#74 - Steve Miller Band: Book of Dreams (1977)

Good Lord!  Has this guy been around forever or what?  It’s hard to believe, but the Steve Miller Band actually dates all the way back to 1966.

Steve Miller, then and now

“The Joker,” “Fly Like an Eagle”? Whoa, it’s like I’m back at Gateway Senior High School.

I love the ’70s feel on this one. The lettering, the shiny stuff, that horse. In fact, that horse is pretty darn iconic. Indeed, the band really rang the changes on that horse thing:

Book of Dreams was designed by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse, credited as "Kelly and Mouse." 

Kelly (l), Mouse (r)

The two also get credit for all of Journey’s rather cool stuff and a lot of great work with the Dead. They also did some classic psychedelic posters as well. You might be seeing a little bit more of these guys. They’re pretty much total geniuses.

As for the album, it’s not bad. No big hits, though seven of the tracks got covered on another album – Greatest Hits 1974-1978.

And for all you bronies out there - yes, I did find a parody of this one:

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