SONG: Winter Time
ARTIST: Steve Miller Band
ALBUM: Book of Dreams
Since winter is fast approaching, I have found myself coming back to this old favorite that was recorded in 1977. I think the Steve Miller Band did a excellent job in that this song truly lives up to its title, in my eyes. My very first listens to this song really didn't do much for me, therefore I just didn't play it very often. But one snowy morning when I was waiting alone for the bus, I decided to get out my ipod to make the time pass a little faster. I came across this forgotten song and played it. Ah it was so perfect, everything just clicked. I couldn't believe how much the words and music were in tune with my surroundings and the overall feeling of the morning. Now everytime I listen to "Winter Time" I correlate it with that experience, therefore it holds a pretty special place in my library.
Everthing about this song screams winter. The very first guitar notes you hear, have a very cold and empty tone, and the soon following harmonicas just emphasize that feeling so much more. The lyrics are fairly sparse and bland and hardly add to the wintery effect at all, yet it doesn't really bother me. Its the way Steve uses his voice that makes an impression. He lets his voice kind of blow around and fluctuate with the music and other instruments of the song. In short, I give him and A+ on vocals. And the 3 minutes of this song seems to go by so quickly, I always find myself listening to it multiple times, just because I didn't quite get enough. Overall, excellent winter time song, something by Steve Miller band to take another look at, but I will warn you- its pretty hippie.
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