Steve Miller Band - Live From Chicago
by Daniel E Catullo III
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Actor: Steve Miller BandDirector: Daniel E Catullo III
Brand: Koch International
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Koch Ent. DVD
Product features:
- In 2007 veteran rocker Steve Miller played two nights in Chicago at the Ravinia. With 35,000 fans in attendance, Miller and his band delivered someic material such as "Keep On Rockin' Me Baby" and "Wild Mountain Honey." An additional documentary finds Miller exploring the city in a cab, taking viewers on a personal tour of some of the earliest venues he played. Format:
Movie Reviews of Steve Miller Band - Live From Chicago
Movie Review: Steve is the Greatest, but he doesn't know it
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the SMB in Clarkston, Michigan this year (2008) on June 27th with the addition of Sonny Charles (who Steve says is "like having Otis Redding in the Band") and that was even better than this DVD, but this DVD is by far the best recorded video of Steve, Norton, Kenny Lee, Joseph, Gordy and Billy that there is. The reason I say it is better this year is that Steve is the happiest I've ever seen him (and I've been a fan since 1968)in '08 but this '07 from Chicago is something he had to do, since that's where he cut his chops as is shown so faithfully in disc 2.
In that disc, you must watch both videos - the second is called the radio show but it is another version of the video which sheds more light on Steve's pre-SF giggin' and learning in Chi-town with Buddy Guy, Barry Goldberg, Howlin' Wolf (his story of going to Silvio's to see the Wolf with his friend is priceless - and sooo true as I can attest because I did a similar pilgrimmage in 1969 and the Wolf was amazingly hospitable and friendly...and yes his hands were soooo huge - like steaks, I would say), Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Corky Seigel, Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop, Jerome Arnold, Sammy Lay,etc. I also had a blues band in Ann Arbor and made several trips to Chicago in the late 60's/early 70's. What's amazing to me is how honest and true Steve's recollection of the place, the scene, the personalities were. He even mentions Bob Koester of Delmark Records (who I also met and spoke with at length one day) who recorded the classic "Hoodoo Man Blues" which was my main inspirational disc for doing the blues band thing and Steve says that this disc was perhaps the greatest one ever recorded for Buddy and Junior. Of course he's right!!!
There is magic (and lots of hard work and preparation) in this band and all the songs that they do. This is a wonderful concert, the videography (if that's what you call it) is fantastic with so many angles and close ups and pans that you really feel like you are there - plus the pre-concert interviews (in the parking lot, on the grass, etc.) with fans is also priceless. The execution of the songs is fantastic, and as usual, Steve and the Band always spruce up the tunes to improve them each year - Fly Like An Eagle is particulary fine this time, especially Steve's solo.
By all means, if you appreciate Steve, get this DVD. It is timeless, it is honest, it is true. I cannot wait for the new music that the SMB recorded (including Sonny Charles) at Skywalker Studios this past spring to be released. Steve is an American living treasure, a true gentleman, and a gift to all of us. If you don't believe me, ask Paul McCartney. Of course, he is indebted to many, especially his mother, as you will find out if you listen to the radio show.
One thing I will say is that I experienced the lyrics and the lips were not always totally in synch on my disc. There appeared to be a digital mismatch at times. This was unfortunate.
Bob Goldenthal
West Bloomfield, MI
Summary of Steve Miller Band - Live From Chicago
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