Fly Like an Eagle: 30th Anniversary Special Limited Edition

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Steve Miller Band

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And I can say that too because I was 2 years old when this album came out and my uncles had it and I can say I still like this album from the get go. The Space Intro puts you back into the nastalgics all over again which is not offered on his 1974-78 greatest hits compilations, so you're better off just getting the original album anyways. Fly Like An Eagle, even though they the death out of this number on the radio, I still seem to like it. Love the India-type music on Wild Mountain Honey, Serenade is a good little ditty to groove to. Merury Blues which was covered by many is pretty good here to but of course the anthem that should be for FM radio stations accross America Rock 'n Me, hard to believe I used to have this on 45. Anyways the album sounds pretty good and almost like a psychedellic album, but close enough spacey, good album to get if you like Steve Miller. I would also recommend Book Of Dreams, and his Anthology which covers his 60's solo effort, which also has a couple songs on which Boz Scaggs played with him on, I would though stay away from his 1974-78 greatest hits compilation, it's so incomplete and the songs are diced up on that album. Go out get this gem, it's worth it.

We all know that this is a classic album, but how does the 5.1 mix hold up? Well, to start off with, my biggest gripe is that 'Space Intro', the original opening track, is NOT EVEN ON THIS CD! You hear a few seconds of it, then the title track starts. On top of that, the title track is the short version! When I pay ($) for a newly remastered album, I want the orignal album - Is that too much to ask?!?!

As far as the mix, the sound quality is very good and the mix is clean and spatious, but the rear channels have an incredible amount of hiss as times, the only time I've ever heard this on a DTS disc.

In summary, if you like the album, you'll like this, but let the buyer beware. Recommended with some strong reservations...