beautiful...

OCDHG wrote:

you do that! disco is probably your best suit!

ocdgh, go get high somewhere else!

yes, nice compliment.

Bleyfusz wrote:

My cue to turn off RP and go find something else. You guys have fun

This is sure a nice follow-up to The Church.

My God......lovely.....9

I was turned onto this by some really cool people I partied with in Engineering School days, in Rolla, Mo, in '81 or so...Mark B. and Laura, I remember, in particular. It opened up a wilder, wider Universe for me, that's for sure...and this record became a party staple there, in Boulder, and beyond. Loved the incendiary lyrics on Amerikon, and how he dissed both Reagan and Nixon in cool manner; wonder if I can still remember it: "You unleash the Grade-B movie star governor's war, while you sit in the dark, insane with the fear of dying...We'll ball in your parks, sane with the flash of living! Hey, Dick, whatever you think of us is TOTALLY IRRELEVANT! So drop your f—-ing bombs, burn your demon babies, I will BE ALIVE again. Rabid lover...feeling the starch on your grin...coming from acid, cocaine and grass, and receive all my home-made gin...So push the button, pull the switch, cut the beam, come on, make it march! Sign me up as a Diplomat, my only office is the park! Open it baby, open it...open up that door!" I finally had to part with this sacred LP to Bart's Records in late December of 2001 with tears in my eyes. I do recall that Jerry Garcia was listed on the album credits, and David Crosby, too. I liked Ride the Tiger from Dragonfly, and Jane came along and really did seem to rock, but they were never again like they had once been, and I tend to agree that this was probably their peak. Kantner assembled a truly fine crew for this voyage, and commanded it with aplomb; on this ultimate concept album, they were able to reach artistic glory!

Cynaera wrote:
Arf!

Do goats really get stoned (on drugs, not because they've committed adultery or whatnot)? I'd like to see that! Mind you, Brits do say "pissed as a fart" which makes even less sense - you can get a goat stoned but you can't get a fart drunk.

bam23 wrote:
Here's a quote from Wiki (and we all know if it's on Wiki, it's gotta be TRUE...)

Jefferson Starship, reunion and recent events: 1974 to present
Main article: Jefferson Starship
to for Flight Log album ad, 1977. From left: Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden.

In 1974, four years after Blows Against The Empire (the Jefferson Starship-prototype album with Paul Kantner and Grace Slick), Jefferson Starship was formally launched with the release of the album Dragon Fly and its single "Ride The Tiger". Balin sang on one song, "Caroline," and in addition to Kantner and Slick the band consisted of David Freiberg (keyboards, bass), Craig Chaquico (lead guitar), Pete Sears (bass, keyboards), John Barbata (drums) and Papa John Creach (electric violin). Jefferson Starship continued in one form or the other into the 80s, but never achieved the critical acclaim of its predecessor band.

After the acrimonious events that resulted in Jefferson Starship's 1984 breakup, Paul Kantner reunited with Balin and Jack Casady in 1985 to form the KBC Band. They released their only album, KBC Band (which included Kantner's hit, "America"), in 1987 on Arista Records. The KBC Band also featured keyboardist Tim Gorman, who had played with The Who, and guitarist Slick Aguilar, who had played with David Crosby's band.

With Kantner reunited with Balin and Casady, the KBC Band opened the door to a full-blown Jefferson Airplane reunion. On March 4, 1988, during a Hot Tuna San Francisco gig at the Fillmore (with Paul Kantner, as well as Papa John Creach joining in) Grace Slick made a cameo appearance. This led to a formal reunion of the original Jefferson Airplane, featuring nearly all the main members, including founder Marty Balin, but without Spencer Dryden. A self-titled album was released by Columbia Records to modest sales but the accompanying tour was a success. In 1996, Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Balin, Casady, Dryden, Kantner & Kaukonen attending & performing at the ceremony. Grace Slick was absent, as she was unable to travel due to medical reasons.

(I love the last line - "medical reasons." I wish I could have used that excuse when I showed up to work stoned as a goat on a toxtail with more drugs than the local pharmacy.) That was then, this is now.

laying on the car hood, under starry southern skies, smoking a joint and listening to this song on the car cassette player....brings back some great memories.

rabbi_phil wrote: Then why does the cover refer to them as Jefferson Starship? This was their first and best release, before they descended into parody.

sorry to split hairs but this isn't Starship. that didn't happen (formally) until Dragonfly. nonetheless this is pretty much an awesome collective of musicians.

Yes, I have...

drews wrote:
I've never heard this song before, but it's hard to believe it's not Jefferson Airplane. Good song - and I think I might have been one of those hippy stoners building utopia - except I wanted a marble fountain and they told me it was too "establishment." Dang.

So good to hear this song again....gotta return to my storage unit and dig out this Starship album.

The original Rolling Stone review of this album was pithy: "Slaps against the empire."

DanFHiggins wrote:
This track made me dream of being in California back in the day. Now I'm HERE!

jagdriver wrote:
Yeah. Not bad.

YES!