Surrealistic Pillow

Actually, a feel gaining some energy while listining to this album, good one i rate it 7/10 : )

One of, if not one of the greatest rocks albums ever. This has that The Who/Elvis feeling. Today, She Has Funny Cars (as it should), DCBA -25, and White Rabbit are my all-time favorites by this band. I have undoubtedly never heard of Jefferson Airplane before discovering this site but I am glad I do now.

very Iconic sounds

I haven't heard quite a few songs on this album. I found myself enjoying the first song and it blends right into somebody to love. Good so far. Not a fan of 3rd song but its alright. Middle of the album flowed well but really did not like last song.

Quite dated sounding. Nothing particularly stood out, but I wouldn't say that there was anything particularly bad either.

surrealistic pillow is like the piper at the gates of dawn if they reeled in the whimsy to an actually tolerable level and made it good

facilmente debe ser uno de mis dicos favoritos de los 60s y el mejor de la lo que fue el famoso sonido de San Francisco

Absolute banger of an album! 5/5

This was ok. white rabbit is always enjoyable to listen to.

From what I hear, I would have absolutely given live JA 5 stars. This album has some gems, but is msotly just okay.

S’alright

Really good, loved the psychedelic vibes. Always been meaning to listen to this album. Fav Songs Somebody To Love White Rabbit Today Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? Yes, absolutely. A stellar psych-rock album; a great intro to immerse oneself in the genre

Pretty strong album. The playing is good, and the rockers rock pretty hard. Tracks 4 and 5 drag it down a bit, and keep this out of 5 star territory for me.

Cool album. Standout songs: She has funny cars 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds How do you feel

Much better than I remember. Like, this is a REALLY great album. Every song is enjoyable and creative, and they provide a wonderfully stoned psychedelic vibe with no gimmicks. I especially love the guitars -- both the gentle acoustic playing and the supersonic acid guitars work well, and seamlessly with one another. Also, "Comin Back To Me" is maybe one of my favorite songs ever.

A little slow for my tastes.

A good one. These 60s albums had a lot of layers to the sound.

Pochette mythique, Somebody to Love, white rabbit, quelques excellentes pistes. Du tres bon Jefferson Airplane même si un peu inégal.

Just lovely. Dreamy without being soporific. Psychedelic without pissing me off. Grace Slick is a bit under-utilised despite being the coolest thing about the band.

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.

I didnt expect much of this from this album but was pleasantly suprised. I am not really a fan of psychedelic rock and you can almost smell the LSD and the 'primo grade marijana' on this album (it even features Jerry Garcia as "musical and spiritual advisor"). However, I did actually enjoy it and would even listen again. The standout tracks were the singles White Rabbit and Somebody to Love but I also enjoyed a few of the other (How Do You Feel, My Best Friend and Embryonic Journey). Can we stop using White Rabbit in every single film trailer now.... pretty please!

Don't think I've ever heard this before, wasn't expecting much (probably unfairly cos the singles are great) but was pleasantly surprised! Definitely a bit hippy dippy, but mostly in that Forever Changes way, where the trip has gone bad and the Manson family are lurking off screen. 'D.C.B.A. -25' and the proto-Robbie Basho sound of 'Embryonic Journey' were my two faves that weren't 'White Rabbit'. Will listen again.

Good but white rabbit is not nice

I admit I was caught a little off guard with this album. I was expecting it to be more hippie-psych and it just sort of was a little more rock than I'd have guessed. It dragged when it got quiet, and I honestly am unlikely to listen to it again, but I enjoyed it enough. My wife does "White Rabbit" at karaoke semi-often, so it was fun to like actually listen to it and hear the different parts while not surrounded by the clanging of a bar atmosphere.

Psychedelic music has not aged well at all. Three singers: Grace Slick, Paul Kanter and Marty Balin. Lots of filler on the album. Three fantastic songs: Somebody to Love, White Rabbit, Today

Not every song can be, “White Rabbit.” but it is definitely Grace Slick’s vocals that keep this from sounding like a caricature that most psychedelic rock ends up sounding like to me these days. The bluesier numbers were unexpectedly good, too. Rounding down from 3.5* based on unlikelihood of dialing this up for a second listen.

Uneven, but some of the songs are iconic. Best when they lean into the bluesy rock.

Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Comin' Back to Me Date listened: 5-6/06/26 Listen when: Slower tracks during sunset walks but the rock tracks on road trips Took me a while to get through for sure. I couldn't get into it and was mostly attracted to the slower tracks which I think are beautiful.

Nice 60’s vibe

Empieza con un buen ritmo 😃😃

Somebody To Love is a powerhouse. Embryonic Journey is a beautiful acoustic number. White Rabbit is a classic. Overall, a very good psychedelic pop album. Solid 3.75/5.

Really like the psychedelic vibes of this album. I thought they underused the female vocalist. She has a much more distinct sound, whereas I felt like the male vocalist sounded like a 3rd member of Simon and Garfunkel. It doesn’t surprise me the two biggest hits from this album were the two songs where she was the lead vocalist.

In addition to the two well known cuts, there a a bunch of interesting tunes in this one. One has to step their mind back in time to truly appreciate I believe. For me it is listenable as well as significant and thus the rating.

GOOD

Pretty good. But not really my thing.

Really enjoyable slice of psychedelic rock

The recognisable songs are the best on this album. The others are unmemorable but by no means bad. Stand out song: white rabbit..... by a country mile

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.

good, the songs with the female voice were the best ones

Good

3

Raw sound compared to their Jefferson Starship incarnation. “In the morning” and “Come Back Baby” are two superb blues tracks.

Sólo he escuchado las dos primeras canciones y no me desagradan. De momento, no es un álbum que volvería a escuchar pero le vamos a dar una oportunidad. Vale, ya lo he escuchado entero. No ha estado nada mal. Mis favoritas después de la primera escucha han sido "Comin' Back to Me" y "In The Morning". Para ser el primer disco totalmente aleatorio que escucho, le doy un 3,5/5

Lyrically its not bad but there sound is harsh even the tambourine and guitar doesn't blend that well for me maybe its because of there voice 2/10

Pretty generic 60s psych, the singles hard carry but I enjoy the folky stuff too Favourites: Somebody to Love, Today, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit

Surprisingly enjoyable.

The hippiest of all hippie bands. To be young in the Summer of Love... ¨Somebody to Love¨ might be one of the best all time jams.

Fav: today

“And your friends, baby, treat you like a guest” are some of the best lyrics in rock and roll. 2 hits are classics, the rest I can leave. Grace Slick! They got lucky when she joined.

It’s actually not as good as I thought. Two hits and a lot of fillers. Hm

first album out of the 1001 Surrealistic Pillow is a pretty neat psychadelic rock joint from the 60s very strawberry fields beatles with some nice vocals pretty good

La música es muy chula, pero me gusta más la melodía en sí que las partes cantadas, y siento que no todas las canciones tienen coherencia con el álbum, y que hay mucha variabilidad de todo. Pero las partes de solo música me parecen chulísimas, y creo que es algo que molaría escuchar en un garito en directo, o en el coche, como la típica escena americana escuchando la radio mientras conducen

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Pretty good this. Good vocals and guitar. Reminded me of Simon & Garfunkel a few times. Somebody to Love is a track I recognised.

A nice psychedelic record that manages to hit a ton of fertile ground. "White Rabbit" has always been a personal favorite and they definitely enjoy getting far out but their folk side and Jorma Kaukkonen's solo effort left me wanting even more of that. Uneven but fun nonetheless.

I knew White Rabbit and Somebody to Love going in. The rest isn’t really my thing but it was decent. The last of the original tracks actually sounded pretty good.

Cool

I was only familiar with two songs on this album, the obvious ones, so I didn't know what to expect. Surprisingly, my favorites ended up being the ones not sung by Slick: "In The Morning" and "Plastic Fantastic Lover". There's some really bluesy stuff here and I am thoroughly impressed. Not what I thought it would sound like at all!

Eh! A few goodies, otherwise one note for me.

Groovy, baby!

Mixed feelings about this one. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are very good and others like My Best Friend and How Do You Feel have charm. The rest are at best ok.

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

60s music with two stand out songs.

good

This is exactly what I feel like a psychedelic rock album is supposed to sound like. Run of the mill folky guitars and generally a laid back tone talking about some shit I don't fully understand but had fun listening to. Highlight: Today

Попытки познакомится с творчеством Jefferson Airplane предпринимались мною с детства. Слушал их, как водится, с подачи "важнейших групп в психоделическом роке" и... не находил того что мне нужно. Теперь, послушав Surrealistic Pillow в сознательном возрасте, я сформировал почему мне так показалось тогда. Дело в том, что этот альбом не пытается делать психоделик-рок таким, к которому я привык, слушая своих любимых Beatles, Doors, The Move и несколько других исполнителей из того времени. И вот послушав тогда Jefferson Airplane, в 14 лет я подумал "а где психоделика то??" ни тебе ломанных ритмов, не вскриков, никаких вам тут меллотронов, оркестровок, экспериментов с записью и так далее. Это скорее некий блюз-рок и фолк с заходом на территорию психодела, достаточно деликатный и не кричащий. Да, само собой, некоторые приметы жанра здесь без сомнения имеются, но т.к. они не были "доведены до предела" то и детским ухом считаны совершенно не были. Ныне же я послушал это как досаточно неплохой альбом, с местами, довольно клёвыми блюз-роковыми мелодиями. Любимое с альбома: Today 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds In the Morning

Somebody to love - White Rabbit

Kuu

A bit overlong, but a lot of perfectly pleasant folksy acoustic stuff.

Lite tråkigt

It's alright. Most of the songs were not quite what I was looking for from this era.

Not bad but nothing exceptional either (except for White Rabbit of course)

Opened a mew window onto this band and reopened windows into forgotten music

Pretty great. White Rabbit might be peak of late 60s trippiness and really liked the minimalist Coming Back to Me

So I really wanted to give this a three because the main tracks are soooo overplayed they…. Drive me a bit down the rabbit hole… Into the void. But I have to admit, it’s decent album. Boolean: yeah, it’s good to hear these full albums before I die.

Oldi but goldies, sehr schöne Musik

The worst type of reviews are like the low score ones on this album that just say "hippies". Way to write off a great album for the stupidest reasons. It's good, with high highs

White rabbit

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

One of the better albums from the SF psychadelia scene that we've gotten so far. Grace Slick sounds great and her voice has a lot of power here. Two huge songs that have stood the test of time, but also some nice quieter and more acoustic moments like Embryonic Journey and Comin Back to Me. Funny to get this a few days after Fleet Foxes as there are a lot of lines to draw between those two bands I think. The more standard blues-y moments are less good. Overall a pretty decent listen.

3 sterne

Really liked it so far!

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

Female vocals nail it every time. Male vocals are less powerful. Good overall and enjoyed the listen through. Some necessary 60s music to consume.

Out of a lot of the older rock and classic rock albums on this list, this is one of the freshest and liveliest.

gets it done for me

Hyvä setti. fiilasin.

Fantastic album. Only knew the singles, now I'm looking for the vinyl!

Doux, nostalgique, beaucoup de jeu de guitare acoustique et des harmonies voix féminines et masculines. Des passages de l’album trop long pour moi. Pleins de sons courts, fortes inspirations indienne ou orientale. Groupe précurseur de psychédélique. Album initiateur du summer of love, mouvement hippie

Some all time bangers in this one!!!! This was an incredible psychedelic rock album down to the smallest little detail. The instrumentals and vocals blended in perfectly together and really made this 33 great minutes of music. Even the slower parts that people say are boring are still amazing.

what a bunch of hippies. Okay but actually I liked it more than I thought. Pleasant psychedelic 60s with some interesting musings about the dangers of television or something.

Jefferson Airplane or Mamas and Papas? Mamas and Papas or Jefferson Airplane? There's only one way to find out.... FIGHT!!!

En la primera liga de la historia de la música. Cómo entra She Has Funny Cars.

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

Kinda cool to finally know where that White Rabbit song comes from. I can't say I'm a fan of that song in particular, maybe just cause I associate it as cliche hippy music, but I can't deny both its own impact, and the impact of this album as a whole on the psych rock sound. As for my own thoughts, it was more hit or miss and I only saved a handful of tracks, but still an overall enjoyable listen and not much to really hate. Also very interesting to see how this band evolved over the years. I had no idea about the whole Jefferson Airplane -> Jefferson Starship -> Starship thing. 3/5

Great songs on here!

Classic stuff. Good for the era.

Great album! I hadn't heard it but really dig it. Lots of range in styles too.

Some real classic songs…Grace Slick was a powerhouse in those days 🎸

Very good

Side B is much weaker than Side A

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

Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are both absolute all-timers, so no big surprise this album rocks, even if none of the other songs are quite as good as those two. That said, She Has Funny Cars, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, and Plastic Fantastic Lover are all really good songs that made this well worth it. An easy suggestion to anyone, basically.

not quite my tempo

Save for a couple of tracks and Grace Slick's singing, there is not much here. Obviously, Somebody to Love is eternal, so worth the listen for that only. Wish it was more rock and guitar, instead of folk and acoustic whisper shit.

GROOVY classic psychadelic rock. Lots like the US beatles, but then some cool Florence vibes with the female singer. A random acoustic guitar medley, a bluesy banger, some surf rock jams. So psychadelic and cool sound. Go To Her the pick for me! 4.75/5.

dang man

Adorable and groovy. Not mind blowing enough to be a 5 but very enjoyable

Enjoyed this a lot- had a lot of Jefferson Airplane's hits on it, and the b sides had a lot of distinct sounds & experimentation with genres and instruments. Great music for a nice sunny day, nothing that stood out as bad. Overall- good album. 3.5 to 4 / 5

Content d’écouter ce groupe que je connais peu, et d’écouter l’album de somebody to love Comin’ back to me est bien ! Sinon c’est trop hippie pour moi J’aime bien la voix de la chanteuse ! Bah c’était bien, 7/10

For whatever reason, I didn't get into the JA when I was getting into the other acts of the era. Since then, I've come around, and this is absolutely a great album. A few of Marty’s songs don't hold up for me, but overall, one of the great psychedelic records of the era

Masterpiece! I love it! "Today" is the most relaxing song ever. "Comin' Back to Me" is perfectly melodious. "She Has Funny Cars" is a real hit. "Somebody To Love" and "My Best Friend" are perfect also. Powerful vocal in "White Rabbit" is amazing! "Plastic Fantastic Lover" is nice.

Really good and modern for 60s, hadn't heard of them before this

👍

grace knocks those boys outta the water. maybe too sleepy to give this one a proper evaluation. appreciated the production

fun i like it

it's not bad, maybe more interesting in context, but the album still hits

Bops

The folky stuff I don’t really care for, but the rockier numbers are well worthwhile. Grace Slick can belt out a tune with the best of them, but sadly she only features heavily on a couple of tracks here. Pity.

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.

It's a classic. White Rabbit is one of my all time favorite songs.

Sympa. Pas mauvais je pense. C’est varié, ça s’écoute bien. Pas aimé de dingue non plus. Average

excellent choice for this list. a great sixties collection. enjoy

Two absolute classics in White Rabbit and Somebody to Love then a bunch of filler. Album suffers when Grace Slick isn't singing.

goed album

Couple of synonymous hits that JA are known for. A handful of good songs and you get a three.

Bien.

I liked more than expected. Especially when it takes its time to slow down with the most psychedelic tunes.

Good musicians and well produced but something lacking in the composition for me just not sure what. I feel the same way about these guys as the Kinks - nothing 6 / 10 Best track/s: In The Morning, Somebody To Love, Go To Her

I liked this!

This album is both folk and groovy. I've actually heard "White Rabbit" before and I didn't realize who it was by (my favorite song here, by the way). I liked the use of both a female and male vocalist for different songs, it kept the dynamics interesting. Actually, every song featuring the female vocalist as lead was fantastic ("Somebody to Love", "White Rabbit").

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.

really good album very good vibe and long enough vibe 8/10

So many classics - good to put a name to the noise

I liked it gave me nostalgia like the music my dad would listen to and sometimes Beatles vibes

Not really into psychedelic, but I did like this album. "Somebody To Love" is great track and clear stand out. Would be nice to throw on in Laurel Canyon on a Sunday drive.

This airplane runs on Flower Power

bisschen wie fleetwood mac

This is a timeless classic and a very good album from start to finish. While listening I felt that unmistakable late-60s psychedelic energy — dreamy, trippy, and full of life all at the same time. Surrealistic Pillow captures Jefferson Airplane right at their peak. Grace Slick’s powerful voice steals the show on tracks like “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love,” which are still two of the most iconic songs of the psychedelic era. But the whole record is strong. There’s a perfect balance between the raw, edgy rock side and the softer, more melodic folk-psych moments. Songs like “Today,” “My Best Friend,” and “Comin’ Back to Me” show a gentler, almost romantic side, while the hits bring that rebellious, mind-bending intensity. The production is warm and the playing feels loose but tight at the same time. It’s one of those albums that genuinely feels like it hasn’t aged. Even after all these years, it still sounds fresh, exciting, and full of that pure San Francisco spirit. Definitely a classic worth owning. One of the best and most important records from the Summer of Love era.

Fine, classic, not my favorite

I didn't realise how much I loved this album

Buddy it actually is that good what a wonderful ride , didn’t want it to end so I will be spending my whole day listening to this I feel.

Forgettable in the end

White Rabbit and Somebody to Love are all time greats.

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

"Somebody to Love" is phenomenal, and the whole world seems to agree from the looks of it. 100 MILLION VIEWS!!!! WHAT!!!! This album is lovely so far though. For sure Added "My Best Friend" to my playlist! Really good song! I'm already starting to like this album a lot, seems to be a bit more up my alley Really good album! Something I'd hear my grandpa or uncle like. Maybe my dad on some songs. So fun

Surprisingly really good, super talented but they can't decide what style to actually settle in to. I hear Led Zepplin, Mamas and Papas, and SImon and Garfunkel, and obviously a lot of "monkees-style 60s fluff"

My favorite so far. I knew the singles but had never heard most of this album. Really great stuff.

Love this psychedelic shit

I listened to a few of these songs in the history of rock n roll (ski u mah). Not to my taste overall but it was fun to revisit, overall good music

Struggled between 4 and 5 but screw it, 5. This is probably my favorite 60s psychedelic rock album and Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are all time bangers. Both probably in my top 20 songs of all time. Probably a couple songs that are unnecessary but ultimately an incredible album.

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.

Fav: Somebody to love; white rabbit The music gives vibes of far west / cowboy

I liked it not my style but nice!

What a way to start the weekend! Fabulous album. Not a bad song to be had here. A definite desert island disc for me. 5

Banda muy de los 60, beatlelera. Resaltan mucho las guitarras y las voces. Con algún que otro tema movido, la mayoría son más tenues, aterciopelados. Es un álbum para escuchar mientras cocinas o tenes una cita (bajito, de fondo).

This is pretty nice 60s music. Tracks like white rabbit and somebody to love are well known and still bang. The rest is easy to listen to. I like it.

That was a fun album I definitely need to revisit.

3/5 Nice Album. Meget 60'erne. Meget syre-rock Kan både høre noget Beatles i instrumentationen og Beach Boys i Harmonierne. Er vild med samspillet mellem den mandlige og kvindelige vokalist. Også nice med et par blues-numre. Hvoraf In The Morning er meget traditionel. Kommer nok til at genbesøge dette album. Nok primært for følgende numre. Standouts: She Has Funny Cars: Sikken en måde at få mig hypet for et album. Nice trommerytme og vildt hooky guitar-riff. Vokalernes mod og samspil på dette nummer er også fedt. Comin' Back To Me: Smukt lille pusterum Somebody to love: Super catchy! How Do you feel: Nok den der giver mig mest Beatles (ticket to ride) + Beach Boys (harmonierne). White Rabbit: Et lille nik til den nok mest syrede børnebog Plastic Fantastic Lover: Plastik Fantastisk nummer!

Wow, I liked this a lot more than I expected. I only knew the big hits before, but the rest of it is really good, too.

Reminds me of college.

Pretty chill classic rock, slightly psychedelic. Good to put on in the background as well. Fav Tracks: White Rabbit, Somebody to Love, Plastic Fantastic Lover

Was not hugely impressed at first but it grew on me

Damn. Apologies to Jefferson Airplane, I guess; I was not familiar with your game… I still think you should have called yourselves something different though if you didn’t want people to assume you were fundamentally ridiculous

Pretty much the sound of the Summer of Love. 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 has that hazy, slightly dreamy psychedelic feel, but it’s still very song-focused. The melodies stick, and the back-and-forth between the vocals keeps things interesting throughout. It’s not perfect all the way through, but the best moments really stand out. Easy to see why it became such a staple of the era.

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.

7/10

Better than I expected.

Is this one star? five? My past and present are at war.

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

nice few bangers on this, finally some 60s psychedelic i found enjoyable

Man I really wanted to love this album more but it honestly had a lot of duds. Somebody to Love has been stuck in my head all day but I wish we had more bangers! The best songs are by far the ones where Grace Slick is the only one singing. LET GRACE SLICK COOK. P.S. never forget that this band spun off Starship which created the song We Built This City.

Wow I loved this. I haven't listened to enough of Jefferson Airplane.

Pas mal. Quelques titres accrocheurs. Pas une révolution non plus.

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.

Leuk album, luistert makkelijk weg

An apt title for this record. A terrific sounding early psychedelic art rock record with a couple of classics used, perhaps overused, in dozens of movies to represent the 60s. The real engaging part of the record was the quality of the other surrealist performances on tracks not as widely known but equally engaging. My Best Friend and 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds feature terrific vocals with Grace and Marty Balin and Paul Kantner demonstrating terrific interplay. While not my style being mostly a folk record, the writing is strong and powerful and all of the songs challenge the listener pleasantly to listen to the lyrics. The classic cuts White Rabbit and Somebody to love are obvious favorites but even the outlier - Plastic Fantastic Lover, is a great romp. Rarely would I play this, but given this full listen experience, I’d try it again. 5/5

5 Loved this, knew a couple of the songs but was really surprised how strong it was throughout

first impressions: very good! very Beatles-Esq

Not for me, but Somebody to Love is iconic

kind of rock your grandpa listens to in his garage while working on his motorcycle, a good album indeed but not my style

first listen. never been a big JA fan, but respect their place in rock history. this is fine.

Trippy, better than I thought it would be.

Don’t you want somebody to love ? Don’t you need somebody to love ? Wouldn’t you love somebody to love ? You better find somebody to love

When I rode the bus in high school I used to bring my discman with 90 seconds of skip free play. To play music on the bus with some small portable speakers that plugged into the headphone port. I’d bring my book of CDs and some friends would bring theirs. Which helped make the hour long ride to school and home everyday a little more fun. There were these two sisters that rode the bus. That always requested Jefferson Airplane. Not really knowing the band, I thought it was odd how they always requested it. Especially since I wasn’t like a radio station with all songs in my CD book. But I guess they must have listened to them at home with their parents and were familiar with them. Anyways Jefferson Airplane was okay. I’m not crazy about them. But won’t complain if their music is playing.

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.

Don't judge this album by its cover and it's release year. Grace Slick is amazing

I knew a few songs, especcially the second one, i like it, i would rate it like a 4 probably?? I have to high grades this month😅, avarage higher then 3🤣

Just let Grace sing please

Diablo loco no tengo mucho que decir. Es muy bueno. “White rabbit” me recuerda a kill bill y no se si es por el rollo psicodélico o esa batería sonado detrás. Me gustó mucho las voces que iban cambiando y este rock diferente a los demás álbum de rock que he ido escuchando

could see it being a staple in 60s rocks. fave are today, white rabbit, DCBA -25 and plastic fantastic lover

Sympa, ambiance tikki bar/surf, mais passe pas toujours.

Bonus points for reminding me of the old juke box

Yeah, this bangs. I was expecting it to be boring ass generic 60's slop that went for WAY too long but I was pleasantly surprised. This thing was creative and fresh in every song, with a nice mix of instruments and they kept everything unique but still thematic. Go To Her was the best song on here, but any of the songs with the female vocals were mint.

not rly great. didnt leave any mark in my mind

Le pongo tres estrellas (si pudiera pondría 3.5) pero siento que está un poquito más arriba que la Luna anterior que era del grupo a Tribe Called Quest. Me hizo acordar mucho a Fleetwood Mac y algunas partecitas a los Rolling Stones. Antes de ver de qué época era el disco sentía que podía llegar a ser de los sesentas setentas y después cuando leí la historia de la banda vi que sí. No me disgustó, y si podría volver a escucharlo alguna que otra canción.

Wow, I really really loved this one. The fact that I was both willing and able to listen to it twice in one day is telling. It just sounds impeccable right the way through, and I couldn't help but groove along the whole way. It slows down a couple of times, notably for the track 'Comin' Back To Me' which is a really beautiful song with wonderful lyrics. So happy to have come across this one! Favourites: Somebody To Love Comin' Back To Me ⅗ of a Mile in 10 Seconds Embryonic Journey

Some classics, some okay stuff

The first album after Skip spence left on drums and Grace Slick rather vitally joined the band, this represents one of the landmarks of the psychedelic rock era and 1967 as an epoch of musical time. White rabbit and Somebody to love were big Billboard hits and the idea that this band morphed into the purveyors of 'we built this city' and 'nothing's gonna stop us now' is quite remarkable. The rest of the album has quite a Mamas and Papas sound to it, surprisingly.

Mostly mediocre, but some highlights on it.

Beautiful late 60s sound, makes me feel very airy in a way, carefree and light. It’s giving woodstock 69 in the best way. Lots of hits, some of which i knew already like Somebody to Love obviously. My favorites from the album are: Somebody to Love, Today, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, Plastic Fantastic Lover, In The morning (love the western sound on this one a lot). Great album overall, gets better towards the end in my opinion, very accessible even for people who don’t listen to this genre usually like myself.

Good! Somewhat forgettable/mostly vibey. But I was working when I listened so can't say I was listening very hard

Well it's what I expect from a psych rock album.

Some good classics in here

Great classic album

Nice mix between softer and more psychedelic passages. The lead singer's voice is pushing the songs to become memorable.

Really loved the overall vibe of the album. Some if the folky stuff dragged a bit too long though.

some extremely classic songs on this, but a majority of the album is average at best… considering the quantity of great songs vs good/average, probably 3.5 rounded down

Here's another record from back in the day that I used to love but later put aside when I got into other stuff, and haven't heard in ages. So much of this is so good. “Somebody to Love" was a hit for a reason; these angry-sounding tracks are what I like best about the Airplane. The intro line "When the truth is found to be lies / and all the joy within you dies" has kind of a contemporary feel, doesn't it. The guitar instrumental "Embryonic Journey" is of course something I've heard here and there since then, which is a good thing. And who can resist "White Rabbit." Sure we've all heard it 40 million times, but hey, it's got both threatening-sounding Grace Slick vocals AND interesting acid flamenco instrumentation. Don't forget to feed your head, kids. Finally, "Plastic Fantastic Lover" is a great song - I either forgot or only just noticed the interesting stuff going on with the bass on this. “My Best Friend" was a skip track for me back when I listened to this all the time in the 70s. I'm still not a big fan of that song; it's the part of this record that sounds the most like normal mid-60s music, which isn't very interesting to me. But while I used to skip "Today," too, I'm noticing some things with it that I didn't appreciate at the time. 4 stars

It's funny to say this as I am usually a proponent of keeping things in their original state, but I think this album could use a stereo remix - might give a doorway in for current and future generations. I really, really love the Airplane. Everything up to and including Volunteers I think is brilliant. I always find the gentleness of SP startling. You hear a lot of psychedelic fury from the 60s but not a lot of psychedelic quiet. Anyway I may listen to this again today bc it's so groovy ✌️☮️. Jorma and Jack rock always too.

This was really enjoyable but started to lose my interest toward the end.

It has some of the all-time great standards on it... but maybe a little distrscting filler too?

Fantastic. Grace is amazing

Embryonic Journey and Somebody to Love are the highlights for me on this one.

One surprise with this list has been how most psychedelic stuff hasn't really grabbed me. But I loved this. The mixture of soft folk and harder blues works really well, and the vision and creativity on tracks like White Rabbit are brilliant.

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.

I think this would still be a fantastic and interesting album without the female vocalist’s /stunning/ additions. As is, it’s absolutely addicting and shocking.

There were some songs that I already knew from this record, but I really enjoyed it, and I didn't expect to. This is a combo of everything cool from the 60s psychedelic stuff. Really fun album.

I quite liked "Embryonic Journey", mainly as a relief from Slick's (and others) vocals which I can't stand. Shame it's immediately followed by "White Rabbit" which showcases that vocal at maximum Slick-ness

woooow those hairstyles are something else. I surprisingly really like the singers, they sound ahead of their time. I thought they'd be a country band, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was wrong. The instruments sound really good together, and that female singer pulls it all together. Also, classical instruments in the cover? HELL YEAH!! It's the kind of older music that still slaps, it's aged well. Their sound is unique,and I love that :) some of the slow songs get a little repetitive, but some of those songs are bangers.

Only familiar with the band from their hits, and I like the older ones much better than the 80s bastardization of Starship. This record has Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, both gems. Lots of it sounds silly schlocky to my ears in 2026.

Es como estar escuchando a los beatles americanos. No solamente hay similitudes en la música sino en la estética que se ve en la portada del álbum, y en sus looks. Sabemos perfectamente el impacto que generaron los beatles en la música para los años 60, así que no sorprende en absoluto. Somebody to Love es una canción que ya he escuchado, sin poder identificar muy bien por qué ni dónde (probablemente haya sido la influencia de mi papá). White Rabbit es el tema más escuchado, pero para mi es mejor Somebody to Love. Entiendo que esto puede pegar desde un lado más rock, y quizás el público espera eso de esta banda. Me sorprendieron mucho los vibratos. Es un álbum que cumple con la idea que deberían tener en la cabeza para esa época.

I liked this but it was kind of repetitive. Her voice is great. 4

Whatever magic was happening in San Francisco at the time with this band didn’t exactly translate to record, but somewhere in the echo of an echo is a groundbreaking achievement and one of the key links in the transition from flower power folk to psychedelic rock.

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

Dreamy, but forgettable 3.4

I recognized a few songs, feels like a hot spring, falling in love and getting in trouble. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Highlights: “White Rabbit,” “Plastic Fantastic Lover” “My Best Friend”

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.

Impressive album. Long track and interesting throughout. Female vocal is so distinct and hauntingly beautiful. Great musicians and more than just a hippie band clearly

Interesting music, I liked, more or less, every song. There are a couple of them that were really good. 3,5/5

This was better than most psychedelic pop

H Grace Slick κανει elevate καθε τραγούδι που είναι μεσα. Πέρα απο τα τραγούδια που ήξερα ήδη, μ'αρεσε το Comin' Back to Me, Embryonic Journey, In The Morning. Graces carries σε αυτό το album καθώς τα τραγούδια που είναι με αυτήν για vocalist ειναι τα καλύτερα. Θυμίζει αρκετά Beatles με τα πολλαπλά vocals. (3/5)

não tenho muito oq falar desse infelizmente nao chamou atenção

I really liked the moody songs on this album. Favorite songs: Today, Comin' Back to Me, Embryonic Journey, J.P.P.Mc Step B. Blues

Some total bangers. Very enjoyable listen.

Fantastic album, so many great tracks. I love White Rabbit in particular and the epic crescendo it builds to. Can really see how they must have influenced bands like Fleetwood Mac.

LOVEDDDD will defo listen to more of their discography

This is a classic psychedelic trip that still feels fresh because it’s got a real blues soul under all those trippy effects. The way the voices layer on top of each other and that deep, melodic bass line from Jack Casady really make the sound feel thick and alive. Even if it gets a bit "folk-ish" here and there, the overall vibe is super immersive and powerful. It’s a solid listen that hits the spot without being too much.

Plus one star for White Rabbit. I could listen to that song on repeat and never get tired of it.

It's got 2 fantastic singles on and the rest of the songs are also pretty good. Hehe

Fräck psykodelisk rock och några låtar får toppbetyg.

My rating 2.8

Where Psychedelic Rock really hit the mainstream. Both White Rabbit and Somebody To Love has become staples for Classic Rock stations, and for good reason. White Rabbit especially is one of the best build up in any song to date. The rest of the album is pretty good as well. Not every song is a hit, but they all fulfill the Psychedelic spookyness really well and set a tone. There are better Psychedelic albums from this year and even better Jefferson Airplane albums though.

Liked it a lot, but wasn't high enough to love it.

Goed album

bim erstemal lose bini gar ned überzúgt gsi vode 70er-jahr-frisure-roll-models aber am gmüetliche sunntig namittag im park mit dene flügepeter im ohr pásslets ebe schono. meh wie en airbus 3-puntos chani aber ned geh. I am sorry löve

Highlights: White Rabbit, Embryonic Journey, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds In a nutshell: "go ask Alice..." Was not expecting folk on this album but here we are. It's indeed an album, an artist, you would easily identify with the 60's. Good work, Jefferson Airplane. Overall: 5/10

This is a genre I don't really listen to all that often, but I enjoyed this album quite a lot. I seem to recognise the track 'Embryonic Journey' from the F.R.I.E.N.D.S finale, but I could be wrong. Either way, it is a really lovely instrumental track to separate the first half from the second half of the album, with 'White Rabbit', a more upbeat song, following straight after. My only slight issue is that after 'White Rabbit', the songs weren't quite as strong as the first half of the album. I enjoyed the order of this album though; there weren't too many of the same feel in a row, but there was never a point where the change was so drastic or unexpected. All in all, this is an album I would probably listen to again. Favourites (In Order): Embryonic Journey Somebody To Love She Has Funny Cars

Alt, Durchschnitt.

Increíble la canción In the Morning🤎

first song in and the guitar and bass are very cool great voice and the girl damnnnnn she's fire. "she has funny cars"

7/10

interesting, i can get behind it 7.2/10

Today, Comin Back To Me, Embryonic Journey, and In The Morning are some of my new favorites. White Rabbit and Somebody To Love are still iconic though.

Fear and loathing

Seminal release. I’ve known the song White Rabbit for as long as I have been alive. There are tons of other gems in this too, like Somebody To Love and Today. For being a psychedelic album, it is firmly rooted in a folk and rock tradition. Grace Slick has a voice that could move mountains. Overall, great listen and it’s a San Francisco album through and through.

I'm coming into this one with a bias in favor, as "White Rabbit" has been my bulletproof karaoke track for years. That said, I'm finding the rest of the album to be hit-and-miss for me.

I really tried with this one. I gave it two-and-a-half listened, but if it weren't for "Somebody to Love" and "Come Back Baby", I'd be rating this album 1 or 2 stars. The 60s style, psychedelic, "we're high, so let's drift and expand our minds" vibe is just not my thing. The songs on this album that lean more towards rock and blues are the ones I really enjoyed. When I think of Jefferson Airplane, they are the songs I think of, not the airy, whispy, stare-at-the-ceiling, songs. I've always thought Grace Slick had an interesting voice and it sounds great on the album, but I think this is just a matter of not loving the genre.

Ok

A lot more going on here than I originally thought. But let's get some things out of the way: Jefferson Airplane broke up in 1972 and half of the members then formed Jefferson Starship. Jefferson Airplane were pioneers of the "San Francisco Sound"......which just means they were hipsters (hippies back in the day). It seems that's literally all the San Fran Sound meant. Hipsters in the SF area. They were the main part of the Summer of Love, which was just a hippie gathering in SF where they would have free concert and hippie activities like pottery and beads and all those weird hippie things. The Grateful Dead is another notable band from this area with weird fans. So album basically IS the hippie movement that is associated with "Flower Power", Anti-Vietnam War sentiment, anti-government, peace and love, every stereotype about hippies is here, the good and bad. This album isn't really overtly any of those things, but the sound is tranquil and mesmerizing. Great music for dropping acid and chilling with some friends in a field while tripping balls. This album has Somebody to Love and White Rabbit as the big ones. If you have no idea what White Rabbit is, you will know it when you hear the song. These really just sound like The Doors songs, which is cool. Today reminds me of Buffalo Springfield. I have to say that Grace Slick is incredible. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit really are just amazing songs and it can't be understated. I wish White Rabbit was 10 minutes long it's such a cool song. The Alice in Wonderland theme fits perfect with the song and Grace's voice is just incredible. Her vibrato and power is just mesmerizing. Even the songs I don't like, I end up being ok with because the psychedelic nature is done so well. I mean this album really caught me by surprise with the psychedelic nature. I'm not a fan of the CSNY style singing harmony, but mixed with the psychedelic nature and toned way back, it's great.

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.

It’s a good album, I loved Comin’ Back To Me. Other than that, not any bad songs, just all the songs kinda sounded the same to me. Overall, I think I would give this one a 3.8/5!

A few hits and lots of filler. I enjoy the vibe of the album, unfortunately by the end it is just a lot of the same old sound.

Hard to believe these guys would go on to Build This City

Grace Slick has such an awesome unique voice. It makes the hits, hits. The rest is so boring and plain. It's a shame they hadnt let her lead more.

7/5+ actually is good

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.

You would be sorely tempted to listen to any of Grace Slick's solo albums, but, while she is the greatest contributor here, in every aspect, this strange configuration of piece is absolutely her best moment. The others should consider themselves very lucky to be anywhere near her. 2.5 I love Grace Slick’s voice. It is frustrating that she only takes the lead on two songs on this album. The rest isn’t bad by any means, although there is nothing else with the same edge as those two. Today and Coming’ Back to Me are lovely but feel like a different band. I don’t know how well this holds together as an album - My Best Friend is certainly on the wrong side of the record. Swap that hippy fluff around with Embryonic Journey and White Rabbit on side B and you have something that at least looks like an attempt at an album as two distinct halves. As it is - Surrealistic Pillow is a pile of nice songs, a stupid title, and a rotten cover. 2.5/5

Solid psychedelic rock album. I liked how it wasn’t too trippy, like a lot of entries in the genre can be Top songs: Somebody To Love, How Do You Feel, Go To Her

435/1089 - You know the psychedelic folk is gonna be good when it sounds like it was recorded in a canyon.

It’s very strong and powerful a song that’s popular in movies. Giving wensday the show but very 60s

no conocia esta banda me encanto

A classic album from the Summer of Love, with a bunch of familiar tunes, that inevitably sounds of its time, from a band that formed six decades ago.

7/10

Meh--the big songs are good but not my jam

A mix of classics and standard late 60s rock songs. The band really comes alive when Grace Slick sings, otherwise it is not very memorable.

full of classics in 33 minutes, but some of the tracks managed to drag on.

I'll round up for Somebody to Love but overall this was Yet Another Proggy Album from the Makers of the 1001 Album List and I'm getting SO tired of them.

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

Fun, timeless, of its time

Nice rock. Good singing, good instruments. 4/5

Iconic songs and good quality. 4 of 5

me gustó un poco, no lo escuché completo en realidad, pero suena a banda genérica de los 60s

me gustó. algo distinto. Aires a los beatles

Contains three of the greatest songs of the psychedelic era (“Somebody to Love”, “Today”, and “White Rabbit”) and eight more that are merely okay. Works better as a symbol of The Sixties than as a coherent statement. Best track: “Somebody to Love”

My best friend!

🐇

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

Groovy

mind if i do a j?

Favorite Track: White Rabbit

Bon album. Somebody to love est la chanson connue de l'album. 3/5 !