Rock Love

Often called "Rock Bottom" by Steve Miller's fans, Rock Love did help to rebound Miller's sagging career at the time. Consisting of Miller and a couple of hired hands, this part live, part studio effort had no hits on it and was generally panned by critics (who may not have realized that Capitol issued this leftovers album without his consent as he recuperated from a motorcycle accident). Time has not made their words sound any kinder, for Rock Love neither rocks nor shows any sort of love within the course of seven tunes. While the title cut is slight but catchy, not much else abounds here to recommend listening more than once. The only way was up for the Steve Miller Band after this sad excuse for an album by, what some deemed a major rock artist. ~ James Chrispell