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Surrealistic Pillow was beyond perfect for hippie wannabes like me and my hippy krew back in the '60s, but I've always had a soft spot for the more intense and darker tunes on Baxter's. We may not have had access to a lot of the good drugs, but we had this.
So many lines in this went into our personal lexicon...lyrics so bizarre and yet she's so fucking declarative...awesome!
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I love this song. Ive played it so many times and different situations and it is just so ethereal and intense. my fave,
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@zambiland Good to know my ears still work properly...
And speaking of Jack, he recently won a Lifetime Achievement award for his bass playing. He sure deserved it!
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@ujnawierzbie It is an oboe. Used to be my primary instrument before electric bass took over. Needless to say, Casady on this album was a huge influence.
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@ujnawierzbie muchas gracias
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@ycanada, you think that's bad, my knowledge of them growing up was of the Starship songs from the 80s - We Built This City, Sara, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now. I had no clue that the original Jefferson Airplane used to be one of the best of all time. I found out about them when I googled '10 best albums of all time' in 2009. I found a site by this guy who ranked Crown of Creation as #1. I listened to Lather and my jaw hit the floor. The rest was history.
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@pq02lamzo Have to agree! His dynamics and sense of time (how he plays around the beats) are unsurpassed.
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@FatoushDosEmirados Definitely some kind of wind instrument. I think it's an oboe, but I'm not an expert.
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All I knew of Jefferson Airplane growing up were the two signature mega recordings "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love". However, I took a renewed interest in the group, particularly Grace Slick and find myself desperately searching for the few songs by Grace at lead vocals. It's disappointing and perplexing that the greatest female vocalist of all time would be reduced to backup. It's almost criminal. By far, her songs were the best. Obviously context of that generation must be considered .
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happy b day slick



Grace Slick has the one of the most mysterious voices i Have ever heard.
Dark and wonderful !
mobyboy 2 years ago 38
the best song I've heard in my life.
tomas18081993 1 year ago 13