.Image via WikipediaPart one-Classic rock radio doesn't want you to know it but Steve Miller used to play guitar. Really good guitar. For his first album in 17 years,he hooks up with co-producer Andy Johns,a man with a bit of a resume himself (let's see,Jimi Hendrix,Led Zeppelin,The Rolling Stones,Van Halen...this guy knows guitar). It's great to hear Miller in this "back to my roots" context of blues covers. He sounds completely in his element and his chops,both vocal and guitar,are fully up to the task.This album also features longtime band member Norton Buffalo,who passed away in 2009. You should buy this Cd!
Part two- This album comes in two editions,the regular edition and the "Special Edition,with BONUS tracks". The regular edition,with it's $18.98 list price,clocks in at a whopping 32 minutes. Now, I do think the age of Cds,where a lot of albums over stay their welcome at 70-75 minutes is tiresome,but 32 minutes? Really? To add insult to injury,there is the "Special Edition" (with BONUS tracks!). Its list price is $21.98 and its BONUS tracks bring the time up to 44 minutes of music. Let's take a moment to examine the definition of BONUS. Dictionary.com offers several definitions,two of them are:
1) something given or paid over and above what is due
2) something extra or additional given freely:Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus.
Hey record industry,IF IT COSTS EXTRA,IT'S NOT A BONUS!! If I've been waiting seventeen years for a new Steve Miller album,maybe put it out in ONE edition,at a price that reflects the amount of music contained within,you GREEDY,SELFISH MORONS! Remember folks,you heard it here first,the record industry might just be about the money.You should NOT buy this Cd!
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