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I don't get those who think this uninspired. Grace doesn't stand out very much in this one, but that's ok, the band makes up for it. This is a great show by JA, very trippy and jammin' hard. I think they're at their best as a band.
This version of Volunteers made me want to head to the barricades; Won't You Try made me want to ingest a cap of blue and sail on water as blue as air. I've loved Bless It's Pointed Little Head for 40 years but that album pales in comparison to this collection. This is a beautiful expression of virtuosity, passion and pure, ecstatic sound. This is Jefferson Airplane in all their brilliant, noisy, glory. This disk captures better than any other live recording their fervent passion, the remarkable playing of Jack, Jorma and Spencer, (Jorma particularly is white-hot here) the self-indulgent but heartfelt and exciting vocal interplay and the electricity that made this band so special. There's certainly nostalgia here but there is also a righteous guitar din that links them directly to Sonic Youth.
They've been in my head for 40 + years and the music and era still holds up really well. A time capsule of screaming guitars, great singers and cool tunes. Jack Casady was so far beyond a 'bass' player, he played a lead guitarist who played bass getting solo's. But the Airplane was so much heavier than that. In the late 60's and early 70's Jack and Jorma were [and still are] probably the best American lead and bass guitarist in the business. Throw in Paul Kantner's rhythm guitar and great song writing, Spencer's jazz influenced drumming [which I appreciate more with every listening], and Grace and Marty trading vocal riffs, and y'all got a piece of RnR heaven.
If you like psychedelic music, this is a must have. They've always been overlooked and unrated in my book. Check out the DVD with them called A Night at the Family Dog 1970 (The Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Santana). Don't forget that's Jack with Jimi Hendrix on Voodoo Child. Live, they could tear the place down. To a lot of uninformed people, the Airplane was 'that' group that had the pop radio hits of Someone to Love and White Rabbit and Grace Slick.
If you never saw them live you missed something special. And Jorma attacking his guitar.well just buy this CD and check it out yourself.
School of Rock album, honestly. The Other Side Of This Life (Live) is the best performance on the record and "Volunteers" and "Good Shepherd" are also solid. Very interesting to hear "Uncle Sam Blues (Live)" having owned it for years on the Hot Tuna live recording. Four and a quarter stars. This is not "Bless Its Pointed Little Head," but I am so happy I purchased it. The recording is a mixed blessing - some songs are first rate an inspired and Jorma and Jack soar - inspired by their Hot Tuna collaboration. You Wear Your Dresses Too Short (Live) has vapid lyrics (what was Marty thinking), but there is a moment of frenzied perfection in it, so I will not delete it from my iPod.
My grandoughter made this purchase as we both use the Account. We found It to be in very good condition and was very pleased with the transaction. thank you bev nichols and brandy cooper
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