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"…I Want To Fly Like An
Eagle…Let My Spirit Carry Me…"
Capitol Records USA released
a 30th Anniversary Edition of Steve Miller's 9th studio album "Fly Like An
Eagle" from May 1976 as a 2-disc set (CD + DVD) in 2006.
UK released in October 2010 - Edsel
EDSX 3010 (Barcode 740155301033) is a British mid-priced reissue of that
American CD and DVD (remastered) version and breaks down as follows (51:18
minutes):
1. Space Intro [Side 1]
2. Fly Like An Eagle
3. Wild Mountain Honey
4. Serenade
5. Dance, Dance, Dance
6. Mercury Blues
7. Take The Money And Run
[Side 2]
8. Rock ’n’ Me
9. You Send Me
10. Blue Odyssey
11. Sweet Marie
12. The Window
Tracks 1 to 12 are the LP
"Fly Like An Eagle" - released May 1976 in the USA on Capitol Records
ST-11497 and in the UK on Mercury 9286 177 (it peaked at number 3 on the US
charts and at number 11 in the UK)
BONUS TRACKS (Previously
Unreleased):
13. Fly Like An Eagle '73
[Demo]
14. Take The Joker And Run
[Acoustic Demo Version]
15. Rockin' Me '76 Slow
[Demo]
Seven of the album's
twelve-tracks were issued across 4 x 7" singles in both the USA and the UK
– this CD will allow fans to sequence them all as follows:
1. "Take The Money And
Run" b/w "Sweet Maree"
May 1976 USA 7" on
Capitol 4260 – May 1976 UK 7" on Mercury 6078 800
2. "Rock 'n Me" b/w
“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma” and "Living In The U.S.A."
August 1976 USA 7" on
Capitol 4323 – October 1976 UK 7" on Mercury 6078 804
NOTE: the 1st US B-side was "Shu Ba Da Du…" an old track from 1973's "The Joker"; it was then reissued with "Living In The U.S.A." as its B-side, a track from 1969's "Sailor". The
British B-side is "The Window" - a track off the "Fly Like An Eagle" album]
3. "Fly Like An
Eagle" b/w "Mercury Blues"
December 1976 USA 7" on
Capitol 4372 – August 1976 UK 7" on Mercury 6078 802
[Note: the US B-side is a
track off the "Fly Like An Eagle" album, but the British B-side is an old track
called "Lovin' Cup" from 1973's "The Joker"]
4. "Serenade" b/w "Dance,
Dance, Dance"
January 1977 UK 7" single on
Mercury 6078 808 [No US 7" equivalent]
The original US and UK vinyl
album cover was a very plain affair (no insert or inner sleeve) and had barely
readable credits on the rear – so it's nice to finally see the artwork given a
long overdue upgrade. This new UK reissue comes in a very fetching 3-way
foldout card digipak featuring expanded artwork on both the front and rear –
all of it in the same colour scheme as the original vinyl album. Inside the
tri-gatefold – the three-piece band is pictured - Steve Miller on Vocals,
Guitar, Sitar and Roland Keyboards, Lonnie Turner on Bass with Gary Mallaber on
Drums And Percussion.
The audio CD, DVD and areas beneath the see-through plastic
trays all feature live photos of Miller from the 2005 concert while the new
20-page booklet has comprehensive liner notes by JOEL SELVIN of the San
Francisco Chronicle. They’ve reproduced the Capitol Records 3-page Promo Blurb
of May 1976 with the Lyrics provided for the first time too. The packaging is
very tasty indeed. But the real fireworks lie in the sound…and the huge amount
of goodies on the DVD.
Like "Book Of
Dreams" (the album that followed "Fly Like An Eagle") - I've had the 1998 Eagle
reissue for years just to have the album on CD – but this new 2011 sonic
upgrade is truly superlative. Remastered by BARRY GRINT at Alchemy in London,
the sound quality is massively improved on every track – and not just trebled
up to the nines for effect. This is not a
loud CD for loudness sake – it has power and muscle and great presence.
Right from the swirling
synths of the album's instrumental opener "Space Intro" through to
the opening guitar and bass of "Flying Like An Eagle" (lyrics above)
– the remaster is light, clear and beautifully produced. There isn’t hiss - nor
is there a feeling of over-compression – the instruments have air around them
and sound 'live'. Chris McCarty’s "Wild Mountain Honey" sounds so
sweet now and the drums of "Serenade" whack out of your speakers with
an impressive tightness. The slinky "Mercury Blues" (written by Karl
Douglass and Robert Geddins) has great guitar-work – so clear and full while
the James Cotton harmonica on "Sweet Maree" is fantastic – warbling
mean and moody in your living room. I've never really like "Dance, Dance,
Dance" or the oddly-out-of-place cover of Sam Cooke's "You Send
Me", but Steve Miller/Jason Cooper original "The Window" is a
great way to finish the record – and it sounds fab too.
Then comes something genuinely
shocking – the 1973 demo of "Fly Like An Eagle" which is superbly
produced and an entirely different take on the finished version we’re so used
to. It's just brilliant – taking the song in a more funky-rock direction. It
has far more emphasis on the socially conscious lyrics – and it fades out with
a long echoed-guitar finish that had me grinning from ear-to-ear. The
"Acoustic" Demo of "Take The Money And Run" has an almost
Doobie Brothers circa Tom Johnston feel – it's excellent. As is the acoustically
slowed down folky demo of "Rockin' Me" – with its spoken lyrics and
in-studio giggling towards the end - it's clearly a work in progress and yet it
still feels fully formed.
The DVD features 3 items - a
2-hour 22-track live concert filmed 17 September 2005 at The Shoreline
Amphitheater, Mountain View in California, a 2006 documentary called "Thirty
Years Rock'n" conducted by Joel Selvin about the making of the album which includes
an interview with Steve Miller - and finally a 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of the "Fly Like An Eagle" album. It has to be said that the definition of the picture
wavers from clear to blurry on almost all the numbers (I don’t know why given
it’s a modern-day shoot), but the band are super-tight and incredibly well
rehearsed – so the songs are superbly delivered (enjoying themselves too) and
the sound is great. Some have experienced problems with synching, but I found
it ok. "I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love", "Got Love If You Want
It" and "Gangster Of Love" are considerably enhanced by the Blues Boogie
presence of George Thorogood on Guitar and Vocals (great stuff), while "All
Your Love (I Miss Loving)" introduces the incredible versatility of Joe
Satriani on Lead Guitar (he and Miller play off each other so well on a few
Blues standards). It's a shame the picture quality isn't better, but the music
is superb.
So there you have it – a
great Seventies Radio-friendly Rock album given a properly cool makeover (with
genuine bonus tracks), massively improved packaging, top sound quality, a bonus
DVD jam-packed with good stuff (albeit a little creaky in places) - and all of
it at less than seven shiny new English pounds.
A bit of a bargain frankly – and
like a girl who wants to keep on Rock 'n’ me – it's big time recommended...
The 2011 and 2012 STEVE MILLER BAND 'Special Edition'
CD Reissue Series from Edsel Records of the UK
1. Children Of The Future
(April 1968) - released 17 September 2012 on Edsel EDSA 5003 - Barcode
0740155500337
2. Sailor (October 1968) –
released 17 September 2012 on Edsel EDSA 5004 - Barcode 740155500733
3. Brave New World (June
1969) - released 17 September 2012 on Edsel EDSA 5005 - Barcode 740155500535
4. Your Saving Grace
(November 1969) - released 17 September 2012 on Edsel EDSA 5006 - Barcode
740155500634
5. Number 5 (July 1970) –
released 17 September 2012 on Edsel EDSA 5007 – Barcode 740155500733
6. Fly Like An Eagle (July
1976) – released 11 October 2010 on Edsel EDSX 3010 (with Bonus DVD) – Barcode
740155301033 – see REVIEW
7. Book Of Dreams (May 1977)
- released 7 February 2011 on Edsel EDSS 1051 – Barcode 740155105136 – see
REVIEW
8. Circle Of Love (October
1981) – released 7 February 2011 on Edsel EDSS 1052 – Barcode 740155105235
9. Abracadabra (June 1982) -
released 7 March 2011 on Edsel EDSS 1053 – Barcode 740155105334
10. The Steve Miller Band
Live! (April 1983) - released 4 April 2011 on Edsel EDSS 1056 – Barcode
740155105631
11. Italian X-Rays (November
1984) - released 7 March 2011 on Edsel EDSS 1054 – Barcode 740155105433
12. Wide River (July 1993) -
released 7 March 2011 on Edsel EDSS 1055 – Barcode 740155105532
PS: Could someone please get
to Remastering long-standing holes in the Steve Miller back catalogue - October
1971's "Rock Love", March 1972's "Recall The Beginning...A
Journey From Eden" and especially October 1973's "The Joker" –
that way fans and the curious would have access to a 'near' complete run in
decent Audio...
