Premiere: Steve Miller (SMBofficial) shares alternate 'Swingtown' from 'Welcome to the Vault'
Vastly different than the kinetic, Teflon-slick top 20 Billboard Hot 100 single from 1977's , this "Swingtown" starts with a ringing, psychedelic intro before going into a gentle chug that takes the track into its familiar melody. But throughout its three and a half minutes the song takes a few curves and left turns, almost as if Miller is tossing ideas on the proverbial wall and seeing what sticks.
"It's interesting to compare the two. You sort of see what the limitations of radio can do to a piece of music. I've listened to it a lot and I really like the intro to . I'm glad we're getting that out there for people to hear."pre-orders -- is one of 38 previously unreleased rarities on the three-CD/DVD collection, including more studio and live material as well as five previously unheard Miller songs dating back to the late '60s.
Miller and his band are on the road all summer with Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, an outgrowth of a program Miller curated during December for Jazz @ Lincoln Center in New York, where he serves on the board. The experience has been invigorating, and it may just be steering Miller towards his first new studio album since 2011's . "Working with Marty, I think we're just scraping the surface right now," Miller predicts.
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