Drummer reacts to "Fly Like An Eagle" by Steve Miller Band (Part 3)

[@gracedv]

Steve's father George was a pathologist and an amateur audio engineer. He was friends with Les Paul and Mary Ford. Les was Steve Miller's godfather. Steve met all sorts of musicians who recorded at his family home after his family moved to Dallas including jazz icon Charles Mingus and T-Bone Walker. What a pedigree!

[@mitchellbatchelor1594]

Steve Miller was on progressive rock radio throughout the 70’s. When driving I cranked up the radio. Even went to the record store & bought his LP’s. I could spend an hour in a record store deciding what to buy. I actually met other music enthusiasts while there. Imagine, real people.

[@AirDOGGe]

You'll get more "spacey stuff" when we listen to his Book Of Dreams album someday. Same caliber as this LP was.

[@spazimdam]

Steve Miller's synth tone is unmistakable, and that's fairly unusual since so many musicians use synths that sound just the same.

[@doplinger1]

“The Window” is my favorite track, from an album full of great tracks. Thank Gail for the great album request!

[@debjorgo]

I forgot about the Window. Is there another version? I recognized the lyrics right away and thought they were from something else.

[@doplinger1]

@@debjorgo - not that I know of!

[@debjorgo]

@@doplinger1 I guess I just haven't heard it for a while. Great song!

[@forrestprice3583]

The riff originally from a song of his called my dark hour. Paul McCartney plays drums, bass back ground vocals. Paul was fighting with the other three Beatles and Steve happened to show up and got Paul to play on the record. Get a chance check it out.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Deeper blues awaits the harmonica🔥

[@genegarrett3372]

You send me was a big hit when I was a child in the late 50s. Even on almost all-white AM pop radio. I think I prefer the Sam Cooke version to be honest; probably because I heard it so many years ago.

[@rkw436]

The Sam Cook version is very good.Never thought I would hear something that bad from Steve Miller.

[@waltermitty4052]

Go earlier back to his roots. Space cowboy, living in the usa, going to mexico, going to the country, and many more

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Wonderful album

[@kweile4339]

Steve Miller was my older brothers music, I didn't listen to it then. I missed out. Again.

[@genegarrett3372]

Steve was definitely a Texas blues boy.

[@corawheeler9355]

I remember "Look Through The Window" ... love it

[@bélalugrisi]

Second only to Wild Mountain Honey! That one was fun live with two huge mirror balls~ Best to ya!

[@bélalugrisi]

"If Only" 🙏✌

[@lucasnavajas4166]

Book of dreams is the companion to fly like an eagle and is mandatory listening!! All songs recorded at the same time, I think fly was supposed to be a double album but they split it up

[@nancy9891]

The whole album was entertaining.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

👍

[@mitchellbatchelor1594]

Sam Cooke is the man. Always fun to hear covers, but nothing is as enjoyable as the original.

[@genegarrett3372]

excuse me I didn't lie on the floor; sometimes sat on the floor. Lee open the door! We just lost sound. OOPs, my fault, I hit a soud button on my keyboard at the same moment you reached for something. Bizzare

[@rkw436]

Wow that You Send Me cover is awfull.You should do Sam Cook.

[@nancy9891]

It’s about the tribute to Sam Cooke who deserves every accolade for his musical insight. Different than Sam but it’s another warm blanket.

[@rkw436]

@@nancy9891 Different is fine but that was just bad.Example of a good cover Linda"s cover of Blue Bayou different but just as good some say better.

[@lucasnavajas4166]

You send me is totally different my fly like an eagle album, a lot better than this version, no talking over and more upbeat…weird