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If that is not a good endorsement, I don't know what is. This is the album that Dr. Gonzo's Samoan lawyer himself wished to be ecstatically bathtub-electrocuted by.
all the songs are put togather beautifully with talented mucicains but the rest of the albums most people dont remember. This is one of my top 10 albums not for white rabbit or somebody to love. It is brillient. Marty Ballin and Grace harmonize superbly, In fact Grace don't do as good without marty.
There first album was, "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off", of course that was'nt anything compared to this album. In the summer of 1967 this album was realesed. Jefferson Airplane was the first California scene band to get a record deal. The song White Rabbit if you've heard is a song that is about drugs since at the time many people at that scene were using drugs. A truly great album and pretty psychedellic the key tracks on here are, Somebody To Love, and White Rabbit. 5/5 stars Anyways all in all this a great album.
Jefferson Airplane came on the scene in the 1965 and after 1970 broke off into two bands, Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. I felt overall that the music was good. Tranquility can be felt throughout the song "Comin' Back to Me", with the gentle, soothing sound of the flute and the acoustic guitar. The vocals are just as the guitar: slow moving in pace, although, Slick's vocals build at the end to create a strong and dramatic finish. Jefferson Airplane's legendary album Surrealistic Pillow is surrealistic indeed.
Happiness is shown in "My Best Friend" with a joy felt when one falls in love with a close friend. The lyrics of the songs brought about many positive emotions; I felt a sense of tranquility and happiness. This album also has the psychedelic style used by many in the 1960's.
The vocals, instruments, and lyrics, capture a moment in time and allows you to experience the moment time and time again. Surrealistic Pillow with the sounds and the emotions provoked, have a distinct impact on the listener. Jefferson Airplane's album Surrealistic Pillow portrays the ideals of an era. Many of the songs provoke a feeling of tranquility, happiness, and romance.
The pace of the guitar is slow throughout with no solos and there is no real point at which the song picks up. Also, the song speaks of "mushrooms and smoking caterpillars "which are obvious drug references. In the song "Today", romance is most palpable in the lyrics. What makes this song so psychedelic is the slow pace of the guitar, lyrical content, and the vocals themselves. The band was made up of lead signer, Grace Slick, lead guitarist, Jorma Kaukonen, and drummer, Spencer Dryden. The lyrical content consists of fairytale ideas with the story of Alice and her adventure.
Grace Slick's voice is arguably one of the best and most powerful voices in the history of Rock and Roll and she idolized by many aspiring singers. The vibe of the music was energizing and moving all at the same time. The band was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Specifically, in the song "In the Mourning", the vocals are altered to be those usually attributed to the blues and the harmonica is also utilized to bring on that "bluesy" feel. I found it awkward that a song with no words was placed amongst a sea of lyrical songs; it is strange to the ear to hear a lyrical song and then have a drastic change to a song were lyrics would be expected yet they do not come.
Surrealistic Pillow also affects the way a person feels by toying with their emotions. This particular generation valued love, friendship, peacefulness, happiness and even altered states of conscience. This is most evident in "White Rabbit", a song that is a mix between Alice and Wonderland and drugs. However, the tranquility and happiness were interrupted by the placement of "Embryonic Journey". The main theme of the song is of love and how it changes the person for the better.
JA's debut "Jefferson Airplane Takes Off" is also indispensable. "Pillow" is a thoroughly enjoyable mixture of harder and softer rock, with a Byrd-esque/Simon&Garfunkel-esque folk rock flavoring, but laced with psychedelic sounds and lyrics. And speaking of electric guitarwork, I don't think any group matches JA in this area. In fact, this second version of "Go to Her" is probably one of the greatest rock 'n roll tracks ever recorded - amazing singing, amazing guitarwork. So much great music came out in a short span of just two years - the Beatles, the Kinks, the Doors, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, the Beach Boys, and other groups put out a series of superb singles and albums. Ten songs later, the album (i.e. (The first version - on JA's debut album - isn't bad either).
By the way, all three of these CDs (the 2003 versions) come with booklets with excellent liner notes and great photos. Airplane's two best and most successful singles "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" came from this album. Right in the middle of this period, in February '67, the month the Beatles released their greatest single "Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane", Jefferson Airplane released their second LP "Surrealistic Pillow", one of the landmark albums of the 60s. In between, we have JA's two best-known songs (the hit singles I mentioned - and yes, they're both glorious)., a couple of beautiful ballads, one hard rocker ("3/5 of a Mile") and several melodious mid-tempo tunes. the original LP) ends with the fabulous "Plastic Fantastic Lover" which sounds to me very much like a Simon & Garfunkel song that strayed into a Jefferson Airplane album - the singer could be Paul Simon, but it's Marty Balin.
The album starts off in grand style with the wonderful riff-based rocker "She Has Funny Cars", a title that has nothing to do whatsoever with the actual lyrics. The song alternates between harder verses of descending notes and lovely softer verses - and ends with a delectable explosion of psychedelic guitarwork (it's a pity this wasn't put in the middle of the song as well). 1966 and 1967 were the peak years of Western pop and rock music, as far as I'm concerned. And then there are the bonus tracks, the most outstanding being the blues epic "In the Morning" and the sizzling rocker "Go to Her" - these songs are magnificent. There's also a short instrumental ("Embryonic Journey") which has been highly praised - for sure, it's nice acoustic guitar, but I prefer the much longer, darker, and eerier electric-psychedelic "Spare Chaynge" on JA's next album "After Bathing at Baxter's", another great must-own record.
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