Reviews (page 5 of 14)
A fun listen though not much that really stood out
A pleasant listen with some solid groove.
First listen
I feel like it's missing something. It might be that half of it sounds like it was recorded a room away, idk, this one didn't rub me right, maybe if I listen to it again sometime, some of the tracks were really good, but as you got further into the album, it became a lot more boring, which is sad because Somebody To Love is really catchy and gets you in a confident mood. Can't say the same about the rest of the album.. 4/10 sorry
Some awesome songs, but the rest were just okay…3.75!
Surprisingly better than I was expecting. Bit on the long side, could have done with cutting out a few tracks
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.
JA relies on a nice back-and-forth between the two vocalists and an otherwise unoffensive sound. Today is the only song I save off this album, but it's a fine chill album otherwise. 3/5
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.
I just found this album to be fine. There are better ones within the genre, but nothing that was offensive either.
Jefferson Airplane were a middling West Coast folk band until they were joined by Grace Slick in 1967 and two weeks later went into the studio to record this album. There are some filler tracks on here (although pleasant enough in a folky/bluesy style), but the twin hits of Need Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are much stronger, and captured the harder, psychedelic side of the summer of love. Apparently their producer tried to stop smoking marijuana in the studio so they fired him (and found some even stronger stuff). Here’s a fun game - you can create your own band and album by combining a US president and mode of aerial transport, with your favourite art movement and something from your bedroom. Mine is Monroe Glider with Post-Impressionist Duvet! Wonderland-tastic!
Loved the older rock, did not feel like an album from the 60s at all.
Slighty too slow for the first chunk of the album, 3/5 Mile just saved it for me. Tik Tok song in the wild
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.
Pretty cool
This album is a great example of why Im doing this project. I’ve never listened to JA beyond radio hits, I’ve never once thought to do so. The album isn’t really to my personal taste but there’s a lot of solid and varied music on here. Glad I got to listen to it. The end.
Very good psychedelic album.
First listen, enjoyed that thanks!
Somebody to Love is so iconic and holds up perfectly. I haven't listened to much Jefferson Airplane, so I was excited for this one because Somebody to love is such a classic. It's stuck in my head so hardcore now and "DON'T YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO LOVE" has been my autistic vocal stim for the day. My bf is about to leave me over it probably. I loveeee some good psychedelic rock (and substances hehe), and Surrealistic Pillow did not disappoint. The late 60's had some awesome psychedelic and I'm thankful for Jefferson Airplane for this beautiful record. A couple other standouts were White Rabbit and In The Morning. White Rabbit was funky and a little eerie with really neat Eastern influences (George Harrison moment). It was a single, along with Somebody To Love, which I think were the best choices for singles - both were included as mono versions at the end of the record too which was cool. In The Morning has some SICK ass harmonica and a swing to the melody that made my ears perk up and was jazzy and cool on a psychedelic album. Really good shit, glad I sat and listened to the whole thing. 5/5 deadass. Added to playlist immediately.
some of the songs were good non of them made it to the playlist
not really my taste but there are some songs i enjoyed such as She has Funny Cars and Somebody to Love
Deux hits, le reste sympa mais pas mémorable
Somebody to Love is great, the rest not so much .most arenot very distinctive, but still pleasant psych-folk/rock. While this is a pretty important album embodying the sound of the summer of love it is not actually great - merely distinctive and solid. Weird mixing of the slick vocals make it seem like I’m listening in the next room .
A few bangers
Oh cool, it's the band that became the band that became the band that technically wasn't the band and was hated by the band that became the other bands and banned from being called the band. I didn't mind this, it was alright... A few of the songs were great, "Somebody to Love" in particular. As a whole I was a bit underwhelmed. For all the hate it gets, I'd rather listen to "We Built This City" than this... You know what? I'm going to do that. *MARCONI PLAYS THE MUMBA, LISTEN TO THE RADIO...*
Que aburrido.
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.
First time I have heard this one all the way through.
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 :/
I only knew two of the songs, Somebody To Love and White Rabbit yet the album sounds really familiar maybe because it has entered the psyche as music of that era.
interesting and ecclectic album
Oldie but a goodie
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
kinda boring, nothing really special about it, it sounds good tho
Det her kunne jeg ret godt li'. Er lidt ubeslutsom i forhold til stor 3'er eller lille 4'er, så det bliver den gennemsnitlige, som jeg hele tiden lander på alligevel.
This thing sounds great. A fair bit of variety
Some bright spots. I would give it 3. Stars if I could.
Well crafted psychedelia with a couple of very memorable tracks.
шедевральний альбом від шедевральной групи,10 зайців з 10
Pretty much what I think of when I think of psychedelic rock. A little long but I enjoyed it overall.
Apart from Somebody To Love, this is a bit too old for me to enjoy
Peak album. Has its classics. Today has to be one of my favorite songs from this album such a beautiful flute sound in background
dad-ish songs. not really my type
Kan ikke si jeg hørte veldig aktivt på. Men virker helt ok, kanskje jeg sjekker ut igjen, men mest sannsynlig ikke.
Ganske nice, noen bangers og gode vibes. 3/5
Nokre bangers her. Har aldri tenkt over kven som stod bak dei før no.
i liked this oneeee
Eh.... 2 good songs and a bunch of stuff that's a bit too hippy for me
I really wanted to like it but it was so samey.
loveeee them def will listen agaib
The song titles were incredibly unique. I’m not too upset with the genre. Very impressed with the songs that included bluesy elements.
If you told me this was a compilation or best of, I’d have believed you. Felt like 3 seperate albums inter woven, yet not an exactly cohesive.
Never heard of this band but I love the aesthetic. Im about to listen to the album while sleeping and again in the morning. It is decent I like it not my favorite but still pretty good I love the beat and instrumentals. ”White rabbit” & “somebody to love” vocals and just the song over all is one do my favorites from the album I really like this album and will listen to it again 💿
Not my vibe. Passed after 3 or 4 songs
Come for Grace. Stay for Jorma and Jack.
not my kinda music :/
An essential 1960s album as in Top Ten albums from the 1960s to own and that sort thing. Psychedelic perfection. Eleven perfect tracks. Era defining stuff. Neat. The mono version has less reverberation. Quite a bit less. Both (mono & stereo) sound great to me. Yes, I have a copy of each. Jerry Garcia plays guitar on a few tracks and shines in the role of sage adviser. It must have felt like a revolution being my age in 1966/67. Someone hand me my plastic fantastic lover and close all the doors. Stay free, freak.
Masterpiece! My first five star
favorite - J.P.P. Mc Step B. Blues 6/10
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.
liked it, my style, but it bored me a little
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.
In terms of sound, this album is very much rooted in the 1960s (and in terms of aesthetics as well). That’s not meant as a dig, it’s just interesting how a decade can be so immediately recognizable. This album maybe drags a bit in the middle but has a number of great songs, including one of my very favorites, White Rabbit.
White Rabbit is an all time great. I think this YouTube comment sums up this album well: "The problem with artist these days is very few are willing to take the heroic amounts of LSD to make a classic such as this.."
Honestly, this didn’t vibe with me at all, although a couple songs were good, mainly the singles. There’s nothing wrong with the music, and I guess I never felt like it dragged on I just didn’t subjectively enjoy it.
Just left me cold. I get why it’s on the list as a key part of the flower power movement….its therefore historically significant. As a listen with modern ears (and a first listen for me) I just find it another one that’s stuck in its moment and hasn’t aged very well. Glad I gave it a go, but won’t be coming back again. 2.5 rounded down to a 2
not gonna lie I’ve tried to listen to this album three different times and I keep getting distracted and not finishing it. I think that means it’s probably not that good bc it can’t keep my attention at all.
I like the genre. and a couple of songs. Overall. Not my favorites.
fantastic
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.
Banging Lovely Somebody to white rabbit with
Iconic! Love it
blah
Completely fine
didn’t know the band name until i heard somebody to love 1. my best friend 2. today 3. comin back to me
I enjoyed this
bored
I got bored
Saved - Today
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.
Outside of the hits it's pretty bland, Plastic Fantastic Lover is strange and clashes thematically.
Favorite track: She Has Funny Cars
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
El disco que todos conocen de este grupo
Decent
⭐⭐÷ Psykadelisk rock. Innehåller två absoluta klassiker i form av Somebody to love och White rabbit som inte går att värja sig ifrån. I övrigt har jag svårt att bli riktigt engagerad och och tycker inte det inte är så mycket som sticker ut, i mina öron upplever jag att den kan ha åldrats dåligt. Om Grace Slick fått ta mer plats hade det möjligtvis kunnat lyfta fler låtar. Hennes röst är grym.
Meh
Många bra låtar, tycker om white rabbit och somebody to love sedan tidigare så det var kul att lyssna på några fler låtar.
lol so you're telling me this was nearly 0.90 higher in rating than the Nico album when this was less interesting by a mile in comparison? Yeah, "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" are both amazing songs, but the non-hits kinda suck ass. So much variance in quality across this band's entire career. For every "Jane" or "White Rabbit" there was also a "We Built This City"
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.
I wasn’t totally in the mood for it, but some great classic tunes (white rabbit in particular), enjoyed the vocal harmonies and sound
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
Of course I've heard Jefferson Airplane before, and I always thought I liked them more for their influence. This was the record I should've listened to back when I got curious. It's simple, short, and gives a very clear view on what the band is about. This was the counterculture. Love, life, and drugs to enjoy them with. I don't know why I thought Somebody to Love was a Janice Joplin track. What an exquisite track for the setlist. Another song that pulled my attention was White Rabbit. I've loved Hiatus Kaiyote's version since it came out, and to feel the depth Grace Slick intended was a great way to help finish off the album. It's a fun short listen, so I gave it maybe a dozen spins, and it honestly keeps getting better with each listen. I can imagine all the young adults in the late '60s gathering around the record while they smoke their doobies, but this one is pretty spectacular for the modern day listen, too. It's a good vibe for relaxed driving, walking on a bright sunny day, or doing your household chores. Go ahead and play She Has Funny Cars and tell me it doesn't add to your current experience. I admit, their philosophy meshes with mine, so I'm sure there's some bias on the rating here. 4.5/5
It’s pretty good, kind of carried by the two big songs but whatever
Snazzy
Thank you Jefferson, very cool.
- os Beatles com uma garota, mto cunt - beatles + mamas and the papas - grandes expectativas she has funny cars ☆☆☆☆: gostoo somebody to love ☆☆☆☆☆: um hit eh um hit my best friend ☆☆☆: show today & coming back to me ☆☆☆: dar uma outra chance dps talvez 3/4 of a mile in 10 seconds ☆☆☆☆: toop do balaco baco d.c.b.a.-25 ☆☆☆: ok how do you feel ☆☆☆: ^ embryonic journey ☆☆☆: solo de banjinho gosto white rabbit ☆☆☆: alice no país das maravilhas mentioned!! plastic fantastic lover ☆☆☆ in the morning ☆☆☆☆: letss goo j.p.p. mc step b. blues ☆☆☆☆: gostosa de ouvir go to her ☆☆☆: uma proposta diferente das outras faixas come back baby ☆☆☆
Interesantes las guitarras pero siento que no lo disfrute tanto porque no soy una hippie drogada 🫰🏻
Listened to while on a walk with little one. Groovy baby yeah!
I love this. This is 60’s psychedelic rock at its finest. The musicianship on this album is great, the songs are well written and just the overall sound and vibe of the music is one that I just adore. In particular I just love Grace Slick’s singing and harmonies, Jack Casady’s bass lines and Paul Kanter’s, Jerry Garcia’s and Jorma Kaukonen’s guitar playing on this record, with Kaukonen especially being someone who I admire greatly. Every song on this album is great, and it just feels like a perfect encapsulation of its era musically. I don’t really know what else to say, other than that this album is wonderful. It’s of its own time in the best way possible. 5/5
Apparently, this is considered one of the more essential records of the psychedelic era. Musically, it's solid, with good guitar playing and an excellent female vocalist(the male one is alright, but doesn't hold a candle to the lady). However, the drums leave a bit to be desired. Lyrically, some tracks try for profundity and succeed somewhat, though others are more cookie-cutter. The songs are short and try for hookiness somewhat, with mixed results. Overall, I'm mostly indifferent towards this. It has some good tracks and some mediocre ones, but it lacks any truly great tracks.
Grace slings vocals are a 5, the rest of the album, while interesting enough, just a 3, 4 overall
Have heard clips from “somebody to love” on tiktok and it was fun to listen to the whole song! Good instruments. The female singer is so good! Don’t think I will listen again but still a good listen.
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. It had a lot more depth that I had expected. I think looking at the cover and some of the well known songs I thought it would be more country focussed, but it was beautifully done. I didn’t, however, like all of the song choices. I didn’t enjoy 3/5 of a mile in 10 secs really, so a mixture really. Think 2 is too harsh but 3 feels too high, would give a 2.5 if possible.
This was nice, plenty of fun while retaining some edge. I would listen again, but not my favourite stuff. Clearly pioneering in psych rock and way ahead of its time.
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
I only know two Jefferson Airplane songs, and as luck would have it, both of them happen to be on this album. Neato. Before I started this project, I thought I would enjoy a lot of the psychedelic rock from the sixties, but that hasn’t been the case at all, and I’ve found that a lot of these albums aren’t really my taste. However, Grace Slick is in a category of her own when it comes to rock vocalists, so maybe Jefferson Airplane will be on the bands who really strike a chord with me. Unfortunately, the losing streak for sixties psychedelic rock continues. While Grace Slick’s vocals were certainly fantastic, overall, I thought Surrealistic Pillow was pretty bland. I think one of the things that I don’t care for when it comes to albums like this, is that there’s a certain thin quality to the sound that I don’t care for. I don’t know if that was intentional on this album or not, but I just don’t care for it. There were a few songs that had some good guitar riffs, but I thought that most of this album was run-of-the-mill sixties rock, and I didn’t find anything particularly unique or noteworthy about Jefferson Airplane’s music, other than Grace Slick’s vocals. “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” were the only two songs I knew prior to listening to this album, and I thought they were easily the best songs. I was really surprised that other than the vocals, I really liked the drumming on both of these songs, and how much those rhythms controlled the sound and mood of the songs. Other than those two songs, I really enjoyed “Embryonic Journey.” I thought it was the most beautiful song on the album, and I didn’t want it to end. What a bummer that it was the shortest song on the album! As influential as Jefferson Airplane might have been on the broader music scene, this album just wasn’t for me.
Some really good songs on this album, loved the vibe
na verdade, daria 3,5 estrelas. a maioria das músicas é ok. legais, mas nada de outro mundo. mas as músicas que eu mais gostei, gostei MUITO. realmente, muito muito boas. os instrumentais são muito bons. música fav: 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds.
Good sound! Really enjoyed it
didn't know this existed, but knew a lot of the songs. great find. Worth listening to again
very very different than anything i listen to but it was so refreshing! don’t know her name but the woman in this group is amazingggg any song that have her as main vocals were my fav :) favourite songs :somebody to love, how do you feel, white rabbit,
california dreamin' beach boys sort of vibe ! reminds me of daisy jones and the six and a little bit of fleetwood mac repping california fav was def comin' back to me sweet song
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.
Phenomenal. When I went to listen to this, I saw I’d already saved a few songs. Funny bc I don’t remember the album standing out to me so much. I think it goes to show how much music is a time and place sort of thing. An album that resonates one day may not on another.
26.11.2025 9/10
You know im not really that big a fan of this sort of type of like folk rock stuff. or older music in general tbh. Not that i dont like old music at all but its just not my vibe i think.
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.
Surrealistic my ass. JK! First half was amazing but second half gives this a 3/5.
At times rocking, at times dreamy. One of the best sounding albums ever made.
Nice
60s Psych Rock / Folk album. Nice but nothing too interesting. 6/10
Ok
Good, good instruments vocals pacing all of it great. Good album
Kandidater til en af de bedste cover versioner nogensinde. Ihvertfald en objektiv banger med Someone to Love. Kilde materialet fra The Great Society er dog virkelig solidt. Jeg havde en god oplevelse med albummet, måske fordi det var så kort og varieret.
Semi-syret 60er blues-rock
Pretty solid. Sounds like standard 1960s rock in a good way.
Good!
great listen, couple really good tracks in there.
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.
The first psychedelic album that I ever listened to. Banger from start to finish. Their second album but the first with Grace Slick. Produced by Jerry Garcia. In my opinion they never reached this level again.
Álbum muito legal de ouvir. Vocais e instrumentos muito bem gravados. Roseselsa Quietsea II.
Grace Slick's songs 5/5. The rest was pretty underwhelming, but I've never been much of a psychedelic rock fan.
this album had a bit of blues, a bit of folk, a bit of psychedelic, and it sounded unique and fantastic.
Kinda a wide variety of sounds on this one, but enjoyable none the less.
Strong Like
Hippy dippy
I always forget how much I love “somebody to love” and “white rabbit.” Not a regular in my rotation but solid for what it is.
Lots of classics on this album, it was a great listen
AMOOOOOO OS MAIORAIS
I quite like a bit of 60s/70s psychedelic pop/rock/blues a la mamas & papas, early Fleetwood Mac, new seekers etc. But this is a poor album with a couple of absolute gems (Somebody to love and White rabbit, obvs). Everything else is a bit filler-y for me,
When I was younger I thought once I do drugs I’ll understand why people like Jefferson Airplane. Now I’ve done drugs and think there’s not enough drugs in the world to get me to understand why people like Jefferson Airplane
Album as a whole didn’t draw me in. White rabbit and somebody to love slay.
They were high as shit recording this.
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.
60s slop
Great start
Toto hudební období je mi velmi blízké. Poslech mě velmi bavil. V určitých kontextech a situacích si dokážu představit, že bych si album užila mnohem víc. Asi bych v tu chvíli přidala půl hvězdy navíc.
Gonna be honest I listened to like 2 songs and it’s not really my type of music - I will still try to listen to it all
Psychedelic rock, meh
Ive always liked this one quite a bit. Its good old 60s goodness. Summer of love type. As long as I can remember it was up there for some of my favorite of this era. I never really cared for starship but as long as they stayed in the stratosphere I was down. White rabbit might be one of my favorite songs of this kind. The female vocals are so damn good with that heavy reverb. And the male vocals too are great on other parts of the album. It gives the sung parts so much versatility to have both types of people who can sing. You can just do so much. Also just forgo either of them sometimes. It all works. The drums and bass kill it. The guitars too. Its just a nice comforting type album for me. And I love it dearly. Maybe I cant be too objective but I like. I like very very much. Is nice
pretty boring, but i do like somebody to love
i like my best friend and the songs when grace was singing
Psychedelic man
found some classics i didn’t know where from this band and my first time discovering the actually band itself even tho i knew a few songs
only recognized one song but loved the vibe and definitely would listen to the songs again. 6/10
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!
Early psychedelia done right. With a unique style on bass, Jack Casady is the secret weapon of this band. Also considering that this was recorded in 1966, this album is quite forward thinking. Did Jerry Garcia receive any royalties for "musical and spiritual advisor" credit? "Remember what the dormouse said..."
Nä tack, men hitten är en hit
- 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
Had an nice sonic feel
Esqueci de ouvir, agora já foi.
Smooth and spooky. Folksy ?
Maybe I'm just a hippie at heart, but this album made me want to eat a bucket of shrooms, protest the Vietnam war and join a commune. It’s honest, straightforward Summer of Love era folk-rock with a solid blues vibe and a psychedelic touch (although it’s actually not that psychedelic, the song structures are still very traditional by many aspects). The songs are a mixed bag, with some absolute bangers like Somebody To Love or White Rabbit, but also a few less interesting filler tracks. All in all, it's a short and unpretentious album that lets itself be enjoyed like a mellow, vintage weed. Although it didn’t exactly blow my mind, I’ll happily give the rest of their discography a shot. 6/10
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.
I only really like the songs sung by Grace Slick, maybe three or four on the whole album. That’s not much out of twelve tracks. The rest bores me, it sounds like weak Beatles leftovers. Two stars, just for Grace’s vibe, Go to Her, and the two singles.
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
Give me Grace Slick or don’t even bother giving me anything at all. I’m not the first person to say that and I won’t be the last person to say it either for sure. If she was the lead vocalist on every song, I think this would be a 5 star album. It’s still a pretty solid album overall, but there are a ton of songs that I actively want to skip after the first listen just to get to the good stuff. The only song not sung by Grace that I really vibed with was “3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds”. Ok, so I’m being a bit harsh on Marty Balin, which I do sincerely apologize for, but he doesn’t hold a candle in the wind to Grace and her almost hypnotic voice. It’s no coincidence that the 2 best songs on the album also happen to be the hits, with her singing the lead vocals on both. That being said, picking a favorite between “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love” is a really tough challenge. I wish I could pick both. I hear them both so frequently, and admittedly didn’t realize they were by Jefferson Airplane. This is just one of those many bands along the way doing this project in which I was glad to connect with, because I wouldn’t have seeked them out on my own. Bonus, now I can say I’m familiar with them, and not just the hits. Expanding my musical scope and finding something new is, and will continue to be the most rewarding part of this entire project. That got off topic a bit. Whatever, anyway, this is a pretty long filler-laden album at 58 minutes long, and it frequently has me skipping songs to get back to Grace. For that reason, it’s a middle of the road 3 stars out of 5. Please tell me she’s got some solo stuff, or at the bare minimum something where she sings more. It’s such an infrequent tease on Surrealistic Pillow and I’m absolutely craving more Grace after listening to this. That’s my big positive takeaway from Jefferson Airplane. Goated female singer. Decent but not amazing male singers. Not to be confused with Jefferson Starship, which didn’t make the book’s shortlist, or Starship, which definitely, absolutely didn’t make the cut either. What was my favorite song on this one? I’m going to have to give it to “White Rabbit”, because every time it ends I’m consistently upset it didn’t go on longer. Thankful they gave us this album and not a lesser known one just for the sake of hearing something new, they do that entirely too often, and not getting to listen to this would have been a crime.
4/10 Top track: Somebody To Love
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.
I did enjoy the album but I is not my taste of music. But I did like some of the songs. Especially the song today
Partly heard before Saved 4/11 Top track: White Rabbit
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.
There were so many great psyche albums made in 1967. This isn’t one. This sounds like a load of nepo babies bought some beads and made an album. It’s the kind of easy listening slop an AI programme would make if you asked for a psych song and were using the free version. Occasionally Grace Slick starts screaming like Stevie Nicks or a banshee with a septic ulcer. Shudder. You can really hear how this lot of charlatans made it big in the soundtracks of the 80’s. A terrible band that stuck around long enough to thrive in pop culture’s most terrible period.
3.5 realistically. Cool style
Bleh? Forgettable except for a few riffs. I mean decent. THR
AKA the one with White Rabbit on. A couple of tracks stand out but the rest is just pretty standard sixties jangly stuff. Lacks a bit of an edge.
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.
7/10
Good album
Very good album listened to it 2 times
🍄 Life is. 😜
Not really my sort of thing but fans of 60s rock and roll would love
Overall enjoyable. 2-3 songs stand out (I’d save those to my library) also because I think I’ve heard them before. White rabbit and somebody to love are the known ones. I enjoyed the mood from In the morning.
Amazing album
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."
18/1089 This is very standard 60s rock by today's standards. It was fresh in its time but became such a success that many who were inspired and followed JA made this sound passe'. I've heard white rabbit and somebody to love 100s of time, maybe more, growing up, so they are very familiar songa. Grace Slick's voice is unique and right for the music. This is a 3* album but I can only give 2* because of their We Built This City release 20-something years later. Hits....somebody to love, white rabbit
Jefferson Airplane really only mattered for one summer, in 1967. They remained big in California and had briefly flirted with the charts as Jefferson Starship in the 70s and 80s. But as a whole, they really only mattered to the wider world for a few months. But because their music peaked when it did, and because that Summer of Love now lives in notoriety, they're indelibly associated with that time. To this day, few songs are as evocative of Summer 1967 as White Rabbit and Somebody to Love. And while Grace Slick definitely had her problems, she was one of the first prominent women to front an electric rock band which I think counts for something. I like a lot of Surrealistic Pillow. The two classics off the album both stand the test of time. I've always loved Embryonic Journey and how its just a really nice instrumental break from all of the psychedelic cacophony. Some of the album's other tracks are pretty forgettable, especially the ones led by Marty Balin (sorry, Marty). Favorite Songs: Somebody to Love, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit,
Not a moral judgment but this is *the* definitive smelly hippie album. This album's been well trawled & it feels so of its era that it can be a little pastiche in 2025. Even so, it's good & with real historical resonance. The Slicks' songs - Somebody to Love and White Rabbit - tower over the rest of the album. They're unimpeachable classics, hard rock heavy hitters that put the counter in counter-culture. For as peace, love, and understanding as the album is, these two songs hint at the alienation & darkness that lay at the foundation of the hippie movement. There was a reason these kids moved out of their parents' homes, dodged the draft, and stopped wearing belts & ties. The two tracks cut against the saccharine stuff like My Best Friend which, while a fun song in that sort of jangly pop way, are disposable. My favorite stuff here is the stuff is the psychier stuff, all listed below, which is almost totally modeled on Rubber Soul with some inflections from the surf rock world. Favorite Tracks: Somebody to Love, White Rabbit, Embryonic Journey, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds
4-5 standout tracks and a bunch of 60s bs
pretty good album. the girl’s vocals are insane + mesmerising. this feels pretty adventurous for an album of this time??
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair al gehad, fantastisch. Deze nu aan. Geen idee van de legendarische White rabbit track. Heel bijzonder. Verder niet helemaal mijn ding, maar staan wel paar mooie nummers op
Somebody to Love
alright album, you can hear the beatles influence but i like it 6.5/10
The order of this album is insane
This was fun.
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??
I liked the album when I listened to it, but I can hardly remember any track. I'll still want to replay it only to forget it every now and then. I do not 'not like' it, but for some reason it doesn't stick.
At a few points their sound didn’t seem super original, but still good.
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
I'm not too sure how I felt about this one. It was kinda a vibe throughout. I enjoyed Embryonic Journey and Plastic Fantastic Lover. Somebody to Love was good, but it's not the version I was used to, so it was a little odd to me. I liked it though. White Rabbit was another good one. I think I'm actually convincing myself that I liked this album. I'll go ahead and give it a 3, but solely that low since I don't think I'm really going to be searching for any of these songs in the future.
I’m not sure if it’s just my tastes or the technology of the time, but lots of these 60’s era albums sound like they’re recorded in an empty warehouse. It just doesn’t do it for me.
I'd never taken the time to listen to JA before besides "White Rabbit," and I wasn't too struck by anything here. I liked "3/5 of a Mile," but that was about all that grabbed me. Not offensive, at least. I would say that "White Rabbit" belongs on a list of songs to hear before you die, but I don't know about the rest of this album.
More of a Starship fella myself; name me a better song than “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”; you fuckin can’t. I found this forgettable. I fear the 2 songs on here that I already knew will continue to be the only 2 songs I know.
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
Very of its time.
Psychedelic Rock isn't a genre I'm terribly familiar with, most of my experience is with the Flaming Lips and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. That said, I can see how this album formed as a sort of primordial DNA for the genre. The version I ended up listening to is the stereo version, which with some light research I discovered is not the ideal. I could tell, as the stereo version.... did not sound great. That aside, I enjoyed listening to one of the early founders of a genre I have dabbled in. I very much love getting to the source of things and it was interesting to see how the genre started and then later evolved.
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
7/1089 This is very standard 60s rock by today's standards. It was fresh in its time but became such a success that many who were inspired and followed made this sound passe. I've heard white rabbit and somebody to love 100s of time, maybe more, growing up, so it's pretty a very familiar sounds. Grace Slick's voice is unique and right for the music. This is a 3* album but I can only give 2* because of the release of We Built This City 20-something years later. Hits....somebody to love, white rabbit
This was good, but got kinda old. "Somebody to Love" is iconic tho. The woman's voice was my favorite. Liked Songs: "She Has Funny Cars" , "Somebody to Love" , "My Best Friend" , "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" , "D. C. B. A.-25" , "Embryonic Journey" , "J. P. P. Mc Step B. Blues" , "Go To Her" , "White Rabbit - Mono"
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.
Obviously some amazing songs at the start of a long career for most of the folks involved, but not totally my bag. Funny to rate this 3 after rating an Air Supply album a 3 as well...this album exploration project has been an interesting endeavor that way. Picked some random songs for my best of playlist ("She Has Funny Cars" and "Embryonic Journey"), the latter of which is instrumental. "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" are of course classics.
I love White Rabbit so much and the whole album is honestly great.
Easily understandable why it was so influential. Grace Slick's vocals were more interesting by far; my ears would perk up every time she started singing.
Some very nice tunes, but nothing completely crazy. Nice to listen to in the background but not a ton of songs I consider very strong playlist-material.
Hard to believe these motherfuckers can do this and also put out "We Built This City" Good god. From the penthouse to the shitter.
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
Some of my favorite songs are on here, but for all its interesting psychedelic and folky elements, I wouldn't consider the album as-a-whole as super strong. Probably much stronger when heard during its release, not so much when listened to in 2025.
good album of songs I knew but didnt connect to a band!
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
What a cute, sweet and little psychedelic rock/pop record. The three first songs got me moving along the catchy, happy and funny rhythms and melodies. But from there, excluding the songs "Comin' Back to Me" and 'White Rabbit' due to their serious tone, I don't think there was a song that matched that same uplifting spirit. They come to me as standard pop songs from that period that do not have much going on apart from having pleasant sounding instruments and singing. Speaking of which, I wish they let Grace Slick sing in more songs, as I think she has a strong voice. The tracks with her voice are the best ones, those clearly being 'Somebody To Love' and 'White Rabbit', so it is a shame she didn't have more time to show off her vocal skills. By the way, now that I mentioned 'White Rabbit', I saw a lot of praise around it, and regardless of me agreeing that it is one of the highlights, I don't think it is that spectacular. Sure, the build up to the climax with the tense melodies is very cool, but the reward is not that hard hitting. Maybe if it was a little longer, I would like it more. In the end, this is a nice album to have a bit of fun to, but there isn't anything here that I found truly remarkable for me.
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
found it boring! Did not finish
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
If this album didn't have Grace Slick, it'd be a solid 2. If it had more, it'd be a solid 4.
One of the Albums where it's obvious why the hits are the hits. White Rabbit and Somebody to love are incredible songs, the rest is pleasent in forgettable.
Two gold-plated classics in Somebody To Love and White Rabbit, but the supporting cast is patchy and Grace Slick is an underused weapon.
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.
It changed a little more throughout than I think I would have liked a normal album too, but it also stayed fresh for me throughout. Not completely boring but not the most exciting ever either.
Excellent.
I knew Somebody to love. I like the female vocalist. I liked the In the morning guitar solo. I liked the bass on Come back baby.
Grace!
Good album
Couple bangers
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
Highlights - Somebody to love, Today, White Rabbit
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.
Not for me. Somebody to Love slaps hard, and I will give it the respect it deserves just for that. It wasn’t enough for me to buy into the rest of the album.
Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are, of course, classic bangers, but nothing else really did it for me.
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.
Better than Coldplay
Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are the best songs, the rest is ok but kinda forgettable
Couple of good ones solid 60s rock
An interesting album - hard to rate because each song was SO different. I felt like I was listening to a lot of individual ideas rather than a complete maritime, but I liked it. Some songs I wanted to spin around my room and dance to while others I wanted to have a drunk cigarette while sitting in a bathtub. I think this would be a great introduction to Psychedelic rock for those trying to find new music. It was interesting to hear the mix of folk and rock, quite the transition and perfect for the time period. A reminder of the past while paving way into a new artistic movement
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.
I think I considered getting this album a long time ago, because I really like the singles 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit', but then I learned the lead vocals weren't always Grace Slick and lost interest. I still like those songs, but the rest of the album feels fuzzy and old. Not bad, just not interesting to me. Also, what's up with (Jefferson) Starship? That's some confusing CSNY type stuff. Also, the one-two punch of 'Somebody to Love' - 'My Best Friend' is calling out for a double Queen mashup!! Highlights: 'Somebody to Love', 'How Do You Feel', 'White Rabbit'
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
This made me come over all Austin Powers. I guess there’s a reason Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are remembered and we’ve forgotten the rest.
Interesting
Hmmm...
Two of the songs from this album are absolute hits, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. The album overall wasn't bad, but man do those two songs stand above the rest of it.
Heavy, fuzzy psych rock with soaring vocals - drifts from pop bangers to dark and brooding ballads! Great folky jangles, even better bass. Favourite tracks: Somebody To Love, Comin' Back To Me, Embryonic Journey
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
3.5/5
Not the worst sixties music, but not the best either.
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.
Amazing early psych rock sound but a bit too long of an album for me. I wish it was super quick and hit a little harder
some good ones i agree its a little long
Somebody to love, heard that before. Listen to some of these after a rough day White Rabbit=peak Great after a sad loss or something Very symbolic Hits the soul
Few bangers, some iconic and some boring songs.
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.
Oohh that’s who did that song! They should have let Grace sing more often.
The Doors slightly hippier dreamier cousin. The vocals are lovely. A few of the tracks seem a bit unnecessary and it loses its way in the middle but overall enjoyed !
Allein wegen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas... ui und White Rabbit. Nochmal anhören!
I liked it