than kinda sucked

They royally sucked.

I'm a Joker...I'm a SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[zonkers]

14. Ahh, let the sheep dis SM, but the O.G's know that 60's SM is spaced out

and rockin. I advise you kids to unearth some nuggets.

[DancingBear]

19. "Somebody give me a cheeseburger!"

:)

[Archae]

20. Maybe.

But their 70's until now stuff SUCKS!

[southpaw]

18. They were good back in the day...

But they jumped the shark somewhere around 1976, if I recall correctly.

[HughBeaumont]

21. Fly Like The Joker was good.

Didn't like anything other than those two . . .

They ain't no Clover, that's for sure.

[Bossy Monkey]

22. Then you need to report to my Poet Laureate of Bad Songwriters poll

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5510725
:D

[chaska]

23. I hated them too. And then I heard Laura Love's version of...

'Fly Like an Eagle/Come Together'. It's amazing. "Fly" really ain't a half bad song, but that 'Abracadabra', 'Rockin Me Baby' stuff is pretty awful.

[radwriter0555]

24. I slept with the drummer once though.

It was a long, long time ago.

He found me in DB Kaplans in Chicago.

Good times, good times.

[Zhade]

25. Ironically,this 31-year old "kid" kinda likes their stuff.

NT!

[buddhamama]

27. their older stuff was OK

n/t