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The album that gave us Somebody to Love and White Rabbit! Great stuff Saved tracks: She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, White Rabbit, Go To Her

San Francisco psychedelia at its best in the late 60s. Everyone should own this piece of musical history.

Overall I really enjoyed it. I was already a little familiar with them. I love white rabbit, and somebody to love is a classic. I think I expected more of it to be similar to white rabbit. I think 3/5. I would definitely listen to it again.

Okay

Starts out strong and has a couple of amazing songs. Ends a bit weak, but good overall.

Nice songs but Jefferson Airplane was never much of a favourite of mine, too bad this full record didn’t really change much. Instrumentally is where I like it, but vocally and lyrically less. 7 out of 10

Dette er gammel "rock". Tenk beatles. Funker helt greit, men utenom hiten Somebody to Love så blir det litt for kjedelig for meg.

A few good songs, but a lot of this was just meh to me.

This felt a bit schizophrenic. Really enjoyed the sixties pop rockers - White Rabbit, Somebody To Love and the one that sounds like Last Train To Clarksville - but struggled with the more folky numbers, which haven't aged so well. Overall, pleasantly surprised, but didn't hang together as an album.

Hippy shit fairy music. Bad drugs. Bloody awful haircuts. No ta.

2.5

Now I’m not much of a fan of 60’s rock, I am indeed a Beatles disliker, so I wasn’t going into this album too optimistic but staying open minded, and I’m glad I did. Although this record fully embodies the 60’s rock sound I can’t get over how well each song is put together, each one is as consistent as the last and makes for a strong album. This album does have some stand out tracks such as ‘Somebody to Love’, ‘White Rabbit’ and ‘Go To Her’ but honestly each song here is incredibly strong I find it hard to pick one that doesn’t click with me. Another thing I really like about this album is the handful of slow songs mixed in with the classic rock songs, these include ‘Today’ and ‘J. P. P. Mc Step B. Blues’, and not forgetting the lovely instrumental track ‘Embryonic Journey’ that sits nicely in the middle of the record. In all honesty I really liked this album and I’m saying it like this as I’m surprised to how much I liked it considering my experiences with other 60’s rock albums. Gonna give it a few more listens but for now there’s nothing negative for me to say.

This is about as hippie, counterculture, psychedelic as it gets but I wasn’t really wowed by this album. It was cool to hear white rabbit and somebody to love, which are the standouts, but everything else was just fine. I didn’t realize there were extra tracks at first but could basically tell once an out of place blues song kicked in. Overall grace slick is the most talented out of everyone based on this album but it’s still all average 60s counterculture music with the exception of white rabbit which is really good.

somebody to love is iconic yet i never want to listen to it white rabbit i find so annoying the rest is dribble really

What a fuckin snoozefest

A key album of the California flower power hippy psychedelia... it all sounds a bit dated. Love White Rabbit though.

This was an awesome album! Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish! Added to the list to own!

Jefferson Airplane! solid album that feels like it's def from '67

More folkly/jangly than the Starship they morphed into, but fun stiff

White Rabbit and Somebody to Lovr outshine the rest.

banco 7.5/10

Really enjoyed this

A psychedelic staple and Grace Slick is an absolute vocal beast. But not an album I necessarily want to come back to over and over, so I gotta give a 3

One of my all-time favorite albums

Really enjoyable and varied with a surpringly high amount of hits on it

Very weird mix of music, feel like its an album by two different bands. I do love White Rabbit a lot though, so that's always great to listen to.

Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are absolute classics, of course. Sadly the rest of the album didn't grab me as much.

good ol fashioned psychedelia and rock n roll. her voice is triumphant. these singles are iconic. that instrumental track sounds like leo kottke. all positive vibes baby!

"Somebody to Love," "Today"and "White Rabbit" are rightly the prize-winners, with the latter being maybe the best song under 3 minutes ever made. The intro bass of Jack Cassady later combined with Grace Slick's vocal line is absolutely incredible . This also immediately names the strongest asset of the band. The other songs besides those three on the album are nice, but nowhere do they reach the level of the band's two most famous titles. That's not a bad thing, but what you're left with is changeable song material with some psychedelic elements without being blown off your feet. But that song about Alice. And The White Rabbit. Oh my.

Not really my style overall but there are clear, undeniable cultural touchstones (Somebody to Love, White Rabbit) here. I've heard those songs all over the place through my life. 60 years later and the music is still kicking, it's fascinating!

The late 60s, early 70s have such a unique sound to them you can pick them out very easily, and Jefferson Airplane is one of the reasons for that

Normcore and a half album cover. The frontwoman has a cracking voice and is key to the best songs on this (somebody to love, white rabbit). She should have featured more. Also appreciated the embryonic journey. This did not however speed up my hungover bus journey to Riga. So in spite of a few highs this is not getting beyond a very ordinary three.

Got some nice tunes but that's it. Nice tunes

Great early psychedelic rock. White Rabbit and Somebody of Love solidify this as essential.

Classic enduring psychedelic songs that are still great to listen to!

Two of the greatest songs of the 60s but the rest of the album didn't do much for me

Mellow and drifty, an easy listen. Iconic

Better than I thought it was gonna be, many genres, much influence

It waa great

Good dose of psychedelic rock

Perfection.

High on my list of bands that should just let the female vocalist sing every song (I'm looking at you New Pornographers). She is so clearly better than the guy singer, not just on the two hits. The guy is almost being cheeky when he (tries to) sing, while the women has a powerful voice built for rock with a great vibrato. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are the clear hits, but shout out to Embryonic Journey for a surprise great instrumental track.

Simply one of the best psychedelic rock offerings out there. Aside from the hits, I’ve always liked Today and DCBA -25. This album has great variety. Some powerful tracks, but knows when to slow things down.

Impressive album, considering how dull and uninspiring a lot of 60s music is. You can make fun of how much drugs psych rockers are on, but what they create is often spectacular. The one thing I can’t figure out. Why is Grace Slick not used in a solo singing role more often on this album? Every time she comes in, it is a highlight.

Some good classics on this album. White rabbit is good!! I really like the little jam that is Embryonic Journey

Pretty good stuff!

I really prefer Jefferson Starship, actually. The album is great for feeling pillow fabrics at IKEA. So plush. I was hesitant about this one because honestly I don’t know much Airplane other than the hits. How do I feel about it? I’m very into it. Not sure if it was just Today, but I found that it had quite a bit more variety than I was expecting, with some classic feel good 60s vibes, but also some ballad, blues, and acoustic licks. The biggest surprise was that Grace Slick doesn’t sing all the songs? Like, whats that all about? G-Slicks is a babe. But the committee vocal section really rang true on most tracks. The two big hits are obviously great tunes, and I could feel them coming back to me with each listen. With Somebody to Love being an all timer, and White Rabbit being the LSD Anthem. But the surprise of the record was My Best Friend, which started out as a “whatever, 60s feel good track” but it sneakily slips into some groovy acoustic blues lick that gives the song a cool dimension. Seems to be the theme of the album - lot of subtle dimension and good vibes. Deserves the praise is gets. Plus, any band with a flautist is aces in my books. Or is it flutist?

It was okay. I found that with each listen I would check my phone around DCBA to see if the album is almost done. A couple classics that have been immortalized through media but overall it didn't do all that much for me.

Is this ever a 60s album. The instrument tone and mixing just has the quintessential 60s feel. This album is really quite decent, with a lot of good songs spread throughout. Two highlights for me are the massive song Somebody to Love and the instrumental Embryonic Journey. Embryonic has a Jimmy Page-esque feel. There are great performances by guitar, bass and vocals all over this album. There's also a variety of song tempos and styles. I really wasn't expecting much from this bunch of hippies, but as it turns out this album gave me everything I look for. Pleasantly surprised by this one.

"Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” has appeared in at least one movie or TV show every year since 2001." Haha, as soon as White Rabbit kicked in I was like "Oh, which TV/Movie show did I hear this in before". Regardless I still think it's a great song. White Rabbit and Somebody to Love stand out so much the rest of the album kind of fades into the background.

"White Rabbit" alone makes this an era-defining cultural mammoth, and then having "Somebody to Love" on same album? Geddouttahere! Fave track - As well as those too monster tracks, gotta love the noodling of "Embryonic Journey" and the sixtiesness of "Plastic Fantastic Lover"

Somehow so boring that its over-represented aura gets old and dusty. Nothing I would keep in mind for another session.

Easy listening and very enjoyable vibe. Some awesome hits on this album too.

It is actually pretty amazing how similar this is to my album from yesterday, The Velvet Underground, and how it's that sort of Psychedelic Rock that never goes too far out there. This album, just like that one, I think would've benefitted from some more out there performances and more use of the female singer, as all the best songs are performed by her. No matter what, this was better than what Jefferson Airplane would be turning out by the mid-1980s.

Fine album, some very good songs, but most just average. Not any great overarching theme/flow to the album

Fine album if a bit long, Somebody to love is a great tune but nothing else really stands out. Hold up better than a lot of albums of it's time.

had a few great tracks but the the rest was just meandering 60s psychedelica

This album required 3 listens to appreciate. The 60's influence is psychedelic and groovy; the sort of music my grandfather grew up with. Very well done I kept half the album on Spotify.

amazing production. smooth. soothing. great vocals and back vocals.

A bit different than I was expecting. But overall pretty good 70s trippy rock type album

3.5/5

Seminal.

Interesting

Weak opening track but the rest was awesome.

Not interested.

Ta bien.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah! Some great accoustic and electric guitar solos on this Favourite song: Track 2 - Somebody To Love

Oh come on. My childhood!

Very good

Another good suggestion from the 1001, 3.5 stars

I thought Jefferson Airplane was fine but a bit too twee for me in places, but such an iconic sound and Somebody To Love is an all-timer. Embryonic Journey is beautiful too.

Easier listening than I expected it to be - given their reputation (and the album title), thought it might be a bit weirder and harder work. Agree with Rolfe that it was too cutesy in parts, but it's pleasant enough with a couple of highlights (Somebody To Love, White Rabbit, and 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds are all well worth a listen). 3/5.

Still a classic. It’s not 100% my favorite but it’s great

It was quite good, the standouts being Somebody to Love, 3/5 of a Mile and White Rabit. Classic psychedelic rock album. They almost lost me at time in the first half but from White Rabit on they really closed this album out strong. Could have benefited from dropping a few tracks and trimming this up a bit but it’s still great. 4 stars

Incredible album. Just listened to it last week as well so not much more to say than what is said but very solid album.

Her neon mouth with the blinkers-off smile Nothing but an electric sign You could say she has an individual style She's a part of a colorful time Secrecy of lady-chrome-covered clothes You wear 'cause you have no other But I suppose no one knows You're my plastic fantastic lover Fucking hippies made an excellent album. They all turned out to be some of the most awful rotten people later! 5/5

It was the 60's. Music was everything and Grace Slick was/ is a rock legend. Wish she did more of the vocals but as is, this album holds up to the test of time.

Not that great and the album title feels like they were trying too hard. Meh.

A great album that fits well within its time and still sounds relevant today…

Much better than I thought it would be. Grace Slick has a great voice. I caught Jefferson Starship as they became, without Slick who had just been kicked out. This was at Knebworth 1978 supporting Genesis. They were terrible.

Great album full of memorable songs.

My name is Lorenzo se duvois. My friends call me lsd.

Definitely didn't expect the rest of the album to sound the way it did in comparison to "Somebody to Love" Not surprising that I heard some Beatles in there or rather that era given this album was released in '67. Track #6 "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" was quite the (welcome) wake up call after the gradual sleepy time area the album had gone into. "How Do You Feel" is one of the only times outside of Jethro Tull that I've heard flute. Of course the legendary "White Rabbit" is still a masterpiece. Thanks to this album being on the list I finally looked into the differences in Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship (and Starship).

Awesome, love embryonic journey. For the longest time I thought Janis sang on white rabbit.

Solid

Great album. Folksy and relaxing yet stimulating.

Giving this one star was too harsh before, but the comments stand. These are not good songs outside of the hits. Favorite track: Somebody to Love

Loved this - it sounds so psychedelic consistently throughout, yet each song feels like it's own. I heard so many sounds and riffs that influenced artists after this was released.

Interesting listen, although I'm not sure it's aged well. Some of the lyrics are a little cringe-worthy.

This was a thing at a time, but that time is not now, sorry.

I love this album. As a ten year old when it first came out in 1967 I heard the singles White Rabbit and Somebody to Love on my a.m. radio and knew something was different. But it wasn't until years later when I discovered the band Hot Tuna that I went back and listen to the Jefferson Airplane collection. This album is one of their best. "Today", "Embryonic Journey", 3/5 of a Mile, "Come Back Baby"; all define a period and a gene.

3 good songs.

Niet verkeerd

Very easy going album. Had some good emotional tracks, moreso than fast paced songs. Really good plucking in some songs. Shorter listens make it easier to diversify in an album, in my opinion.

jeg vil ikke mere, 60´erne please

a staple from that era. brings back so fond memories of a easier time

Some very good moments in it, just not enough of them

Rolling Stone apparently had this thing as one of the Top 150 albums of all-time in their first two polls, then dropped it down to 471 in their most recent polling. Fuck Rolling Stone. They were right the first two times. The album's reputation is earned from the two giant, timeless bangers (Somebody To Love and especially the ubiquitous White Rabbit) and for it being the announcement of one the essential female rock vocalists. Grace Slick brings everything to an entirely new level, and like most listeners, I find myself wishing she sang lead on every track. But in 1967, having her take charge of the band's two biggest single was a huge deal. Grace Slick is such a presence that even her backing and co-lead vocals overshadow anyone in her orbit. Go ask Alice, I think she'll know.

Classic

Not nearly as terrible or pretentious as one might've expected, given just how wretched and awful the later work would become. The big singles hold up – they're solid and masterpieces of their moment and showcase Grace Slick's vocal strengths. The quieter cuts – "My Best Friend," "Comin' Back to Me," "Embryonic Journey" – are surprisingly effective and the overall quality is pretty high throughout. In general, they don't try too hard or oversell the material, which mostly comes off (the quite tepid blues "In the Morning" being a rather glaring exception and a few of the latter cuts sounding an awful lot like filler). Though their putrid and embarrassing future work as Starship (including "We Built This City," a strong contender for worst all-time song ever), as well as their self-importance, can't be overlooked, this record, with its classic '60s sound, holds up much better than many of their contemporaries' efforts.

This album marks a transition to more expressive psychedelic and emotional music. Absolutely influential and, though rough at times, played a big roll in creating the revolution of the 60's. White Rabbit is the perfect analogy to exploring the unknown given its' consistent use to flash back to the Vietnam war

7,5/10

I'm rating this in the middle of the road because it has two MASSIVE hits in the pantheon of rock and roll, so it earns high marks for those two alone. However, the rest of the album is kind of bland, imo. Well done, just bland.

It's a good album, but not quite as good as the hits of the album: Somebody to Love, and White Rabbit.

3/5 For the songs with the guy, it was really meh. It was like classic hippie blah. But the song with Grace Slick.... I was obsessed!!!!

I was excited to hear this one when it popped up but ended up a little disappointed. Maybe built it up too much? The female singer is awesome, the male less so. So many hits and recognisable songs but unfortunately it didn't keep me fully engaged.

Un album contenant d'immenses tubes qu'eltrapeze n'a même pas su reconnaître tant sa culture musicale est limitée. Vous savez pertinemment que je n'ai en ce moment que trop peu de temps à consacrer à mes critiques. C'est pour cette raison que j'ai décidé de m'aider de l'intelligence artificielle pour en rédiger certaines et rattraper mon retard. J'ai en ce sens demandé à ChatGPT de rédiger une courte biographie d'eltrapeze. À noter qu'avec une consigne de seulement quelques mots, le logiciel a totalement su cerner la personnalité de mon rival. Voici la biographie en question : "Eltrapeze est un critique musical polémique et incompétent, né dans les années 90. Il a toujours eu une passion pour la musique, mais malheureusement, il n'a jamais réussi à percer dans l'industrie musicale malgré ses tentatives répétées. Eltrapeze est surtout connu pour ses critiques acerbes et souvent injustes envers les artistes qu'il couvre. Il est très critique envers la musique populaire et préfère se concentrer sur des genres plus obscurs, ce qui peut parfois le faire passer pour un snob. Malheureusement pour Eltrapeze, il vit constamment dans l'ombre de son rival Robbandoulière, un critique musical célèbre et respecté. Eltrapeze est jaloux de la popularité et de la réussite de Robbandoulière et ne rate jamais une occasion de critiquer son travail. Outre sa jalousie maladive envers son rival, il y a beaucoup de choses qui ne vont pas chez Eltrapeze, notamment : - Son manque de compétence musicale : Eltrapeze a souvent du mal à reconnaître les accords ou les notes, ce qui peut le faire passer pour un critique ignorant. - Son manque de rigueur : Eltrapeze est connu pour ne pas faire suffisamment de recherches sur les artistes qu'il critique, ce qui peut mener à des erreurs ou des incompréhensions dans ses critiques. - Son manque d'empathie : Eltrapeze est souvent très dur envers les artistes qu'il critique, même lorsqu'ils font preuve de talent ou de créativité. Il est souvent perçu comme étant trop négatif et trop critique. - Son manque de reconnaissance : Eltrapeze ne reconnaît jamais le talent des artistes qu'il critique et préfère se concentrer sur leurs défauts. Cela peut donner l'impression qu'il est incapable d'apprécier la musique. En somme, Eltrapeze est un critique musical malheureux, jaloux et incompétent, dont les critiques sont souvent décriées pour leur manque de rigueur et de professionnalisme." Pas besoin d'en rajouter.

Cet album ne présente absolumetn pas la moindre instruction de vol: les consignes sur les masques à oxygènes sont absentes, tout comme les instuctions propres à l'utilisation du gilet de sauvetage gonflable. En lieu et place, une nouvelle imitation bas de gamme des Beatles. On en peut plus.

7 pingüinos tortuga en el hielo. Primer Pingüino de Galápago: ¿Qué le pasa a mi chico? Segundo pingüino de Galápago: Alguien puso drogas en su cocaína. Tercer Pingüino de Galápago: Oh, mierda. Mujer piloto a bordo. Cuarto Pingüino de Galápagos: ¿Qué tan grandes son tus pezones? Quinto Pingüino de Galápago: Me gusta trepar a los árboles. Sexto pingüino de Galapago: 我喜歡爸爸樹，我的屁股著火了。 Séptimo pingüino de Galapagos: Bueno, iq volvió negativo. somebody to love

Thank god for Grace Slick!!! just a couple tracks here that i didn't love & so it is just below a 5.

What links the Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane and the Grace Slick of Jefferson Starship? The ability to tap into the youth zeitgeist of the moment, I suppose. "You can do jazz, classical, blues, opera, country until you're 150, but rap and rock and roll are really a way for young people to get that anger out" "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – a Reaganite anthem if there ever was one – was as connected to the moment as "White Rabbit" two decades earlier. This is a hard proposition to prove, not least because very few people could have (emotionally, subjectively) inhabited both milieu. Still, I stand by this thesis. "Somebody to Love" was on the soundtrack to one of the most hyped films of the 1990s, Jin Carrey's "Cable Guy". My theory is that it was always intended to be a dark and malevolent critique of consumer comfort – but got sidetracked by the outsized and unexpected success of The Mask. Dunno. Should look it up sometime.

So hard for me to get into psych rock from this era. It essentially has to wear me down a bit before I can get past the dated sound. White Rabbit is an all time classic, though.

This album oozes San Fran Summer of Love. Do they even need to have verses for Somebody to Love? That song and Slick's composition White Rabbit are quite good. Who knew the rhythm section wouldn't fall apart without Skip on drums - lol. I'm glad they included one of his compositions, My Best Friend, which is nicely done and very psychedelic. This album makes Jefferson Airplane heavily associated with psychedelic and Haight Ashbury - not at the level of the Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holdco but up there. These were the good days of psychedelic. Peace.

This is the first album that pops into my head when someone mentions 60s psychedelic. “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” are iconic songs that still sound good and keep working their way back into popular culture. “Today” is a lovely folk ballad and I like the duelling vocals on “She has Funny Cars”. The other songs aren’t as strong but they’re nice period pieces that transport me back to Haight Ashbury in the summer of love.

The album title sounds quaintly twee today. For some reason music from the 60s is probably my least favourite, I like the 50s and 70s plenty, but the the 60's is just too much flower power for me. The saving grace (pun intended) on this album is Ms. Slick herself. Her strong vocals elevate Somebody to love and White Rabbit way above the other hippie songs. The bolero theme on White Rabbit is also quite memorable and as a result its an iconic 60's song. It's a shame that they didn't give Grace more opportunity to shine on this album.

It was a good album. Somebody To Love and White Rabbit are all timers. The album was good as a whole. I enjoyed it for the most part. It ia better than a 3 and really a solid 4 but I will round up.

This album got me into psychedelic rock.

I'm an easy sell for 60s psychedelia, what can I say. I dig the folk elements here but mixing them with the psych rock really elevates it for me. Grace Slick's vocals are gorgeous here as well.

Big 60s energy without feeling too cliche. A fun listen for sure.

didn’t know i needed jefferson airplane in my life but wow. this kind of blew me away

Tremendous variety on this one. Great instrumental folk, excellent blues, as well as the widely known psychedelia

oh, good old Jefferson Airplane - definitely on several playlists I have.

4.25

You had me at surrealistic.

Embryonic Journey is the most beautiful song on this album. These guys need some haircuts, they make the Beatles look normal.

More thankful for it than into it. You can't have psych rock revivals without some psych rock to revive in the first place.

There’s some really nice tracks on here. It’s kind of ok. I was listening to Embryonic Journey and trying to think where I’d heard it before. Then it came to me that it was used in the final episode of Friends. Trivia.

1. Хиппи лохматые. Вроде мощно начали, но оно никуда не идет. 2. Хитище тиктока. Ничо, типа ван пилл и кролик 3. Бичбойзовщина 4. Пока самая красивая 5. Никакая 6. Дерьмище рокнрольное 7. Покрасивше 8. Балансируют на бичбойзе. Ничего интересного. 9. Классика. Любимое. Обожаю. Не знала, что с этого альбома. 10. Просто не люблю

This is clearly an important album that belongs on the list. No question. I might find the vocals a bit too cleanly harmonic (these 60s harmonies lack interest and dissonance!) and the tunes ridiculously overplayed (remember, I was a child of hippies and overexposed to this stuff from birth), but there is a lot to like about this album - especially the instrumentation and the cohesive themes. It is quintessential flower power, but you really can't help but groove along with it. 4/5 despite the fact that I'm pretty tired of this stuff.

8/10 - honestly enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.

Not memorable but some songs are good.

This album has 'White Rabbit' on it, so it's pretty darn iconographic for me. I also really enjoy 'Somebody To Love.' Grace Slick's voice is so good and I greatly prefer the tracks on which she sings lead. Overall, the sound is a little hampered by the way things were arranged in recorded at the time, but I still hear the genuine talent come through.

She Has Funny Cars- 8 Somebody to Love- 8.5 My Best Friend- 8 Today- 9 Comin' Back to Me- 7 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds- 8 D. C. B. A. -25- 8 How Do You Feel- 7 Embryonic Journey- 7 White Rabbit- 10 Plastic Fantastic Lover- 8 In The Morning- 8 (nice blues) J.P.P Mc Step B. Blues- 7 Go To Her- 8 Come Back Baby- 8

Nice

Love this album! Almost every song could be played on radio

A couple absolute classics here, filled in by other folk psychedelia.

Hugely enjoyable, must surely have sounded so fresh at the time and still does today. White Rabbit is an obvious highlight and Grace Slick’s vocals are terrific - full of menace and ambiguity. Hugely influential and a cultural cornerstone in so many ways, thoroughly deserving of its place on this list.

I don't like the remix of the song

Elevator music in the extreme. Not bad to listen to but also completely devoid of an emotional connection. 3. the definition of 3. UPDATE: Oh man, this album's radio station is pretty rad and useful when I need an upbeat, not-too-heavy soundtrack. All music that's fun, e.g. Buffalo Springfield FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

pretty good album, psychedelic sound.

It is quite a lovely album, I must say. There are some very good song, and I even knew one of them. It can be listened to every now and again. I would certainly recommend it.

This is what I imagine Woodstock ‘69 sounded like. Somebody to Love is a moderate jam. There’s a lot of songs on this album, and they get a lot of mileage out of the acoustic guitar, but nothing really jumps out to me. White Rabbit is supposedly the most famous song on here, and I have never heard it.

fome

Fine

Love the grace slick tracks, blues stuff not so much

i didnt ike it

Jefferson Airplane began to shift more towards aggressive rock with this album, but the majority of it is hippie-dippy pie-in-the-sky ideology.

Worth it just for the big hits on the album, but the rest just don’t stand up to Somebody to Love and White Rabbit

"Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" were the most popular songs I recognized on the album. Was generally fine; no major opinion of it. 6/10.

A lot different than I thought

Loved it. Good vibes. Would listen to again.

I liked it, but it is really the two big hits here that juuuuust elevate this album to 4 stars. The remaining songs are good but don't make it stand out too far from it's contemporaries.

I mean, yeah the big singles here are doing some carrying, but not by much. The whole album is stellar, front to back.

I should've been born in the early 50s. I love this genre. I was shameless singing and being judged by my dogs lol

Folk hippie de tota la vida

Somebody to love och White rabbit är ju fantastiska låtar. I övrigt så är det godkänt, inte mycket mer.

Prepped up by 2 really banging singles

This week we had Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin and Grace Slick! If the selections are random, the gods shined on us this week. This album was quintessential psychedelic rock. Essential listening, and very enjoyable.

Jefferson Airplane doesn't get the credit that they deserve. Or if they do, I haven't heard of it. Regardless, this album was pretty great.

I enjoyed this album, but White Rabbit is so incredible nothing else really compared to it.

Good psychedelic rock. A little dated.

I like the songs, but overall it sounds like it was recorded in a airplane hangar, which I do not like.

Great record. Never listened all the way through until now but I can still remember how taken I was when I heard White Rabbit for the first time. Still an all time song. Not a bad song in the bunch. Fantastic, important record. Hard to think of any peers to this even in terms of 60s psychadelia. One of a kind.

This was a fun listen. They undeniably have hits! This was one of my mom's favorite bands, growing up. I like to picture her getting this record as a brand new vinyl, and putting it on for the first time. It really is like time-travel music. That's how I'm getting to understand bands like Jefferson Airplane more... not as particularly groundbreaking, not because they have the most poignant songs, but as capturing a very particular energy and time. It feels like the music that plays as the backdrop to so many young people's adventures in that time. There's definitely more depth to the music than I may be leading on, but that's my overall impression.

God I love rock music. Took me a few minutes to warm up to the lead singer's voice, but once I did I was totally on board. Yes, it's nothing that hasn't been done before, and yes, the mix is really weird and everything sounds like it's far away and dreamy, but this album just has some really, really good songs. My favorites were "Comin' Back to Me," "My Best Friend," and "In The Morning." Maybe I was just in a good mood today, but cmon - these songs are just infectious (and the weird mixes are definitely part of it). There are certainly some weaker moments through the album - I think I get what they were going for with the ending, but it was pretty poorly-executed. Despite all this, made me rediscover my love of rock and roll. Will put it on next time I want to smile.

Classic

Grace Slick! Not just White Rabbit, Somebody to Love, Today and some other songs, although that would almost be enough. Those songs tower. DCBA 25 is also pretty great. Feed your head!

42 de fièvre, c'est le moment idéal pour écouter du Jefferson Airplane

relatable j’étais en train de changer mes draps

Awesome psychedelic rock album. White Rabbit and Somebody to Love are the biggest tracks on this but it would be a mistake to think that they're the only ones worth hearing.

Surrealistic masterpiece.

Classic ! One of my all time favorite

This album is a masterpiece for so many reasons. White Rabbit is what I called an "unpredictable hit", sounds like nothing on the radio, but still... It belongs to the radio. Somebody to Love is powerful and catchy, She Has Funny Cars is an insane opener with punchy drums and guitars. The album even leads the listener to the refined and unexpected classical guitar piece "Embryonic Journey". How Do You Feel and My Best Friend are also solid songs. A landmark album of psychedelic rock and the year 1967.

Jefferson Airplane were a 60's psychadelic rock band. They had two singers, Grace Slick (this was her first album made with the band), and Marty Balin. There is no trouble telling that this music hails from the Flower Power hippy generation, as the themes of peace and love are laced all through this album. Grace has an almost haunting voice, especially in the song Somebody to Love. The harmonies reached by her and Marty are teriffic. There was a lot of experimentation going on in this album (and also the expanded re-release of the album in 2003) with different styles of music, as well as the inclusion of various instruments. In The Morning, for example, is an excellent blues song, which included Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) on one of the guitars. Jerry also was included in the songs: Today, Plastic Fantastic Lover, Comin' Back to Me, and J.P.P. McStep B. Blues, and played the part of "Sage council" for the band and helped arrange the songs for the album. How Do You Feel has a flute included in the musical accompaniment. Jorma Kaukonen dabbled away at the fantastic instrumental number Embryonic Journey. White Rabbit is a song about Alice in Wonderland, whose lyrics would be super trippy if you were on heavy psychadelics. In fact the whole album would hit different if you were stoned. Overall, a great album! I have never delved into Jefferson Airplane before, but there is some great stuff here. Will listen again! Favourite songs: Somebody to Love, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit, Plastic Fantastic Lover, In The Morning Least favourite songs: Comin' Back to Me 4/5

Some undeniable high points, but overall the album feels like it has too much fluff. 3.5/5

Jefferson Airplane were, of course, driving the psychedelic rock and hippie movement in San Francisco back in 1967, alongside a select few other groups. I’ve known two of this album’s tracks for many years (no prizes for guessing which) and was excited to hear a full set of Grace Slick’s stunning, hypnotic vocals. Alas… There’s a reason “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” are the only Jefferson Airplane songs most people have heard of. As well as displaying more lean, muscular songwriting than most of the others on “Surrealistic Pillow”, it’s obvious from the outset that Grace Slick is the band’s MVP. When her lead vocals kick in with “when the truth is found…” or rise up to the climactic “FEED YOUR HEAD!”, it’s impossible not to pay attention. It feels like the whole band are ascending into another cosmos whenever she starts to sing, and it’s criminal that she was excluded from the other tracks. Marty Balin and Spencer Dryden both have serviceable vocals, but they sound like they’re from totally different bands: neither of them capture the bravado or drama on the same level as Slick. Vocalists aside, the songs we are left with either slot neatly into the burgeoning psychedelic movement of the late 60’s, or stay in their lane with much more of a folk influence than I expected. “She Has Funny Cars” is a decent opening, with a fuzzed out guitar riff coiling itself around a Bo Diddley beat. Psychedelic, surf, rock and roll… it’s an intoxicating mix. “My Best Friend” is a languid, carefree love letter that lollops along like a Labrador. And “Embryonic Journey” is a stunning acoustic guitar showcase (Jorma Kaukonen deserves much more praise). “3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds” also deserves a shoutout, for getting the pace back on track in the middle of the record and injecting more raw rock and roll energy than anything else here. On the other end of the spectrum are the light and airy ballads of “Comin’ Back to Me” and “Today”, and the breezy Simon and Garfunkel lite of “How Do You Feel”. They’re all perfectly pleasant, but feel quite insubstantial and safe for a record that’s often hailed as an all-round game-changer. And while “D-C-B-A 15” employs some lovely harmonies and arpeggiated guitar, it’s nothing the Byrds hadn’t already been doing better. Really, then, once you’ve heard the Slick tracks you’ve heard the most bold, exciting material Jefferson Airplane seem capable of at this stage in their journey. There’s nothing to actively dislike across the rest of the album- in fact it’s mostly an enjoyable listen- but it’s just not quite as revolutionary as I’d hoped.

Superb. Grace Slick's vocal on Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are amongst my favourites by a female artist.

Far out

Jefferson Airplane was one of the bands that directed the American musical spotlight to San Francisco, what with their uninhibited, extroverted stage personality. Of course this album contains their smash hit "Somebody to Love", featuring Grace Slick's glorious vocals, but the short, powerful "White Rabbit" is the track that most directly connects the listener to the drug experiences of the late 60s. This is an overt reference to Alice in Wonderland, a kind of weird, psychedelic roadmap detailing a world of strange experiences. (I recommend reading the book aloud if you haven't before.) The lyrics of this song contain only part of the importance, though, since the music itself was inspired by an LSD experience while listening to jazz. The gradual crescendo makes the final line sound like a call to action, exhorting everyone to drop acid at least once.

This is a nice CD, but they have made some obvious blunders in it's recording. Their female singer is a total powerhouse, she destroys every song she's on. And for some reason, they only have her sing lead vocals two songs, which not coincidentally are easily the two best tracks on the CD. What were they thinking? They were handed a gift and threw it in the trash. Their other singers aren't awful, but they're just nowhere near the same kind of class. They're also quite strong on rockers - each of "Somebody To Love", "3/5 of a Mile" and "White Rabbit" is a wonderful, fun, up-tempo rocker. But the CD is loaded up with dudly slow numbers - especially "Today" and "Comin' Back To Me". If they'd just focused on what they did well, this would be a much better CD. That said, it's still actually pretty good. Jefferson Airplane have a nice but very, very sixties sound, with a mix of very trebly guitar, lots of echo/reverb (on "White Rabbit" it sounds like the whole band fell down a well), lovely backing vocals, and thumping but very simple four-on-the-floor drumming (often subbing tambourine for a full kit). I happen to like that sound a lot - and while this is as good an illustration of the style as anything else, it's not actually as good music as the high-water-marks of that era. Overall, very strong singles, but the rest of it is mediocre.

Trippy maar goed

Classic psychedelic record. Always love giving this one a spin.

One of the most outstanding and wonderful albums of the psychedelic 1960s

Unfortunately it’s impossible for me not to think of The Cable Guy when I hear “Somebody To Love.” Cool album though!

I can respect classic rock and I'm sure this album is great, but it's just not my jam. "White Rabbit" is an absolute banger, but other than that, there were no other songs that I thoroughly enjoyed. Oh and also, "Somebody To Love" is pretty good, but I couldn't find myself to listen to one song in it's entirety. I tend to enjoy songs that change tempo throughout the song. Many of the songs in this album maintained the same tempo throughout and it made the songs feel a little drawn out.

Why doesn’t Grace just write and sing every song?

White Rabbit is still the best track on the album. I thought it was longer? I like how it builds and builds until the end.

Always loved this album - classic folk rock / psychedelia, especially the contributions of Grace Slick and Jorma Koukonen.

This really is something special. Of its time, but also timeless in ways.

Jefferson Airplane evokes exactly what the trippy 60s were like. A bunch of hippies singing of the mystic arts: groovy and harmonic but with a rough edge. It has the hooks and hits as well as the more magical and experimental songs that take you on a peculiar journey. The lofi 60s style combined with the fuzzy bass, the concerning wailing strings, the anxious hollow drums, and the beautiful harmonies by Slick and Balin bring about models of control (capable of guiding your journey) and comfort (to not overwhelm you). There are plenty of songs that push you to dance and sing along, while the calmer folk tracks sit you back down and pay attention to the strange lyrics and instrumentation. I'm obsessed with these mystical 60s albums like United States of America and Electric Music (by Country Joe), but none sound as polished and focused as this one. The record is fantastic, and so is the track ordering (almost). We start off with 3 loud and fun groovy tracks. Then 2 really trippy tracks full of powerful yearnful vocals by Balin, smoothly bridged together. Then we get 4 tracks that gradually transitions from loud and rough acid rock to slow and loving acoustics. (Why does "Embryonic Journey" have 17 million plays on Spotify?) We reach our conclusion with 2 tracks that feel too short, but "White Rabbit" is our popular commanding track with the least discrete lyrics of the summer of love. "Plastic Fantastic Lover" is our chaotic bluesy finish, but feels a bit anticlimatic. Let's talk about the bonus tracks. As anticlimatic as the closer is, it does transition well to the really bluesy "In the Morning" but that definitely feels too long at over 6 minutes, and sounds like a more polished but less interesting Country Joe song. Not a big fan of the pure blues "J. P. P." "Go to Her" is decent and catchy with captivating melodies, but I could see why it was cut. "Come Back Baby" is an awesome jam track (what a sick guitar solo), definitely warrants Jerry Garcia as their spiritual advisor. My only real complaint is that I wish the last 2 tracks were moved elsewhere. It should have ended with a cheery or dreamy track like "My Best Friend", "How Do You Feel", or "Embryonic Journey", of course changing the ending a bit to feel satisfying.

2 Another 60’s

FOund out about a cpl s0ngs I d1dn't know aboot

71/100: Pretty good, but didn't really live up to the hype. I've heard great things about Jefferson Airplane, but unfortunately didn't find very many great songs on this album. Spotify suggested their psychedelic rock playlist after this album and that feels like a swing and a miss. I don't know how you'd classify this album as psychedelic rock, it just feels like bland normal rock.

Vraiment pas pire, beaucoup plus diversifié que ce que je pensais comme sons

Grace Slick is the clear star here. Her voice is so distinct and dramatic and she sings lead on the two major classics, “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit.” Without those songs, this album would blend in with other (good) psychedelic albums from the era. Those tracks help distinguish this album from the rest. But there are other good songs here too. The quiet, melancholy of “Comin’ Back to Me” grabbed my attention. It slows things down nicely and has some wonderful lyrics. Ooh the guitar instrumental “Embryonic Journey” is great! “Surrealistic Pillow” is a funny title. Some real late-60s psychedelic nonsense. 😆

"Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" are both American classics. I think the rest of the album is good and bordering on great. Because of those two tracks I feel that this album definitely deserves a spot on this list, and is a solid 3/5 for me.

Pioneering work - difficult to give less than four stars...

A classic of the period

Okay. Not bad, but not great. Probably won’t be coming back to this one. Just too dated for me, and I’ve listened to a lot of music that’s taken the psychedelic side to further and weirder extents. Would have been great to hear this when it first came out.

Some good parts in a sea of mediocity

Jefferson Airplane's impact on music is far greater than their actual music. This is by no means a bad album in fact it is a damn good album. I just don't think it gets the bump to a 4 or 5 star album for me. My top tracks were "She Has Funny Cars" and "Somebody to Love" the latter being the one that nearly bumped it to a 4 in my book.

Banger

Kinda smacks

Classic

70s

She has funny cars- Interesting harmonies but don’t think song gets across point very well Somebody to love- love how it sounds quite ominous and intense👍 My best friend- me to my cat Today- very lowkey but gorgeous love song👍 Comin’ back to me- Another wistful song, with some beautiful lyrics, also the hook being just the title really works👍 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds- think instrumental is groovy, vocals don’t really work for me here Dcba-25, how do you feel- both sound a bit like rejected Beatles songs tbh Embryonic journey- cute little instrumental White rabbit- honestly Lewis Carroll carried psychedelia, icon👍 Plastic fantastic lover- there have always been tv is bad songs I guess👍 Very strong album with a bit of fluff in the middle. 4/5

Couple of brilliant tracks

Some of the most iconic hits of their time, rest of the album is a little inconsistent but overall an amazing piece of art!

3.5/5

Not my cup of tea, hate the album title

What a beast of an album. Genre defining stuffed with classic hits instantly put you in a mood and feel like immediate choices for soundtracks to paint the idea of 60's. Grace Slicks vocals are just amazing.

A fun psychedelic thumping rocker of an album

A great album of counterculture in the 60s. Edgier than their contemporaries, the songs range in tempo and dynamics, with some acoustic, some blues, some psychedelic, while being a rock n roll album at its core. I love the interchanges between female and male vocals.

A great combination of folk rock and progressive/psychodelica. The songs were all enjoyable and especially the mixing up of the vocals with male and female singer knew to convince

This album sucked. Jefferson Airplane is not a good band beyond their odd hits. This album perfectly encapsulates this. Favorite track: White Rabbit

Solid album. White Rabbit is a classic but Fav track: She Has Funny Cars

A couple hits…just ok

Another "meh" album, the first song is really good and full of energy but the others are just there, not great, not bad and kinda boring

asleep in a good way 3.8/5

8/10 beri nice

The Summer of Love, compressed into one album. Grace Slick’s powerful wail soars over a moody bed of guitars, lending an uneasy thrilling current to the music.

was alright with a few good songs, the backing track was the best part with some great guitar riffs however the vocals were quite weak

There were a few songs that I liked

Awesome album. 'Somebody To Love' and 'White Rabbit' are absolute classics. 'Today' is also a beautiful song. 4/5

"Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for the Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft."

Hippie music generally gets a "pass" from me, but this is just too poppy to for me to ignore. It's really, really good.

Good, but not as good as it's said to be. Smack bang on a 3.

When Jefferson Airplane sticks to doing the Jefferson Airplane thing, they're great. That whole first half is unique and filled with skillful playing and thought-provoking lyricism. The back half of the album, though... it's mostly a collection of uninteresting, vanilla lyrics over soft, Beatles rip-off tracks. They're not bad, exactly. But they're not great. Unfortunately, the mediocre tracks absolutely water down the album to an unimpressive 3-star experience.

Some classics here, love White Rabbit.

This album feels surrealistic, I like a lot the songs here, really defines the music era back then, would love to hear it again

Jefferson Airplane's best album by a wide margin, with some of their greatest hits. 'Somebody to Love,' and 'White Rabbit' are just fantastic songs, and even though the other songs on the album aren't necessarily hits like those two, they all carry a great energy and tune that makes this a worthwhile album to listen to again and again. Also, Grace Slick is a hell of a singer.

Well constructed music, but not my present scene

A carnival of delights from one of the best psychedelic rock bands to ever do the damn thing! Grace Slick is the extra special secret ingredient this band needed to become a taste explosion in everyone's mouths. Yeah, I'll stand by that weird analogy. Made sense to me when I was tripping on LSD and following Alice down the rabbit hole.

A cornerstone in psychedelic rock of the mid to late Sixties, Surrealistic Pillow is Jefferson Airplane at its most indelible. With a hard edged sound mixed with folkish tendencies, it is hard to envision 1967 without this album and it is hard to imagine the Airplane without this album in their repertoire. Perhaps one of the plenty examples of what defined the oft-cited and pined after Summer of Love, this is a great spectacle to behold. Favorites: She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love, Today, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, How Do You Feel, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit, Plastic Fantastic Lover.

Nice music, definitely the definition of the late 60s hippie pop movement. Easy to listen to. Folky in a good way.

Absolutely loved this 60s psych pure bliss! Recognised a few but was so glad to hear it as a complete album. Listened 3 times. So cool!

Pretty good stuff, a great sound but apart from the obvious White Rabbit and Somebody to Love, didn't think the rest was that memorable, just nice.

Holy shit how did I forget the psychedelic masterpiece which is "Today"? That song sounds exactly like blotter acid physiologically feels and tastes. I genuinely hope i die to the gorgeous strains of that song. The rest of this album, other than the two huge hit singles, is largely forgettable.

White rabbit and somebody to love are bangers. Rest are filler

Great 60s psychedelic rock. White rabbit is an all-time favorite.

Brilliant album. Of course I already knew Jefferson Airplane but I hadn’t had the chance to listen to an entire album of theirs before : what a colourful experience ! Though very psychedelic, the album highlights true blues and folk influences (“In the Morning” and “Embryonic Journey” are my two favorites, plus the mind blowing “How do you feel”). Of course the two bangers “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to love” (thanks to the amazing Grace Slick) are the must-hear of the album, but they shouldn’t sum up the whole album which is so diverse and so good. It’s a 5/5, obviously.

Some good oldschool rock album. The album is diverse. Catchy at times. Have I enjoyed it? Yes! Would I listen to it again? Probably yes.

Apart from the obvious songs, I've never heard this record before. I was pleasantly surprised by it. For an album almost 60 years old, this really stands the test of time. Will definitely listen again.

Many of the songs sounded like they have not dated but there were a few that I disliked

Not bad, sorta all over the place though. I was surprised by the variety of sound across the thing. Most songs were forgettable though. 3.25/5

Somebody to Love is a great song with fantastic vocals. Pretty good hippie rock album, though not every song stuck with me. Highlights: Somebody to Love, White Rabbit, DCBA-25

My favorite hippie album of all time. It helps that Grace Slick is a GOAT singer, but this sound never gets better from here. B+

Great flow

Forgettable except somebody to love

Hmm. The first half of this album was fantastic and I would have rated it 4 stars, however the second half kind of fell off for me. Has some real bangers, and gives off a bob dylan and the mamas and the papas esque combo. Pleasantly surprised.

Kinda beatles mixed with west coast pop art band. Not rly my ting but has a few bangers

Didnt finish yet. My thing but not interesting

In which Florence Welch hears Grace Slick on Somebody to Love and White Rabbit and her whole career flashes before her eyes.

A sound of its time! Emblematic of a time in history and a culture.

Really enjoyed this one. never really listened to Jefferson Airplane, but had heard of them. I'll be checking out their other albums

Somebody to Love White rabbit Grace Slick is the woman who sings these and she must be from heaven

Already knew it, fabulous !

Good album, but I wasn't a fan of the sound quality. I think Jefferson Airplane is a great band, but it's not something that I would listen on my free time.

Fascinating to hear the « other » songs on this album. I didn’t realize they played such great blues. A great discovery.

I really liked it. It was a kind of folk music that I usually am put off by but it was truly pleasant. I wish I had listened more closely but I know I’ll listen to them again!

White Rabbit and Somebody to Love are popular songs for a reason

Didn’t like the whole sound of Jefferson Airplane

Some real classics on here. Think I’ve committed to weird vibes for a while

good album

A really enjoyable Sunday morning soundtrack. This has a few well known hits and a bunch of well put together songs.

This is the Summer of Love in an album - tuneful psychedelia with some great vocals and familiar melodies.

Somebody to Love est fire! Album très année 70. On remarque les inspirations chez d'autres grands que j'aime (Beau Dommage et les harmonies) Cependant pas mal de filler, album un peu long. Excellent choix comme premier album. Je n'aime toujours pas White Rabbit In The Morning est super avec les boutte de Blues. Bref, un album écouter rapidement, on va essayer de s'améliorer la prochaine fois!

Clear highlights are White Rabbit and Somebody to love. Grace Slick’s vocals are iconic. Beyond that I didn’t love too much else. Embryonic journey was a really nice instrumental.

white room and sombody to love are prolific. the rest bored me to death

It's aight, some tunes are a bop but it begins to frag by the end. It's your standard music for that time. 3/5

some pretty good songs!

possivel 4

That 2nd Track is Masterpiece

Very good. Never listened to the whole album before. 3/5

Obvious classic of its era that still holds up in my book.

Had some songs I knew

Some of the hippy-dippy stuff hasn't aged well, but it's still a landmark album of the psychedelic era. They really hit the jackpot when they found Grace Slick - her vocals are just amazing. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are of course classics, but Embryonic Journey is the highlight for me. 4 stars.

Never heard this entire album until it came up here. I of course know the two stone cold classics and I think that they are both absolutely superb songs. Somebody to love is a Grace Slick singing tour de force and White Rabbit is a simply amazing song. So I thought I'd take a close look at each of the other songs and reflect on the impression they leave and base my rating on them. 1. She Has Funny Cars; this song did nothing for me. 3. My Best Friend; this one I like a lovely ballad with some really beautiful harmonies as Grace takes a backup role and does so expertly. 4. 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds; a nice song again with really nice harmonies and some really nice guitars. 5. How Do You Feel; I like this one too. Starts with a nice flute, some great acoustic guitar and more beautiful harmonies. 7. Plastic Fantastic Lover; I know this song, perhaps a lesser known single. Not the tour de force of the 2 better known songs, but a very good song. Beautiful guitar parts both acoustic and electric lead, makes for another very strong song. 8. Go to Her; The final song ending the album on an upbeat note, unfortunately this one ends the album on a similar note as it begun with a somewhat unremarkable song. So here we have it an 8 song album, 6 of which are excellent and two somewhat unremarkable. The good far out weighs the bad and I would rate the album as a whole at 5 🌟

Blast from the past deliciousness.

I've heard just about a handful of these songs with some regularity, and a few others maybe once or twice in previous listens. It's impressive how the lesser-known songs are so starkly different from the popular tracks on the album, really gluing the whole thing together without feeling like just bridges between the hits. Definitely captures a moment in time for the psychedelic era. Favorites: Today & Comin' Back to Me

not much to say other than the fact it’s an amazing album.

First listened on the RS500. I know this is an all time classic for the style, but it doesn’t do much for me. I preferred the OS Mutants record I listened to not long before this.

SOMEBODY TO LOVE BANGER FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG SLAY

4.5 - I’d consider this among the most accomplished records within the psychedelic canon. “White Rabbit” by itself is a pillar within the genre. Lots of other great songs here besides “Don’t You Want…” including “Plastic Fantastic Lover.”

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

I need more of the vocalist from white rabbit and somebody to love. She fucking kills.

'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit' are great, just great. There's a lot that's very good here - psych rock that's not embarrassing. It's not Jefferson Starship, tough.

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.

This one came down to a simple question for me: "Is Grace Slick singing lead on this song?" If the answer was "Yes," then it was good. If the answer was "No," then it was mostly meh. And somehow this ended up making the album mostly meh. How did they not realize that she's the real star(ship) here and put her front center on every last track?? Baffling.

it took me so long to get through this album because it just truly wasn’t for me and i was sooo bored

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Somebody to love, White rabbit, Plastic fantastic lover

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A classic

Awesome

Soundtrack to the counterculture but a bit too incohesive for me to fully immerse myself in

Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are of course the highlights. Most songs in the album blend together in my head, but it's clear that there is real talent on display. Pretty far outside my wheelhouse, but I'm glad I listened.

White Rabbit 7.5/10 Overall 6/10

Wonderful stuff - so much better than I expected. How have I gone 50 years without knowing this was there?

Free love and LSD. The band knows how to absorb elements of folk, blues, rock and jazz, but it is the vocal harmonies of Slick (high, majestic voice), Balin (soft, sunny voice) and Kantner (sharp, neurotic voice) that set the tone. (7/10) FT: White Rabbit, Somebody To Love

Yeah its what you expect, still good