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- The Essential Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/StarshipJefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/StarshipAudio CD
Track Listings
1 | Planes |
2 | Freedom |
3 | Solidarity |
4 | Madeleine Street |
5 | Ice Age |
6 | Summer Of Love |
7 | The Wheel |
8 | Common Market Mardrigal |
9 | True Love |
10 | Upfront Blues |
11 | Now Is The Time |
12 | Too Many Years |
13 | Panda |
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Jefferson Airplane [Audio CD] Jefferson Airplane
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 1 Pounds
- Manufacturer : Sony
- Date First Available : November 5, 2006
- Label : Sony
- ASIN : B0000026UJ
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- #1,521 in Arena Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
Not as good as I'd have hoped. I am a big Marty Balin fan, so, I was mostly getting this to hear him sing, but the overall production lacks the J. A, authenticty of their earlier albums.
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018
I just finished reading "Got A Revolution!", Jeff Tamarkin's history of the Jefferson Airplane/Starship, and man, those musicians went through a lot of changes between the Summer of Love (1967) and this 1989 reunion album. The revolving door of band members was more complicated than trying to follow the succession of Roman emperors after 200 A.D.! It is a wonder that this album ever got recorded at all, after more than 20 years of upheaval. While the album is not earth-shaking (reunion albums rarely are), it has its moments.
Grace Slick contributed four songs, all pretty introspective in nature. Three of them deal with love and relationships. In her song "Freedom", she makes a statement that is very on target: "When you're by yourself you get that silent noise...Freedom or does it really mean you're just all alone." In her only song not about human relationships, in truth she actually has a relationship with the "Panda", in a song that is a plea for endangered animals: "Now his land is taken by man he's got nowhere left to go." She tells the panda sincerely and lovingly, "My gentle friend/I don't want to say goodbye." Paul Kantner exhibits the most enthusiasm of the band members. His song "Planes" is about a boy who, alienated as a child, channels his energies into an interest in aviation. He learns what he has to learn and declares, "Great roaring engines now will lift my wings." Some of Paul's concerns are more political. "The Wheel" was inspired by the poetry of Central American revolutionaries, and along with Marty Balin, Paul wrote "Madeleine Street", where he says that he found his heart "Down in Nicaragua in a little music bar/Where all the people were dancin'...makin' love long into the wartime night." These songs resulted from his time spent among the Nicaraguans and, more to the point, the Sandinista. Marty, also voicing political concerns, co-authored "Solidarity", a plea for people to "Join to serve the common cause...Leave your old disputes behind...All the gang of those who rule us/Hope our quarrels never stop/Helping them to split and fool us." I find that to be very timely. Jorma Kaukonen's take on social concerns in "Ice Age" is a comment of despair: "Political men they burn their lives out talkin'/We people of the earth...only live our lives as slaves/All we can do is race on to the grave." Jorma also contributed "Too Many Years", about the failure of his marriage.
Musically, the songs Paul wrote are the ones most like the rousing JA tracks of the past. But Marty's "Solidarity" and Grace's "Now Is The Time" have an anthemic quality too. Grace's vocals, and her songs for that matter, are not as exotic as those of the past. More vocalist than rock star, she gives a very nuanced performance on the Spanish-inflected "Freedom", and a warm and affectionate one, with just a trace of wistfulness, on "Common Market Madrigal". Marty's vocal on "Solidarity" sounds fervent and forceful. Jorma's "Ice Age" and his instrumental "Upfront Blues" are very much bluesy rock. His other contribution, "Too Many Years", is rather upbeat in mood, despite the serious subject matter. Marty's "Summer Of Love" sounds pretty benign and sentimental. Traces of 80's influence can be heard on the album, and "True Love", written by members of Toto, is 80's pop-rock all the way. In general, many of the tracks feature 60's and/or 80's rock guitar, and many exhibit JA trademark vocal harmonies. All in all, I'd say this is a job well done: a welcome return to the past, refined by Time, tinted a little by current trends and issues.
Grace Slick contributed four songs, all pretty introspective in nature. Three of them deal with love and relationships. In her song "Freedom", she makes a statement that is very on target: "When you're by yourself you get that silent noise...Freedom or does it really mean you're just all alone." In her only song not about human relationships, in truth she actually has a relationship with the "Panda", in a song that is a plea for endangered animals: "Now his land is taken by man he's got nowhere left to go." She tells the panda sincerely and lovingly, "My gentle friend/I don't want to say goodbye." Paul Kantner exhibits the most enthusiasm of the band members. His song "Planes" is about a boy who, alienated as a child, channels his energies into an interest in aviation. He learns what he has to learn and declares, "Great roaring engines now will lift my wings." Some of Paul's concerns are more political. "The Wheel" was inspired by the poetry of Central American revolutionaries, and along with Marty Balin, Paul wrote "Madeleine Street", where he says that he found his heart "Down in Nicaragua in a little music bar/Where all the people were dancin'...makin' love long into the wartime night." These songs resulted from his time spent among the Nicaraguans and, more to the point, the Sandinista. Marty, also voicing political concerns, co-authored "Solidarity", a plea for people to "Join to serve the common cause...Leave your old disputes behind...All the gang of those who rule us/Hope our quarrels never stop/Helping them to split and fool us." I find that to be very timely. Jorma Kaukonen's take on social concerns in "Ice Age" is a comment of despair: "Political men they burn their lives out talkin'/We people of the earth...only live our lives as slaves/All we can do is race on to the grave." Jorma also contributed "Too Many Years", about the failure of his marriage.
Musically, the songs Paul wrote are the ones most like the rousing JA tracks of the past. But Marty's "Solidarity" and Grace's "Now Is The Time" have an anthemic quality too. Grace's vocals, and her songs for that matter, are not as exotic as those of the past. More vocalist than rock star, she gives a very nuanced performance on the Spanish-inflected "Freedom", and a warm and affectionate one, with just a trace of wistfulness, on "Common Market Madrigal". Marty's vocal on "Solidarity" sounds fervent and forceful. Jorma's "Ice Age" and his instrumental "Upfront Blues" are very much bluesy rock. His other contribution, "Too Many Years", is rather upbeat in mood, despite the serious subject matter. Marty's "Summer Of Love" sounds pretty benign and sentimental. Traces of 80's influence can be heard on the album, and "True Love", written by members of Toto, is 80's pop-rock all the way. In general, many of the tracks feature 60's and/or 80's rock guitar, and many exhibit JA trademark vocal harmonies. All in all, I'd say this is a job well done: a welcome return to the past, refined by Time, tinted a little by current trends and issues.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2013
This album is nowhere as bad as some folk say. It has some great songs but admittedly a couple of bummers. It has three major problems:
1) There's no Spencer Dryden. He is a huge miss. Kenny Arnoff might be a great session drummer but he lacks Spencer's originality and individual feel for each song.
2) Typical 80s over-production and then some - and then some more.
3) Too many 'guest' musicians; Nicky Hopkins would have been enough; no need for all the other keyboard players. The band has great rhythm, lead and bass guitarists of distinctive character. Why double up those roles and obscure that character? Why have backing singers? There are four of the greatest voices in Rock in the band, two of them superlative. Why muddy up the wonderful Balin/Slick/Kantner three part counterpoints? Jorma sounds compelling solo. He can be enhanced by Grace backing him but she will do. And why an extra bass player? You have Jack Casady for chrissakes and Airplane fans want to hear him. He doesn't need any help!
After all that, why four stars? Well because the musical qualities of the five original members still shine through the mess of production and because the good songs are really good.
Highlights: Planes seems autobiographical. It's a redemptive song about a neglected kid who dreams of planes. Solidarity is a soaring revolutionary anthem from Marty - excellent. Madeleine Street and The Wheel from Paul, more anthems of love and revolution. Too many years, a Jorma break up song slightly marred by 80s piezo-electric acoustic guitar sound. Why when the guy has a J50 and the studio has great mics? Also from Jorma, Ice Age, a biting indictment of the political world. Common Market Madrigal and Panda from Grace- love and the ecosystem.
Lowlights: Pocaro and Paich's True Love - just skip it. Marty's Summer of Love got some stick at the time of release and yes, it is a bit corny but Grace observed that it was spoiled by 'fastfingers' session guitarists. She said it should have just been Marty accompanying himself on acoustic. I agree.
Summing up, a flawed but nevertheless very good album by 80s standards. As it stands not a classic Airplane album. If they got Maurice the Magnificent to re-mix it and excise most of the session musicians so we could hear The Airplane properly Epic might have a minor masterpiece on their hands.
1) There's no Spencer Dryden. He is a huge miss. Kenny Arnoff might be a great session drummer but he lacks Spencer's originality and individual feel for each song.
2) Typical 80s over-production and then some - and then some more.
3) Too many 'guest' musicians; Nicky Hopkins would have been enough; no need for all the other keyboard players. The band has great rhythm, lead and bass guitarists of distinctive character. Why double up those roles and obscure that character? Why have backing singers? There are four of the greatest voices in Rock in the band, two of them superlative. Why muddy up the wonderful Balin/Slick/Kantner three part counterpoints? Jorma sounds compelling solo. He can be enhanced by Grace backing him but she will do. And why an extra bass player? You have Jack Casady for chrissakes and Airplane fans want to hear him. He doesn't need any help!
After all that, why four stars? Well because the musical qualities of the five original members still shine through the mess of production and because the good songs are really good.
Highlights: Planes seems autobiographical. It's a redemptive song about a neglected kid who dreams of planes. Solidarity is a soaring revolutionary anthem from Marty - excellent. Madeleine Street and The Wheel from Paul, more anthems of love and revolution. Too many years, a Jorma break up song slightly marred by 80s piezo-electric acoustic guitar sound. Why when the guy has a J50 and the studio has great mics? Also from Jorma, Ice Age, a biting indictment of the political world. Common Market Madrigal and Panda from Grace- love and the ecosystem.
Lowlights: Pocaro and Paich's True Love - just skip it. Marty's Summer of Love got some stick at the time of release and yes, it is a bit corny but Grace observed that it was spoiled by 'fastfingers' session guitarists. She said it should have just been Marty accompanying himself on acoustic. I agree.
Summing up, a flawed but nevertheless very good album by 80s standards. As it stands not a classic Airplane album. If they got Maurice the Magnificent to re-mix it and excise most of the session musicians so we could hear The Airplane properly Epic might have a minor masterpiece on their hands.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2022
I gotta admit after about a minute I pulled the cd out of the player just to check to make sure it was JA. The sound of the cd was way better than I thought it might be. Decent reunion album from one of my top 5 all time bands.
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2022
Ok
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2010
As I said in the title of the rewiew, Jorma made this album acceptable.
Infact in the early 70's, when Grace was into drugs, and the Airplane should do a concert, Jorma (and his long-time partner and bass genious Jack Cassady) played entertaining the audience, while Grace was recovering.
This time they don't have to wait Grace, but they have to make her (and Paul Kantner and Marty Balin's) orrible songs acceptable, soloing and supporting melodically them.
And, of course he wrote some beutiful songs, althought demaged by the horrible Jefferson Airplane arrangement.
In fact if you ear the Hot Tuna (or Jorma's solo) versions of the songs "Ice age" or "Too many years" you'll realize that Hot Tuna as been the creative and indistructible basis in 60's, 70's, and in 90's too.
Infact in the early 70's, when Grace was into drugs, and the Airplane should do a concert, Jorma (and his long-time partner and bass genious Jack Cassady) played entertaining the audience, while Grace was recovering.
This time they don't have to wait Grace, but they have to make her (and Paul Kantner and Marty Balin's) orrible songs acceptable, soloing and supporting melodically them.
And, of course he wrote some beutiful songs, althought demaged by the horrible Jefferson Airplane arrangement.
In fact if you ear the Hot Tuna (or Jorma's solo) versions of the songs "Ice age" or "Too many years" you'll realize that Hot Tuna as been the creative and indistructible basis in 60's, 70's, and in 90's too.
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020
The song Feedom is so beautiful! The entire album is great!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013
I cannot believe I missed this record from one of my favorite groups. To me it stands up to any of their other recordings. It's just not in the style of their protest/coming of age work in the 60's/70's.
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Reviewed in France on June 2, 2023
Parfaits rien à dire
B. J. Warner
5.0 out of 5 stars
An undiscovered gem
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2010
This CD is an undiscovered gem. All Jefferson airplane fans will have nominations for their favourite album - Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters, or Volunteers perhaps. Few would put this into the mix. They should do. It could even come out top! Yes it is that good.
The album has the distinction of being a review album. Reunion albums are the province of much loved favourites who just didn't produce enough at the time and who perhaps disbanded prematurely. Such albums have a chequered history and often disappoint. Often the magic has gone or even if the artists can still hack it, the material just isn't strong enough. (The Byrds reunion album falls into this category.) however, some reunion albums buck the trend and this is one of them.
All of the gang are here for a start. ( except the drummer). What is more, they are in great form. There is everything that you would want for and expect from Jefferson Airplane. There are the unique and exceptional vocals of Grace Slick. There are the unique and exceptional vocals of Marty Balin. There are the interesting vocals of Paul Katner, there is the exceptional guitar of Jorma Kaukonen, the big complex sound, the unique combined vocals of the group and so on.
However, this is not a recreation of a previous album, not a "Bathing at Baxters Again" or "More Volunteers". This is a new creation in its own right, incorporating all the best aspects of the group but also showing a new maturity and subtlety.
the five original members are augmented by an impressive list of guest musicians including Nicky Hopkins on keyboards and half the group Toto, perhaps most notably the keyboard legend, David Paich. Indeed, it is interesting just how much key boards feature on this album, but they do so in a manner which augments and enhances the performance without detracting from the airplane sound.
One of the things that impresses me most about the album is the strength of the material. The writing credits are well spread out. Of the 13 tracks, 4 are written by Slick, 3 by Kaukonen, (including a short instrumental), 2 each by Balin and Katner, plus a Balin/Katner collaboration and a track by Toto. This all makes for an intriguing a varied mix. Where else can you get 4 different lead vocalists. The tracks cover a wide variety of topics, from the plight of the Panda, the Summer of love, revolution in south/ central America and the effect of European travel on a relationship. Two poems are included in translation. It all makes for an excellent and varied album. One track by Katner is a cross between a Eurovision song contest winner and a stadium rocker. It has everything, the vocals, the hook, the drums, the guitar , the message. It is worth the price of the album alone.
You may get the feeling that I like the album. Too right. I am ecstatic. It is a must for your Airplane collection
The album has the distinction of being a review album. Reunion albums are the province of much loved favourites who just didn't produce enough at the time and who perhaps disbanded prematurely. Such albums have a chequered history and often disappoint. Often the magic has gone or even if the artists can still hack it, the material just isn't strong enough. (The Byrds reunion album falls into this category.) however, some reunion albums buck the trend and this is one of them.
All of the gang are here for a start. ( except the drummer). What is more, they are in great form. There is everything that you would want for and expect from Jefferson Airplane. There are the unique and exceptional vocals of Grace Slick. There are the unique and exceptional vocals of Marty Balin. There are the interesting vocals of Paul Katner, there is the exceptional guitar of Jorma Kaukonen, the big complex sound, the unique combined vocals of the group and so on.
However, this is not a recreation of a previous album, not a "Bathing at Baxters Again" or "More Volunteers". This is a new creation in its own right, incorporating all the best aspects of the group but also showing a new maturity and subtlety.
the five original members are augmented by an impressive list of guest musicians including Nicky Hopkins on keyboards and half the group Toto, perhaps most notably the keyboard legend, David Paich. Indeed, it is interesting just how much key boards feature on this album, but they do so in a manner which augments and enhances the performance without detracting from the airplane sound.
One of the things that impresses me most about the album is the strength of the material. The writing credits are well spread out. Of the 13 tracks, 4 are written by Slick, 3 by Kaukonen, (including a short instrumental), 2 each by Balin and Katner, plus a Balin/Katner collaboration and a track by Toto. This all makes for an intriguing a varied mix. Where else can you get 4 different lead vocalists. The tracks cover a wide variety of topics, from the plight of the Panda, the Summer of love, revolution in south/ central America and the effect of European travel on a relationship. Two poems are included in translation. It all makes for an excellent and varied album. One track by Katner is a cross between a Eurovision song contest winner and a stadium rocker. It has everything, the vocals, the hook, the drums, the guitar , the message. It is worth the price of the album alone.
You may get the feeling that I like the album. Too right. I am ecstatic. It is a must for your Airplane collection
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Brian Tozer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2018
A little commercial, but worth having. And there will never be another reunion.
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soniCaT
2.0 out of 5 stars
The purchase and delivery were quick and easy. The content of the album is sadly very ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2015
The purchase and delivery were quick and easy. The content of the album is sadly very disappointing so I'll just have to keep playing Surrealistic Pillow,
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R A HARRIES
5.0 out of 5 stars
Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2015
Enjoyable CD.