Steve Miller had been playing blues in Chicago before he moved to San Francisco in 1967. He formed the Steve Miller Band there, and recorded his first album in 1968 in his typical psychedelic blues-rock style. This album, "Children of the Future", was followed by "Sailor", "Brave New World", "Your Saving Grace" and "Number 5" (1970). These albums from his first period show his music becoming mature although there is not much stylistic experimentation.
Album 6, "Rock Love", shows a change in style, but it is a very uneven album. Number 7: "Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden" (1972) is brilliant, I think. It's really a statement that closes this period off and gives a glimps of what is to come in the following albums (1973 - 1977 "The Joker", "Fly like an Eagle" and "Book of Dreams"): smoother, lighter, more pop oriented and with a lot of hit potential.
Go to the page of the month March (etinet) for links to the first seven albums.
