Last week I was at a Men's Warehouse store getting some clothes and I saw and heard a little girl, 6 maybe 7 years old singing this song! She was singing, " Keep on rocking me baby" over and over. It was sooo cool!!
It is "Classic Rock", way to go Brad! And you absolutely correct in that it is "something to ponder", though now that you have thought upon it just try and enjoy it next time. By the way, his voice will sound completely different on the next song... Way to go Brad!
Steve Miller is an honorary Texan. He wasn't born here, but he was raised here in my hometown of Dallas. That might have something to do with his southern accent.
He's very relatable. San Francisco boy. Steve Miller and Boz Scaggs used to play together in the early days. This album, Fly Like an Eagle, was epic rock in the mid 70's. Stands the test of time!
*He has one of the Top 40 selling albums of all time. I worked on his Ranch in Williams Oregon the last two years he had it, before selling it in 1986. He is Mr.Chill and threw great parties.*
If you haven’t done the three big hits off of the album “Book of Dreams” by Steve Miller, you really should. “Jet Airliner”, “Jungle Love”, and “Swingtown”
Actually its by paul pena, he was a blind african american, and his manager/ label ripped him off. Miller covered it and gave paul all proceeds! Now THAT is class!!!
@@EM1R8T1961 Yes, really. Les Paul and his musical partner/wife Mary Ford were friends of Steve's parents. His parents were also musicians, though I don't think professionally, and Steve was basically raised with music being played as his life background. His parents also knew and jammed with people such as Charlie Mingus and T Bone Walker in their home.
The sort of country twang Brad was detecting, is from the fact that Steve Miller is from Texas, so it's a natural twang for him. But he's a rock and roller deep down, with more than a nod to the blues.
Well yeah, sort of. He is from Wisconsin until near age 8 yrs...when his family went to Texas. He returned to Wisconsin at age 19 yrs. for college, started The Ardells, and met Skaggs there. Playing the Blues; he went to Chicago and from Chicago to NY and back to Chicago. Then again for a brief stay in Texas...but left TX and went to San Fran, CA. Where The Steve Miller (Blues) Band really began.
My disabled brother listened to this literally everyday for a few years so I cringe just listening to it but I understand it's a good song. It's hard to think there's people out there that haven't heard it lol
Hands down you guys are the best reaction channel on UA-cam I say this because it seems like alot if reactors do it to gain subscribers to make a little scratch on the side. You guys do it I’m sure the the same reason but I also feel you guys really enjoy doing this and it shows.
I keep coming back to this channel for Lex's sudden metaphors. I'm usually quiet and thoughtful like Brad, but when Lex says something like "CO-WORKER VOICE!" I immediately lean in to figure out what that is going to mean, and whether I can catch up with it. (And sometimes I can!)
Some rock bands crank out music that is catchy and fun to listen to. Steve Miller Band is a prime example or this. Nothing fancy, just straight ahead rock with memorable hooks. Jet Airliner and Fly Like an Eagle are two other favorites of mine.
Steve Miller Band formed in San Francisco in the middle sixties which puts them in the same class of Bay Area greats as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, along with Journey and The Doobie Brothers in the seventies. When you're ready for more from Steve Miller Band, check out "Living in the U.S.A." (1968) -- an uptempo soul infused Mitch Rider style late 60's rocker built around a harmonica riff that is very worthy of a reaction -- "Somebody gimme a cheeseburger, oh!"
The excellence is strong with this one. I love the smiles on your faces 😍 Also, fun fact: Steve Miller grew up in Dallas so maybe that is why you feel the southern/country-ish vibe.
Written by Miller, this song has the clever wordplay and catchy-as-hell guitar riffs that made him a star in the '70s. With a melodic rock sound that played well across a variety of radio formats, Miller tells a story about a guy who is down on his luck, trying to convince his girl that it will all work out in the end. He's a slick talker who apparently gets around (Phoenix, Arizona all the way to Tacoma), but now he swears that all his travels are so he can be with his baby, who he keeps reminding is also his friend ("Babe, you know you are a friend of mine"). Will she fall for it? Hard to tell, but he spits a good game. Miller had road trip radio in mind when he wrote this song. A big fan of upbeat rockers that go great with driving, he knew "Rock 'N Me" would play well on FM radio, which was supplanting AM as the format of choice, especially in cars. In accordance with many famous traveling songs, this one mentions a bunch of places: Phoenix, Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Northern California.
Steve Miller's greatest hits was our "Got-to" music at the Colorado River on Arizona/Nevada/Cali. border. Lake Havasu or Lake Mead, Vegas or Laughlin great times. That was my happy place.
The Steve Miller Band was was way before " Footloose". I was born Sept. 7 1968 and been listening to the Steve Miller Band, Rush, Alice Cooper, Eagles, Jackson Brown, and all of them. Ah, the 70's and 80's!
1992, graduated high school. Summer comes and me and about a dozen friends from 2 high schools load up in two vans and drive up the Jersey shore to the then Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ to see the Steve Miller Band. Tailgating in the parking lot. Some friends breaking up, other getting together. We all pile in on a summer night for Steve Miller. We did it again in the summer of 1993 and 1994. We were young and life was fun, especially summers on the Jersey shore and the annual Steve Miller show was always a part of it.
I lived in Seattle when this came out, and our gang's AM radio rotation included the Tacoma top-40 station KTAC. They hardly played anything else. Whenever we wanted to hear "Rock'n Me" we just tuned to KTAC.
That’s how we rolled in the 70s great rock music great friends hanging out no cell phones no computers just us with out great music life was reall good simple
This song is so fun to play on drums. I love your videos so much, you guys seem so chill. Could you please react Capstan - We'll Always Have Paris?? It's a great song.
At the time this was referred to as Southern Rock, it was very popular mix of a little country with Rock. Very popular from around 75 to 82. Southern Rock pretty much disappeared when the Allman Brother's and Lynyrd Skynyrd both disbanded in the early 80"s.
It’s so great to watch you guys analyze these songs we have been listening to for decades! We would never even think about analyzing them because we have heard them so many times. Since childhood in some cases.
Classic Rock, not Country, great song!! This came out in 1976. I was 16. I never ever gave it a thought of dissecting the song like you guys do and never ever thought Steve Miller's vocals were "Twangy". I just love the song. But I do appreciate your take on these songs as you hear them for the first time, perhaps perspectives I hadn't thought of before and glad to see you guys examine these fabulous tunes!!
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Jet Airliner" and "Junglelove"!!! One of the great rock intros on "Jet Airliner"
Heck yes, both incredible tracks.
His voice sounds “familiar”. Steve Miller flys under the radar - so few people know what he looks like compared to other stars of the same stature
Last week I was at a Men's Warehouse store getting some clothes and I saw and heard a little girl, 6 maybe 7 years old singing this song! She was singing, " Keep on rocking me baby" over and over. It was sooo cool!!
It is "Classic Rock", way to go Brad! And you absolutely correct in that it is "something to ponder", though now that you have thought upon it just try and enjoy it next time.
By the way, his voice will sound completely different on the next song...
Way to go Brad!
Steve Miller is an honorary Texan. He wasn't born here, but he was raised here in my hometown of Dallas. That might have something to do with his southern accent.
Steve Miller music , is feel good music, I always listen to it when I'm outside working in the garage and having a few beers
He's very relatable. San Francisco boy. Steve Miller and Boz Scaggs used to play together in the early days. This album, Fly Like an Eagle, was epic rock in the mid 70's. Stands the test of time!
I was never a super fan but I won some concert tix off the radio station and DAMNIT he put on a fun show.
Same thing for me, but the band was RUSH.
*He has one of the Top 40 selling albums of all time. I worked on his Ranch in Williams Oregon the last two years he had it, before selling it in 1986. He is Mr.Chill and threw great parties.*
I went high school and played football with Matt Damuth.
If you haven’t done the three big hits off of the album “Book of Dreams” by Steve Miller, you really should. “Jet Airliner”, “Jungle Love”, and “Swingtown”
Brad's right on this one, nothing to figure out, just great homegrown Rock.
steve miller for me was my late teen summers, driving around, easy living, looking for girls, no cares, good times.
When Brad smiles and starts swaying to the music, you just KNOW the song is good!
If you review Steve's "Jet Airliner" make sure it's the "Threshold/Jet Airliner" version with the amazing synth intro.
Yes. It has to be as a couplet
Agree!
Actually its by paul pena, he was a blind african american, and his manager/ label ripped him off. Miller covered it and gave paul all proceeds! Now THAT is class!!!
Agreed!!
Although Miller's "Jet Airliner" is good, Paul Pena who wrote and sang the original is better in my opinion. More bluesy, check it out. 👍
Les Paul is Steve's godfather. He was baptized into playing guitar.
Really? I did not know.
And would pair up with friend Boz Scaggs when both attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
GTFOOH! Really?
@@EM1R8T1961 Yes, really. Les Paul and his musical partner/wife Mary Ford were friends of Steve's parents. His parents were also musicians, though I don't think professionally, and Steve was basically raised with music being played as his life background. His parents also knew and jammed with people such as Charlie Mingus and T Bone Walker in their home.
@@Smedley61 That one I knew.
True Fine Love is a deep cut from them. A fun song to hear.
An enjoyable little sing a long ditty - that has become iconic, and deservedly so.
Grew up with this music...Steve Miller had some great music....
"Not something to figure out, just something to take in." Brad you got it. That's how a lot of this music was made back in the day. Just Fun.
Some of us, lost in the 70's grew up with this tune
One Day "Jungle Love" will come up, I am smiling in advance.😊
The sort of country twang Brad was detecting, is from the fact that Steve Miller is from Texas, so it's a natural twang for him. But he's a rock and roller deep down, with more than a nod to the blues.
Well yeah, sort of. He is from Wisconsin until near age 8 yrs...when his family went to Texas. He returned to Wisconsin at age 19 yrs. for college, started The Ardells, and met Skaggs there. Playing the Blues; he went to Chicago and from Chicago to NY and back to Chicago. Then again for a brief stay in Texas...but left TX and went to San Fran, CA. Where The Steve Miller (Blues) Band really began.
@@Roh_Echt Great info. Thanks Rob. I did know about Boz and that the SMB formed in San Francisco, but I didn't know about the Wisconsin connection.
One of the greatest bands of our time
My disabled brother listened to this literally everyday for a few years so I cringe just listening to it but I understand it's a good song. It's hard to think there's people out there that haven't heard it lol
I love the way you two communicate about music. Sooooo fun to watch :D
Steve has a lot of funk in his music. You might want to check out "Livin' in the USA" or "Space Cowboy". They are very funky.
Steve Miller Band: how to put a smile on your face in four minutes or less.
Hands down you guys are the best reaction channel on UA-cam I say this because it seems like alot if reactors do it to gain subscribers to make a little scratch on the side. You guys do it I’m sure the the same reason but I also feel you guys really enjoy doing this and it shows.
I keep coming back to this channel for Lex's sudden metaphors. I'm usually quiet and thoughtful like Brad, but when Lex says something like "CO-WORKER VOICE!" I immediately lean in to figure out what that is going to mean, and whether I can catch up with it. (And sometimes I can!)
Some rock bands crank out music that is catchy and fun to listen to. Steve Miller Band is a prime example or this. Nothing fancy, just straight ahead rock with memorable hooks. Jet Airliner and Fly Like an Eagle are two other favorites of mine.
Tom Pretty, John Cougar and Steve Miller Band are my favorite rockers from that era. Great band! 👍
Steve Miller Band formed in San Francisco in the middle sixties which puts them in the same class of Bay Area greats as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, along with Journey and The Doobie Brothers in the seventies. When you're ready for more from Steve Miller Band, check out "Living in the U.S.A." (1968) -- an uptempo soul infused Mitch Rider style late 60's rocker built around a harmonica riff that is very worthy of a reaction -- "Somebody gimme a cheeseburger, oh!"
That’s my fave Steve Miller song!
This takes me back to high school and going to dances at our local Legion. Aww, memories ❤
Fun reaction. Big smile on my face.
This song is under the category of good old 70's classic rock.
Steve Miller is just so smooth.
Steve Miller Band has always been one of my favorites! Awesome music!👍👍👍
Probably the best live show I've ever seen.
Just a good-feeling’ ‘ol Rock ‘N Roll song. It’s great for a road trip!
The excellence is strong with this one. I love the smiles on your faces 😍 Also, fun fact: Steve Miller grew up in Dallas so maybe that is why you feel the southern/country-ish vibe.
Absolutely right Brad. It feels like country
Written by Miller, this song has the clever wordplay and catchy-as-hell guitar riffs that made him a star in the '70s. With a melodic rock sound that played well across a variety of radio formats, Miller tells a story about a guy who is down on his luck, trying to convince his girl that it will all work out in the end. He's a slick talker who apparently gets around (Phoenix, Arizona all the way to Tacoma), but now he swears that all his travels are so he can be with his baby, who he keeps reminding is also his friend ("Babe, you know you are a friend of mine"). Will she fall for it? Hard to tell, but he spits a good game. Miller had road trip radio in mind when he wrote this song. A big fan of upbeat rockers that go great with driving, he knew "Rock 'N Me" would play well on FM radio, which was supplanting AM as the format of choice, especially in cars. In accordance with many famous traveling songs, this one mentions a bunch of places: Phoenix, Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Northern California.
Steve Miller's greatest hits was our "Got-to" music at the Colorado River on Arizona/Nevada/Cali. border. Lake Havasu or Lake Mead, Vegas or Laughlin great times. That was my happy place.
You two are so cool…appropriately opposites and it’s cool! You look at music from two different perspectives and it works.
This band! Oh my Word! Amazing in concert!!
Happy Memorial DAY TO any soldiers out there or veterans that have served!!! …. Thank you…. ❤️Tennessee
I think you confuse Memorial Day with Veterans Day. Today is for honoring those who died in service.
@@keensoundguy6637 haha that was a mistake my little girl or 13 year old watches them on my phone hahaha she got her holiday mixed up… it’s all good
The Steve Miller Band was was way before " Footloose". I was born Sept. 7 1968 and been listening to the Steve Miller Band, Rush, Alice Cooper, Eagles, Jackson Brown, and all of them. Ah, the 70's and 80's!
Steve Miller Band, yeah baby 🤙
takes me right back to the 70s when I was a kid. I loved this song!
You can't get enough Steve Miller Band
that opening riff got me thinkin Free - Allright Now w/o distortion.
Great tune. One of those songs that was on every jukebox back in the '70s and stayed on it for years after it's initial release.
Always loved "Saving Grace " and "Good Morning " "midnight Tango " old psychedelic Steve Miller !!😜🤪🤪
Guitar teacher was Les Paul from just outside of Milwaukee. Legend. Thanks for some SMB from Scotland 🏴
1992, graduated high school. Summer comes and me and about a dozen friends from 2 high schools load up in two vans and drive up the Jersey shore to the then Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ to see the Steve Miller Band. Tailgating in the parking lot. Some friends breaking up, other getting together. We all pile in on a summer night for Steve Miller. We did it again in the summer of 1993 and 1994. We were young and life was fun, especially summers on the Jersey shore and the annual Steve Miller show was always a part of it.
I lived in Seattle when this came out, and our gang's AM radio rotation included the Tacoma top-40 station KTAC. They hardly played anything else. Whenever we wanted to hear "Rock'n Me" we just tuned to KTAC.
can't help but to rock to it
Yes. Classic rock! Thx! “Dance, dance, dance” is a fun one!
That’s how we rolled in the 70s great rock music great friends hanging out no cell phones no computers just us with out great music life was reall good simple
"North Dakota", that explains everything!
Midwest farmland sound, he’s from Wisconsin!
Steve Miller’s Greatest Hits is one of the best “best of” albums of all time!
The "Stake" & "Mercury Blues" are exquisitely bluesy Rock. And his 60's psychedelic rock was awesome 👌
Re the part about being reminded of "Footloose"... I always thought it more reminded me of the song "All Right Now" by Free.
“Wild Mountain Honey” 🍯
Thanks - another Steve favourite.
Love yer chemistry, dude is stout but can be had, my lady is finally moving n talking
steve miller got that coworker voice for sure
Cool song... this always reminds me of Randy California/Spirit. I could imagine them doing this.
Heard it many times, but I did not realize it was Steve Miller.
A lot of 70s music was so laid back and groovy.
Texas boy, Steve Miller! SMB has tons of great tunes!
This song rocks! Drummer is fantastic!
So many hits... straight classic rock. He certainly is a storyteller
The Steve Miller Band is a Southern California group that has a very "Southern Rock" sound to it in many of their songs.
This song is so fun to play on drums.
I love your videos so much, you guys seem so chill. Could you please react Capstan - We'll Always Have Paris?? It's a great song.
Yes, Milwaukee native 👏🙌🤘✊🤙
I had years to listen to it!best song you did these days!
One of the greatest intros
At the time this was referred to as Southern Rock, it was very popular mix of a little country with Rock. Very popular from around 75 to 82. Southern Rock pretty much disappeared when the Allman Brother's and Lynyrd Skynyrd both disbanded in the early 80"s.
Fly Like An Eagle another great song
One of my favorite songs from them! Abracadabra is another great one.
Simply put - Keep on Rock'n Me baby....
"Heart Like A Wheel" is also a good jam as well :-)
This was a good cruise tune back in the day....
Give Fly like an Eagle, great song!
he was my 1st concert with the Beach Boys at Giants stadium in 1978
It’s so great to watch you guys analyze these songs we have been listening to for decades! We would never even think about analyzing them because we have heard them so many times. Since childhood in some cases.
Yep I fully agree with others suggesting to listen to “Jet Airliner” by Steve Miller Band next!
Love Steve miller ! New drinking game...take a shot ever time Lex says "know what i mean"...woohoo :)
Lex gets deep over stuff, so cool. She gets it.
Hey y’all that’s cause he did some of his growing up in Texas! 🤘🏾
Straight-up rock.
Classic Rock, not Country, great song!! This came out in 1976. I was 16. I never ever gave it a thought of dissecting the song like you guys do and never ever thought Steve Miller's vocals were "Twangy". I just love the song. But I do appreciate your take on these songs as you hear them for the first time, perhaps perspectives I hadn't thought of before and glad to see you guys examine these fabulous tunes!!
Brad nailed it
Hi, I am so happy you like this, just wait!! so many great songs to come 😀 high School day's lol 😆
The"Serenade" song is dope too!!!
GREAT ALBUM... EVERY SONG
That a song I listen to driving trucks for living down the highway it called country rock.
Here's one to try....Steve Miller Band "Serenade" !!!
😎 2of my favorite Steve Miller song's
Are "Serenade" and
"The Stake"......
Steve Miller Band was out of Seattle down the West Coast to LA