I can't believe this brilliant music lead them to "We Built This City...." I still can't believe they morphed into that. Airplane/Starship whatever. I am me in jeans or suit. Does getting older do that to your creativity? Thought you started with crayons & then graduated to oils. The Airplane/Starship -- who I really love & envy -- seemed to start with oil & regressed to crayons. But at least I have the solo Jorma & Jack Casady music to assure me all is well...and all those old Airplane lps.
Last night it occured to me that the music reminds me a little bit of "The end" by the Doors, which of course is a good thing. "Bless its pointed little head" is a brilliant record through and through! Gotta love drunk Jack on the cover,hehe!
One of my favorite Jefferson Airplane performances, along with some of the Live versions of "The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil." Thank you Donovan for inspiring this performance!
This Fat guy on a Silver Bike (Motorcycle) looked like a little Honda 50 drove y up to us and stopped. He apologized for not having enough room on his bike for us.. But he said I have something that will help! He gave us a joint, as he was about to drive off I asked wht his name was, and ass he drove off he "The FAT ANGEL"! We just stood there looking at each other in amazement. Strange things always happened to Hippies!
Ther really was a "Fat Angel" . I met him while hiching to SF with a friend. It was night and not a lot of traffic. We were standung under a street lamp when I said to him "Where's the Fat Angel when you need him!" It couldn't have been but three minutes and we saw a single headlight coming toward us.
brings back memories of being 16 in southern minnesota and ditching my straight-edge friends to drop a tab of lucy and smoke some buds while driving on the back country roads listening to this song and watching the snow fall ever so beautifully. i highly recommend tripping sometime and driving at night while it's snowing. definitely stay on hardly traveled roads though ha
@allman21 I agree i did the same things when i was 16 in North Wi tripping and listening to this . Spent many nights tripping on those kind of roads. Would love to do it again but don't know if i could handle it at my age now.
@bendbadgersteve Beautifully said... peace! Reminds me of 60s light shows at Eagle's Auditorium in Seattle, before the big venues encroached on the grooviness!
Donovan invented psychedelia as we now know it...the Beatles were spinning Sunshine superman as they cooked up "A Day in the life"...This is a worthy cover-- lesser vocal but quite a nice jam....
This was my favorite Airplane live tune- had that eerie drone sound, created a spacy atmosphere in keeping with the times. I remember I had dropped my vinyl album, & it put a bad scratch across 2-3 min. of 'Fat Angel' I was pissed. Finally, after 3 decades, I obtained a CD of the album & can listen to it in all it's beauty again...
Actually, Marty played bass on this song, Jack switched to rhythm guitar and Paul and Jorma shared lead guitar duties. You're right about Grace standing around.
This is what I have heard. The song is not about JA at all. There was a dog in the recording studio named JA and Donavan sang a verse 2 it.Or so Paul Kantner has said. The song is actually about Donavan partying with Barry McGuire and Mama Cass the later of course being the fat angel, Incredible but I think it is true.
I can't believe this brilliant music lead them to "We Built This City...." I still can't believe they morphed into that. Airplane/Starship whatever. I am me in jeans or suit. Does getting older do that to your creativity? Thought you started with crayons & then graduated to oils. The Airplane/Starship -- who I really love & envy -- seemed to start with oil & regressed to crayons. But at least I have the solo Jorma & Jack Casady music to assure me all is well...and all those old Airplane lps.
lastrada52 1 month ago
one of the best album of all time...!
MicheleDiSalvia 2 months ago
wish i had a comment that could top all y'alls just fabulous is all i can say - flora again
131flora 2 months ago
get you there on..time.
FrequentlyFried 7 months ago
that breakdown from 5:00 to about 5:45 is just so awesome/atmospheric. trippppy
carlbags666 9 months ago
MAN...THIS IS SOOOOOO GOOD
Sorry for yelling
Dlrealife 9 months ago in playlist Jefferson Airplane 3
jefferson airplane means joint teehee!
eLdiAbLoCo 1 year ago
He will bring orchids for my lady, her perfume will be of an excellent style.....
And apart from that he'll be so kind in con-sent-ing to blow your mind
This song has blown my mind for years--it is the highlight of the album in my opinion.
That kid in the audience who whistles after "Fly Jefferson Airplane" has made history without even knowing it.
Captain High at your service!
jwalsh671 1 year ago
God I miss real music ,so hard to find.60's 70's golden age it was
Harbringe 1 year ago
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Last night it occured to me that the music reminds me a little bit of "The end" by the Doors, which of course is a good thing. "Bless its pointed little head" is a brilliant record through and through! Gotta love drunk Jack on the cover,hehe!
celebrant9 1 year ago
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celebrant9 1 year ago
Nothin' like this anymore.
Mojave888 1 year ago 4
One of my favorite Jefferson Airplane performances, along with some of the Live versions of "The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil." Thank you Donovan for inspiring this performance!
Microshrimp 1 year ago 4
fly jefferson airplane, get you there on time.
JuliaGottlieb 1 year ago 12
cass elliot lives on!!!! fly translove arways forever
pieman420 1 year ago 2
This Fat guy on a Silver Bike (Motorcycle) looked like a little Honda 50 drove y up to us and stopped. He apologized for not having enough room on his bike for us.. But he said I have something that will help! He gave us a joint, as he was about to drive off I asked wht his name was, and ass he drove off he "The FAT ANGEL"! We just stood there looking at each other in amazement. Strange things always happened to Hippies!
ggreenwood4 1 year ago 20
Ther really was a "Fat Angel" . I met him while hiching to SF with a friend. It was night and not a lot of traffic. We were standung under a street lamp when I said to him "Where's the Fat Angel when you need him!" It couldn't have been but three minutes and we saw a single headlight coming toward us.
ggreenwood4 1 year ago
Yes, this song was dedicated to Cass Elliot of The Mamas and The Papas :)
christopher60s 1 year ago
brings back memories of being 16 in southern minnesota and ditching my straight-edge friends to drop a tab of lucy and smoke some buds while driving on the back country roads listening to this song and watching the snow fall ever so beautifully. i highly recommend tripping sometime and driving at night while it's snowing. definitely stay on hardly traveled roads though ha
allman21 2 years ago 5
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Microshrimp 1 year ago
@allman21 I agree i did the same things when i was 16 in North Wi tripping and listening to this . Spent many nights tripping on those kind of roads. Would love to do it again but don't know if i could handle it at my age now.
shakedownstreet48 2 months ago
Many would say that The Who's Live At Leeds is the best live album ever ~ I always thought that Bless Its Pointed Little Head is!
MissMyPonytail 2 years ago 2
Sublime and elegant hippie grooviness. Kaukonen, Casady, and Dryden really shine.
Such an amazingly cool band.
bendbadgersteve 2 years ago 4
@bendbadgersteve Beautifully said... peace! Reminds me of 60s light shows at Eagle's Auditorium in Seattle, before the big venues encroached on the grooviness!
MissMyPonytail 2 years ago
Fantastic. Thanks very much...!
coach777777 2 years ago
amaaazing song and record.
canalesfrankie 2 years ago
a Donovan song about Cass
tapeduk 2 years ago 3
did marty balin really play the bass guitar?
laxrulez7 2 years ago
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amacallan9 1 year ago
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amacallan9 1 year ago
Music to cruse the MED......
v1fly1 2 years ago
This song is amazing
ThousandYearsOld 3 years ago 8
Donovan invented psychedelia as we now know it...the Beatles were spinning Sunshine superman as they cooked up "A Day in the life"...This is a worthy cover-- lesser vocal but quite a nice jam....
Raymantico 3 years ago
I agree with you, specially with the donovan's music contibution often forgotten.
apemillenaria 2 years ago
This was my favorite Airplane live tune- had that eerie drone sound, created a spacy atmosphere in keeping with the times. I remember I had dropped my vinyl album, & it put a bad scratch across 2-3 min. of 'Fat Angel' I was pissed. Finally, after 3 decades, I obtained a CD of the album & can listen to it in all it's beauty again...
joelrome2 3 years ago 3
yip donovan wrote it...scottish hero...hippy hero
niall005 3 years ago 3
I thought this was a Donovan original? Is it?
qwak2 3 years ago
donovan's version is far superior.
roscoegino 3 years ago
in terms of what exactly? Guitar playing is world's ahead of most in concept and ability. Droning kantner on the 12 string is unique too.
kharmakreep 2 years ago
This is the fucking orgasm!
Floydika 3 years ago 3
A personal favorite ... always brings back the memory of lighting one up, down in the basement.
1946don 3 years ago 3
Geil!!!!!!
mk240901 3 years ago
Marty Balin - standing around
Jorma Kaukonen - Lead Guitar
Paul Kantner - Guitar,Vocals
Jack Casady - Bass
Spencer Dryden - Drums
Grace Slick - standing around
blackcatbonee 3 years ago 2
Actually, Marty played bass on this song, Jack switched to rhythm guitar and Paul and Jorma shared lead guitar duties. You're right about Grace standing around.
willruddock 3 years ago
All Grace needed to do was stand around...it WAS sufficient!
Duncan
"Alive and Well In San Miguel"
a.k.a. Capt'n High At You Service
duncanengler 3 years ago
people rare talk bad about a song what do u people like every song u hear if thats the case then what make a song good and what makes one bad
royalnash 3 years ago
What r u implyng? That 'we people' don't know good music as opposed to 'u people' who can't spell or put together a comprehendable sentence.
ajf12525 3 years ago
This is what I have heard. The song is not about JA at all. There was a dog in the recording studio named JA and Donavan sang a verse 2 it.Or so Paul Kantner has said. The song is actually about Donavan partying with Barry McGuire and Mama Cass the later of course being the fat angel, Incredible but I think it is true.
One of the great get hi songs no matter what.
ajf12525 3 years ago
i know Donovan did this song, too with sitar. who of the two actually wrote it?!
folkhippie500 3 years ago
donovan wrote it - but he wrote it about the earlier, pre-grace version of the airplane
jackhillty 3 years ago
ah thank you! i greatly appreciate it!
folkhippie500 3 years ago
Certainly my favorite JA song despite their many other wonderful, overplayed hits. This one sends me on that journey to the netherworld.
petermoala 3 years ago
overplayed?
sirigi22 2 years ago
that was a reply, not a statement.
sirigi22 2 years ago
paul k's finest moment as a singer
jackhillty 3 years ago
On the credits, isn't it Cassady - Bass, and Balin, the singer?
whitefeet1 3 years ago
Actually the band enjoyed swapping instruments around a bit specifically when doing this tune
desolationrow 3 years ago
Thank You for posting this. I love this song!
btrapp69 3 years ago