The Best of 1968-1973

Track Listings

1. Joker

2. Living in the U.S.A.

3. My Dark Hour

4. Going to the Country

5. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma

6. Going to Mexico

7. Come on in My Kitchen

8. Evil

9. Song for Our Ancestors

10. Your Saving Grace

11. Quicksilver Girl

12. Seasons

13. Space Cowboy

14. Gangster of Love

15. Kow Kow Calqulator

16. Little Girl [*]

17. Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around [*]

18. Jackson-Kent Blues [*]

19. Sugar Babe [*]

Tracks:

The Joker
Living In The USA
My Dark Hour
Going To The Country
Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
Going To Mexico
Come On In My Kitchen
Evil
Song For Our Ancestors
Your Saving Grace
Quicksilver Girl
Seasons
Space Cowboy
Gangster Of Love
Kow Kow Calqulator
Little Girl
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
Jackson-Kent Blues
Sugar Babe

Customer Reviews:

Mind Blowing.......2007-01-11

This stuff is great. So many people don't recognize who playing as they are only aware of Miller's later, more commercial tunes. This album is a great way to hear his earlier stuff (some with Mr. Boz Sgaggs) The sound is huge - they did a great digital transfer. Get into this!

A Good Compilation!.......2006-01-28

No question that Steve Miller is a fine blues guitarist who writes occsionally great songs. But apart from "Brave New World" I was never very impressed by his original albums; they seem uneven and most of them have a releatively very short playing tiume.

So here you get the cream of his early albums from 1968 to 1973. No songs are included from his first album "Children of Future", but his second is well represented with 4 tracks. Fine tracks; very interesting how much "Song for Our Ancesters" have in common with the feeling of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". "Living in the USA" is the most catchy/commercial of them and has a nice harmonica solo.

The finest album must be "Brave New World", and it also contibutes 4 songs to this collection. Actually four very different songs. "Kow Kow Calculatior" has a unforgettabele bluesy intro, "Space Cowboy" must be his mostly catchy song before "The Joker"; the acoustic "Seasons" is one his most beautiful ballads, and the strange "My Dark Hour" has Paul McCartney helping on vocals in the chorus. Quite an odd song, which somehow must have appealed to Badfinger, since it was part of their live-set for a couple of years.

Only two songs are taking from 1969's "Your Saving Grace"; both okay and featuring nice bluesy guitars, but as songs not particularly memorable.

Also two tracks form "Number 5". The optimistic "Going to the Country" is a logical choice, and "Going to Mexico" is a solid blues track.

Two fine live-recordings are also included, taken from his 1973 album "The Joker". One ( "Come on to my Kitchen") is Steve alone with his acoustic.

The title track is well-known as it was his first number one hit-single.

Good compilation!

Steve Miller Band - 'The Best Of, 1968 - 1973' (Capitol).......2005-11-23

Nineteen track compilation,of greatest hits,best known cuts,etc.Either way,it's a rather nice collection of those '70's gems many of us loved hearing on FM radio.Tunes like "The Joker","Living In The USA","Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma"(hadn't heard this song in years),"Space Cowboy","Gangster Of Love","Little Girl" among others are here for your listening pleasure.Enjoy.

early steve, more bluesy and psychadelic.......2005-04-28

the music on here is not as immediately appealing as his hits from 1974-78, and the songs on here don't make as good a collection, but there are a lot of good old songs that are good listening on here. "my dark hour," "come on in my kitchen," and others showcase more of his songcrafting talents. There are several takes on older blues songs, and this music is essential to listen to for a complete Steve Miller collection. Get this one and the hits cd with the blue cover for all the Miller hits that matter (if you like Abracadabra, which I don't, you need to look somewhere else).

The Best Of The Early Years.......2002-09-24

This is the best of the Steve Miller band's early years. "Livin' In The USA" is a wry piece of social commentary, and "Goin' To The Country" reminds me of hanging out in Nyack, New York. The only problem with this compilation is that it represents the best of its era, not of the Steve Miller Band's entire career. However, this is only a minor quibble, especially when you consider the fact that Miller, like many rockers of his generation, believes that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia on drug-smuggling charges was wrongfully convicted, as well as the wonderful material here.

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1. Joker
2. Living in the U.S.A.
3. My Dark Hour
4. Going to the Country
5. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
6. Going to Mexico
7. Come on in My Kitchen
8. Evil
9. Song for Our Ancestors
10. Your Saving Grace
11. Quicksilver Girl
12. Seasons
13. Space Cowboy
14. Gangster of Love
15. Kow Kow Calqulator
16. Little Girl [*]
17. Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around [*]
18. Jackson-Kent Blues [*]
19. Sugar Babe [*]