Album Of The Day

SOMEBODY TO LOVE BANGER FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG SLAY

Somebody to love tem um refrão bem famoso. In The Morning tem uma levada boa.

I listened to the original 38 minute version of the album. I was expecting some fey flower power bullshit from Surrealistic Pillow, and...that's pretty much what I got. I think there was even a lyric about getting one's mind blown. Outta sight, man! But it's not without its appeal. SP's clumsy groping towards some kind of heavy trip mystic profundity often catapults the music into 'Nuggets' territory, which isn't a bad thing. And nestled inbetween big beasts 'Somebody To Love' (a real ripsnorter!) and 'White Rabbit' (peculiar and cool) is the odd gem such as 'Embryonic Journey', which sounds like a serviceable attempt at Davey Graham. Fun for what it is, but undoubtedly occupying 'relic of its age' status.

Hvað ætli mikið af vímuvaldandi efnum hafi verið innbyrt við gerð þessarar plötu? Hippastuðið alveg í toppi, tvö ofurlög og restin bara fín.

White Rabbit 7.5/10 Overall 6/10

Yeah its what you expect, still good

A curious mixture. The psychedelic tracks (Somebody to Love, White Rabbit) are the stronger material, as opposed to the west coast acoustic and blues numbers, none of which stand out much. As with Moby Grape, an album of its time

Different from what I listen to, but it wasn't bad.

Klassikkojen äärellä.

Tiene dos buenas canciones. White Rabbit es un clásico. Las otras se dejan escuchar, aunque no soy gran fanático del Rock Sicodélico, puede sentirse la influencia y el impacto que este disco tuvo en una buena parte de la cultura occidental rockera.

Its cool, theres some songs i may revisit but I probably wont come back to this album.

This sounds very much like the music of the original Woodstock. Not really my thing, but definitely not bad...

1 banger

Solid album, Somebody to Love and White rabbit are bangers! Didn't like the slower moments so much

I remembered enjoying this one a little more than I actually did. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are both incredible songs and Grace Slick's vocals are so powerful but, other than the beautiful guitar interlude Embryonic Journey, the rest of the album has a lot less character and just doesn't hold my interest in the same way

Acid rock with a little influence of folk peeking through.

Really great singing. There are exceptional melodies. I'd say for the entire album, I enjoy about half of the songs to their full potential. The others are a bit weaker. Highlights: She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love, My Best Friend, Today, 3/5 Of a Mile In 10 Seconds

Somebody to Love is great, of course. The rest is not very distinctive

The idealism of the late 60's in a somewhat exhausting package.

I've never been a huge fan of this album, but it's still something I don't mind listening to. I've heard it several times and it has never made a significant impact on me. I do agree that it deserves to be on this list, though.

Fav: somebody to love; white rabbit De rest beetje saai

White rabbit and Embryonic journey get 5 stars. The rest gets 2. Average 3.5 rounded down.

Going in I knew the big songs, Somebody To Love and White Rabbit, both of which are great. The rest of the album didn't quite live up to those. It wasn't awful or anything I just wasn't really into it.

Knew some of the songs already, but good to hear more of the early stuff.

It didn't blow my mind but it was OK

Those two radio hits are good (especially white rabbit). The rest is decent

The two big singles are classic tracks but apart from the Skip Spence track, which is also great, I never cared too much about the other tracks. And still feel the same, listening to it now again. I can understand why this album is on the list but three stars seems to be about right.

Really enjoyed Grace Slick’s vocals. Was expecting more space psychedelic rock, so pleased to hear straight forward late 60s garage guitar rock. Superb Paul Simon/Bert Jansch-style guitar instrumental piece. Good album - perhaps not quite essential to be a 4.

None of the songs other than the famous singles ("White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love") and also "Plastic Fantastic Lover" really stick the landing. Psychedelic rock > folk rock. There's really only like 3 psychedelic rock songs here and the rest is boring farm music.

Some classics on this one, but the less psychedelic tracks are a bit boring. Grace Slick always shines though, weird vibrato and all.

They're pretty good. Very 60s. I didn't know they were the ones who composed many songs that are still used in pop culture today.

Stört nicht als Hintergrundmusik. Haut mich nicht vom Hocker.

Tem algumas músicas MUITO boas, dá pra entender porque é um clássico. Porém, para o meu gosto atual, é um pouco cansativo.

I love them , they literally sound like the beatles

Eclectic and inconsistent very 60s psychedelic pop. The good songs are great, but there's a lot of twee filler. Also, when you have Grace Slick in your band, what isn't she singing every song?

couple classics

Overall solid album

I once had a surrealistic pillow. It strangled me one night whilst I was playing with myself. I enjoyed it. I got me hooked on axphyxi-wanking. I've never looked back. Thank you.

I don't know much about Jefferson Airplane other than the name, was expecting this to be more psychedelic, particularly considering the album is called Surrealistic Pillow. Instead this is fairly generic late '60s rock n roll, which is fine. The woman's voice is boss though, I'll give them that.

Nice sunny, folksy jams. Not much to complain about, but nothing too groundbreaking at the same time. 6/10

Good album, a little mellow, but good lyrics and music

Is it me or do I smell weed and this acid taste funny. Not all songs grab me but the ones that are solid songs like White Rabbit and Somebody to Love keep the album rolling. Huge part of this album is the intro of Grace that changed the band.

fui imediatamente transposta para São Francisco dos ano 1960 e amei. não conhecia a banda e me surpreendi com algumas músicas que já eram minhas favoritas mas que ainda desconhecia: tipo Somebody to Love. mas não foram todas as músicas que me cativaram então...

Ok

Pioneros e instrumentistas de calidad. Me gustan más por las influencias de ellos que detecto al escucharlos que por su música en sí misma. Imprescindibles "Somebody to love" y "White rabbit".

Though it succumbs to the late 60s temptations of limpid ballads/Beatles-esque tunes at times, this is LP exudes a clear sense of direct purpose otherwise. The early psychedelic stylings (the constant presence of reverb, jangly interwoven guitars, hell the song titles) here hint at what was to come in the 70s and still sound fresh to this day.

The big hits are still solid, but the rest is nothing special

Yea this was nice. You can't really go wrong with all these classic 60s albums. I already knew a few songs and I'll likely revisit.

cool swag dare i say kinda boring except two songs

Pretty enjoyable listen, somewhat hazy psychedelic 60s rock. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit standout tracks

Too much of "Surrealistic Pillow" doesn't stand out. Or rather, stands in the vast shadow of "White Rabbit" and "Someone to Love." The surrealism is a bit lacking beyond those two hits as well. The pillow is not lacking. They are pleasant enough songs to lay your head down to. "White Rabbit" is psychedelic rock. Too much of this sounds like vaguely psychedelic folk. There was some good blues influence in the tracks after "White Rabbit," but ultimately it wasn't enough to fully salvage the first half of the album. There's really just not enough Grace Slick lead vocals. When she pops in on "Go to Her," it was very much an "Oh! Where's she been?" moment. I continuously tuned out on this album only to be drawn back in by Slick's voice. I can't understate how much I wish there was more of "White Rabbit's" vibe on this album. Or the rest of Jefferson Airplane's work. I didn't realize that the two hits on this album were the band's only smash successes.

Ok!

Låter som okej men normal psykedelisk rock, kanske det tappat lite av sin glans med tiden.

Oh man, I listened to this a while ago and failed to take good notes. I'll tell you this though - I liked it.

At the forefront of psychedelic rock in the 60's was, of course, Jefferson Airplane. Their hits, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are bonafide classics. The rest are fine.

Easy to listen to, did not skip many songs, just not what I would choose to sit down and listen to.

60s elegance....

Some excellent tracks, and a fair amount of forgettable ones. Pleasant background listening overall

Surprisingly good, liked the variety and Somebody to Love is a banger

A bit of folk, a bit of rock, a bit of blues and all the reverb you can possibly muster. I dig the sound of the band in general, but the songs where Grace Slick took control are undeniably the best. I appreciate what this band did in creating a new sound, one which plays through clearly in bands like "The Black Angles" and tons of similar dark folk bands out there today. Out of context, I'm not sure the majority of the album does much for me, but I appreciate why it's on the list.

6/10

Enjoyable album overall. Interesting harmonies throughout and I think the band pulled influences from a lot of different genres. Grace Slick's vocals are also really cool. Favorite tracks- She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, White Rabbit

Not trying to be rude here, but Grace Slick is the real star here. She gets to belt on two tracks, and they're the biggest hits. The rest of the record is pretty stock-standard acid folk. Favorite tracks: "White Rabbit", "Plastic Fantastic Lover", "Somebody To Love"

Carried largely by the two big hits, the rest is great if I’ll be having a little somethin somethin beforehand

Nice...

Muy de los 60-70's. Buenas melodías y voz con personalidad

3.5

Overall it was a solid album. Good background music but a lot of it sounded the same. There weren't many standouts. 3/5 stars.

A few classic songs

Many of the tracks weren't available on Spotify. Skipped a few that I didn't like because it just wasn't my style. I really liked Embryonic (featured in the finale of Friends!) and White Rabbit. Mixed feelings on this album. The ones liked I really liked, the ones I didn't like I REALLY didn't like.

America, 60s, Psychedelic rock + Charming, Wonderful, Dreaming, Romantic, Hits, Complexed, Bluesy, Progressive = Relaxed, Long-play, Fe/Male, Various - Old-fashioned, NFM & Come Back Baby {0/17} [3/5]

No recordaba a esa banda. Pero me encanta "Somebody to love", una gran canción escrita e interpretada por Grace Slick Una muestra super lograda del llamado pop psicodélico

I know it's a cliche, but it's a sound of a moment in time Listening to this makes me think Woodstock, hippies free love

De liedjes met meer tempo zijn wel oké, maar de tragere vond ik wat saai. 50/50 album, naar boven afgerond

I love the cable guy!

other than Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, this is pretty standard 60s sounding stuff

Original track listing: 3.75, maybe 4. I was expecting more psychedelia and less Mamas & Papas.

Acid fried psychedelic blues rock. This has some stone cold classic songs of the era on it and is surprisingly brief considering the penchant for acid jams. It still has that obviously the sixties production though. Best Tracks: Someone To Love, Today, White Rabbit

I've just never been able to get into them.

Good album…nothing spectacular or special

White Rabbit is a 5 star tune. The rest are a bit boring but you can hear the roots of the big psychedelic movement to follow so you've gotta appreciate that.

Most of the tracks on this album were really good. There were a couple that was a bit boring and tedious. Overall I enjoyed this for the most part.

With quite some iconic singles on Surrealistic Pillow, I understand the record's impact on the music industry as a pioneer of psychedelic rock. Highlights are the epic Somebody to Love, the mellow and beautiful Today and White Rabbit for obvious reasons. I find that on the rest of the album, the vocal style is not perfectly to my liking (vibrato and heavy breathing), or the instrumentals get on my nerves. 3/5.

twas alright

Estaba esperando algo más en la onda de some body to love, pero es más como white rabbit

Two monstrous/timeless songs on this one I am/was very familiar with but didn't think I knew the rest of it. I wasn't too excited about getting through it as I thought it might lose my interest but I'm glad I stuck with it - the excellent blend of vocal harmonies and clearly talented musicianship make this a success. It is however definitely a product of its time; there are a few pace-interrupters (Comin Back To Me, How Do You Feel) which might have worked better [for me] without the very typical-of-the-age huge reverb. Then again, I suppose it's hard to *not* be "of the time" and the high points here make this more enjoyable than many of the era. White Rabbit used to scare the shit out of me as a kid, and is still suitably creepy. Even after hearing it a million times, it's still worthy. 6/10

decent. I went in expecting a 4 but the ones outside the couple bits hits were just kinda there for me. Still enjoyable though.

Some standout songs but mostly forgettable 60s psych pop

fav: white rabbit nice: somebody to love, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds

This album shows why Jefferson Airplane was a hugely popular and influential group for their time. With iconic tracks and the gentle stylings of the late 60's it is a shame to see that this resulted in Jefferson Starship.

Interessant. Bo per passar es temps i no prestar gaire atenció. Bln acompanyant.

Overall more chill than I expected from their hits. Prefer the hits over the overall album, a little bit too low energy for me. Pretty cool vibe though

Some absolute classics on here and overall a really enjoyable listen. Great 60s psychedelic rock.

Flying my freak flag baby.

Reportedly, the members of Jefferson Airplane were not pleased with producer Rick Jarrard's efforts to discipline them, feeling that the results were unrepresentative of the band. If you ask me, he's a fucking hero. On opener She Has Funny Cars, the band all but falls apart. The vocals are wobbly, the rhythm section is shaky and the lead guitarist is mediocre both in terms of ideas and execution. The song structure is more complex than the composers can handle. Jefferson Airplane fares better on the more straightforward numbers, like the following Somebody To Love. Grace Slick vocals are passionate and I like her phrasing here, even if she only just pulls it off. My Best Friend is warm and charming, when it could have easily been sloppy, the more shambolic tendencies of the band reined in by the producer. The folk-influenced Today has a fragile arrangement, kept just on the side of coherence by, once again, the producer. Another folk ballad, Comin' Back To Me, much beloved by "sensitive young men" on the make because it was easy to play and sing, doesn't come across as particularly sincere, but then again, maybe I'm being too cynical. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds is another thankfully straightforward uptempo rocker with some nice hooks. And so it goes. Throughout the album, the carefully pruned arrangements and short running times save the band from themselves time and time again. The selections are evenly split between folkie type numbers, uptempo rockers and mid tempo pop tunes, which was probably wise. It allows different aspects of the band to shine, and paired with the infallible instincts of the canny producer, make Jefferson Airplane seem far more competent than they actually are. Personally, I'd rather listen to a band that has its shit together and doesn't need to be shepherded into making a listenable album, which Surrealistic Pillow admittedly is. Surrealistic Pillow saves it's best song for next to last. White Rabbit has a genuinely innovative structure packed into a harrowing two minutes and thirty-three seconds. Then we're back to the wooly and half-assed psychedelia of Plastic Fantastic Lover. As noted elsewhere, Surrealistic Pillow was a commercial smash. Thanks to producer Rick Jarrard, Jefferson Airplane managed to get away with borderline amateurish performances, songwriting and overall musicianship and come out of it looking like geniuses, at least to the greater public. Ungrateful shmucks. 3.5/5

meh - bit boring psychedelia for moi

Enjoyed the songs I recognised and liked the mixed vocal talents but turned off halfway through

reminded me of a knock off fleetwood mac

Leuk om eens een heel album van deze gasten te luisteren. Uiteraard de 2 hits zijn super en de rest volgt op gepaste afstand.

I enjoyed listening to it. ***

Niet helemaal kunnen luisteren, maar ken dit album vrij goed. Vooral de Grace Slick nummers springen eruit, maar een nummer als Today vind ik ook zeer fraai.

Nooit verder gekomen dan de paar hits. De rest is ook zeker de moeite waard.

Pari hittibiisiä ja sitten vähän sekalainen setti muuta. Bluesit oli turhan junnaavia meikäläisen makuun.

Probably a 2.5, enjoyed it

Some decent tunes, not exactly inspiring.

i enjoyed this one. might seek out some more

5.5

Disc de l'època. Té la facultat de transportar-te a un lloc i un temps que tot i no viure'l el pots sentir a través de les cançons. No és poca cosa. També té dos temes tan mítics com 'Somebody to Love' i 'White Rabbit'

Sounds alright. I like the popular songs off this album and the rest are mostly forgettable.

About what I expected. Some great bangers like White Rabbit and Somebody to Love, but if I had to pick another track I liked I'd go with 'Plastic Fantastic Lover'

Surprisingly coasts on the classics “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit”. 5/10

A review for Haiku Tuesday: Early Psych Rock, Huh? Some fun weird tracks are in here. Still doesn't nail it.

Eh. Not my cup of hallucinogenic tea, but an interesting listen.

Solid. Love some songs and others are so so

Smooth easy listening, straight out of the 60’s. You can definitely hear how they inspired a ton of other bands in that era.

my dad thinks that people who like jefferson airplane are rich kids who dodged the war because they were rich and think they're deeper than they actually are which honestly makes sense but this album was decent

ok I’m bored of doing this when no one else does, so no effort to write my amazing reviews any more 💔

Pleasantly surprised quite enjoyed. Nice beats and tunes

3.5| Acabé conociendo mas rolas de lo que creía, muy buena banda. Tiene cosas muy raras como un tremendo blues en medio de tanta psicodelia. Sin duda una voz icónica la de Grace Silk y ni idea de que fueran los mismos de Starship.

3.5 | Muy buenos momentos de lo más groovy psicodélico: a ratos pesa el estilito de cantar los coros como el que no me gusta de CSNY, pero cuando cantan directo, en particular cuando entra la voz de Grace Slick, suenan muy bien. Además de recordar a Cable Guy con "Somebody To Love" me gustaron "Go To Her", "White Rabbit" y "Come Back Baby" No sé por qué en la cultura pop gringa son tan conocidos y en México a duras penas llegó a sonar una o dos en Universal. ¿Sí cacharon la última rola que suena en el último episodio de Friends?

Surprisingly variable song type/style through the album.

Somebody to love is a banging pop song and White rabbit a memorable slice of Lewis Carroll inspired oddness. The rest was fairly unremarkable - the soundtrack to a sixties teenage bedroom full of long hair, paisley, and hashish.

@@@½ nice early psychedelic sounds. nice guitar too.

Classic old rock. Songs kinda blend together but I can appreciate it. Has the classic song “Somebody to love”

There are some classics off of this album, but I went through my Jefferson Airplane phase in college.

Couple good singles on here. Very organic sounding. Decent enough

Oldie but a goodie. Mixing is definitely dated but the sound is fire

Like this. Great musicianship, good songs, well produced. Definitely one of the better psychedelic records from the 60s.

Not really my cup of tea but certainly listenable.

Cool early psychedelic rock sound. Favorites include "My Best Friend" and "Somebody to Love".

This sounds clearly like an important album in the development of folk rock, and a few tracks are quite good. I found not the singles but the B-side (and bonus tracks) to be most interesting. The relative of blandness of the first half is unfortunate, as there is a clear, incomplete image of excellent pop music. Though I'm tempted, no malus for the cover's violin bait-and-switch.

1967. Key Songs: Somebody to Love, White Rabbit

this isn't too bad, nice lil catchy numbers. Thank fuck it wasn't more turd like iggy pop. Also, Jim Carrey did the best version of somebody to love. 3/5.

A bit hippy dippy.... it’s not my thing but I can appreciate that it is others.

It should've been generated one day earlier

yippee, psychedelic rock! fun transition from yesterdays noise factory Its cute! Its kind of like if the monkees showered less. I was excited to see a banjo on the cover but honestly over the course of the album I didn't really hear it. Stolen valor. Over time the songs kind of blended together which is sort of the point with a jammy album like this, but at the end of the day it didn't have too much of an effect on me. Ok now im gonna be harsh but its going to be two stars for this one. Not because its even especially bad but I think my metric for something being three stars is if I would listen to it again and I think if I want this vibe im always going to be reaching for cornell 5/8/77 instead. would have been at least a three if they had given daddy a dose of some banjo. also. i don't get the hype around white rabbit. that song is kinda dumb to me. Likelihood that the members of this band lezzed out IMO: 4/5 it was the 60s, look at their hair, its covering all of their ears, these guys were swapping out band members because they were running through the internal crew like crazy.

The tracks with Grace Slick vocals are strong, the rest fairly generic 60s psych-pop.

Not really my cup of tea, but certainly feels of its time. I lack the context to know whether this album was especially influential., though I know some of the songs are hallmarks of late 60s counterculture. I'm not that into the harmonies or the instrumentals. Reminds me of the Doors, whom I also don't really care for.

Ok'ish

I feel like we've been on a long string of middling albums where I just don't have a lot to say about them. There are some great songs off this album and it's mainly the ones that got popular (for good reason). Unfortunately, none of the previously-unheard songs for me really hit that much like I had hoped for.

without grace slick this album would've been nothing

She Has Funny Cars - kind of boring, not doing much for me. Somebody to Love - classic song, interesting guitar parts that feel somewhere in between surf rock and psychedelic music. It’s a fine enough song, i know it’s famous, but out of big classic famous songs so far it doesn’t do a ton for me. My Best Friend - is this like a cowboy clomp rhythm? Picks up midway with a fun beat. Today - i like the guitar parts on this one. Comin' Back to Me - fine little folk song, kind of boring. 3/4 of a Mile in 10 Seconds - This song probably went pretty hard in the '60s. *Random break thought: I'm not really into this album, but I think it's probably kind of unfair because the music is fine enough, it's just pretty old. I'm sure that at the time this was pretty great stuff, it just doesn't resonate as hard right now. You can hear the beginnings of psychedelic music here, and the influence of some of the bouncy surf rock guitar stuff. There's some real musical talent here, the guitar parts seem pretty solid and the songwriting seems well thought out. I think it's probably a pretty solid album for its time, so I don't want to rank it lowly, it's just an older style of music I'm less interested in personally. Also why in the world is this album an hour long? Also this album is later than I realized, it's 1967 so kind of right during the Summer of Love which makes a lot of sense. This feels like hippie music. DCBA - 25 - Dreamy, hippy. How Do You Feel - Yeah, this sounds about like 1967. It's folky, hippie, dreamy. Again, not my favorite personally but this is kind of the quintessential sound of the summer of love in my mind. Embryonic Journey - Okay well first of all, this name sucks. Holy cow this is a fingerpicking masterclass though. It's so annoying that this is my favorite song on the album so far and it's got the worst name imaginable. White Rabbit - Obviously one of the most famous Jefferson Airplane songs. The intro is trippy and vibey, definitely more interesting than most of the songs so far. Definitely thought this was going to be White Room by Cream and got all excited and realized my mixup, which was kind of a bummer. Plastic Fantastic Lover - This one is kind of cool, more of a jam than the others. In the Morning - Very bluesy, which is odd because it doesn't really mesh with the rest of the album? Just a complete vibe change. What is going on here? This is like a completely different band? I like it though, it's a decent little blues track. I prefer the bluesy stuff to the hippie stuff. *Note: This album is all over the place, and I don't think in a very good way. JPPMC Step B Blues - This is NOT a blues song what are we doing here. 'In the morning,' a blues song in the middle of the album followed up with a NOT blues song called 'JPPMC Step B Blues,' why is this album so famous? Go to Her - Guitar on this one is pretty sick. The vocals are not my favorite but this one kind of bops. Come Back Baby - Back to the bluesy thing. Cool little solo with some fuzz/crunch tones. Album Highs: Somebody to Love Embryonic Journey White Rabbit Come Back Baby Album Lows: How Do You Feel Comin' Back to Me 3/4 of a Mile in 10 Seconds I think this is a 2/5. I don't hate the album, but I don't really like it. It has a few highs but doesn't fit the 3/5 criteria. There are some cool guitar parts, some interesting trippy/vibey songs on here. I don't know that I love any of the songs enough to put this one as a 3/5, but there's some musical talent in here.

I know White Rabbit (a tour de force), I kinda know Somebody To Love, I don't know the other songs. Reputation of this band/album is big, I find I can't just approach this album as simply music, status in 60s counter-culture mythopoesis looms over me. But I am not here to review the counter-culture's rise and fall, except to any extent this album enacts or prefigures them. I view with jaundiced eye the vague/silly aspects of lyrics, any/all indications of selfishness and sexism, instrumental twangings and ramblings that don't quite fit together, blues I could find anywhere. If I just assess all this from a perspective of whether I want to listen to it in 2026, outside any "history of American popular music" educational purposes, the broad answer is that this album doesn't work for me. It's got a little bit of good and a large serve of mediocre, so I'll say it's Pretty Poor, 3/10. (PS Sometimes I wonder if I am harsh on what the generator serves up - then I step aside and listen to some songs I consider Truly Great - and I feel reinforced that I need not be too generous to pedestrian offerings, however popular they might be.)

The shit thats blaring through my pip boy while Arcade is getting ripped limb from limb by a deathclaw

I'm surprised how mediocre this was. Of course I've heard "Someone To Love" and "White Rabbit" going in, but all the other tracks are really quite average.

There are a couple big hits and the rest is pretty forgettable.

I recognized one song: Somebody To Love. The album wasn’t memorable. It was by no means horrible but also I wouldn’t re-listen to it.

I'm not really one for the Flower Power rock of the 1960s. If I'm being totally honest, the best tracks here by a mile are White Rabbit and Somebody To Love, both of which feature lead vocals from Grace Slick, whose voice contains so much power that she should have just done the whole thing herself. The rest is so-so, but I can see the influence somewhat.

I didn't feel this one that much as others might say, found it somewhat boring tbh

zzzzzzzz

если бы не хитейшие хиты была бы 2

It was nice to put a face on Somebody to Love, but I ain'f felt more after that.

220. ok

This typical, cliché 60's garbage is doing nothing for me.....or maybe I'm just having a bad day

I like 2 songs

Okay.

I don't like this because this sort of early Hippy psychedelic "we all just need to love each other" hopeful kind of nonsense make me want to stab myself in the eye with a salad fork.

Liked one song, wouldn't listen to again

Oh they made that song? The rest was not really notable.

Meh, nie dosłuchałem do końca. Don't you want somebody to love? I do and I have, więc album 2/5.

This is quite nice

옛스럽네...

She Has Funny Cars: 7/10 Somebody To Love: 9/10 My Best Friend: 8/10 Today: 5/10 Comin' Back to Me: 10/10 ⭐️ 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds: 5/10 D. C. B. A.-25: 4/10 How Do You Feel: 5/10 Embryonic Journey: 7/10 White Rabbit: 7/10 Plastic Fantastic Lover: 6/10 In The Morning: 3/10 J. P. P. Mc Step B. Blues: 5/10 Go To Her: 2/10 Come Back Baby: 5/10 Somebody to Love - Mono Single Version: 9/10 White Rabbit - Mono Single Version: 7/10

A little slow for my tastes.

You can almost smell the pot listening to this one. May have enjoyed it more if I'd been under the influence! Not really for me though and considering what else was available to listen to in '67 not surprised this passed me by at the time. Still like the two main singles though and happy they get a lot of radio play even today. So a star each just for those.

Halfway through the album; don’t know what the fuss is about. Most of the songs just sound the same to me. It’s definitely not bad, just monotonous. Just finished the album, my opinion hasn’t changed. I actually want to like it, looking at all the positive reviews, but I just don’t. Maybe I need to listen to this album more to get into it. I’ll give it a solid 2/5.

Fav: today

A poorer version of Mamas and Papas, without the "Monday Monday" or "California Dreamin' " type tracks.

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i know psychadelic rock was really transformational and edgy, but now it just sounds like stuff old people listen to and I don't really get it

disco de doon't youu waant soomebody to looove, dooon't you need somebody to looove, y también el de esa cancion que siempre ponen en rockFM que parece janis joplin, white rabbit, el disco en si es del tipico estilo de los 60. 2 hits y ya. 2/5

At this distance you're really talking about two songs here: "White Rabbit" & "Somebody to Love". I can't imagine too many people pop this on to hear the sound of "Embryonic Journey" Those two songs tower over everything else on this album. It's all over the place really. Monkees style pop in "She Has Funny Cars" and Sun Mommas and Pappas in My Best Friend and all sorts of serious mind expanding 60s silliness in other places. Comin' Back to Me in particular is the of fey, hippy folk nonsense that could only happen at that time. Self important overwritten lyrics combined with a sort of pretend medieval backing. It hasn't aged well. 1 star for each of the two big hits.

One of those instances where the classic songs overshadow everything else so thoroughly. I don't care for earnest, twee psychedelic stuff and the album's full of it. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit demonstrate they're capable of more, and it's unsurprising that Grace Slick is responsible for both. Plastic Fantastic Lover is solid also and ends the album on a good note, but 3 out of 11 tracks is not a good average.

Someone else said "if it ain't Slick give it the Flick". So true. I always felt I was a tripper born into the life of a computer nerd, so Somebody to Love and White Rabbit have always spoken to me at a DNA level. So I was looking forward to this. In reality, there are two absolutely brilliant songs and the rest are drab pop-folk beige.

middara. beatlesi za frajere koji stavljaju dva secera u tursku

Somebody to love and white rabbit are classics of that era. Chugging along interestingly enough. The rest though the pitch and the playing is all over the place. Not a classic but a useful reference album for the times

meh. a long album carried by a couple songs. the alt album cover is also way better

Gotta admit, I didn't really get the buzz around White Rabbit. Seemed kind of dull.

Another of the 60's bands that I never really got into back in the day. The two songs I knew from classic rock radio were fine in my mind, but not ones I really enjoyed. This was my mindset going into the album today. It turned out that the only two songs I liked were those ones-Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. I preferred songs where Grace Slick sang lead, and these were at least interesting sounding compared with the others. I was thinking while listening that I am a fan of Grateful Dead, so why not Jefferson Airplane. I came up with no answer other than a preference for the actual songs of GD and these being more bland overall.

Interesting, it’s like the Beatles if they were sort of rock. This probably inspired a lot of stuff to follow it. Nothing really stuck with me here but some of the songs were decent, a few kinda pissed me off ngl 😂 they were too happy? Or idk, like the island of misfit toys movie typa songs

Me gusta la vibra pero es un poco parado de más.

Forgettable in the end

Hmm Meh? It was kinda groovy but it didn't grab me by the balls

I can't understand a band with an actual dynamo vocalist choosing to trot out a different singer not just for a one off, but like significant portions of the album. Makes no goddamn sense. It's like, well, what if we only played Tom Brady like half the time so his backup can feel involved. Anyway, this album has two incredible songs that hinge on a phenomenal vocal performance and then a bunch of boring late sixties hippie nonsense. The downside is I've heard both those songs a million times and the impact isn't really there for me any more.

Primera vez que escucho Jefferson Airplane. Surrealistic Pillow es un álbum que me transmite psicodelia sesentera, pero de la suave, de escucha amigable. El problema es que esa misma suavidad lo hace sentir plano. No hubo un momento en que me sorprendiera ni me enganchara de verdad. Probablemente el contexto histórico juega en su contra, fueron pioneros en el estilo, pero escucharlos para alguien que nació en 1996 hace que suene a algo que ya conozco de segunda mano. La influencia llegó antes que ellos. Rescato: "In the Morning" y "White Rabbit". Esas las agrego a la playlist. El resto es prescindible. No creo volver a escuchar el álbum completo.

This is like a collection of at least 3 or 4 different bands, and I don't like any of them much

There are two exceptional songs in this album and neither are JA originals. The rest are kind of snoozers. This band isn't a much without Grace Slick.

Not for me, but Somebody to Love is iconic

Raro. Escuchable. Confuso. No sé que opinar

I'm not sure what annoyed me more, that this album just trundled along in second gear for almost an hour, or that neither Jefferson nor his Airplane seemed to be bothered by this at all.

Cookie cutter 60s music except for when Grace starts to sing. White Rabbit is an awesome song and Somebody to love is just as good.

Not usually a big fan of whenever I have to listen to a psychedelic album. Just not my jam.

kinda sounded all the same to me, it’s really characteristic from the 60’s/70’s therefore it gives the same vibes as the beatles. Wouldn’t listen to it in my everyday routine.

I've never heard the whole album before, just the singles on the radio (and they were certainly not new then). I own a couple of Jefferson Starship/Starship albums, and Grace Slick's voice is always a highlight. However, this album is just okay for me.

não tenho muito oq falar desse infelizmente nao chamou atenção

Alt, Durchschnitt.

Ok

I hadn’t heard much of Jefferson Airplane before but surprised to find was quite familiar with two most well known tracks: somebody to Love and white rabbit (go ask Alice). Style- wise I could hear a range of influences coming through over and above that psychadelia label from Beatles and Doors through Mommas and a Pappas in (with less rich harmony) and even some straightforward blues. I did love Grace’ almost ethereal wail on somebody to love. But I’m afraid other tracks meandered a bit and struggled to keep my attention. I can appreciate the song craft but arrangements felt very much of their time and imho their music hasnt held up as well as some contemporaries.

Decent, but aside from a couple hit singles, it seemed a little weak. Would maybe buy if I saw it at the record shop, but wouldn't seek it out. Enjoyable listen though.

2 familiar songs - liked the bluezy sounds, otherwise snooze 😴

Grace Slick sounds like the name of a Bond girl. The folk instrumentals were quite nice.

Cool to find these songs. Sound like inspirations for Allah Las. One standout song in the album, the rest were kind of okay though. My guess is this is a foundational album for a lot of rock, and I guess I simply do not have the depth of knowledge of this genre's history to fully appreciate this album.

this is sorta the corner of classic rock that i don't mind but have trouble really getting that much out of. White Rabbit is so leaps and bounds above. the rest... inoffensive, which i mean both complimentary and derogatory. if i feel strongly later on that i've underrated this i'll go back and boost it

I enjoyed some songs however not all

Trop vieux Et boring

If it was the 60s and I only had access to like five bands I would probably be into this

A pretty standard late 60s San Francisco psych rock album without much that makes it stand out from the pack. "Somebody to Love" is the highlight thanks to Grace Slick's vocal performance. "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" is also enjoyable and the most roaring rocker of the bunch. The psychedelic feel comes primarily from the lyrics - which often, even on "White Rabbit," can be more silly than trippy - and the echoing effect on many tracks. And on some tracks that feel is missing entirely, including the limper ballads and pop songs that make up the back half of side one. It's nice to hear flute on some of the sparser tracks, but it doesn't add enough to make them interesting. Lastly, "How Do You Feel" sounds distractingly like "Ticket to Ride." A decent listen, but this scene produced better albums.

Nice. Not my type of music. I enjoyed the blues of one of these songs

I'll be honest, I find this to be a bit boring. It's decent but boring. I do like Somebody to Love though.

Here we go, third or fourth or fifth time listening to this I really don't know it's really that forgettable. My Best Friend and DCBA 25 were pretty fun songs but I can't imagine coming back to this one voluntarily again, because I really tried back when I was into acid. Got to the end of White Rabbit and I thought, "that's it?"

Ok

Too much of that baroque 60s Grace Slick shtick going on for me to get into. Similar to Nico in that respect but at least the underlying VU music is very good. Much prefer the more naturalistic vocals of their contemporary Sandy Denny.

Nothing special

Some strong songs on here but alot of in between songs didnt hit with me

This album is dated. I often like music from the past but this one stayed in the 60s. If this is the rock and roll upon which Starship built this city, then its foundation is pretty shaky. They have two decent singles and one fantastic guitar player in Jorma Kaukonen who I would have liked to hear more from. Embryonic Journey is so short and the rest is so tedious.

I feel like it's missing something. It might be that half of it sounds like it was recorded a room away, idk, this one didn't rub me right, maybe if I listen to it again sometime, some of the tracks were really good, but as you got further into the album, it became a lot more boring, which is sad because Somebody To Love is really catchy and gets you in a confident mood. Can't say the same about the rest of the album.. 4/10 sorry

some of the songs were good non of them made it to the playlist

Somebody to Love is great, the rest not so much .most arenot very distinctive, but still pleasant psych-folk/rock. While this is a pretty important album embodying the sound of the summer of love it is not actually great - merely distinctive and solid. Weird mixing of the slick vocals make it seem like I’m listening in the next room .

kinda boring, nothing really special about it, it sounds good tho

I really wanted to like it but it was so samey.

not my kinda music :/

liked it, my style, but it bored me a little

Just left me cold. I get why it’s on the list as a key part of the flower power movement….its therefore historically significant. As a listen with modern ears (and a first listen for me) I just find it another one that’s stuck in its moment and hasn’t aged very well. Glad I gave it a go, but won’t be coming back again. 2.5 rounded down to a 2

not gonna lie I’ve tried to listen to this album three different times and I keep getting distracted and not finishing it. I think that means it’s probably not that good bc it can’t keep my attention at all.

blah

⭐⭐÷ Psykadelisk rock. Innehåller två absoluta klassiker i form av Somebody to love och White rabbit som inte går att värja sig ifrån. I övrigt har jag svårt att bli riktigt engagerad och och tycker inte det inte är så mycket som sticker ut, i mina öron upplever jag att den kan ha åldrats dåligt. Om Grace Slick fått ta mer plats hade det möjligtvis kunnat lyfta fler låtar. Hennes röst är grym.

Meh

lol so you're telling me this was nearly 0.90 higher in rating than the Nico album when this was less interesting by a mile in comparison? Yeah, "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" are both amazing songs, but the non-hits kinda suck ass. So much variance in quality across this band's entire career. For every "Jane" or "White Rabbit" there was also a "We Built This City"

Interesantes las guitarras pero siento que no lo disfrute tanto porque no soy una hippie drogada 🫰🏻

I only know two Jefferson Airplane songs, and as luck would have it, both of them happen to be on this album. Neato. Before I started this project, I thought I would enjoy a lot of the psychedelic rock from the sixties, but that hasn’t been the case at all, and I’ve found that a lot of these albums aren’t really my taste. However, Grace Slick is in a category of her own when it comes to rock vocalists, so maybe Jefferson Airplane will be on the bands who really strike a chord with me. Unfortunately, the losing streak for sixties psychedelic rock continues. While Grace Slick’s vocals were certainly fantastic, overall, I thought Surrealistic Pillow was pretty bland. I think one of the things that I don’t care for when it comes to albums like this, is that there’s a certain thin quality to the sound that I don’t care for. I don’t know if that was intentional on this album or not, but I just don’t care for it. There were a few songs that had some good guitar riffs, but I thought that most of this album was run-of-the-mill sixties rock, and I didn’t find anything particularly unique or noteworthy about Jefferson Airplane’s music, other than Grace Slick’s vocals. “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” were the only two songs I knew prior to listening to this album, and I thought they were easily the best songs. I was really surprised that other than the vocals, I really liked the drumming on both of these songs, and how much those rhythms controlled the sound and mood of the songs. Other than those two songs, I really enjoyed “Embryonic Journey.” I thought it was the most beautiful song on the album, and I didn’t want it to end. What a bummer that it was the shortest song on the album! As influential as Jefferson Airplane might have been on the broader music scene, this album just wasn’t for me.

You know im not really that big a fan of this sort of type of like folk rock stuff. or older music in general tbh. Not that i dont like old music at all but its just not my vibe i think.

great listen, couple really good tracks in there.

Hippy dippy

I quite like a bit of 60s/70s psychedelic pop/rock/blues a la mamas & papas, early Fleetwood Mac, new seekers etc. But this is a poor album with a couple of absolute gems (Somebody to love and White rabbit, obvs). Everything else is a bit filler-y for me,

When I was younger I thought once I do drugs I’ll understand why people like Jefferson Airplane. Now I’ve done drugs and think there’s not enough drugs in the world to get me to understand why people like Jefferson Airplane

pretty boring, but i do like somebody to love

Nä tack, men hitten är en hit

I only really like the songs sung by Grace Slick, maybe three or four on the whole album. That’s not much out of twelve tracks. The rest bores me, it sounds like weak Beatles leftovers. Two stars, just for Grace’s vibe, Go to Her, and the two singles.

4/10 Top track: Somebody To Love

Partly heard before Saved 4/11 Top track: White Rabbit

Not really my sort of thing but fans of 60s rock and roll would love

18/1089 This is very standard 60s rock by today's standards. It was fresh in its time but became such a success that many who were inspired and followed JA made this sound passe'. I've heard white rabbit and somebody to love 100s of time, maybe more, growing up, so they are very familiar songa. Grace Slick's voice is unique and right for the music. This is a 3* album but I can only give 2* because of their We Built This City release 20-something years later. Hits....somebody to love, white rabbit

4-5 standout tracks and a bunch of 60s bs

I’m not sure if it’s just my tastes or the technology of the time, but lots of these 60’s era albums sound like they’re recorded in an empty warehouse. It just doesn’t do it for me.

I'd never taken the time to listen to JA before besides "White Rabbit," and I wasn't too struck by anything here. I liked "3/5 of a Mile," but that was about all that grabbed me. Not offensive, at least. I would say that "White Rabbit" belongs on a list of songs to hear before you die, but I don't know about the rest of this album.

More of a Starship fella myself; name me a better song than “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”; you fuckin can’t. I found this forgettable. I fear the 2 songs on here that I already knew will continue to be the only 2 songs I know.

Very of its time.

7/1089 This is very standard 60s rock by today's standards. It was fresh in its time but became such a success that many who were inspired and followed made this sound passe. I've heard white rabbit and somebody to love 100s of time, maybe more, growing up, so it's pretty a very familiar sounds. Grace Slick's voice is unique and right for the music. This is a 3* album but I can only give 2* because of the release of We Built This City 20-something years later. Hits....somebody to love, white rabbit

found it boring! Did not finish

Not the worst sixties music, but not the best either.

4 - BAD

I wasn’t totally impressed by this album. Probably a classic if you grew up during the psychedelic era. Two classic songs but that’s about it. I’d never buy or download this album. As far as I’m concerned, not worth listening to again and void of any diamonds in the rough.

Better psych rock than the Grateful Dead, and would be even better if the female vocalist was on more tracks. Other than the standout tracks this album was just alright. 2/5.

better than i expected

This 1967 album sports two terrific rock numbers, the punchy "Somebody To Love" and the spacey "White Rabbit", both sung with aplomb by Grace Slick. The rest of this record is fairly undistinguished folk rock with wimpy vocals by the other group members (sorry guys).

Don’t love Neil Young’s voice. After listening to other albums, this one felt the most basic and least entertaining. Wouldn’t do it again.

Side was pretty good

It is elevator music to me

Boring as fuck

mmm io mi aspettavo un disco più lisergico... mi è parso più lungo di quello che è davvero... peccato

Kinda want to watch Cable Guy now.

Couple good songs but 60s hippie psych rock isn’t my jam

I like the two big hits on here, but you’d do much better with Volunteers or even The Worst of Jefferson Airplane

Two absolute 60's bangers with Somebody to Love and White Rabbit - unfortunately everything else is a bit forgettable. Really half arssed album cover also.

It’s fine but it’s boring. I think I like 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds the best. There’s a few songs on here that make you say “oh yeah I know that song” but you’ll never choose to put them on again.

Probably super influential and important to artists that I love, but I feel like it doesn't really hold up without putting into the context of "the sixties, maaan". It is cool in that context, but music shouldn't require a backstory to be enjoyable.

pretty much what i expected, recognized a couple songs

the pro: - there were some interesting guitar and bass parts that accented some of the usual (boring-ish) straight love ballad + extended 12-bar blues jam combination of songs that every band was doing during that time. those occasional instrumental flourishes that caught my attention were like a little bit of seasoning on an otherwise bland, predictable meal - I enjoyed some of the lyrics (if not so much their presentation): "I'm so full of love I could burst apart and start to cry" the cons: - it's hard (for me) to get past her voice. it works in some places but not others, and I'm left feeling like I've just heard a slightly less heinous version of the infamous Yoko Ono/Chuck Berry performance. her vibrato in some places is similar to a car engine trying to start on a cold morning - just not as enjoyable as I'd hoped, which was disappointing (mostly because I wanted to explore more beyond "White Rabbit"), and now my interest just isn't there.

Summer of love-rocken har inte åldrats så bra. De folkcountry-iga spåren är bättre, som How do you feel? och DCBA25.

White Rabbit sticker ut och avslutande plastic fantastic lover är helt ok. I övrigt rätt ordinärt 60-talshippieflum. I mina öron inget vidare album. Två singlar och resten utfyllnad.

Again with the 60s psych - throw it all in a pot and it doesn't matter what band it is

Obviously, it's not all terrible, but a lot of this music is boring to my ear. Maybe it's the modern listening habit, but I find it to not be atmospheric enough to accept into a different mode of listening but not interesting enough to keep me engaged. Have a 'surrealistic' pillow on hand during your flight on the Jefferson Airplane so you can go to sleep until the singles and a couple other standout tracks come on and then you can return to your slumber after they're over. If you can sleep through it, you don't have to have your patience tested in quite the same way.

Hippy slop

If not for some iconic songs this would be a 1. So bloody dreary besides the hits.

I’ve heard this before from the challenge but somehow i like it less than before. Somebody to Love is a banger. The rest are not.

Primo Dad-stolgia record. It’s fine, just not my favorite genre of music.

Underwhelming

Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are classics. Go to Her is an unexpected jam. The rest are pretty forgettable.

I was not prepared for how boring this would be. Obviously 'Someone to Love' and 'White Rabbit' are classic rock standards. And for good reason. But 'Coming Back to Me', what the heck, how can a song this bad actually make it onto a album? Oh jeez, now I just got to 'How do you Feel', it's even worse!

This album bounces around quite a bit between good and bad. Starts out eh with She Has Funny Cars, not sure what's going on in that song. Then the classic Somebody To Love is a blast to hear. My Best Friend is also pretty good. But then it drops back down for a bit. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds was good, White Rabbit was an interesting Alice in Wonderland song. And Plastic Fantastic Lover was fun. All in all it has its moments, but I can't rate it higher than a 2. Best song: Somebody To Love

Relatively inoffensive, if pretty incoherent as an album. Plenty of filler: rock flute, cowbell, the blooz. Does not make me want to hang with the hippies.

Sorry Balin, Grace Slick is the star here. Her songs are infinitely better, her voice is more powerful, and the songs she doesn't feature on are copycat Brit-folk. Maybe a touch of Mod influence. Regardless, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are obvious all-time classics. There is virtually nothing else here. It's disjointed as an album because of the conflicting styles of Slick and Balin. Sorry, but I have to round down from 2.5

carino ma niente di eccezionale

It's always worth listening to full albums by iconic groups to familiarize yourself with the non-hits...but you'll often realize that you're good just knowing the hits, as was the case with me and Jefferson Airplane.

Dreamy

Good hits. Not much else

i dont do the drugs that might make me enjoy this album

Not my glass of water

2.5 I was dreading this, just because I generally think giving white people drugs was a mistake for music, but this was fine. The worst stuff was the Grace Slick songs, the singles, the ones everyone knows. The other tracks were sweeter, lighter, kinder. Gentle hippie music. Harmless overall, and very short.

Meget 60er. Fin men ikke noget jeg behøver at høre igen. 2-3

Two hits and one nice blues song. It’s very forgettable otherwise.

I'll give it a 2.75 (the first part had me at 3). But I'll be strict even if I'm in a good mood.

Meh.

Hard to separate from every cliche boomer montage of hippies, the 60s, San Francisco, and all the rest, but it's iconic for a reason. The fuzzy garage blues psych style, gnarly guitars, a bit of a groovy groove and booming pair of pipes are so good. The twee folksy stuff not so much - slow, tepid and meandering. Favorites: DCBA 25, somebody to love, 3/5 of a mile, embryonic journey, plastic fantastic lover

why

This didn’t really do anything for me

Borrrrinngggg

The best part was when it ended

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

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