jimmie ray Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Still love this group, even though they seem swept away in the past. This NYC rooftop performance shows they didn't just play hippie music, but introduced elements of somewhat heavy metal and grunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I like them too! hippie music too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 ^ Here's a freaky one, then: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 One of those bands encased in Woodstock amber. A few good albums but then Marty Balin turned them into wuss-rockers in the seventies. The less said about Jefferson Starship and even worse, Starship (the horror! the horror!), the better. Like The Doors, they came across as a band mired in '60s dogma. Grace Slick was a damn fine rock and roll singer, that's for sure...what a voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 ^ Yep. I've mentioned before, that I'm a huge Hot Tuna fan. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are an unseparable duo, who instrumentally drove the Airplane. The group's style certainly changed after they split, and not even Grace's voice could save it. I hate that the Starship is what most people think of, in association with them. Thanks, MTV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgeholder Still Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'm sure a lot of people hate this but I never get tired it it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 ^ Love this song, it's got beautiful lyrics and groove. Grace Slick actually hated it, because she had to sing the word "Baby" 38 times in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Why is it that some DJ's and even musicians refer to the band as "The Jefferson Airplane"? I don't understand how people can get the name wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 ^ You can hear Jefferson Airplane on the radio? If the stations around here still played them, they could call them whatever they wanted, for all I'm concerned. But they don't.This is a Donavan song, great for spacing out. So, fly Jefferson Airplane, gets you there on time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover 75 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 One of the better hippie bands for sure. Pick up the dvd Fly!, some great old footage, & it can be found for less than $10 US. Grace Slick great vocals, solid band, just some great music of that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 ^ One of the few music documentaries on DVD that I own. Unfortunately, it seems there is very little decent concert footage of JA available. The camera work and angles pretty much all sucks, mostly shows Grace Slick, and not what the musicians are doing. As Jack Casady is in my top 5 bassists, I want to see what he's up to. Plus he does a funny eyebrows thing, like the Muppet band bassist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover 75 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 ^ One of the few music documentaries on DVD that I own. Unfortunately, it seems there is very little decent concert footage of JA available. The camera work and angles pretty much all sucks, mostly shows Grace Slick, and not what the musicians are doing. As Jack Casady is in my top 5 bassists, I want to see what he's up to. Plus he does a funny eyebrows thing, like the Muppet band bassist. I agree that the camera work is not that good on the dvd, but you get complete live versions of some great tunes by JA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Just found this, for the first time. Hot Tuna, Papa John Creach, and lots of eyebrow action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Just found this, for the first time. Hot Tuna, Papa John Creach, and lots of eyebrow action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane Dies at 74Read More: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-kantner-dies/?trackback=fbshare_mobile_top&trackback=tsmclip http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-kantner-dies/?trackback=fbshare_mobile_top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 On 9/7/2015 at 2:58 PM, jimmie ray said: Still love this group, even though they seem swept away in the past. This NYC rooftop performance shows they didn't just play hippie music, but introduced elements of somewhat heavy metal and grunge. Grace Slick was a pioneer; one of the first woman to front a rock band and write many of the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 RIP Paul Kantner. Another sad rock and roll death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengrass Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Sad indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover 75 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 The thread is for Airplane, not Starship, the inferior version. Sad news for sure, founding member of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengrass Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Didnt mean to get your panties in a wad Jr . and there's a superior version? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jimmy Jam Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 R.I.P Paul Kantner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengrass Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Been listening to Jefferson Airplane , Jefferson Starship with Kantner off and on all day . I actually feel gutted by Kantners passing. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengrass Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 One more and i'll leave it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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