Music Review: Steve Miller Band – Your Saving Grace  By    |
  Friday, November 23, 2012 Filed under: Music, Reviews music
Tags: , , ,  The Steve Miller Band returned in November of 1969
with their fourth studio album in two years. The fourth time was
not the charm as it did not measure up creatively, artistically,
or commercially with their first three releases. Gone were the
psychedelic excursions and the cohesive nature of their previous
albums. What emerged was a solid, if not overly spectacular
rock/blues album.  The group was still a band but Miller was
taking more control of the material and musical direction. The
sound was a little sparser than in the past. Miller was now the
only guitarist and bassist Lonnie Turner, keyboardist Ben
Sidran, and drummer Tim Davis were the only other musicians
except for pianist Nicky Hopkins, who contributed to two tracks.
“Little Girl” was very close to power pop long before there was
power pop. It was a bluesy rock love song. “Don’t Let Nobody
Turn Around” was simil