Much more funky, groovy, soulful and free-flowing than the polished n' precise mega-hits of the mid-70's, Steve Miller's first 5 albums (all before 1973's breakout hit The Joker), are for many purists the "true" Steve Miller albums.4th album Your Saving Grace was recorded by Glyn Johns and features the ubiquitous Nicky Hopkins tickling the ivories in support of the then-Steve Miller band trio. And by this, I imply a mark of quality.
One look at the cover shows that the flower power era had yet to fully subside, but don't be fooled, this is no hippy dippy shit with harpsichords and singalong chanting. So if you're sick to death (and who isn't?) of Jet Airliner or Rock N' Me, then you owe it to yourself to delve into the early albums and attempt to undo the damage of playlisted classic rock radio stations which churn out the same songs again and again until you can't stand it anymore and impose a 5-year listening ban on Steve Miller, which is exactly what I was compelled to do some years ago.
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