Grace had an unique voice, Aileen, other tracks by them to react to: "Somebody To Love", and "Comin' Back to Me". Jefferson Airplane went through a few name changes, they later changed their name to Jefferson Starship and then Starship they had hits through the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Grace Slick is one of my favorite all-time vocalists. Such a talent. She's still going strong, too. Just had a birthday! One of the best vibratos I've ever heard.
@@ChuckDrennen yep, but Grace is still pretty healthy for someone in her 80s. I "think" the only ones that aren't fully retired who were in Jefferson Airplane are Jack and Jorma who still perform as Hot Tuna pretty regularly.
It's a special song. Grace has said that she composed it after listening to Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain album 24 hours straight while tripping. Her performance of this at Woodstock is definitely worth checking out. Iconic.
The funny thing is that Grace was not an original member. She came over from the group "Great Society" and brought two songs that became the Airplane's biggest hits.
This song defined the psychedelic 60’s for me. Graces’ voice was truly one of a kind. Model turned singer she just celebrated her birthday yesterday. She’s gone through the looking glass and back with ease. Happy Birthday girl!
She's singing it in a very particular way for the overall theme of the song. Like that fast vibrato that she drops in so suddenly. They were almost certainly absolutely blasted out of their minds at the time. What I love most about music from this era is that the equipment just automatically creates a stunning sound. The guitar and bass amps, and even the reverb on her vocals. It's all classically epic.
This was broadcast on the Smothers Bros. Comedy Hour which was the only show it could have been shown on. It was the 60's and censorship was rampant. Any drug reference was verboten! The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. They constantly showcased acts that were against the Vietnam War or held progressive opinions. I watched them religiously! I haven't heard this song straight in 20 years. Thanks for the reaction, Aileen! Blessings!
"The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. " That is an enormous understatement. President Nixon demanded that CBS cancel the show. CBS did just that.
There is a 6 1/2 minute version of this song (with a psychedelic 4 minute instrumental intro) done by Grace's original band The Great Society. Some of my favorites are 1) "Two Heads", 2) "Rejoyce", 3) "Lawman", 4) "The House at Pooneil Corner", 5) Theme from Manhole (Grace solo album. Song is over 15 minutes long), 6) "Better Lyin' Down" (Grace and Paul Kantner), and 7) "Across the Board" just to name a few.
The psychedelic special effects were in the studio presentation. This was live. The studio version is slightly better, but you can't beat this version where you get to see the band! Plastic Fantastic Lover is a great song. And Somebody to Love was the other hit from the time. They later had a resurgence as Jefferson Starship. Miracles was a monster hit!
Jorma Kaukonnen, one of their guitarists, is one of the most outstanding acoustic blues players on the planet. He went on to form Hot Tuna with the bassist and they did mostly acoustic-driven blues and some rock, and had quite a career of their own. Jorma still has guitar camps and clinics, and is touring with Hot Tuna still.
Such a timeless old song. My brother's the lead guitarist in Hard Rock/Metal band and they always manage to work this song into their set. They have a female lead singer and she has a similarly haunting voice as Grace Slick. The audience still goes crazy when they play it, even after all these years. ❤
I’ve heard the song 1000’s of times, but even today on occasion, Grace Slicks vocals still creep up creep up on me and make the hairs on my neck stand up they are so awesome.
In 1969 we were living in San Fransicso while my dad was doing sociological research of the "Hippy" culture. We were walking by the house on Fulton street where the Jefferson Airplane lived and recorded when Grace Slick came over to the fence to tell my mom what beautiful babies she had. I was 4 and remember being insulted she called me a baby. She then invited my family to a show they were playing in Golden Gate Park with another band called the Grateful Dead (we hadn't hear of them at that point). We went to the show and I remember loving the music. Later my mom told me it was a free acid event and she was terrified the whole time that one of us little boys would acidently get dosed. I am still a big fan of the Dead. I would love to see a review of "China Cat Sunflower" sometime.
I first heard this song s couple years ago leading up to Bray Wyatt's return to see they'd play this song live In the arenas during commercials of RAW and SmackDown
One of my favorite bands. I saw them in their last concert as Jefferson Airplane in Detroit. Grace Slick, Paul Kantor & Pappa John Creech. They finished their US tour. Later, they remembered as Jefferson Starship.
Hi 👋 Aileen I love this Grace's voice was hauntingly beautiful I love that building of intensity and the push to the musical and lyrical crescendo what a savage song 🎵 just phenomenal 😊thanks again for another fantastic reaction Aileen your a badass much respect 🙏 🫡 😊
Lol, I introduced a friend to this song just the other day. Her jaw dropped, she couldn't believe it... It was a very controversial sing at the time with allegations of drug references.......... You're right, the World wasn't ready for 4 mins, it struggled with 2.28 😂
Grace Slick is the pride of the San Francisco music scene of the sixties and seventies. I met her a few times and is always a very sweet conversationalist. You should check out her and the band's Woodstock performance to see her personality with the crowd. Great voice, great performer and great person.
I think it is interesting that Grace Slick said that rock is music to express anger and protest and that "all rock and rollers over 50 look stupid and should retire". Which, she did. She has a point.
Got to remember that back in the '60's & '70's, if you wanted to get Top 40 airplay, you song had to be nominally 2.5 minutes long. Frequently bands started to have full versions on the album and would truncate the song length when released as a single to try to increase the odds for exposure. And btw Gracie was my first celebrity crush. 😊 I thought she was mysterious and beautiful and had a compelling voice with a wonderful vibrato.
60's music in my opinion, just hits different you know. This band proves it, the instruments and the vocals by Grace Slick especially she has one the best vibratos tbh. Happy Halloween Alieen!
Really cool hippie song and I heard it because my cousins listened to it, I just love the whole hippie vibe. My mother used to call me a long haired hippie when I was young.
After they changed their name to Jefferson Starship, Marty Palin took the lead on "MIRACLES" which is a classic! Grace does the call & response backup vocals and it's SO SEXY. Please give it a try, the long version.
Grace had a voice that was as well controlled as a surgeons scapple but had the power of a Sherman tank. The smirk was because she was so nervous, she jumped the beet but was able to correct, and knew no one noticed. That made her realize she was truly in control on that stage. Not bad for an 18 YOs first time on a stage and on LIVE TV. I had such a crush on her as a kid. Sad what the industry did to her and many others. Why I pray every week for Angelina Jordon and other young people. Being set into that toxic waste.
Man this hits deep, this song was on one of the disks my mom had in the black leather music disk holder. Each little page in the holder held 12 disks burned with 20 songs on each of them. It makes me miss the early 2000s because my childhood was filled with all those songs and the nostalgia is surreal.
Aileen, great reaction! I appreciate how excited you get on the certain vocals, drums, guitar and bass. I would like to request, that you react to a song that you sang? Do you have videos of you singing an original or a cover song?
I owned this model in the 80's. It was so fun to ride. Loved the Kawasaki green. It was a beast - could smoke the tire and ride on the back wheel through first to third gear. The front brakes could make the front tire scream. Absolute rocket ship.
I'm gonna geek out here and thank you for acknowledging that you DIDN'T (3:18) rewind like you'd said! I think it's important to give you props for being mindful of that. Because, yes, we DO notice. Most of us WANT reactors to go back 5 or so seconds so as not to miss any dramatic transitions (as was the case here), key lyrics, drum fills, etc. So I was psyched when you said you would, then rolled my eyes when I saw you hadn't, then clapped my hands and LOL when you acknowledged you didn't after all! Cheers!
We all wish it was longer, and it could have been. But we have it as it is, and I for one am grateful. Grace Slick has a fascinating presence, almost intimidating in the best way possible.
We ALL wish it were longer! So Groovy & Psychedelic. What an Amazing song....blows my mind every time I hear it .... just as if it were the first!!! Great Reaction Aileen. Another by them to try would be **SOMEBODY TO LOVE** Cheers!
Grace slicks voice drags you in the bassline drums guitar all get you hooked, in the early 80's i went to many rock pubs and clubs where this was played regularly, a classic, como estas aileen!
I grew up in the Bay Area and I first saw the Jefferson Airplane in 1965 before Grace Slick joined the band. Two years later you could see them, maybe Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Cream and other groups establishing themselves for only $2.00! Often they'd play for free at an anti-war benefit. My favorite song is "Miracles" when her and Marty Balin formed the Jefferson Starship. Balin did the lead vocals in that one but Grace did the back-up. It is more of a duet but the arrangement was spectacular. These artists were always trying to craft something special, unlike today which to me sounds like jumbled noise. According to old videos, she wrote this song while stoned on LSD! You will notice the music is similar to Bolero, making it almost like an anthem.
I was 4yrs old when that song came out. I fell in love with her the first time I seen this video. A real woman... so gorgeous! I am now 61. The song came out in 1967.
Grace Slick's original band was The Great Society (also from San Francisco), and the original "White Rabbit" was over six minutes long. She brought "White Rabbit," and the equally spectacular "Somebody to Love," from The Great Society to Jefferson Airplane's second album, "Surrealistic Pillow." Other great songs include "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (also from "Surrealistic Pillow," Marty Balin on vocals); "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" (from their 3rd album, "After Bathing at Baxter's," with Grace, Marty and Paul Kantner sharing lead vocals); and I bet you'll love "The House at Pooneil Corners (Grace and Marty on lead vocals)," "Greasy Heart" (Grace) and "Lather," all from the Airplane's 4th album, "Crown of Creation." And then there's the vocal extravaganza, "Silver Spoon" from the Paul Kantner/Grace Slick album, "Sunfighter." And so many more...but I'll stop here.
The song is a bolero, after a Spanish dance rhythm. (Ravel’s is the most famous) This one is constructed like a one-act play. It’s a wind-up toy with dense and sophisticated lyrics. It’s the perfect length to make you listen to it again and again! Pop songs don’t come any better than this.
I first heard this song on a commercial for a jrpg on the xbox 360, and Graces highs and lows just stuck with me for years until I found out what the song was years later
The bass (Jack Casady) and guitarist (Jorma Kaukonen) formed a band called Hot Tuna, they actually still play! Jorma has a ranch in Ohio where he teaches and holds concerts. Both are amazing musicians, Jack influenced many bassists that came along after him.
Grace Slick - The voice that launched a thousand trips!!!
Grace had an unique voice, Aileen, other tracks by them to react to: "Somebody To Love", and "Comin' Back to Me". Jefferson Airplane went through a few name changes, they later changed their name to Jefferson Starship and then Starship they had hits through the '60s, '70s and '80s.
I love that first Jefferson Starship album ❤
@@kvonjaco Yes, 'Dragon Fly' was a great album, I think "It's About Time" is my favourite track off it.
@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Thanks for helping to pull those names out of my hole! : )
@@kvonjaco No problem, my pleasure.
Reverb on this cut didn't hurt the performance.
Grace Slick is one of my favorite all-time vocalists. Such a talent. She's still going strong, too. Just had a birthday! One of the best vibratos I've ever heard.
Live at Woodstock hell yeah
I'm a sucker for unconventional harmony vocals, and Slick/Kantner is one of my faves,
Actually Grace is retired.
@@ChuckDrennen yep, but Grace is still pretty healthy for someone in her 80s. I "think" the only ones that aren't fully retired who were in Jefferson Airplane are Jack and Jorma who still perform as Hot Tuna pretty regularly.
Dreams is still one of the greatest albums ever made
It's a special song. Grace has said that she composed it after listening to Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain album 24 hours straight while tripping. Her performance of this at Woodstock is definitely worth checking out. Iconic.
I wish it was longer as well. “Someone to Love” is another big hit of theirs. Another great reaction Aileen
It’s called “Somebody to Love.”
@@straycatttt2766 Yes --- and it also has my vote ✔ for next reaction.
The funny thing is that Grace was not an original member. She came over from the group "Great Society" and brought two songs that became the Airplane's biggest hits.
This song defined the psychedelic 60’s for me. Graces’ voice was truly one of a kind. Model turned singer she just celebrated her birthday yesterday. She’s gone through the looking glass and back with ease. Happy Birthday girl!
Grace's voice is simply hypnotic.
She's singing it in a very particular way for the overall theme of the song. Like that fast vibrato that she drops in so suddenly. They were almost certainly absolutely blasted out of their minds at the time. What I love most about music from this era is that the equipment just automatically creates a stunning sound. The guitar and bass amps, and even the reverb on her vocals. It's all classically epic.
This was a huge song in 1967 All over the radio stations in that year.
This was broadcast on the Smothers Bros. Comedy Hour which was the only show it could have been shown on. It was the 60's and censorship was rampant. Any drug reference was verboten! The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. They constantly showcased acts that were against the Vietnam War or held progressive opinions. I watched them religiously! I haven't heard this song straight in 20 years. Thanks for the reaction, Aileen! Blessings!
The Brothers helped amplify public opinion about the unjustifiable war.
I remember watching the show as a kid. Too bad they had to deal censorship. The music was always amazing.
"The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. " That is an enormous understatement. President Nixon demanded that CBS cancel the show. CBS did just that.
There are a lot of reference to Alice in Wonderland and how the story was really the story of drugs.
There is a 6 1/2 minute version of this song (with a psychedelic 4 minute instrumental intro) done by Grace's original band The Great Society. Some of my favorites are 1) "Two Heads", 2) "Rejoyce", 3) "Lawman", 4) "The House at Pooneil Corner", 5) Theme from Manhole (Grace solo album. Song is over 15 minutes long), 6) "Better Lyin' Down" (Grace and Paul Kantner), and 7) "Across the Board" just to name a few.
The psychedelic special effects were in the studio presentation. This was live. The studio version is slightly better, but you can't beat this version where you get to see the band!
Plastic Fantastic Lover is a great song. And Somebody to Love was the other hit from the time. They later had a resurgence as Jefferson Starship. Miracles was a monster hit!
the version with grace's vocals isolated is pretty special too. 🙂
This is one of my favorite songs! Grace’s voice is amazing!
Somebody To Love is a great representation of her voice's range extending a bit more and shows a different "energy" to her vocal performance.
Jorma Kaukonnen, one of their guitarists, is one of the most outstanding acoustic blues players on the planet. He went on to form Hot Tuna with the bassist and they did mostly acoustic-driven blues and some rock, and had quite a career of their own. Jorma still has guitar camps and clinics, and is touring with Hot Tuna still.
I saw Jefferson Airplane perform this song live in 1969 and 1970. They were one of my favorite live bands.
me too. i think it was at the winterland ballroom . do you remember where ?
'Nothings gonna stop us' is another great one.❤ I love Grace's voice.
Such a timeless old song. My brother's the lead guitarist in Hard Rock/Metal band and they always manage to work this song into their set. They have a female lead singer and she has a similarly haunting voice as Grace Slick. The audience still goes crazy when they play it, even after all these years. ❤
They were great as Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship!
Love when you select classic rock songs to review. There are so many gems out there. Keep doing what you're doing. It is awesome.
still a fantastic tune after all these years, great voice, great sound, whats not to love
I’ve heard the song 1000’s of times, but even today on occasion, Grace Slicks vocals still creep up creep up on me and make the hairs on my neck stand up they are so awesome.
You should hear Grace’s voice track isolated from the original studio recording. It is exquisite. She is a fantastic vocalist.
Jefferson Airplane only Somebody to Love !!!
Yes ma’am, that’s the correct response in this type of situation… “I’m ready.”
Let’s fucking go!
In 1969 we were living in San Fransicso while my dad was doing sociological research of the "Hippy" culture. We were walking by the house on Fulton street where the Jefferson Airplane lived and recorded when Grace Slick came over to the fence to tell my mom what beautiful babies she had. I was 4 and remember being insulted she called me a baby. She then invited my family to a show they were playing in Golden Gate Park with another band called the Grateful Dead (we hadn't hear of them at that point). We went to the show and I remember loving the music. Later my mom told me it was a free acid event and she was terrified the whole time that one of us little boys would acidently get dosed. I am still a big fan of the Dead. I would love to see a review of "China Cat Sunflower" sometime.
Positive hypnotic, mesmerizing track from start to finish. Perfectly performed.💯
I first heard this song s couple years ago leading up to Bray Wyatt's return to see they'd play this song live In the arenas during commercials of RAW and SmackDown
One of my favorite bands. I saw them in their last concert as Jefferson Airplane in Detroit. Grace Slick, Paul Kantor & Pappa John Creech. They finished their US tour. Later, they remembered as Jefferson Starship.
I met Grace Slick in a library in Dallas, Tx. She is extremely talented in general. She was showcasing her paintings
Hi 👋 Aileen I love this Grace's voice was hauntingly beautiful I love that building of intensity and the push to the musical and lyrical crescendo what a savage song 🎵 just phenomenal 😊thanks again for another fantastic reaction Aileen your a badass much respect 🙏 🫡 😊
Grace Slick just turned 84!! Perfect voice. I absolutely LOVE this song!!
Thanks for reacting to it.
Y'all be safe. (Texas slang there.)
Grace Slick: The voice that launched a thousand trips. Remember, this was the psychedelic 60s. All kinds of stuff was goin' down!
Lol, I introduced a friend to this song just the other day. Her jaw dropped, she couldn't believe it...
It was a very controversial sing at the time with allegations of drug references..........
You're right, the World wasn't ready for 4 mins, it struggled with 2.28 😂
"Somebody to Love" is another one of Jefferson Airplane's best and most popular songs .....
I heard long ago that Grace phrased her vocals like a guitar solo. You can get a better feel for it from "Somebody to Love"
Brings up good memories, Somebody to love is also a great son.
She has a very powerful voice
Grace Slick is the pride of the San Francisco music scene of the sixties and seventies. I met her a few times and is always a very sweet conversationalist. You should check out her and the band's Woodstock performance to see her personality with the crowd. Great voice, great performer and great person.
I think it is interesting that Grace Slick said that rock is music to express anger and protest and that "all rock and rollers over 50 look stupid and should retire". Which, she did. She has a point.
Beautiful reaction 😊 This is the sound of the 60s in San Francisco.
Got to remember that back in the '60's & '70's, if you wanted to get Top 40 airplay, you song had to be nominally 2.5 minutes long. Frequently bands started to have full versions on the album and would truncate the song length when released as a single to try to increase the odds for exposure.
And btw Gracie was my first celebrity crush. 😊 I thought she was mysterious and beautiful and had a compelling voice with a wonderful vibrato.
love this song glad you went down this rabbit hole ha ha
That is one of those goosebump inducing songs for sure.
60's music in my opinion, just hits different you know. This band proves it, the instruments and the vocals by Grace Slick especially she has one the best vibratos tbh. Happy Halloween Alieen!
That song is an event !
Somebody to love is another great song by them .
Happy Belated Birthday to Singer Grace Slick ❤
My aunt was friends with Grace Slick in high school. She was quite the character supposedly. Aggressive and artistic.
That was criminally short😂 but so good.
Really cool hippie song and I heard it because my cousins listened to it, I just love the whole hippie vibe.
My mother used to call me a long haired hippie when I was young.
Yes. Thanks for putting it into the context to the era.
When Grace glided to the middle of the stage on Halloween 1974 it was really magic!
Classic , she was amazing back then
After they changed their name to Jefferson Starship, Marty Palin took the lead on "MIRACLES" which is a classic! Grace does the call & response backup vocals and it's SO SEXY. Please give it a try, the long version.
They were amazing live.....
Huge song when it came out. Wow . Huge group. Perfect voice for this music ❤
My brother introduced me to them when I was in middle school. Still jam out to them.
Grace had a voice that was as well controlled as a surgeons scapple but had the power of a Sherman tank. The smirk was because she was so nervous, she jumped the beet but was able to correct, and knew no one noticed. That made her realize she was truly in control on that stage. Not bad for an 18 YOs first time on a stage and on LIVE TV. I had such a crush on her as a kid. Sad what the industry did to her and many others. Why I pray every week for Angelina Jordon and other young people. Being set into that toxic waste.
Man this hits deep, this song was on one of the disks my mom had in the black leather music disk holder. Each little page in the holder held 12 disks burned with 20 songs on each of them. It makes me miss the early 2000s because my childhood was filled with all those songs and the nostalgia is surreal.
Aileen, great reaction! I appreciate how excited you get on the certain vocals, drums, guitar and bass. I would like to request, that you react to a song that you sang? Do you have videos of you singing an original or a cover song?
I owned this model in the 80's. It was so fun to ride. Loved the Kawasaki green. It was a beast - could smoke the tire and ride on the back wheel through first to third gear. The front brakes could make the front tire scream. Absolute rocket ship.
Shout out to you! This song was masterfully used at the end of the movie, "The Game," with Micheal Douglas.
Happy birthday Grace❤
Back in the day it only took 2min 30sec to become iconic! Luv Jefferson Airplane ❤💛
I'm gonna geek out here and thank you for acknowledging that you DIDN'T (3:18) rewind like you'd said! I think it's important to give you props for being mindful of that. Because, yes, we DO notice. Most of us WANT reactors to go back 5 or so seconds so as not to miss any dramatic transitions (as was the case here), key lyrics, drum fills, etc. So I was psyched when you said you would, then rolled my eyes when I saw you hadn't, then clapped my hands and LOL when you acknowledged you didn't after all! Cheers!
We all wish it was longer, and it could have been. But we have it as it is, and I for one am grateful. Grace Slick has a fascinating presence, almost intimidating in the best way possible.
this song came out 2 months before I was born April '67, one of my favorites ✌💖☮
I was born in april 67 too
Tasty bass indeed. One of the most recognizable bass riffs in music.
We ALL wish it were longer! So Groovy & Psychedelic. What an Amazing song....blows my mind every time I hear it .... just as if it were the first!!! Great Reaction Aileen. Another by them to try would be **SOMEBODY TO LOVE** Cheers!
This was always my favorite Jefferson Airplane song.
What a voice she had!
Thank you for this reaction
All the recommendations are great....I can add nothing😊 Look forward to hearing and seeing your reactions 😊
I have always loved this song; so many great songs came from the Vietnam era.
Grace was unique as hell! It's so cool you did a vid on this song. I love this era of music. I need to see if you did a vid of "somebody to love"
Happy 84th Birthday to Grace!
I remember watching that performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Adam is right. Somebody to love, great song!
Great reaction again! Was introduced to this song through Sanctuary's version where Dave M from megadeth played the intro.
Very trippy. Lived it still Love to visit.❤
Such a classic, and a great show that gave us a chance back then to see many bands that normally wouldn't have been seen by most during this time.
Take care Aileen and thanks for shared it is a nice and deep trip as well 👍😉💋
You need to check out Volunteers from Woodstock
wow! this takes me way way way back. i've been down the rabbit a few time. bsck then. Grace Slick was wow!
" Feed your head ! Feed your head ! " Psychedelic rock was inspired by Lsd , it was legal for 2yrs in the UK and USA in the late 60's
Grace slicks voice drags you in the bassline drums guitar all get you hooked, in the early 80's i went to many rock pubs and clubs where this was played regularly, a classic, como estas aileen!
Yup, we hade good music and good stuff 🤣 thank you for the trip on memory lane. 💯❤️🇮🇹🇧🇪🇪🇺
"Somebody To Love" "Volunteers."
Never get tired of listening to this 🔊
I grew up in the Bay Area and I first saw the Jefferson Airplane in 1965 before
Grace Slick joined the band. Two years later you could see them, maybe Janis
Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Cream and other groups establishing themselves
for only $2.00! Often they'd play for free at an anti-war benefit.
My favorite song is "Miracles" when her and Marty Balin formed the Jefferson
Starship. Balin did the lead vocals in that one but Grace did the back-up. It is
more of a duet but the arrangement was spectacular. These artists were always
trying to craft something special, unlike today which to me sounds like jumbled
noise. According to old videos, she wrote this song while stoned on LSD! You
will notice the music is similar to Bolero, making it almost like an anthem.
Bad ass riffs plus a honey singing
I was 4yrs old when that song came out. I fell in love with her the first time I seen this video. A real woman... so gorgeous! I am now 61. The song came out in 1967.
Truly a classic!
The Woodstock live version of this song is terrific too. Grace Slick with that great voice.
Grace Slick's original band was The Great Society (also from San Francisco), and the original "White Rabbit" was over six minutes long. She brought "White Rabbit," and the equally spectacular "Somebody to Love," from The Great Society to Jefferson Airplane's second album, "Surrealistic Pillow." Other great songs include "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (also from "Surrealistic Pillow," Marty Balin on vocals); "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" (from their 3rd album, "After Bathing at Baxter's," with Grace, Marty and Paul Kantner sharing lead vocals); and I bet you'll love "The House at Pooneil Corners (Grace and Marty on lead vocals)," "Greasy Heart" (Grace) and "Lather," all from the Airplane's 4th album, "Crown of Creation." And then there's the vocal extravaganza, "Silver Spoon" from the Paul Kantner/Grace Slick album, "Sunfighter." And so many more...but I'll stop here.
Somebody to Love is another which features graces focal stylings
Grace Slick, Janice Joplin, Karen Carpenter, and Stevie Nick's are all voices that you know immediately when you hear them.
The song is a bolero, after a Spanish dance rhythm. (Ravel’s is the most famous)
This one is constructed like a one-act play. It’s a wind-up toy with dense and sophisticated lyrics.
It’s the perfect length to make you listen to it again and again!
Pop songs don’t come any better than this.
I first heard this song on a commercial for a jrpg on the xbox 360, and Graces highs and lows just stuck with me for years until I found out what the song was years later
The bass (Jack Casady) and guitarist (Jorma Kaukonen) formed a band called Hot Tuna, they actually still play! Jorma has a ranch in Ohio where he teaches and holds concerts. Both are amazing musicians, Jack influenced many bassists that came along after him.