Rock Love
Encyclopedia
Rock Love is the sixth album
by American
rock
band The Steve Miller Band
, released in 1971. It featured Ross Valory (a future member of Journey
) on bass. The album consists of three blues-rock tracks recorded live, including lengthy jam-style Love Shock which lasts nearly 12 minutes and includes an extensive drum solo, and four studio tracks. The first song starts with the words I'm going to play you some blues 'cos I know you like that, but the critics didn't like it at all and criticising the album's songs as generic white-boy blueisms. Added to the recording's lack of production and poor overall sound quality, it is not surprising that, unlike Miller's previous five albums and the ones to follow, this album was a commercial failure.
Along with Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
it was one of the last two Steve Miller Band albums not to have been re-released on CD until 2008.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967 in San Francisco, California. The band is managed by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals, and is known for a string of mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of the classic rock radio format.-History:In 1965, Steve Miller and...
, released in 1971. It featured Ross Valory (a future member of Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
) on bass. The album consists of three blues-rock tracks recorded live, including lengthy jam-style Love Shock which lasts nearly 12 minutes and includes an extensive drum solo, and four studio tracks. The first song starts with the words I'm going to play you some blues 'cos I know you like that, but the critics didn't like it at all and criticising the album's songs as generic white-boy blueisms. Added to the recording's lack of production and poor overall sound quality, it is not surprising that, unlike Miller's previous five albums and the ones to follow, this album was a commercial failure.
Along with Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden is the seventh album by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in 1972. Like his previous album, Rock Love, this album did not meet with much success...
it was one of the last two Steve Miller Band albums not to have been re-released on CD until 2008.
Track listing
- "The Gangster Is Back" – 2:28
- "Blues Without Blame" – 5:41
- "Love Shock" – 11:43
- "Let Me Serve You" – 2:26
- "Rock Love" – 2:28
- "Harbor Lights" – 4:06
- "Deliverance" – 9:19
- All tracks written by Steve Miller
Personnel
- Steve MillerSteve Miller (musician)Steven H. "Steve" Miller is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more popular-oriented sound which, from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s, resulted in a series of successful singles and albums.-Early years:Born in Milwaukee,...
– guitar, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Ross ValoryRoss ValoryRoss Lamont Valory is Journey's noted bass player. He and Neal Schon are the only original members of the band still performing with the group. Aside from his termination from the group during the Raised on Radio album sessions in 1986, Ross has played on all of Journey's albums...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jack King – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Track 2 was recorded live in Hollywood, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. - Track 3 was recorded live in PasadenaPasadena, CaliforniaPasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Billboard 200 | 82 |