Thackerville, OK
Overall Rating
4.3
By Muddog24
Frampton Lives, Steve Miller, not so much
The show was, on the whole, a pretty good one. Frampton opened up and played most of his greatest hits both from his days with Humble Pie and his solo career. He performed an excellent version of Lines on my Face and surprised the crowd with an instrumental version of Black Hole Sun, the Chris Cornell tune. He finished up his set with Do you feel like we do, trading licks with Adam Lester instead of doing the expected talk box solo, but as he brought the song to its end he introduced his band and gave us what we wanted...the talk box solo! Fantastic! Steve Miller, on the other hand, showed a complete lack of stage presence. He tried to interact with the crowd, but failed miserably. However, I have to say, he still can shred on guitar. His ability to play has not diminished with age. His set was very familiar...he played all the hits and there weren't any real surprises. The two songs he did together with Frampton on stage were excellent and showcased how much these two men are masters of their instruments. I would have liked to have seen more of Peter Frampton and a little less of Steve Miller, but on the whole it was an entertaining evening.
By Anonymous
PETER FRAMPTON WAS AWESOME
Venue is great, not a bad seat in the house. Peter Frampton was awesome, as was Steve Miller. I will definitely be attending more concerts here!
By mineandyours
Great blend w/Steve Miller & Frampton!!
Peter Frampton gave a great show!! The Steve Miller Band was excellent also, and then Frampton joined them.
By EiGuy
Steve Miller still rocks
It was great to hear Peter Frampton and Steve Miller play all of those grate songs. The sound was great and the show was fun.
By Jea64nne
Still sounding great!!
Always a concern if an older artist will sound as good as he/they used to. Steve Miller Band still sounds fantastic. Great, fun show. Would go again in a heartbeat.
By RickAdkins
Good music but way way way too much talking
Good music but Steve and Peter both talked endlessly. Every one in the crowd was chanting “more music” and “stop talking” but they couldn’t hear us over themselves.
By MeadowMtn
These guys still got it, a must see event!
One of the best shows I’ve been to, these guys are still amazing singers and musicians! A must see event and well worth every penny to see these music legends.
By JancieB
Retro with Peter Frampton and Steve Miller
They can both still play. First time seeing Frampton and I was impressed! Both did all their hits - it was a great concert.
By Mainechelle
Unforgettable
Concert of a life time, amazing show. Lights , sound and a once in a life time performance
By iowaboy48
Great show
The band was in fine form. Did all the hits and told some interesting stories. The sound was excellent.
Steve Miller has been an enlivening presence on the American music scene for more than half a century - and, in the course of that era, his releases have sold tens of millions of records and been streamed several billion times. Miller's Greatest Hits 1974-78 received the RIAA Diamond Award with sales of more than fifteen million copies. It is among the 25 best-selling albums of all time.
At the start of his career, Miller soon became a mainstay of the San Francisco music scene that upended American culture in the late '60s. With albums like Children of the Future, Sailor and Brave New World, Miller perfected a psychedelic blues sound that drew on the deepest sources of American roots music and simultaneously articulated a compelling vision of what music - and, indeed, society - could be in the years to come.
Then, in the '70s, Miller crafted a brand of pure pop that was smart, polished, exciting and irresistible - and that dominated radio in a way that few artists have ever managed. Hit followed hit in what seemed like an endless flow: "The Joker," "Take the Money and Run," "Rock'n Me," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Jet Airliner," "Jungle Love," "Swingtown" and "Abracadabra," among them. To this day, those songs are instantly recognizable when they crop up online or on the radio - and impossible not to sing along with. Their hooks are the very definition of indelible.
Running through Miller's distinctive catalog is a combination of virtuosity and song craft. And that's no accident. His parents were jazz aficionados - not to mention close friends of Les Paul and Mary Ford - so, as a budding guitarist, Miller absorbed valuable lessons from that musical tradition. When the family moved to Texas, Miller deepened his education in the blues, eventually relocating to Chicago, where he played with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy and Paul Butterfield. That range of sources informs his music to this day.
In recent years, Miller has fully immersed himself in the blues and its many byways. As he has always done, he continues to find creative outlets for the full panoply of his musical passions. On his successful tours with the Steve Miller Band, he complements the commercial peaks of his extensive catalogue with lesser-known songs that expand his fans' awareness of the range of his work. As a member of the Board of Directors at Jazz at Lincoln Center, he has curated and headlined a series of shows that explore themes like the bridge from blues to jazz in the music of guitar great T-Bone Walker; the distinctive sounds of the blues triangle of Memphis, Texas and Chicago; the resonances between the singular musical creations of Ma Rainey and Miles Davis; the deep American roots music of Appalachia; and Cannonball Adderley and the Blues. In addition, at the request of Wynton Marsalis, he is defining a blues pedagogy for Jazz at Lincoln Center. He is also a member of the visiting committee of the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Indeed, five of his guitars were displayed in "Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock and Roll," a groundbreaking exhibition at the Met that ran for six months in 2019. Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and has been elected for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022. He has recently begun to open his vaults for the first time, releasing the acclaimed Welcome to the Vault box set in 2019 and Breaking Ground Live! August 3, 1977 in 2021.
With each listen the beauty and immediacy of Miller's work, whether at its most playful or most serious, is palpable. As always, whether he was riding the top of the charts or traveling the endless blue highways of American music, you can hear him playing and singing with conviction and precision, passion and eloquence, making music that is at once immediately accessible, thrillingly alive in the present, respectful of the past, and more than able to stand the test of time. - Anthony DeCurtis