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Jefferson Airplane
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San Francisco, United States
Jefferson Airplane was the first of the San Francisco psychedelic rock groups of the 1960s to become internationally known. The band was founded by singer Marty Balin and guitarist Paul Kantner in 1965. With the addition of Signe Anderson their male-female singing style showed their folk music roots plus Balin’s love of R&B singing styles. In fact their duel-lead vocals were a hallmark of their sound throughout the Airplane’s career, as confirmed (to international acclaim) after Grace Slick replaced Signe Anderson as the female singer. The other members of the band were guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, bassist Jack Casady and drummer Alexander “Skip” Spence.
After their first album (“Takes Off ” ), Anderson and Spence left the band. They were replaced by Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden, respectively. Grace Slick brought with her an amazing voice, attitude and two songs from her former band The Great Society. Both songs, “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit”, received much airplay and helped making the band’s second album Surrealistic Pillow a big seller, and also to pretty much define San Francisco’s “Summer of Love” zeitgeist, just as the psychedelic era was coming into full bloom.
Surrealistic Pillow is an interesting mixture of largely folk-rock vocals, acoustic guitar and songs that reflected the changes emerging in youth culture as the world was beginning to become aware of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
Influenced by the new sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Cream, their next album After Bathing at Baxter’s swung radically toward a heavier electric and much more experimental sound, largely provided by guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass guitar player Jack Casady.
After their first album (“Takes Off ” ), Anderson and Spence left the band. They were replaced by Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden, respectively. Grace Slick brought with her an amazing voice, attitude and two songs from her former band The Great Society. Both songs, “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit”, received much airplay and helped making the band’s second album Surrealistic Pillow a big seller, and also to pretty much define San Francisco’s “Summer of Love” zeitgeist, just as the psychedelic era was coming into full bloom.
Surrealistic Pillow is an interesting mixture of largely folk-rock vocals, acoustic guitar and songs that reflected the changes emerging in youth culture as the world was beginning to become aware of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
Influenced by the new sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Cream, their next album After Bathing at Baxter’s swung radically toward a heavier electric and much more experimental sound, largely provided by guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bass guitar player Jack Casady.
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White Rabbit
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Somebody to Love
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Volunteers
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Embryonic Journey
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Plastic Fantastic Lover
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Today
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She Has Funny Cars
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My Best Friend
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Comin' Back to Me
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It's No Secret
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How Do You Feel
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Lather
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Crown of Creation
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Blues From an Airplane
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Come Up the Years
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Shoutbox
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JukeBoxHero48 wrote:
Looking for a version of "Today" , Jefferson Airplane, without interruptions. Any clues?
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maksu88 wrote:
volenteers of america-my favorite
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lolaustinlol wrote:
I just put all my Great Society songs and all my Jefferson Starship songs as Jefferson Airplane, so all of them come to the same place. Just so I don't have to have all 3 on my top artists, I guess, I don't really know why I did it, but it's the same thing lol.
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SENTER27 wrote:
Somebody to Love rules
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Dyermakerman wrote:
i agree whith anon ident. drugs are too hard to find
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Sunzy wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+of+Acoustic+Guitar+Artists =)
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HIERONYMUS1893 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnATWjLIiUw
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HIERONYMUS1893 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnATWjLIiUw
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bob_sh wrote:
Born in the Jeff Airplane
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karinaygr wrote:
People who love spending too much time on internet
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rjststoner wrote:
awesome song
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anon_ident wrote:
Remember when drugs were cool. Now they're just hard to find. Hah
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infectedmodes wrote:
Join us! We Love american Bands.
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Commodorette wrote:
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ♥
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deep_zeppelin wrote:
I ruv Grace Slick!
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jeunewerewolf wrote:
Why does "somebody to love" sound like that? =|
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Judge_Gabranth wrote:
'Somebody to love' from their 'Greatest Hits Live' is plain greatness And its final solo too
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storvikarn wrote:
occasion or not? For Those Who Probably Will Die While Listening To Music is now united.
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PedroGodfroid wrote:
Silence, you don't need to smoke to get high. Nor take anything anyway. But If you like enteogens without smoke, I can recommend homemade psychodelic "Mon Chéri". Keep the chocolate (good for lucid dreams) and substitute the kirsch with absynthe and the cherry with magic shrooms. Yummy ];-P'''''''
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Nochek wrote:
welcome, friends! Diego Armando Maradona
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