Surrealistic Pillow

i was already familiar with a couple of these.. white rabbit being one of my fav songs ever. what they create with electric guitars is so magical and sexy. i love love love. my favs are: somebody to love today comin’ back to me how do you feel white rabbit plastic fantastic lover in the morning rating 4/5

Back in the day when pot was less potent, but the penalty was much worse, is when this album is from.

A pleasant listen with some solid groove.

Some awesome songs, but the rest were just okay…3.75!

It's a 4, but a strong 4. White Rabbit and Somebody to Love are of course the iconic tracks from the album. The rest of the album can't even hope to hit as hard, though the very bluesy In The Morning had me rocking along.

There's a lot of flower power-era music out there. Jefferson Airplane sounds like a lot of it. In fact, if it weren't for "Somebody to Love", this would probably get lost in that crowd. Fortunately, it does have Somebody to Love, and that's enough to make it stand out and bump it up a star to four stars.

At first found this pretty normal, just like rock once again. But when Grace Slick solos she sounds so androgynous and amazing. I love Somebody to love and White Rabbit. My best friend is a cute song as well. Apparently a classic of 60s psychedelic rock.

Very good psychedelic album.

First listen, enjoyed that thanks!

A few bangers

I'm glad I relistened because this is a lot better than I remember. I love the surreal sounds, the rich, psychedelic production and the super catchy melodies. Even some of the less standout songs are quite memorable. I love the dense moments like White Rabbit, 3/5 of a Mile and Today the most, but the more stripped back songs are also great.

Interesting to hear music moving from pop to psychedelic. The songs that made Jefferson Airplane—specifically, Grace Slick—famous are here, with Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. They don't hide the ball with the latter, an ode to magic mushrooms. Some of the deep cuts were interesting, as well as eclectic, ranging from pop to blues to outright experimentation.

SO SO good - i see the influence that other notable artists had on this album - one of the songs sounfs so similar to a beach boys track forgot which one tho - i knew white rabbit beforhand just as a standalone but man the other stuff is so good like ive been thinking a lot about "Today" "my bestfriend" and "shes coming back to me" i didn't really care much for track 6 or 7 tho :/

A genre defining album. In particular Grace Slick’s position as a political forward thinking vocalist. A huge influence on female singers.

very good listening experience, altought I kinda lost the plot at end, I give it 4 stars

Pretty much what I think of when I think of psychedelic rock. A little long but I enjoyed it overall.

Peak album. Has its classics. Today has to be one of my favorite songs from this album such a beautiful flute sound in background

Come for Grace. Stay for Jorma and Jack.

Two untouchable classics—“Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit”—carry the whole record. Beyond those, most tracks drift by without leaving much of a mark. Iconic peaks, forgettable filler.

I'm suddenly getting the urge to take a bath with a toaster. 8/10

So much to like here. The Slick tracks are great and the whole thing has aged surprisingly well.

Me fascina white rabbit y he encontrado canciones que me gustaban y no sabia como se llamaban, a parte de descubrir otras tantas muy chulitas.

didn’t know the band name until i heard somebody to love 1. my best friend 2. today 3. comin back to me

Enjoyed this but haven’t been itching to go back

Jefferson Airplane might be the singular example of psychedelic rock. There are plenty of other notable artists that engaged with this genre, but few are the example. White Rabbit is the example of psychedelic in my book. Somebody To Love is up there as well, which is why I find them to be the example of the genre. Their lyrics are poetic and mesmerizing, while the guitar and bass are other worldly. The vocals themselves are powerful; grabbing your attention with each word. And each song transports you to a place and time.

The Dead and their Pranksters were careening down King's Mountain in a bus ("driving that train..."), while Surrealistic Pillow's navigators somehow made it through airport security and are now high as hell on a transcontinental flight. There is no doubt that this group and it's subsequent success was born of industry-knowledge, focus, intent, and disciplined musicianship. Balin was familiar with the music industry, having previously had a manager and cut records for Challenge Records. He sought out fellow musicians working in the city to form a band with him to explore emerging folk rock currents, and found his ringers. Eventually they settled on members, wrote songs, and began performing in San Francisco. It wasn't long before Balin's industry connections helped them get multiple recording offers. The story of JA reads like the more light-sided version of a record label cherry picking members for a band of destined-for-success group of attractive, hopeful ringers. Except in history it plays out more like a (yes, opportunistic) musician/businessman Marty Balin, living and working in the San Francisco milieu of '65, having ambition to find working professionals in the city around him to come together and make something big. Balin, with investors, opened a club called the Matrix. It was to serve as the eventual home base for the band that he would form. Surrealistic Pillow is a highly successful album with massive (now, cynically) commercial-ready hits: "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit". It is an album of honed and heady music emerging from San Francisco's scene of fellows such as the Grateful Dead and Kesey's Acid Test parties. Listening back, from decades outside when/where it was born, it warns of a polish or thin facade that a money focused music industry might have erected to sell an emergent scene to the masses. Silverchair and Bush as industry answers to a Grunge question come to mind, making wary. This generational cynicism had painted my view of Surrealistic Pillow for a long time. I'm grateful for the opportunity to revisit this album with open ears, as part of my 1001 albums listening project, and with open ears I found a document of a band of rock-solid players who clearly love working together, carrying (to this day!) the electricity of creative sonic discovery borne on the musical chops to communicate their vision with a level of precision that is antithetical to the edge-of-burning-out teetering intensity of the Grateful Dead's scene. There are no snoozers on this album, and the musical variety is broad. The tracklist is long. The band has a deep lineup of six members, and the record evidences their ensemble cohesion to let each other shine in due measure. There is much to explore and write about in the music here, well beyond the big hits. My biggest impression and takeaway from this album is the precision, clarity, and discipline with which Jefferson Airplane delivered the comminques of what is more often a fuzzy, hazy world, without abandoning or selling out the true gold of that world, in their act of delivery.

Here I was expecting more late 60s psychadelic rock slop, well I feel really silly now. This is actually so good, a fantastic blend of rock with folk and elements of psychadelia too. It really does feel an entire league ahead of what else was popular in the genre at the time, refusing to conform to all the typical expectations and being unapologetically unique.

Really nice variety on the album. W: 4.8/5 P -/5

Många bra låtar, tycker om white rabbit och somebody to love sedan tidigare så det var kul att lyssna på några fler låtar.

I really enjoyed this album! Different from other ones that we have listened to. I liked the psychedelic sound, and the melodies and vocal harmonies were really pretty.

Some lovely surprising moments

There are a lot of late sixties psychedelic albums on here but this one is one of the best for sure.

Vocals like The Zombies with riffs like The Doors whats not to like?

Easy to see how this influenced many bands to come. But a lot of the influence seems to have been attitude and musical style rather than the actual quality of the songs. Many of them are good and a couple great, but other parts are simply pleasant but not memorable

It’s pretty good, kind of carried by the two big songs but whatever

Snazzy

Thank you Jefferson, very cool.

Listened to while on a walk with little one. Groovy baby yeah!

Grace slings vocals are a 5, the rest of the album, while interesting enough, just a 3, 4 overall

The female singer is clearly better, and should be the lead on every song. Aside from that, I greatly enjoyed my time with this album. It's unique, and a great shame this band is often boiled down to just "White Rabbit". P.S. wish I got to hear some banjo, major false advertising in the album art

Good sound! Really enjoyed it

didn't know this existed, but knew a lot of the songs. great find. Worth listening to again

Started off pretty good, was surprised I don't listen to more. Got more skippable by the end. Not a bad album, not a must have either. Will keep listening to them.

I liked it a lot

Lots here beyond 'somebody to love'. Especially dig some of the guitar work

I was only familiar with the hits on this one but overall a solid album. I think it’s perfectly paced with both slower and a bit faster songs.

26.11.2025 9/10

Olin kuullut Jefferson Airplanelta vain lukuisissa elokuvissa soineet Somebody to Loven ja White Rabbitin, niin yllätyin huomatessani ettei Grace Slick olekaan yhtyeen ainoa solisti. Noiden kahden hittibiisin lisäksi Surrealistic Pillowlta löytyy popahtavaa psykedeliaa ja folkkia.

Good, good instruments vocals pacing all of it great. Good album

Good!

Great album with Slick's vocals on fine form. Liked the band's shift to a more psychedelic rock sound on this record. Some great songs and best cover of Somebody To Love.

Álbum muito legal de ouvir. Vocais e instrumentos muito bem gravados. Roseselsa Quietsea II.

Kinda a wide variety of sounds on this one, but enjoyable none the less.

Strong Like

Lots of classics on this album, it was a great listen

I dug it. Sort of a psychedelic / folk mashup. Probably freaked out the normies back in the day. 3.5⭐️

Love the combination of psychedelia and singer/songwriter/folk stuff.

Great start

i like my best friend and the songs when grace was singing

Psychedelic man

Really enjoyed listening to this. Album sounded really good all the way through, no major lulls or skips. Enjoyed reading about the history of the album. Love that wikipedia links are readily available. It makes me try to imagine what it would be like listening to an album like this for the first time. I believe this is also the first album I have had recommended that has alternating lead singers. I saw some folks reviewing that the songs w/ Grace Slick are significantly better than those w/ Spencer Dryden, but I disagree. The jazzy sound of In The Morning is one of my favorite spots on the album. The peaks of the record certainly feature Slick, but Dryden holds up his end of the bargain. Making this a really enjoyable record!

- I’m already quite familiar with the album and really like it. - She has funny cars is an incredible album opener. Harmonies between main singers i love always and this is no exception - 3/5 of a mile in 10 secs has a OPENING GROOOOOVE - I really like this album for nostalgic reasons, i’ve listened to it a lot with my dad. Some of the tracks I think are stronger than others, but that is the case with almost all albums - Will continue to listen Fav: changes often but it is Today

Jefferson Airplane I was not familiar with your game. What a beautiful record Favourite: Somebody to Love

I like them when i listen to anything that isn't white rabbit

Smooth and spooky. Folksy ?

A great album, at times blues, bluesy rock, with Beach boys harmonics... and Grace Slick whose voice made the two hits "White Rabbits" and "Somebody to love" so iconic for this era.

She has funny cars, Somebody to love, Comin' back to me, 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, In the morning, Go to her gros bangers ! Il faut que j'écoute plus de rock psychédélique :)

She has Funny Cars: Very whismy, i like the vocals, fun, gives me witchy vibes really like the guitar, and i think what it looks like a saxophone. Somebody to love: My favorite one. I love her vocals, stronger than the first song, she plays with her voice, she uses a deeper vocie, very whitchy, very catchy song, love the vibes. I LOVE the guitar in the last 20 seconds of the song. My Best Friend: Slower song than the last one, chiller and cuter vibes. You can listen more the voice of the men. Today: I really like the guitar in the beggining, from the lyrics in the beggining we can conclude that is a sexier and romantic song. Is a slow song, the main voice is a mens. He is probably talking about his partner. I really like the guitar fingerpicking. Comin Back To Me: Slow song, i like the flute. It takes some time for them to start singing, setting the start of the song with a beautiful instrumental. The lyrics are romantic. Just like the last one is sang by a men. Calm voice. 3/5 Mile in 10 Seconds: Dancy song, funnier, very different from the last one. Everyone sings. Love the guitar in 1:55. Love the bass. D.C.B.A.-25: Calmer than the first one but still dancy, you can listen more to the womens voice. It kinda reminds me of Dolores O'Riordan voice from the crainberries. How Do You Feel. A little calmer, you can really listen to the flute. Everyone sings in choir. Embryonic Journey: No vocals just the guita. Calm song. White Rabbit: Very whismy, the women is the main singer. Darker vibe. Strong vocals. Plastic Fantastic Lover: Calmer, catchy song, the mens voice is the main. In the Morning: Sexy song, the men is the main voice, i really like the harmonica, very country like. He plays with his vocals. I really like the harmonica and the guitar together. J.P.P. Mc Step B.Blues: Calmer song, chill, soft vocals. Go To Her: Second favorite song, Less calm, fun song, i love the mens and the womens voice and vocals and the quick tambourine and guitar. Gives me a bit of vibes of "Favorite Worst Nightmare" by the Arctic Monkeys. Come Back Baby: I adore the beggining guitar and bass. Playfull song,

Good listen, a couple of worldies

Great!

Quintessential psychedelic 60's rock. Varied genres and sounds, with clear blues, British and American rock, and others influencing this album's unique and timeless sound. The instrumental track "Embryonic Journey" was a hidden gem that showcases the talent and creativity of the musicians in this band and blends the varied sounds of dreamy, psychedelic guitar with that old folksy sound of 60's era rock. Grace Slick's tracks were clear standouts over the others, but all were enjoyable.

Ts was kinda fun. Some boring moments, and the production was abhorent (prob for todays standards, I'm guessing it sounded fine in the great '67). Cool to know where "Somebody to love" came from. I will return to, because I liked the rock 'n roll vibe. Between 3-4.

Lot of great hits on here. Thankfully they have the female lead singer

GOING IN: No strong feelings LISTENED WHILE: Making the dinner FAMILIARITY: Know a few songs SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Might come back to it DISCOVERY CURVE: Warmed up nicely ALBUM ARC: Pretty even, consistent VERDICT: Better than expected BODY'S VERDICT: Decent head wobble FAVOURITE TRACK: Embryonic Journey & White Rabbit My Rating: 4 Wish Grace Slick sang on all the songs.

Enjoyed it. I think it’s aged well and is still influential despite being of its time. It’s a strong start to the album but doesn’t quite maintain the quality throughout (might have benefitted from a few fewer tracks to keep it tighter). ‘White Rabbit’ obviously stands out primarily because it eschews some of the standard songwriting patterns we’ve since come to expect.

Good album

Very good album listened to it 2 times

Overall Rating - 4.30/5 (8.60/10). Tight, entry-friendly psychadelic rock with some blues twists. Nothing bad, but some tracks I would classify as "filler."

Somebody to Love

Hippiescheiße.

lol Tip was right, this sounds like I'm in an empty warehouse being taunted by some jazzy clowns, Today was the most warehouse song I've ever heard, I swear they recorded the drums on the opposite side of an airplane hangar from the mic I was shocked to hear female vocals, I liked her presence in these songs the most. the whole album is a little too "wild west-y" for me, if that makes sense? but it had a nice vibe. I wish more of the songs were based in the Major realm overall, like I said about Steely Dan, this is good background coffee shop music (well, some of it. some of it is really violent, like if 3/5 of a Mile was playing I'd be a little unmoored) most of these songs kinda flew under the radar for me, but I liked them all more than the Morrissey and The Rolling Stones so I'll give it a higher score... I'm still trying to figure out my system for this guys I'm stressed. 3.5/5??

a cage match but it's Jefferson Airplane against The Mamas and the Papas and they fight about who was more countercultural in the late 60s

Like walking down a twinkling, vibrant hallway of beaded curtains with fluffy orange shag carpet beneath your toes. Lotta warmth, love, comfort, and emotion throughout. Somebody To Love still rips, Today and DCBA are new finds that I really enjoyed. This record is a clear influence on a lot of the hazy, surf-y modern psych rock that I like: Allah-Las, Sugar Candy Mountain, Levitation Room, La Luz.

Good album white rabbit the best

I'm learning I'm not the hugest fan of psychedelic rock but I liked this one. The mix for "Somebody to Love" is pretty fantastic. Highlight of the record.

heavily influenced by the beatles and fleetwood mac ig

67- im sorry. It’s an interesting album (in a good way). I’m not sure if I’d come back to it but we’ll see. My favorite song is probably White Rabbit

1.) White Rabbit 2.) In The Morning 3.) Somebody To Love 4.) Plastic Fantastic Lover 5.) Comin’ Back To Me

I really only knew two songs from this album, I had no idea the entire album was this good. Somebody to Love and Today are the standouts for me.

Since the Dead hadn't figured out how to make a great live album, I think this and the first Moby Grape records are the best examples of the San Francisco sound at the beginning of 67. Great songwriting, Jorma and Jack rip, Marty turns in some great stuff and then you have Grace with her Great Society exports. A really really good record

- álbum muito importante psicodélico - muitas muito bem elaboradas e perfomance muito boa

The standout songs on this album were already well known to me; ‘Somebody to Love’, ‘Embryonic Journey’, ‘White Rabbit’. I was moved by the sheer musicality of the guitar playing, the hypnotic vocals of Grace Slick and the beauty of ‘Comin’ Back to Me’. Finally listening to albums like this is why I re-started the project.

Believe it or not I've listened to the album already. Pretty good album I think I enjoyed it. Stand out songs Somebody to Love, How do you feel, Plastic Fantastic Lover

Mid besides a few iconic songs.

8/10 very cute, had one song white rabbit that i was familiar with. very cute!

Classic, one of the defining albums of psychedelic rock. A great listen all the way through.

It just keeps getting better......4/5

There’s something very mom and pop about this album, but I really couldn’t tell you what. It’s exactly what 60s pop should feel like, but it wears itself a little thin as you move through it. It ends really strong though, I will say that. Favorites: Somebody to Love, 3/5s Of a Mile In 10 Seconds, White Rabbit.

Very much enjoyed. Woodstock feel

white rabbit musicão demais!!!!!!

Spet nekaj kar površinsko poznam iz najstniških časov, časov piratiziranja glasbe, ko sm bla kr nekaj let prepričana, da je "Somebody to Love" od Janis Joplin in ne od Jefferson Airplane, ker je pač tko pisalo, ko sem zloudala komad. Kul prvi komad, sicer ("She Has Funny Cars"). Na splošno, po prvem pregledu, je en kup naslovov komadov slightly weird. I guess so to bli the psychedelic times za to. In prej omenjeni "Somebody to Love" - še kr fakin hud, pač vokali od Grace Slick so insane. Naslednji komad ("My Best Friend") kr mal ven seka, bl pop in akustičen. Všeč mi je, kako "Today" progressa, k je vse 'echo-i" v ozadju (waw, odličen opis, res - ta migrena včer mi je pustila posledice na izražanju, očitno.). In, I take it back, v bistvu do zdaj le "Somebody to Love" po stilu seka ven, ostalo je vse kinda chill, veliko akustične kitare in drugi vokalisti. V bistvu, glede na moje površinsko poznavanje banda od prej, je album do zdaj totalno drugačen, kot sem mislila, da bo. In evo, takoj potem k to napišem, se začne druga polovica albuma in spremenjen vajb z "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds". "Embryonic Journey" je kul, instrumentalen in kratek. Potem pa slavni "White Rabbit". In zadnji, "Plastic Fantastic Lover", ki je očitno about a stereo system, obviously. V glavnem, prijetno presenečenje.

Grace!

Album 976 of 1089 Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane (1967) Rating : 4 / 5 What a great one this is. Easily deserving of its place on the list. The psychedelic vibe hits right from the start and never really lets up - that warm, hazy ’60s sound that just wraps around you. The big classics are always a treat to hear again, and they still sound as fresh as ever. And honestly, the tracks with Grace Slick on lead remain the standouts for me. Her voice just elevates everything - powerful, haunting, and absolutely perfect for the style. Even the deeper cuts keep that dreamy, wandering atmosphere going, making the whole album a smooth and engaging listen from start to finish. A true classic of its era, and one that still holds up beautifully.

Makes me want to dose

Hard to be objective with the two hits - they're ingrained classics. The rest was new to me, and it was OK enough. As a whole, this is a solid 4.

Some classic tracks here. Short but brilliant.

This album strikes an almost-perfect balance between truly essential Psychedelic Rock and run-of-the-mill hippie-dippy flower child sentiment.

The epitome of psychedelic music.

I listened to the original release (11 tracks). It’s interesting that the two big hits off the album are songs by Grace Slick, who joined the band just before the album was recorded. Meanwhile, Marty Balin, the founder of the band, didn’t have a big hit until years later even though his tunes here are pretty good. Because of the historical significance of the album (maybe the first psychedelic rock record) this one gets a four star rating.

Like probably everyone else here, I knew "Somebody to Love," "White Rabbit," and "Embryonic Journey" heading into this listen. Already, three completely unique and distinct hits that all deserve to be popular. Turns out the rest of the album is more of the same theme. I think the age kind of shows, and obviously psychedelic rock/true hippie music isn't going to be "in" forever. But, it's sure an iconic album, and overall it's musically super strong. Fave tracks: - She Has Funny Cars - Somebody to Love - My Best Friend - Today - 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds - How Do You Feel - Embryonic Journey - White Rabbit - In The Morning - J.P.P.Mc Step B. Blues - Go To Her

Interesting

Much better than I imagined! Not a fan of White Rabbit/ thought all of songs sounded like that. Nice harmonies/Melodies/More folky than psychedelic 8 out of 10

If we’re talking about the re-release, I’d drop a point because of the lack of Grace Slick towards the end. Always loved White Rabbit and enjoyed the rest of the album.

A classic. An impressive 60's release that still holds up as a whole, even if "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" are obvious stand outs (they're just that great). Consistently good throughout.

Allein wegen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas... ui und White Rabbit. Nochmal anhören!

I liked it

Somebody to love and white rabbit are enough to score this one a 4.

From the instrumentals of "Embryonic Journey", to the ballad of "Comin Back to Me", to the Alice in Wonderland inspired “White Rabbit”, this album combines a variety of instruments and a variety of moods to set into a series of neatly arranged and easy to listen to tracks. At times, it is Byrds folk rock, The Mamas and the Papas vocal harmonies, and Beatles psychedelica. True, it may be argued that it thus suffers from a lack of signature sound, particularly in the saturated sonic folk rock scene of the 1960s. Yet where it lacks in "originality" in terms of sound and performance, it more than makes up for it through a series of catchy melodies and memorable songs. Easily a no-skip album, and well worth a listen to.

Abri o álbum e eu já tinha 4 músicas curtida… Somebody to Love sempre me transporta pra San Francisco em 1969… curto muito esse estilo hippie. A voz da mulher é muito foda, um vibrato quase o tempo todo, tendo o auge na White Rabbit, puta música foda. Sentimento muito massa, vai crescendo, quando chega no ápice dá vontade de ouvir mais, continuar. Gosto muito da banda, as melhorinhas tão aqui, mas o resto do álbum não chega muito alto. Então vou de 4 estrelas.

Psychedelic G.O.A.T.

Groovy! But White Rabbit makes me laugh every time after an episode of Comedy Bang Bang.

This is another album that I think was so incredibly crucial to an entire genre of music... Psychedelic Rock! Very few hands sounded like this in 1966, and by 1967 (after this was released) the market and airwaves were saturated with this sound. They were quite ahead of their time. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are two if the greatest psychedelic songs of all time. Grace Slick's voice is my favorite female rock voice of all time. Jorma Kaukonen's guitar is some of the best the 60s had to offer. So much talent. Jefferson Airplane is a love it or hate it band, and they were too experimental to have a solid album, but I love that about them.

It is said "If you can remember the 60s you weren't really there." Judging by the lyrics on this album, Jefferson Airplane were "really there." But possibly not able to remember it Good counter culture album which does sound a bit dated now. Contains a couple of outstanding tracks Somebody to love and the classic White Rabbit

Alright!

This is the closest I have come to giving my first 5 star record. So close. Still, this album is concise, masterful, and a pure joy to listen to. Not a bad song on it.

p120. 1967. 4 stars. Rather fabulous American 60s folk rock. The star of the show is Grace Slick - great voice, great songs. Point deducted for "My Best Friend" which is so saccharine it makes my teeth ache.

Now here is some proper hippie music. Jefferson Airplane was one of the pioneers of psychedelic rock and this album has a wide range of sounds from folk to blues to rock to trippy psychedelia. The songs with Grace Slick front and center are by far the best. She is a powerhouse. There are a couple of fillers songs that aren’t the best, but overall a really solid album.

I love this album but there are a few duds. Grace Slick might have my favorite voice of the era.

In the late 60s, this was probably a great album and it's still good, but it's very dated. Were it not for two timeless classics in Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, this would've been a 3/5 album, but in actuality, for me it's closer to 4.

Brilliant album for the most part

Cool psychedelic rock with nice vocals. 4 stars

3,7 - Mal atmosphärisch, mal energisch, aber immer hörenswert. Und wenn man denkt, dem Album geht die Luft aus, kommt mit White Rabbit ein absoluter Knaller. Highlights: Someone to Love, White Rabbit

I literally could not believe that the voice driving “Don’t you want somebody to love?” and caterwauling “feed you head!” is the same one that rhymes “corporation games” and “corporation games” in “We built this city…”. Even less could I believe my own ears as I used Jefferson Airplane’s seminal “Surrealistic Pillow” to add weight to why “We built this city…” is such a great song. (Cuff me, I’m an incurable Starship fan). “Surrealistic Pillow” is, for me, a perfect place to start the countercultural 60s. It’s so thoroughly excellent a record that hearing it somehow elevates its contemporaries; a kind of key to the kingdom of psychedelic folk rock pagan weirdo pop genius. Everyone’s putting a shift in, of course but Grace Slick is utterly devastating throughout. That teasing line under Balin’s protests in the chorus of “She has funny cars”, the aforementioned “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” – both in the conversation of most iconic vocal performances in rock music history – the resolve and attack of “Go to her” that sounds so thrillingly urgent. If, like me, you’ve taken a less conventional route to Jefferson Airplane, then please consider this your sign. Surrealistic Pillow, put it on and do whatever you want to it, just don’t sleep on it.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Sehr feines Album.

The album really picked up after White Rabbit. Like the bluesy and guitary heavy sound.

Late 60s psych rock. Just don’t like this genre. Some excellent tracks. Heavier on the rock.

She Has Funny Cars 3.5 Somebody to Love 4.1 My Best Friend 3.4 Today 3.2 Comin' Back to Me 3.2 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds 3.5 D.C.B.A.-25 3.4 How Do You Feel 3.3 Embryonic Journey 3 White Rabbit 4.3 Plastic Fantastic Lover 3.6 Score: 3.5

What a great surprise this album was - this is an example of where the 1001 list comes into it’s own, showing you amazing music that you wouldn’t have otherwise listened to. Going into the album I didn’t really have any preconceptions or knowledge of Jefferson Airplane, or at least I didn’t know the hits were actually their songs. This made the listen even better. The 60s/70s psychedelic rock sound comes through so well, with strong instrumentals, interesting vocals and solid songwriting. Has to be a 4.5/5, let down slightly by the tail off towards the end of the album.

As bags go, this is an astoundingly mixed one. Stellar tracks right alongside eg a blues improvisation that makes you wonder what made them put it to tape and then actually include it on the album.

Finally, another album that actually deserves to be on the list.

Probably some of the best music of its type from it's era. White Rabbit, Somebody to Love, absolute bangers that would resonate for a long time into other music genres.

Bel disco, bel sound. Poteva durare un po' di più che non mi sarebbe dispiaciuto per nulla.

I liked this. Not the best but I liked it.

Many would rate this Airplane’s best album as it contains their most famous songs. I am partial to Volunteer myself

4.5

I often see Surrealistic Pillow discussed as being one of the greatest albums of the whole '60s psychedelic counter culture scene, and I honestly think I see it. This is really a record that is more than the sum of its parts, and that I think really works best as a single work. The brightness of psychedelia meets the breeziness of folk music here, and a lot of these songs reflect this. The songs on here are largely brisk, occasionally even vignette-like, and it does really cool things for the pacing here, and helps the album maintain its kind of surreal, psychedelic tone. And speaking of this album's tone, it has something really unique going on. Little streaks of darkness manifest here, minor passages, oddly textured moments, and unusual lyrical ideas here help counter-balance the aforementioned brightness here, resulting in a more complex, mature sounding work. I honestly consider a lot of these songs to be among my favorites: She Has Funny Cars, Somebody To Love, Today, Comin' Back To Me, and D.C.B.A.-25. And let's not forget the ending here. White Rabbit is an iconic piece of Alice In Wonderland inspired psychedelia, and Plastic Fantastic Lover has some of the most interesting lyrical and textural work on the whole album. I will say, I'm not as into My Best Friend or 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, but they don't really get in the way of my enjoyment of this album. I can absolutely see why this is considered the cream of the crop of the San Fransisco psych scene. This album is fascinating, well written, and it's aged well to boot.

Better than I was expecting. I mean, I knew Somebody to Love and White Rabbit were both fantastic, just wasn’t expecting such a cohesive album. Groovy!

"Somebody to Love" & "White Rabbit" are the Jefferson Airplane songs. "My Best Friend" is a good one too.

Groovy, psychedelic rock. Very 60s/70s

Surprisingly great album. Downloaded it

Pretty cool little album, enjoyed it a lot. I always thought white rabbit led into somebody to love like they do on the radio.

i really enjoyed this!! wasn’t sure i had heard anything but i def knew ”somebody to love”. i feel this one can grow on me to a 5 but for now it’s a high 4. 4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have always enjoyed this album. It's fun, I enjoyed the weirdness that they went for with it. Fun studio tricks and because it seems everyone wrote a song or two it varies from track to track. Solid album and a great album to listen to if you like psychedelic rock.

Some real bangers but also a few misses. But still a great album

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Groovy, mellow, psychedelic sound of the 60s. Personally, I'd prefer the psychedelic tripping balls stuff like White Rabbit than the Hippy Dippy I Love You stuff. Those are still good but to each their own. Different styles throughout lots of bluesy numbers or skipping through the fields with your lady friend numbers. In The Morning is generic blues song #362 that is actually pretty great. Grace Slick is best of the vocalists here it really shows up when she takes over in some of the songs. 4

I can't admit that I know all that much about Jefferson Airplane, but I do know that a lot of their hits are here. "Somebody to Love", "White Rabbit", I mean those are psychedelic rock staples. The remainder of the album is mostly...calming compared to those mega-hits. There's almost an even mix of those driving guitar solos supported by powerful vocals (S/O to Grace Slick), with more folk-based, change of pace songs. It's interesting and not something you'd normally see in these psychedelic/acid rock acts from around this time. Influential and unique for the time for sure.

they have the best, most beautiful, iconic songs and then really boring leftovers inbetween

Grace Slick had such a distinct voice! I love listening to her. This album has a few of their all-time classic hits.

A totally solid album, though there are some songs with extremely strange titles.

Fav Song: White Rabbit

psychedelic titans and an absolute staple of that time for a reason. very very good album

High 3, some classic tracks here but man some of these titles are wild

Groovy.

Risky 4 - there are clearly songs I've enjoyed here for years, not realizing how old the album is. The vibe is good too, but I cannot really stick it out until the ending.

Reminds me of what a good band can create as a group vs. individuals

Classic acid rock masterpiece. Some of these songs literally represent the latter part of the decade of the 60's in their entirety but the album actually holds up as an end to end listen too.

The album is uneven, but the highlights are so high. When Grace Slick sings, this album soars. 8.5/10

A very enjoyable psychedelic ride, though it was a bit of a letdown that besides the two super iconic tracks there weren't any others where Grace Slick was front and center

Good album.

Good album, with some legendary songs. 7.4/10

I listened to this album through my crappy PC monitor speakers, and oddly that felt like the best way to consume it. Weird, psychedelic, and somewhat eerie, but in an enjoyable way.

This, at its core, is not something I’d normally like. Almost everything “psychedelic” from the “summer of love” is autofellating up its own ass schlock. This is a universal truth. But Grace Slick is a badass and it’s more than clear she was able to corral those dweebs and with them create something great.

White Rabbit is one of the coolest songs of all time. Turns out this album has a bunch of other cool songs too. Man, what a cool band.

The songs with Grace Slick as the lead are much stronger than others and the rock numbers better than the acoustic folk stuff. White Rabbit and Someone to Love are seminal psychedelic rock songs. Extra star for the influence they had on others to follow.

This was a cool album, a great psychedelic rock record. Grace Slick has such a cool voice and the two main hits, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are great, great songs no doubt. But I really enjoyed the ones where she co-led with Marty Balin every bit as much, such as She Has Funny Cars. Fun to discover this in this list. A fun listen.

Des hauts très très hauts, mais des bas très très chiants aussi.

I was all of two years old when this was released. But this, along with other albums of this era, really resonates with me. Grace's voice is easy on the ears, and captivating. The instruments bring me in. There are a couple of songs that feel like fillers, so a strong 4.

I missed this album last week and was putting it off because of its age and length but it was really great. Maybe a little less blues for me but otherwise super solid. 3.8/3.9

I didn't think I would recognize one of the songs. Pretty good album. Not my personal taste. But if I was looking for something of this genre I would say this was pretty good.

Really influential album. Their sound wasn’t like anyone else. Grace and her powerhouse vocals take it to another level.

Really liked this one, I've realized I've heard this before Fav: white rabbit, somebody to love

Bra - hørt før. Men aldri vært 100% inni

Dom kan sin psykadeliska pop i San Franscisco. Har nog aldrig lyssnat igenom hela den här förut och jag blir lite förvånad över hur popigt det är. Soundet är riktigt bra för att vara 1967, bra separerat och klart, trummorna mestadels i en högtalare, nåt jag gillar. Låtmaterialet är starkt, kanske inga riktiga supertoppar men bra rakt över, förutom nåt meningslöst instrumentalt mellanspel är faktiskt en av hitarna (Whute rabbit) sämst. Sånginsatserna är också starka både på den kvinnliga och manliga sidan. Nu är kanske inte dom riktigt jämförbara, men om vi jämför i alla fall med Vevet Undergrounds bananplatta från samma år som vi hade, tycker jag detta är betydligt mer aptitligt med en tydlig lätthet och mindre flummeri. Och skulle man jämföra med ett mer renodlat popband som Beatles som försökte att bli psykadeliska, lyckas Jefferson bra mycket bättre att förena både pop och haschdimma. 1967 är ett bra år också då har ännu inte psykadelian blir besläktad med bluesrocken och övergår i oändliga solon och blir tungrodd. 1967 finns fortfarande solsken, oskyldighet och ren förälskelse där. Det va inte för inte Lundell skaldade om 67 67. Jag gillar det här, rätt skarpt faktiskt. Hela viben är skön, låtarna lagom korta, popen får skina och det är varierat. Genuint glad att jag fick lyssna på hela plattan och upptäcka det här. En parantes; lyssnade på nån utökad utgåva, där fanns en låt som hette "Go to her", det är synd att den inte är inkluderad i albumet, en riktig rökare faktiskt. Det härligt popiga anslaget gör att det här tippar över till en fyra för mig. Lyssna också på The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses, Love - Forever changes, Easy - Magic seed

a classic!

Enjoyed this album and have always been a fan.

Stellar album. One of the few psychedelic albums from that period that stands the test of time.

Another really nice example of 60s psychedelia. On this one the guitar was a particular highlight, as were Grace Slick's vocals, when she got to show them off at least - it's a shame she didn't get more lead vocal spots on here.

Pretty good stuff, especially for mid-60s! Unfortunately all the comments were correct that said how the songs with Grace Slick on vocals were miles better than the others. She Has Funny Cars was a good opener and had some cool guitar at the end. Somebody to Love is a classic. I hadn’t heard White Rabbit before but it grew on me after a few listens. Also really enjoyed D. C. B. A.-25. (In The Morning was a bonus track but it also was very good) This is like a 4.5, rounded down to a 4 just because like half the songs were forgettable, but some really good stuff on here!

I wish they had just let Grace Slick do her thing but this is still great. The guitar work is excellent and the transition from Embryonic Journey into White Rabbit is one of my favorites by anyone. Not everything they do works, but it's far better than their other albums.

Excellent tracks , this is peak 60s pychadelic. High 4/5

Somebody to Love & White Rabbit are my favourites and stars of the show! 💕

The songs where Grace Slick leads really make you wish she took lead vocal the whole time, but that's not to say the others are bad. Today and Comin' Back To Me are both solid tracks in their own right.

Classic

The airplane will always have a place to go between my ears

Solid. Great standout tracks with "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" but the whole album is a good listen. Love the fingerpicking on "Embryonic Journey"

i would be considered as a coolest fucking badass guy if i listened to this when it came out 4.5/5

Oh, I loved this! I've never checked out Jefferson Airplane, and was only familiar with the fantastic 'Somebody to Love'. Listening blind, Embryonic Journey and White Rabbit both stood out to me both, and these seem to be generally seen as highlights. As a huge Led Zep fan, this album reminded me a lot of their softer side, particularly Embryonic Journey which is reminiscent of Bron-Yr-Aur. No gnarly Page-esque riffs, but the female vocals were fantastic when they came in, and would have been welcome if they were more common. Look forward to checking back in on this and building some familiarity. 8/10

good 60’s vibes, a lot of bangers and grace slicks voice and harmonies are amazing

Ok, full disclosure, I kinda hate boomer music, so this one should have irritated me. And, it absolutely didn't. Way more dynamic than I was expecting. Of course we've all heard the hits a million times, but in the context of the album, they kinda hide away in here, which is refreshing. Obviously a lot of musicianship here, throw in some psychedelic exploring, and you get this. Good stuff. Ok Boomer, I'll grant you this one.

It’s an interesting relic of the 60’s psychedelic scene, if not a tad overrated. Somebody to Love is still a banger, and White Rabbit remains a singular, fascinating song. Other than that it’s a nice album, and as a product that could only have been produced in late 60’s California you can’t help but feel connected to that time and place while listening to it.

Very similar to anything from the 60s but with a touch of personality, really enjoy the track outside of the singles

Good Stuff. Hippie rock that holds up really well. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are the only songs I knew going in and was pleasantly surprised with the rest of the tracks.

Det va gøyere enn æ hadde forventa, æ angre litt på at æ ikke hørte på det en gang til, så det tror æ kanskje æ skal gjøre.

Some of the most well known '60s psych for a reason. This is a really solid release.

Väldigt bra skiva ändå. Lättlyssnad och härlig med bra låtar. Inget perfekt album dock, få låtar som verkligen sticker ut.

It’s classical (psychedelic) rock. It shows how music evolved since then

Definitely longer than it needs to be but man there are some absolute jams in here!

cool

Very bluesy and has such great tunes. A good one for a car ride.

Chill and nice. A 7.

"Somebody to Love", "White Rabbit", - ♡ "Comin' back to Me", "In the Morning" - eh Every other song: okay. Overall: It's a good band, and a relatively good album. There were hits, and there were misses.

Ik vind dit soort van heel lekker en tegelijkertijd vind ik het af en toe ook wel iets teveel allemaal. Die galm, het bombastische (wat vooral tot uiting komt bij Wit Konijn). Ik vind deze daardoor wat lastig te beoordelen, maar uiteindelijk vind ik het hele sfeertje toch wel lekker. Ik zet 'm op 4 sterren en het kan zijn dat daar een half bonuspuntje bij zit voor die remix van Somebody to Love van Boogie Pimps, met die clip met skydivende baby's. Dat was godverdomme een clip naar m'n hart zeg. Alweer 21 jaar geleden is dat overigens. Fuck.

Really liked this all the way through - can see it growing on me even more. Folky but also with a rock edge, I liked the multiple vocalists and I thought there was a good variety of sounds here.

08.22.2025

A great album. The band pulls off the folkier tracks and the psychedelic tracks both equally great. The harmonies sound beautiful throughout, and though Grace Slick is definitely the best singer in the band, the others are still very good. I do wish that Plastic Fantastic Lover was earlier in the album to allow White Rabbit to be the closer, as it feels so climactic. 4/5

If your band name has Airplane in it, then there has to be at least one person who is high as a kite. My guess is the female vocalist, who still popped off

Favorite Track: White Rabbit

Wow

I enjoyed this , very chill vibe , some of the songs were quite similar so could be little predictable but it did flow well as an album

Je n'aime pas le blues. C'est pourquoi j'enleve une étoile.

Classic '60's record with a few all time classics.

There is psychedelic rock and then there is good psychedelic rock and Jefferson Airplane are the latter. Most psych rock just sounds like they were on bad acid. I am no musician, but when I am trippin' that is not the sounds I want to hear or would make if I had the talent. JA on the other hand make really good music that I have never listened to while trippin' but I might given it a try in the future, but listening to their music sober is very music enjoyable. Good riffs, good and unique melodies, strong vocals, and a presence and a tone that is distinctly them, even as the added and subtracted and changed members through the years. This is definitely an album that belongs on this list. There are many bands that come to mind when talking about psych rock, but to me they are at or near the top of that list. 8.2/10 145/1001

The sound of LSD. Si me apuras 4.5

Quintessential psychedelic rock standard from the "Summer of Love," all and all a great album with some very memorable songs. "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" are standouts, but "Today" is one of my favorites.

2 Iconic songs in this album. Overall great experience

Good love a bit of OG psych

cool and fun for a friday morning kinda album

Enjoyed this a lot!

Book me a first class ticket on this airplane

Fav: White Rabbit Least Fav: Comin’ Back To Me It’s weird to think they went from this to re-naming and creating that We Built This City On Rock And Roll song, what went wrong

A fantastic album!

Impressively and surprisingly consistent. “Embryonic Journey” is one of the greatest compositions of the decade.

This is a vibe. Love this genre and didn't realize it was much deeper than just the Grateful Dead.

Great when Grace Slick is doing lead vocals, considerably less so when she doesn't. Overall still pretty good.

Early psych rock, and it's good

Virkelig fint album. Jeg vil lytte til det igen, dog ikke så mange af sangene jeg sådan vil tage ud at lytte til igen, men kunne godt lige “White rabet” og “someone to love”

Cool album. The singles stand out, of course, but I had never heard "Today," and I quite enjoyed it (though apparently it was a college radio staple back in the day! I wasn't aware of that). Embryonic Journey was also a cool folksy instrumental. I'd listen to that track again for sure.

Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are probably two of the most iconic 1960s songs ever. However, I'm not sure I could have named any other Jefferson Airplane songs before I listened to this album. 60's psychedelic/blues/folky-rock music. I was surprised how much I liked some of the more upbeat songs like She Has Funny Cars and My Best Friend. Grace Slick definitely elevates things to another level whenever she is singing on this album. I don't usually listen to this type of music, but I liked this album.

I have mixed feelings about this one. "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" still sound great sixty years on, but some of the other material tends to sink into the primordial psychedelic ooze. I'm a much bigger fan of JA's album "Volunteers," which came along a few years later.

Classic songs. Great.

Pretty good album, the music is really mellow and some songs are really chill which makes it pretty relaxing to listen to. I'm not an expert on the genre but I'm definetley more interested in it after hearing this

It’s odd that this album brings me so much nostalgia, since neither of my parents were even born when this was released. Regardless, my friends and I became somewhat obsessed with White Rabbit as teens, and I remember discovering the album around that time. White Rabbit and Somebody To Love are definitely the biggest hitters here, but the whole album is still a good time. Ok now let’s all do a drug.

Super-dated sound, but really good music. White Rabbit and Somebody to Love are stone cold classics, but there's a lot to like in the album's other tracks, including Today (nice mellow track with an interesting guitar part), Comin' Back to Me (another nice mellow track - really like the guitar parts on this album), 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds (good rocker), and Embryonic Journey (really nice fingerstyle guitar). Plastic Fantastic Lover didn't hit me at first but grew on me. Well worth hearing.

She has Funny Cars: A solid opening on the album. Enjoyable, guitar riff gives Day Tripper by the Beatles. 7/10 Somebody to Love: Deserving of any greatest list. There's a reason that this is one of the songs the springs to mind when you think of Jefferson Airplane. Outro guitar solo is beautiful and gives a fulfilment in the song not common in the era. 12/10 My Best Friend: A whiplash of changing musical styles from Somebody to Love, a problem rampant in this era. Definitely a weaker song on the album. 3/10 Today : A nice melancholic psychedelic song, no real notes on this one. 7/10 Coming Back to Me: Very long instrumental intro. Very breathy, folksy vocals. Feels like it belongs in a drum circle with a bunch of beatniks. No real progression within the song, doesn't seem much more than a spoken word song. 5/10 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds: Another Ballad. Back to changing genres wildly. Song is about someone tired of society as it is and jokes about joining the circus? Every other line is "know I love you baby, yes I do". Not a whole lot going on lyrically with this one. 4/10 DCBA -25: Titled after the chord progression and a reference to LSD. It's about as late 60's psychedelic as it gets just with the title. Very apt for the times. 6/10 How Do You Feel: Back to folksy with this one. I like the flute or pipes or whatever wind instrument on the backing here. Really good example of a mid-sixties cutesy love song. 5/10 Embryonic Journey: Instrumental song! Apparently it started out from the guitarist messing around with a 12 string tuned to Drop D. Not a super memorable instrumental but a calming listen. 7/10 White Rabbit. Already well familiar with this one as well. Immediate rating of 13/10. Love the dark psychedelic tones on this one. Grace Slick on vocals again pushes it beyond a good song to being great. The rhythm of the snare scratches that right spot. Paired with Grace's echoing vocals leading into the second half of the song as the other instruments pick up showcases the madness of Alice in Wonderland while being an obvious reference to the drug scenes of the time. once again, 13/10 Plastic Fantastic Lover: Good song, feels like there's something more in there. As if it were trimmed from a longer song. 6/10 In the Morning: The blues tones are impeccable. Feels like a real sleeper on the album. 9/10 JPPMc Step B Blues: Oh great, another ballad. I know this released in the Summer of Love but good God damn. Though this may be their best ballad on the album. The way they had multiple vocalists on the latter half of the track singing the same thing simultaneously is a really nice effect. 8/10 Go to Her: Ballad. Again. A very aggressive and directing ballad. Multiple perspectives within the lyrics is a really nice touch. Tied with the previous track for best ballad personally. 8/10 Come Back Baby: To round it out, you guessed it, another ballad. Not a bad end to the album. Feels like they're begging the listener to start over again. 6/10 Overall: I've seen the album referred to as a "druggy cacophony", and I wholeheartedly agree. Sequencing of the album leaves something to be desired; there's too many ballads next to each other, though, most of the album was ballad. Not an album I'd really recommend as a whole to anyone not already into psychedelic rock, but, I would recommend both "Somebody to Love" & "White Rabbit" to anyone who'd listen. 7/10 total

Great songs, good production, great textures and guitar work,

I'm from San Francisco. Too young to have been part of this generation, but I've always been fascinated with this part of my city's history. There is a house here somewhere that the 'Airplane' used to live in together. This band really seemed to capture the spirit of those hippy dippy years of San Francisco. The two standouts on this record are the familiar favorites, 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit' with Grace Slick's vocals on full display. But the record as a whole is pretty fantastic! I can just imagine them busting these tunes out at a house party and just blowing people's minds!

very whimsical, very mellow, very enjoyable!

This is the weirdest album I think we've listened to. It hits about 4 different rock genres and I was expecting more psychedelia and definitely more Grace Slick. The 2 hits are so iconic I thought the rest of the songs would be similar and they are not. Hard to judge, but I liked it. Probably 3.5 for me, but bumping.

Hier staan absoluut wat parels op.. maar toch ook wat vulling, in mijn ogen...

8/10 Two of the best 60s songs in Somebody to Love and White Rabbit earns it 4 stars. The rest is good, but mainly forgettable.

Would definitely listen to again

lives up to its name - listening to this album is like floating in a half-asleep dreamlike state, pleasant and untethered to reality.

8/10

Me gustó la verdad, raro, no sé si podría escucharlo muy seguido pero viaja piola. Somebody to love me trae recuerdos de infancia no sé porque

Nice! (:

It's a darn good album. Not all of the songs are ones I'd revisit often, but the ones that hit, hit hard. The best tracks are, sorry to say, the ones everyone remembers, those being Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. But there are other underrated ones here, like Today and Comin' Back to Me. Worth a listen.

Liked this one more than I expected. Fun mix of gospel, blues, and rock.

Great album, esp on vinyl

Iconisch album. "White Rabbit" zit zo goed in elkaar. Ook jeugdsentiment (roze bandje). Haar stem is geweldig!!!

one of the albums that best represents the sound and spirit of the summer of love.

Day539 - two all time smash hits and you probably have to be on drugs for the rest of them

Couple of classics, but really like the blues in track In The Morning

Couple of absolute classics. Sound is a bit dated but reward comes with repeat listening

I enjoyed this a lot, channeled my Doctor Gonzo. The big two are the stand outs but the rest was an interesting listen, not a sound thst really exists now.

Цей гурт, а зокрема їхній найвідоміший і, напевно, «найпсиходелічніший» трек White Rabbit, я вперше почув у культовому фільмі «Страх і огида в Лас-Вегасі», який показував нам «двох біженців епохи хіпі». І до нього не могло бути кращого саундтреку, ніж цей, адже він, як і альбом загалом, був ідеальним музичним портретом «Літа Кохання» 1967 року, що фактично стало символом тієї епохи. Це був другий альбом гурту і перший, у якому з’явилася вокалістка, клавішниця та авторка пісень Грейс Слік. Саме вона, до речі, принесла дві ключові композиції альбому: вищезгадану гіпнотичну психоделічну баладу White Rabbit та хітову, енергійну Somebody to Love. Якщо до цього вам доводилося слухати фолк-рок, то ви неодмінно одразу впізнаєте тут його естетику — неохайне та природне звучання й легкі пасторальні мотиви. Але на відміну від фолку, звучання тут все ж електричне, хоча часом воно все одно наслідує акустику. На відміну від тих же Бітлів, які на той час уже встигли випустити свій шедевральний психоделічний поп-альбом Revolver (1966), Jefferson Airplane усе далі відходили в бік рок-музики, ставши одним із перших гуртів, що сформували чітке обличчя психоделічного року як жанру. У ньому чується і безтурботність серф-року, і блюз-рокова щирість, і простота кантрі, але все це разом утворює суцільну психоделічну подорож просторами американського Заходу. Jefferson Airplane були на той час одними з небагатьох гуртів, у піснях яких можна було чітко почути прямі натяки на вживання галюциногенів, що також робило їх знаковими.

A couple of known songs, but nothing extraordinary. Giving it a 4 because of the Friends finale song =)

It’s nice

less popular tracks are so good

Standout Songs: Somebody to Love Today 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds White Rabbit Plastic Fantastic Lover Go To Her Come Back Baby

It was alright. Somebody to love

Not my favourite era but it’s a great example of psychedelic rock.

I've got a couple copies of this on vinyl. I always like this more than I think I will. Their are a couple of features that I enjoy here. 1) It's soaked in reverb. 2) The male female vocals are great. 3) The are still writing pop or folk songs with psych touches. There's noodly guitars but they are contained. No 10 minute songs that go nowhere. The song "Today" is so unique. The two singles hold up. Side B is better/ more consistant than side A.

Really enjoyed this on my second listen. Had some beautiful guitar pieces and nice variety in feel. Song picks: Somebody to Love 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds How do you feel Embryonic Journey Come back baby

oh that opener is VERY god she broke im up. hello. hell yess I was never really into 60's music and I was more familiar with Jefferson Starship... So far this is very good!! Favorites: Today, She Has Funny Cars Least favorites:

I think the only reason I'm not giving it 5 starts is for one or two okay tracks and just the sound of the recording itself. Otherwise such an incredibly solid album. Grace Slick is an incredible vocalist and although it's no doubt psych/hippy music the band is tight and the guitar work is perfect for the sound.

I've definitely heard some of these songs before without knowing it was them.

Tedious

This is one of the soundtracks to grade 12 for me. I had a record player in my room and played this repeatedly while burning strawberry incense. I know. And I don’t even do drugs. Anyway, great album and Gracie’s voice is always on point.

The rest of the album isn't as immediate as the singles, but it really is a genre defining classic. Killer vocals, huge bass, incredible cool modal guitar playing. Had been meaning to listen to this record in full for a long time and it was worth doing so.

Det här borde jag definitivt lyssna mer på. Härliga låtar, härliga röster. Fyra plus

Yes. I really enjoyed this one. All we knew was Go ask Alice as kids/teens and then they did we built this city and it sucked so bad I rejected them outright. But this is the JA record that I can say makes me understand their significance. loved it!

This was a fun one along my recent five hour drive. Some trippy classics…

Would. Did.

Very good mix of songs.

I remember seeing Paul Kantner and I think a few of the other members of Jefferson Airplane playing at what was like a hotel lobby bar with tables and chairs in Denver back in the 90s. At the time I was pretty clueless as to who they were. The tiny audience was mostly "old people", they must have all been 50+. I don't think Grace Slick was singing but they did have a female singer, honestly barely remember the show at all, but I remember when they started playing White Rabbit was when I realized (was told?) who they were. Good times.

Aside from knowing the obvious hits on this album, I’ve never actually listened to it in totality. I guess I was expecting the hits surrounded by eight versions of “Listen to the Flower People.” Pleasantly surprised, it’s not that. What I like about this is that it doesn’t doodle around. Aside from the one mandatory blues ripoff — it was the law back in the 60s that bands had to do at least one boring blues track per album — the other songs are a neat and tidy three minutes long (approximately). Each song is representative of the area and time, with hints of The Dead, The Byrds, The Mommas and Pappas, etc. But unique too. Factor in the two classic hits here, with White Rabbit being one of the maybe top 100 songs ever, I think I’ve slept too long on JA. It didn’t blow me away, but maybe I’d listen again.

Dosad nisam skontala da je Somebody to Love stvarno genijalna pjesma. Ima još veoma dobrih na albumu. Općenito, vrlo zanimljivo.

I like the upbeat contrast of 3/5 miles in a second. Somebody to Love is just an amazing song. Songs are very short and listenable apart from a couple. Go To Her and Come Back Baby very strong finish to album

Day 2: Surrealistic Pillow-Jefferson Airplane If there was a 4.5 rating this would definitely fit into that category, this album is really really good. From the melodic flows to some of the guitar on this record it is a really innovative album for it's time. My only complaint for this album would be their was just not enough Grace Slick solo vocals, sure a few them singing is good but I do feel it was necessary to have Grace be the lead on 90% of the songs. Besides that, their aren't really any more bad things to say about it. I think most of these songs were really good and didn't have a flaw to them. But one thing I do have to say is the song "White Rabbit" which I had already listened to before but, man this song is absolutely incredible when you get the guitar that will send goosebumps down your spine to the vocals that sound so powerful and to the trippy lyrics that will make you wonder what your listening to, the song is amazing! Top 3 Favorite Songs: White Rabbit, Somebody to Love, and Plastic Fantastic Lover

Grace Slick is not everyone's cup of tea, but there's no denying the arresting power of her voice. Her strong persona shines through, in what feels like a groundbreaking venture from folk into psychedelia. The other musicians are accomplished and bold, and they're a tight group. A solid album.

Classic Jefferson Airplane

Man, this takes me right back to the 60s. (I was born in 1998)

Fun psychedelic pop rock with highs and lows.

Best so far

Enjoyed it, imagined myself listening to it in the 60s

I enjoyed this one. I can't find too many faults with Surrealistic Pillow. Grace Slick's vocals are simultaneously smoky and ethereal, carrying the listener through the haze of late 60s folk rock. The instrumentation is similarly impressive--the guitar work on Embryonic Journey stood out to me in particular. Favorite track: White Rabbit Hidden Gem: D. C. B. A.-25

4 Muito bacana, músicas clássicas, psicodelia e uma nostalgia também (ouvia várias dessas canções quando estava com 17 anos). Amo!

What a pleasant 60s album.

TIene unos clásicos, está gucci gang