Remembering Concerts- Steve Miller Band 2007
The Steve Miller Band Live
Chatt. TN. Riverbend. June 14th 2007
1. Fly Like An Eagle
2. Livin' in the USA
3. True Fine Love
4. Abracadabra
5. Mercury Blues
6. The Stake (Nobody Loves You Like The Way that I Do)
7. Just Got Back From Texas
8. Crossroads
9. Serenade
10. Dance Dance Dance
11. Wild Mountain Honey
12. Winter Time
13. Rock'n Me
14. Take The Money and Run
15. The Joker
ENCORE
16. Swingtown
17. Jungle Love
18. Jet Airliner
Show time... 9:30-11:20. (Just shy of two hours)
Review-
This was my 2nd year at the biggest event in Chattanooga, Riverbend. The festival had shown me good shows including Kid Rock, Pat Benatar, Cheap Trick, and Vince Gill. As well as let downs like Big & Rich and Daughtry. Tonight would prove to be the best show I had ever seen in my short history of the festival.
Joining me for the show were Audrey, my beautiful girlfriend, and her parents, Terry and Natalie, as well as what looked to be half of Chatt's population. I have never seen this many people at Riverbend.
Props to The Core, local band who opened and did a stellar cover set that included "Hurt So Good," "Life in the Fastlane," "You Give Love A Bad Name," and many other. Great Job.
We took our front row festival seats as purple lights and fog surrounded the stage. The band one by one took their spots, filling in melodically to the building intro. Steve of course walked on last with his guitar and played the opening riff to what is argueably his biggest hit, "Fly Like An Eagle." Sounded awesome. Song went on for over 10 minutes with everyone but the drummer getting a solo. As the song ended Steve proclaimed it had been a long time since they had plugged into this many amps and hasn't seen a crowd this large in over 20 years.
He dedicated his next song, "Livin' In The USA," to the troups in Iraq and went directly into the hard driving "True Fine Love." I had forgotten he sung this one. He then announced he was going to do some magic... "Abracadabra." Awesome lighting on this one. He did several covers this night, "Mercury Blues" was the first. Nice Country feel with this one. Straight into another well known hit, "The Stake," which was followed by another cover, blues hit "Just Got Back From Texas"
Steve took a break here to relax his hands and prepare for his final cover of the night, Cream mega hit, "Crossroads." With a Clapton like aura, Steve nailed the solos and vocals in a slightly slower version of the original.
Driving time, "Serenade" was awesome and "Dace Dance Dance" had people doing just that. The crowd was starting to get loud when Steve settled us down with a story about his 19 string guitar. $125 dollars in 1963. In the late 80's the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame offered him $323,000 for the signature guitar. The crowd gasped... and yelled no! He played with us asking if he should sell it...yes? no? yes? no? He then showed it's extra 13 stings in "Wild Mountain Honey." After the song he yelled, "I think I'll keep it."
"Winter time" was next. Cool lighting here too. "What should I play now?" he asked. Before we had a chance to yell suggestions he had already played the opening riff to "Rock'n Me." We traded dutites singing, "Keep On A Rock'n Me Baby." Loudest I had ever heard a crowd at the festival.
The drummer got his solo as he started out "Take The Money and Run." The crowd all together yelled the famous HOO HOO! as the story about Bille Joe and Bobby Sue began. The crowd sung the first verse all the way through before Steve started singing it. Awesome job on this one. As it finished Steve informed us he had had a blast and was gonna play one more. "The Joker" had everyone as far as I could see on their feet singing along. Lasting close to eight minutes, The anthem was the closer...Yeah Right!
ENCORE! ENCORE! ENCORE! The crowd chanted all together loud enough to be heard across the river. The drummer ran back on and started it up with "Swingtown." Steve was walking the stage waving and acting goofy
before singing the beautiful opening harmonies. As the song finished, Steve shouted "Let's go to the Jungle!" The synthesizer and the lights went crazy as a familiar whistle started "Jungle Love." Great energy. Amazing dueling guitars here. As the song concluded, Steve introduced the band that included the famous Mr. Wooten on
Keyboards and his best friend of 31 years, Norton Buffalo on harmonica, percussion, and vocals.
The jam song "Jet Airliner" was last and everyone sang along. The line "You've got to go through Hell before you get to Heaven" echoed across the gorgeous Tennessee night. The line seemed to hit a string with everyone in attendance. The song concluded and Steve proclaimed this was the best show they've had in a long time and
he will never forget it.
As we walked toward the car, we were all surprised by how great it was. I would definitely go see them again. The pin to get in is good all week, but I would have bought it just for this one show
RATING- 9/10
Chatt. TN. Riverbend. June 14th 2007
1. Fly Like An Eagle
2. Livin' in the USA
3. True Fine Love
4. Abracadabra
5. Mercury Blues
6. The Stake (Nobody Loves You Like The Way that I Do)
7. Just Got Back From Texas
8. Crossroads
9. Serenade
10. Dance Dance Dance
11. Wild Mountain Honey
12. Winter Time
13. Rock'n Me
14. Take The Money and Run
15. The Joker
ENCORE
16. Swingtown
17. Jungle Love
18. Jet Airliner
Show time... 9:30-11:20. (Just shy of two hours)
Review-
This was my 2nd year at the biggest event in Chattanooga, Riverbend. The festival had shown me good shows including Kid Rock, Pat Benatar, Cheap Trick, and Vince Gill. As well as let downs like Big & Rich and Daughtry. Tonight would prove to be the best show I had ever seen in my short history of the festival.
Joining me for the show were Audrey, my beautiful girlfriend, and her parents, Terry and Natalie, as well as what looked to be half of Chatt's population. I have never seen this many people at Riverbend.
Props to The Core, local band who opened and did a stellar cover set that included "Hurt So Good," "Life in the Fastlane," "You Give Love A Bad Name," and many other. Great Job.
We took our front row festival seats as purple lights and fog surrounded the stage. The band one by one took their spots, filling in melodically to the building intro. Steve of course walked on last with his guitar and played the opening riff to what is argueably his biggest hit, "Fly Like An Eagle." Sounded awesome. Song went on for over 10 minutes with everyone but the drummer getting a solo. As the song ended Steve proclaimed it had been a long time since they had plugged into this many amps and hasn't seen a crowd this large in over 20 years.
He dedicated his next song, "Livin' In The USA," to the troups in Iraq and went directly into the hard driving "True Fine Love." I had forgotten he sung this one. He then announced he was going to do some magic... "Abracadabra." Awesome lighting on this one. He did several covers this night, "Mercury Blues" was the first. Nice Country feel with this one. Straight into another well known hit, "The Stake," which was followed by another cover, blues hit "Just Got Back From Texas"
Steve took a break here to relax his hands and prepare for his final cover of the night, Cream mega hit, "Crossroads." With a Clapton like aura, Steve nailed the solos and vocals in a slightly slower version of the original.
Driving time, "Serenade" was awesome and "Dace Dance Dance" had people doing just that. The crowd was starting to get loud when Steve settled us down with a story about his 19 string guitar. $125 dollars in 1963. In the late 80's the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame offered him $323,000 for the signature guitar. The crowd gasped... and yelled no! He played with us asking if he should sell it...yes? no? yes? no? He then showed it's extra 13 stings in "Wild Mountain Honey." After the song he yelled, "I think I'll keep it."
"Winter time" was next. Cool lighting here too. "What should I play now?" he asked. Before we had a chance to yell suggestions he had already played the opening riff to "Rock'n Me." We traded dutites singing, "Keep On A Rock'n Me Baby." Loudest I had ever heard a crowd at the festival.
The drummer got his solo as he started out "Take The Money and Run." The crowd all together yelled the famous HOO HOO! as the story about Bille Joe and Bobby Sue began. The crowd sung the first verse all the way through before Steve started singing it. Awesome job on this one. As it finished Steve informed us he had had a blast and was gonna play one more. "The Joker" had everyone as far as I could see on their feet singing along. Lasting close to eight minutes, The anthem was the closer...Yeah Right!
ENCORE! ENCORE! ENCORE! The crowd chanted all together loud enough to be heard across the river. The drummer ran back on and started it up with "Swingtown." Steve was walking the stage waving and acting goofy
before singing the beautiful opening harmonies. As the song finished, Steve shouted "Let's go to the Jungle!" The synthesizer and the lights went crazy as a familiar whistle started "Jungle Love." Great energy. Amazing dueling guitars here. As the song concluded, Steve introduced the band that included the famous Mr. Wooten on
Keyboards and his best friend of 31 years, Norton Buffalo on harmonica, percussion, and vocals.
The jam song "Jet Airliner" was last and everyone sang along. The line "You've got to go through Hell before you get to Heaven" echoed across the gorgeous Tennessee night. The line seemed to hit a string with everyone in attendance. The song concluded and Steve proclaimed this was the best show they've had in a long time and
he will never forget it.
As we walked toward the car, we were all surprised by how great it was. I would definitely go see them again. The pin to get in is good all week, but I would have bought it just for this one show
RATING- 9/10
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