Greatest Hits 1974-1978 [Best of]

 

 

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The Steve Miller Band has been around for a long time and continues to release new music today, even so their Greatest Hits 1974-78 album remains the best-selling and most popular album. 1974-78 may only cover four years of the Steve Miller Band's incredible music but the music here is some of the best and most memorable they have recorded (also some of the most popular I may add). It's just a great feel-good-relax-take-it-easy kind of album which is wonderful and diverse; Steve Miller Band is an experience, let's put it that way. If feel that 1974-78 capture great music from a very special era, the 1970's, what you'll experience while hearing this is a feeling I hardly ever get with today's music (and trust me, I'm young!). This is an album I've listened to multiple times alone, with friend and even with my parents. It's great for a sunny day or a rainy day, just any day really because the music here is uplifting and seems fit for every type of day/mood. Let's just say it didn't sell over 13 million copies for nothing.

"Springtown" is a great mood-setter for this greatest hits album, starts it off really well. "Jungle Love" was always one of my fav Steve Miller songs, so catchy it's hard not to sing along to this one. "Serenade" is a very laid back song, simplistic with cool guitar work and a nice chorus. Who can forget the memorable intro to "The Joker"? The entire song has great lyrics and is fantastic. "True Fine Love" is one of my favorites, excellent song, and simple with nice lyrics as always. "Rock `N Me" has great guitars, is insanely catchy and never lets you go. "Fly Like An Eagle" is like a trip back in 1970's itself, it's almost magical, a highlight for sure. And those are only a few of the songs on 1974-78; the rest is just as good. I'd be very surprised if I see someone disappointed with this music, I'm sure at least some of the songs will make it to your daily/weekly playlists. I just feel that it would be a shame to pass on some of this excellent music!

I just want to point out that the title is not actually true, since "The Joker", "Fly Like An Eagle" and "Book of Dreams" were released respectively in 1973, 1976 and 1977. The title should say "1973-1977" but who cares right? It's the actual music that counts. Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits 1974-1978 would a terrific addition to just about anyone's music collection, I own hundreds and hundreds of CDs but this is one of those I play most often. I'm certainly not a big fan of Greatest Hits albums, I prefer to own the actual albums, but this GH is what first got me into Steve Miller Band and its just great all the way through maybe that's why it's so good. Not a single bad song here, this one's a 5/5, highly recommended! (I would also suggest the 1967-1973 Greatest hits album, that way you'd have more Steve Miller Band from the less popular era and it would give you a better idea of the band overall, just saying!)

What can I say... This is a classic, party tune, sing along record! you really cant go wrong. However, when I opened up the record the vinyl looked like ithad some scratches. It plays fine, but it almost made me wonder if this was a second hand record. If it wasnt for the scratches I would give this 5 stars.

Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits 1974-1978 lives up to it's title for the most part except that "The Joker" is from 1973. While the album has Steve Miller's biggest radio hits, there is not much point to the album, other than "The Joker" the rest of the songs only come from two different albums,"Fly Like an Eagle and "Book of Dreams" and both of those albums are good enough that most fans would be pleased with those to albums. The other thing that counts against this album is the edited version of "Jet Airliner". I would recommend getting Fly like an Eagle, Book of Dreams, and the new Greatest Hits Cd that covers his whole career.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Almost the Greatest!
Great album but not the bast compilation. What makes the Steve Miller Band unique is obvioulsy their distinctive sound which is nice to here every once in a while. Read more

Published on July 5 2004 by Diskspinner

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not really his best
"Greatest Hits" is good. No way is this the artist's best, though. I would definitely recommend each and every one of his albums before this. Read more

Published on Jun 21 2004 by Rock God

1.0 out of 5 stars no
this album is a no. so are all steve miller's. miller is a crooning idiot who thinks he is so cute. his voice is one of the worst i have heard in years (on Jet Airliner he sounds... Read more

Published on Jun 6 2004 by Melting_Pot

3.0 out of 5 stars I Got Gypped
From now on I'm going deeper into customer reviews. Had I read the review from the person who warned that this CD has the shortened and censored version of "Jet... Read more

Published on Jun 2 2004 by Earl Beemer

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT CD
Great CD
I wore this CD out! I just wish there were more songs on it; I know there are more great songs than what's on this CD.
Gimme MORE! Read more

Published on Feb 18 2004 by Tony CioLi

5.0 out of 5 stars not a bad song on the cd!!!!
This greatest hits CD is perfect in every aspect. Every song on the cd is good, it's classic rock at it's best. Read more

Published on Feb 9 2004 by juddjs

5.0 out of 5 stars This album Flys Like An Eagle!!!
This CD of Steve Miller's greatest hits from his mid seventies output is awesome!!! His signature tunes from his albums Fly Like An Eagle and Book Of Dreams are all here on one... Read more

Published on Dec 29 2003 by Jason P. Pumphrey

4.0 out of 5 stars The only 70's Steve Miller you'll ever need.
Steve Miller only had two albums - "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Book of Dreams" - plus one song (The Joker) that comprise this collection. Read more

Published on Dec 24 2003 by oldschooler1981

5.0 out of 5 stars great introduction to SMB
I don't own this album but my mom used to have it and she lost it somehow. So I'm pretty much familiar with it. This is the first time that I had heard Steve Miller's music. Read more

Published on Nov 15 2003 by R. Rodriguez

4.0 out of 5 stars THE JOKER LIVES
The CD Steve Miller Band Gr Hits 1974-78.Is a collection of songs
that define 70s rock.Like many of you I first got this on cassete. Read more

Published on Oct 11 2003 by K. Rogers

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