Album Of The Day

Good. Want somebody to love. Catchy. Very nice. Overall also very good. Nicely themed. You thought this was strawberry jam with scones but it was raspberry with cream. Surprised surprised.

listened to it on Friday, and i forgot it by monday. didn't do much to stick around in my opinion. a few songs that have made their way and stood the test of time, but not enough to give this a super high score.

Classic 60s psychedelic rock that was a lot of fun to listen to while driving through Olympic National Park. The standout here is clearly Somebody to Love You, but there were a lot of b-sides that held my attention. Better than other 60s psychedelic albums we’ve had.

Dope album! Some all time hits on here with "White Rabbit" and "Don't You Want Somebody To Love". The album was consistent through and through. No notes.

Classics "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit". Good listen but the rest of the songs are pretty meh.

It was a nice album but didn't blow me away. I liked the bluesy stuff and some of the folky elements but not sure it excited me enough that I'd listen to it again. Fav song: White Rabbit Least fav: Go To Her

Very average 60s album with a couple recognisable songs in there but nothing special Specific rating - 3.7 Fav song - somebody to love Least fav- 3/5 if a mile in 10 seconds

White Rabbit is such an incredible song. The rest of the album is fine. Favourite song: White Rabbit Least: Embryonic Journey

I’m giving this 4 bc it’s varied and interesting. I had it on in the background during work and was caught in a few moments. I suspect if I replay it in a more attentive environment I may kick myself for giving it 5 stars. But my reviews are based only on first listen vibes and personal taste so,

Liked one song, wouldn't listen to again

Some real highlights on this album, where they lean into the psychedelia, Interspersed with some songs that feel like they’ve come from a different band. Overall still great album though

First time listening. Love the psychedelia. Can see this being revised to a full 5 star one day.

Oh. My heart just sank. Yeah. Grace Slick and Spencer Dryden make this. What there is of value. Her voice is… instantly recognizable. His drumming is often the element that keeps my interest. Like on Today. His drumming anchors the haunting modality and keeps it grounded. The album is super uneven. But… I’m not going lower than a 3. 3 Boolean: True

Knew the big hits of course, they're enduring 60s classics. But I was also pleasantly surprised by the rest of the album. Good tunes, varied without being too wanky

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One of my favorite albums in my record collection. Today is such an incredible song

Psych folk album with some well-known tunes.

Somebody to Love is a great song. White Rabbit is obviously iconically. Overall the album has a nice sound, not too many weird parts. I would definitely listen to this over and over again. 4/5

Summer of Love? More like "Summer of Did Not Care For". Did enjoy the instrumental "Embryonic Journey" and to an extent "Somebody to Love", but that is more due to Jim Carrey than Jefferson Airplane. Maybe it is due to this being an early psychedelic rock album, but alot of the songs seem like temu versions of better songs. Overall not for me. 1/5

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

Kinda fun

Not bad! I enjoyed it

albumzassssoooo!! muito pica.

Really liked this but maybe not enough for a 4 star.

Best song: Somebody to Love Worst song: Comin' Back to Me

4.2

Really enjoyed this

Pretty average 60s album I’d say Couple standouts I wish grace slick was lead on more tracks because she’s the best part of the album Favorites: somebody to love, j.p.p. Mc step b. Blues 3/5 maybe 3.5

- so so sweet but i'm just not the biggest fan of slow songs - comin' back to me was so hauntingly beautiful - not my fav but def not bad

Only album by them that matters

Z Ł O T O

dużo smaczków w różnych utworach, ale zlewało mi się za bardzo

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

Pretty good

A super fun listening experience with catchy songs and great instrumentation. I

niceeeeee

All these early psychedelic albums sound the same. I guess because of the kinds of music it grew out of. Somebody to Love rocks though. And then back to the folk rock adjacent My Best Friend. The folk songs are awful. Band dynamics are strange. I'm guessing once they got famous, after this record, Grace Slick sang on a lot higher percentage of the songs because so far it's just Somebody to Love. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds is doing it for me for some reason. Embryonic Journey is a good instrumental track. Throw it in the bathtub! White Rabbit is a jam. Plastic Fantastic Lover is like a psychedelic Primus song.

Good album. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. The rest sounds like the Beatles with Grace Slick singing which isn't a bad thing.

Some goes pretty hard, some a little boring and hippy dippy. Highs are high though!

I enjoy a lot of parts of this album. Could definitely creep close to a 4 but again keeping it at a 3

и всё-таки мощный альбом и как будто под определенный вайб должно был бы залететь сказочно, а так просто красиво

77/100

omfg, this record is ethereal!! the record flows really well. every time i think the current song playing is my favourite, the next song playing proves me wrong. grace slick put me under a spelll with that angelic voice of hers and jack casady's bass is so good. i genuinely thought of "the doors", "the stooges", "fleetwood mac" and a bit of beetles when i was listening to this and yet they had their own style that's so unique. astonishing record!

Yup. Really like this. Just sneaks into a 4/5

flower power! Girls voice is amazing. feel like im in my 60s rock era again. Dk how I haven’t heard this. Wow coming back to me is so melancholic. Missing someone i don’t have

I've found that a lot of the late 60s San Francisco sounds stuff hasn't aged that well, but this is a cut above. Perhaps because it's fairly folky (and sometimes pop-y) for psychedelic rock. And perhaps because tracks like White Rabbit are just insanely good. Feed your head! 4.5*

Is White Rabbit very different for them? or is it just so familiar to me that it sounds different from the rest of the album. Zooming out, is very British Invasion-y.

This is some of the best the psychedelic side of the 60's had to offer. Most of the instrumentation is great and the lead vocalist on this especially Grace slick do such a phenomenal job it is absolutely praise worthy. I am not the biggest fan of the more blues style tracks on here as I find the more rock and pop tracks to be where Jefferson Airplane shine the most (at least on this record). What more can be said its great music. Fav tracks: She has funny cars, Somebody to love, My best friend, comin back to me, and White rabbit

Легко, ненавязчиво,приятно на фоне, с вайбом Битлз, дослушать желания не возникло

Really enlightening listening, was aware of them but not that some super-popular songs were theirs; will explore further ✨👌

Enjoyment: 6/10 Replayability: 5/10 Cohesion: 6/10 Flow/Pacing: 4/10 Artistic Merit: 5/10 Weighted Average: 5.4/10 Review: I dig the the progressive and psychedelic nature of these tracks, but there are multiple dull stretches where they just mix together with little substance. Overall, an average album. Liked Song(s): She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, White Rabbit Disliked Song(s): My Best Friends, Plastic Fantastic Lover Recommend? Maybe Heard Before? Partly

There are few albums that manage to capture a decade's atmosphere as much as this one, warts and all. It's got a solid amount of truly spectacular tracks, but it succumbs to psychedelia's worst instincts a few too many times for my liking. For every Somebody to Love, there is an accompanying My Best Friend that completely kills the flow of the album. Anyhow, there is still much to love here. It's certainly leagues better than the horrors that Jefferson Starship and Starship would produce in the future. Favourite track: White Rabbit

A couple really strong songs, a couple ok songs, and several snoozers. I expected to like this a lot more than I did.

i'd only heard "somebody to love" and "white rabbit", which are keystones in psychedelic music. but there are some other gems here is as well. slick's voice is powerful and the only person i've heard come close to matching that timbre of it is amber webber from black mountain. "3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds" is a cool tune. i even like the proto-rap in "plastic fantastic lover".

actually quite like this 3.5/5

This is quite nice

its not bad

Compared to so more modern projects it’s alright but it’s a decent rock album for its time

Every song with Grace Slick is good Every other song except the guitar solo is mid. Simple formula here- more Grace, less everything else. This album is a bit of a mixed bag, but the Grace stuff is great. I had no idea that this Somebody to Love is the original and that Queen covered it in 1976- fantastic songwriting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Also, I’ve dreamed of the day I could use Grace’s famous quote in a review, so here we go. During a 1998 interview with VH1, the Jefferson Airplane and Starship singer derisively stated, “All rock-and-rollers over the age of 50 look stupid and should retire”. She was right. They are, and do. Grace, of course, was speaking from experience. 15 years after the early successes with Airplane, Jefferson Starship re-recruited Slick back into the group and they had some additional smash hits like We Built This City On Rock N Roll and Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now in 1981/82. These songs are corny and lame as hell, and they knew it. Grace was and is deeply embarrassed by them, and that prompted the famous quote. The old Airplane stuff was real and heartfelt, and this new music just didn’t have the urgency or fire that it did when the band members were in their 20s.

Excellent! Masters of the psychedelic sound. Enjoyed many of the songs.

The songs with the lady singing are the best. I wish she took the lead in more of them!

Reminds me of the Beatles but with a bit more of a rock twang to it? The female voice in some songs is really nice. Very nice guitar across the board Favourite song (s): my best friend, coming back to you, D.C.B.A Least favourite song(s): nothing really stood out here, embrionic journey, white rabbit, really the whole album Overall rating: 8.9/10

She should sing all these songs. Loses steam toward the end, but overall pretty good.

Classic

The band had it all. Two charismatic and commanding lead singers in Grace Slick and Marty Balin. (Sorry, Paul Kantner, not quite in their league.) A dynamic instrumental star in Jorma Kaukonen who played the delicate acoustic parts with unbelievable feel. Added power chords for driving rock and rock, and could unleash distorted solos that complimented some of the more tough minded lyrics in their catalog. Like most great bands, the rhythm section provided more than solid underpinning. Bassist Jack Cassady and drummer Spencer Dryden along with Jorma made the band a powerhouse far beyond its gentle psychedelic image. And the production managed just the right amount of reverb and refinement, even the recorder Grace Slick played sounds brilliant. If someone wants to call “How Do You Feel?” and “Coming Back to Me” standard folk-rock derivative of The Mamas and the Papas, I won’t argue with them. I do find both can touch me, particularly “How Do You Feel?” as Balin had an ability to find tenderness and sadness without drifting into schmaltz. “Today” brings out all of these qualities as Slick and he combine for one my favorite ballads. The Airplane’s high-quality playing begins with the first song, “She Has Funny Cars.” Dryden’s tom-tom work and Jorma’s short snarling solos lift an ordinary song. Cassady’s bass here and on “Plastic Fantastic Lover” provide a further boost, and a touch of menace. And there’s a reason why the bass intro to “White Rabbit” instantly became a touchstone of the era. Slick shares with Chrissy Hynde and Patti Smith an ability to lock into lyrics in commanding fashion. None of them have soaring range, and thankfully they are not belters, the three just know how to deliver a song. To my ears Slick has the most naturally gifted voice as she rises an octave or two to soar just above the music. Her trilling of the words in “Somebody to Love” adds a thrilling buzz to the lyrics. Like Dylan, Lennon and Jagger, Slick lets the song’s protagonist know that she/he is getting used. The band was not the Summer of Love. Balin’s yearning and Slick’s uncompromising portraits pointed out the disappointment that lurked beneath the feel-good, anything goes atmosphere. The Airplane’s potent mix makes Surrealistic Pillow a classic.

Des singles cultes et des titres plus calmes/Simon and Garfunkel core plutôt chouettes !

Hit and miss but some classics

Wall to wall

A high 3. Some great hits and overall a good listen

I love when ye come across an album you've never heard and it's full of songs you have heard but didn't know who sang them. Mixed bag this but enjoyed the hits

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Not generally a fan of psychedelic music but I was surprised with how much I enjoyed this

Not something I'd be likely to put on, but one has to acknowledge the impact the album still has on music.

My hot take is that White Rabbit is the least engaging part of this record. Classic piece of 60's psychedelia, Somebody to Love and Plastic Fantastic Lover are bangers.

awesome music for awesome people.

full of clunky lyricism, grooveless songs, and overall dullness. i probably underrate psychedelic rock most of the time already and this has all of the worst and none of the best. and for the record i listened to this on the comedown after a high so i should be fairly close to the proper listening conditions. deserves to be one of the 1001? i mean almost certainly yes. it epitomizes all of my least favorite aspects of psych rock, but it defines them. a glaring omission if kept off.

Det er vel ingen tvil om at denne hører hjemme på lista, men jeg forbeholder 4ern og 5ern til album og låter jeg selv ville satt på av egen maskin. Denne faller ikke inn der.

Vergeten op te schrijven. Ik weet het niet goed meer.

Ik vond het best aangenaam en enkele hele toffe liedjes

Good stuff. Bay Area, mid-late 60s sound. If you are into that sound, don’t miss this one. Classic!!!

Wall to wall bangers. Some of my fav music to come out of the 60s in here. Somebody To Love was my fav song of the album. White Rabbit and She Has Funny Cars were my other highlights. In The Morning was my fav first listen

I think I like it slightly more than neutral, but honestly, apart from the hits, not much else sticks. I really loved Today though.

Great album for White Rabbit alone.

Funky, background music of someone with taste. Highs and mids. I enjoyed some songs and earthy angst that has accompanied my evening of unemployment and internet scrolling. I most likely would not come back to it … Maybe if I’m driving somewhere.

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

Stilling thinking about it and relistening. 1st listen: I already knew many of the songs but hadn't listened to the album. It created a fantastic and foreboding atmosphere while still feeling optimistic and full of life. I was surprised how well it flowed and how many songs I loved and had never heard; given the number of hits that came off the album. Looking forward to sitting with it more

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I always held Jefferson Airplane in a slightly higher regard than many similar bands of that era. It always felt like they were trying to do something unique for the sake of it sounding cool. This record shows that. 4/5

One of those albums where 2 of the tracks are total total classics, and it almost dilutes the rest by comparison which is really quite good and varied

I enjoyed this when I listened to it but outside of someone to love and white rabbit I can’t really remember much else Would definitely put this on again though 3.5

I was only really familiar with the hits from this album (thank you AM radio from my childhood) and it was interesting to listen to the entire thing. I especially enjoyed Embryonic Journey.

better than i'd expect. some tunes i recognize Would I listen again: I'd allow it Deserves to be on this list: i guess 3.4

A late 60’s psychedelic rock album that had a feet in both eras of early rock n’ roll the psychedelic experience. Grace Slick’s vocals on White Rabbit is fantastic! This album came right out of San Francisco’s 60’s psychedelic rock movement. Great album.

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

Not bad. I really like the hits, and the guitars and vocals are pretty good throughout.

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

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

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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.

So far, listening to a lot of musicians and albums that inspired genres and other artists I have thought that the artists that followed must have said "I can do better than this." This album makes me think everyone who listened to this thought "I hope I make something this good." I can't imagine psychedelic rock without this, I am giving this a 5/5 for both historic significance and its own musical merit. Highlights: Somebody to Love, Comin' Back to Me, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit

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

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

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