Surrealistic Pillow

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

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

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

It waa great

Good dose of psychedelic rock

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

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

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

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

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

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

3.5/5

Weak opening track but the rest was awesome.

Very good

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

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

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

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

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

Great album full of memorable songs.

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

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

Solid

Niet verkeerd

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

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

Classic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4.25

You had me at surrealistic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lot different than I thought

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

relatable j’étais en train de changer mes draps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A classic of the period

Banger

Kinda smacks

Classic

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

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

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

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

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

asleep in a good way 3.8/5

8/10 beri nice

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

Some classics here, love White Rabbit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

good album

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

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

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

Had some songs I knew

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

Blast from the past deliciousness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This has aged much better than a lot of the psychedelic music from this era, much of which has dated poorly. Still sounds very fresh and engaging.

- good bluesy vibe - Interesting array of sounds and instruments - Nice tempo - Relaxing, yet emotional - Excellent guitar solos and melodies - Go To Her is really good for hearing different sounds coming from different speakers - Solid start, excellent end to the album - Noteworthy tracks: In The Morning, Coming Back To Me, Somebody to Love, Go To Her

On the face, it's an album with an eclectic mix of songs, switching between love, drugs, Lewis Carroll, and television. Listening end-to-end, the album works. I think it still stands up all these decades later. 'Today' is in my opinion one of the most beautiful love songs. 'White Rabbit' is one of the most iconic psychedelic rock songs. But it's easy to define this album by it's singles, I don't think there's a bad song on Surrealistic Pillow, even if some are not particularly memorable compared to the more rousing songs. Definitely deserves a 4 in my opinion, the iconic-ness of this album is not enough to push it to 5.

Not entirely sure how to rate this album. Feels very much a product of the time. I'm not sure how much I like it currently but I'm 100% sure this would have been one of my favorite albums if I were around when it was released. I'll split the difference between what I think it is (3) and what I think I my 1967 counterpart would have thought (5). 4 stars. The Spotify suggestions after this album were incredible.

Классный альбом. Много мелодичных вещей, чего я не ожидал. И не знал, что вокалистка не была главной в группе.

first listen a great 60s folk ride

Liked all the songs and will listen again

This was the second JA vinyl I got after “The Worst of…”, and have loved it ever since. Not every track is a winner, but songs like ‘Today’ and ‘DCBA’ are hidden gems

The only Jefferson Airplane album I'm really familiar with. It's sort of inconsistent in tone. I prefer the heavier psychedelic material to the lighter folkier stuff. But man, those iconic songs like "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" are so powerful they give me chills, and certainly make up for the lighter tracks. The folkier stuff isn't necessarily filler, it's just very of it's time. Pleasant enough but just doesn't hold up next to those big anthems. Grace Slick has such an incredible voice. I wish she sang lead on every song.

A lot of hits here. Not something I always wanna listen to but I can't deny that it's great. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are the cream of the crop.

Grace Slick singing: 5 stars Boring Guy singing: 3 stars Overall: 4 stars

Add a star for Somebody to Love...

4/14/2022 Today's Album: "Surrealistic Pillow" by Jefferson Airplane - This album is a really nice folk blues album and reminds me of Rubber Soul by the Beatles. The vocals feel very Lennon and some of the instrumental choices would fit right in on that record. However, this album sets itself apart with diverse song structures and instrumentation. The first single Somebody to Love is a staple of this generation of music. The vocal is so powerful, but still has this gentle tone to it and the chilled out guitar and harmonizing background vocals add so much flavor to the pounding tambourine and drums. The track Today is a really peaceful ballad about wanting to be everything for your partner, but acknowledging your limits, and the building instrumental adds to this heart-breaking idea. Some of the following tracks don't really impress me in any particular way, but the general sound is pretty solid and all of the instrumental performances feel really well executed and well placed in the mix. Whenever the guitarist gets a chance to solo, it sounds great and those songs sound better for it. The end of 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds frustrated me because it just fades out when the guitar comes back for another pretty cool sounding solo. Funnily enough, most of these songs sound a lot like a Beach Boys track, but instead of it being falsetto-drenched feel-good bullshit like on Smile, it's like the more subtle chorus vocal stuff with impressive production and solid guitar-work. It may be a little more folky than that, but it's a good way to describe it. Embryonic Journey is just a really nice solo acoustic guitar jam and it really puts a spotlight on the guitar soloing I mentioned before. It's soulful, but also really technically impressive. White Rabbit has the most spins out of any track on this album and it is for good reason. It welcomes back that amazingly powerful female vocal and just has this really strong instrumental backing it up. The final leg of this record are a bunch of songs that fit into that same category as before. They are pretty nice to listen and all have unique ideas, but most of the positive aspects of the tracks are the instrumentals as the woman in the band seems to be the only talented vocalist of the band (as far as I can tell). In The Morning felt notable to me, but then I realized it's because the Beatles basically stole the whole track and made Yer Blues on the White album 1 year later and honestly did it way better. Sidenote: I feel the same way about a bassline in Led Zeppelin 1 that pretty much got lifted for 25 or 6 to for by Chicago and was done leagues better. Anyways, the song has a really solid solo section in the back half of it and I think it's one of the best displays of the band's jamming ability. These last few tracks are really just not as interesting and are nice to listen to, but leave my brain as soon as they're gone. The closer, Come Back Baby, is just sort of dull and doesn't do a lot to thematically close off the record, but it feels like this record really is built around it's hits, so maybe it's just to be expected. I think overall, this album is a really solid listen, especially if you like the Beatles or even Aretha Franklin given the solid vocal work by the female of the band. It's a really pleasant listen all the way through and has a great guitar solo on every track so even though there's only a few highlights here, that's really just what stood out from the all around solid track list. The hits are great and the filler is pretty good so give it a listen if it sounds like your thing. Score: 7.5/10 Late 60s blues-rock with great hits Highlights: Somebody to Love, Today, Comin' Back to Me, How Do You Feel, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit, In The Morning

This seems to be one of those albums where I hoped to discover new loves, and am leaving with my old favourites. Somebody to Love, My Best Friend, Embryonic Journey, and White Rabbit all exemplify the good kind of psychedelic folk I love.

Of course I knew White Rabbit and Somebody To Love - both good songs. I was quite surprised they're this old though. The album seems ahead of its time. As a whole it's not quite good enough for 5 stars either though.

Psychy

A surprise. I was already in the camp thinking that Jefferson Starship to Starship was a tragedy. This makes it even more so. Though the vibe is definitely rooted in the 60's, this doesn't dwell on cliched elements, but has a great diversity of folk, blues, rock... good melodies and harmonies. Really enjoyable.

Great surround sound and hypnotizing voice of a female vocalist. Somebody to love and White rabbit forever in my heart

Psychedelic rock best rock

Jefferson airplane are in my list of bands I can listen to happily on repeat. This is an album I have on vinyl, and typically would rate 5/5, but as most of the album isn't available on Spotify, it's really just the greatest hits at this point. So 4/5.

They were a tight blues band buried beneath all of the psychedelic murkiness. Excellent vocals by Balin and Slick.

Fantastic vibes.

Plastic Fantastic Lover, I bet SHACKs got some of those. there's a few massive tracks on here so they've done well to keep out of the standard 2 track filler format. there's obviously some nonsense as you'd rightly expect from some wreck heads calling an album surrealist pillow but on the whole its mostly listenable.

Not nearly as dated-sounding or even caricature-ish as I feared it would sound. Perhaps an excess of some go-go-boots sounding hooks and the blues numbers are unconvincing, but the two big singles hold up great and lots of interesting sounds between them. Main reaction is one of disappointment that this group would turn into the perfectly awful Starship.

bop after bop

I like the acoustic guitar in Embryonic Journey.

Great 60s American Psychedelic Rock record.

Nice folk rock. I had only heard White Rabbit previously. Solid Album. Favorite Tracks: She Has Funny Cars, My Best Friend

The Doors, Are You Experienced, Velvet Underground, Magical Mystery Tour, Disraeli Gears. Though it doesn't rise quite to the level of those albums, Surrealistic Pillow is solidly the core of all the modern psychedelic rock that I love and one more reminder why 1967 was one of the best years for music.

There’s no doubt that Grace Slick’s vocals elevate a song. Marty Balin has a fine voice too, but Grace takes it to another world. They should have made her the primary lead vocalist. White Rabbit and Somebody to Love definitely carry this album. But IMHO, there are plenty of other good songs here as well, like She Has Funny Cars. It’s a folk sound twisted and sharpened. Kaukonen’s guitar feature, Embryonic Journey, is inspirational. It’s easy to hear why the band encouraged him to put it on the album. In a historical rarity, the recorder sounds good…on Comin’ Back to Me and How Do You Feel. Comin’ Back to Me has a charming intimacy. Jerry Garcia is credited as a “spiritual advisor”. WTH does that mean? He provided the LSD? Whatever his advisement method was, it worked.

I already knew "White rabbit", but not so much more of the band. I liked it VERY much. I don't have much to say, but it's for sure one of the best psychedelic rock that I've heard until now.

I love the sound of this record. Great example of one of my favorite guitar tones. Fender clean pushed to the point of breakup. Lots of tambourine. A band that understands how to create a mood in the quiet spots, but can also build a wall of psychedelic sound. Lots of reverb too. Really cool. Now, about the songs. They're all pretty solid. But "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" are so ubiquitous that they cast a huge shadow over the others. That has been a barrier to listening to this record in the past. I expect all the songs to be that immediate and catchy. But, they aren't. And that's ok. There are other songs that have a greater depth and more interesting arrangements. The songs "Today" and "Comin' back to Me" stand out in that way. Really happy I had the chance to revisit this record. I appreciate it more after this listen and don't think it's just a drug record that has been used in every documentary about the 60s when it's time to talk about the hippy movement. Is Grace Slick a great singer? No. But that's important too. Because it established the fact that women didn't have to sound pretty all the time to be fronting a band.

Мило

Solid 60s psychedelic work. A pleasure to listen to. Worth reading the band's history, while you're listening: this was the first album with Grace Slick.

Thought I was going to suffer hippiedom but this is a great album - I have got to stop starting with preconceptions. ‘Today’ is a wonderful song and besides ‘Somebody to Love’ and ‘White Rabbit’ all other songs are infused with a gentle blues and folk - reminiscent of Love’s Forever changes

J’adore, rock psuchedelique, des classique somedy to love et white rabbit. Un tres bon album . 4.7

I really enjoyed hearing this album again. I love the song Today. It was such a different sound back in the day.

4.5/5. Nice definitive statement from the 60s acid rock scene. Quite solid

Meh

Definitely my favorite (and only one I actually like) album from Jefferson anything. Great classic songs on this album. I am not a fan of their more dylan-esque folksy sounding songs though. White Rabbit is a masterpiece.

I recognize and acknowledge the revolutionary genius that went into this album, but it's a difficult listen for me.

A few Iconic songs -- amid some very meh fill... Did discover a new jam in "In The Morning" so that's 4 stars!

Relisten? Yes

Would listen again

Liked this a lot more than I thought I was going to! Also, rather surprised at the number of tracks I already knew. I'm more familiar with the later Jefferson Starship. I find the 60s Psychedelic scene to be a little bit... exhausting, but this album was great! Embryonic Journey, Somebody to Love, and White Rabbit were all killer tracks.

Good stuff. Didn't realize so many popular songs came from this band.

Had many singkes I recognized, but had never listened to the whole album. Good to learn this is where songs Like Somebody to Love and White Rabbit were released. Overall vibe was kind of all over the place, some songs just didn't hit for me.

I know the two famous tracks off this, but that's it. Nice at the outset to have a third song, She Has Funny Cars that is also pretty great, clearly they are more than just Somebody To Love and White Rabbit. Though Somebody to Love comes in next and still sounds like little else - a perfect, sinister, pop song. My Best Friend is just average, but the album opened so strong, I feel like it may have done better elsewhere. Today has some Velvet Underground vibes, but gentler. It then gets a bit overlong for a while. Comes back strong with DBCA25 which is deeply lovely. Amazing to hear a West coast psych album where everything is kept so tight - tracks aren't outstaying their welcome. Even Embryonic Journey, a folky instrumental feels welcome. Then it hits White Rabbit - maybe a drug cliche, but still an incredible song. Nothing else sounds like it. It lags a bit as it nears the finish line, but I've come away intending to enjoy a lot more Jefferson Airplane than I did before today. A great album.

Wild ride

Peak psych rock

Good listen

4/5 yeap, that's a good one!

Great album, I think I prefer the UK version, but that may just be because it's the first version I heard. It's incredibly accessible and pop. The delicate, acoustic numbers are the best. Today and Coming back to me are highlights.

Referential 60s acid culture album. Feels very hippy-ish.

Soft 4 stars. A great variety of 70s style on here. As I usually find, ballads hold me back from giving this a higher score.

Surrealistic Pillow is a keystone collection of music for its time, the type of album you might slip into a time capsule as the best example of music to represent its era. The style is diverse across this album, covering a range of sounds from folk to psychedelic to the blues. It’s a bit of a musical compendium of many things that were going on in the late 60s. Jefferson Airplane is very much their own band with their own sound, but you still can hear hints that recall everything from the Mamas and the Papas to the Byrds to the Doors. Yet everything flows beautifully though the album and nothing stands out as being unnecessary or out of place. The musicianship is top notch, with Jorma Kaukonen’s guitar and Spencer Dryden’s drums in particular standing out. The guitar arrangements in songs like “Embryonic Journey” and “How Do you Feel” are gorgeous, a real pleasure to hear. I've heard "White Rabbit" a few too many times in my life and have avoided it in recent years, but coming back to it fresh, I have to acknowledge that it's a striking song. It's beautifully arranged, different from everything else on the album, and Slick's vocal is strong. "Somebody to Love" is also still stunning to hear, the best song on the album and a true rock classic. Grace Slick has an authoritative vocal presence in both songs that's kind of indescribable. She tends gets most of the attention/oxygen in this band, but I'm also really digging Marty Balin's voice myself, which contrasts well with hers. Paul Kantner also makes some solid vocal contributions as well. This is really a well-oiled machine of a band playing at the height of their talents. Fave Songs: Today, Somebody to Love, White Rabbit, Embryonic Journey, She Has Funny Cars

I enjoyed having a chance to hear a whole album from the Jefferson Airplane era. The album includes the psychodelic tracks I am familiar with ("White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love"). The album also contains tracks that draw own the folk and rock of its time. I was reminded of songs sung by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. "How Do You Feel" had some great vocal layers and seemed to echo "She's Got a Ticket to Ride" from the Beatles. "She Has Funny Cars" was a good groovy start to the album, and it is a shame that "Embryonic Journey" (my favorite track on the album) isn't longer. A different relase of this album includes 4 additional tracks that fit in with the original set. This album would be worth a second listen.

A good un love the twists and turns!

A surprisingly poppy album with a ton of variety. Sweet ballads to full-on rockers with, of course,the game-changing White Rabbit at the heart. Lush, rich and dark.

4.5/5. Great album, enjoyed every song. I would definitely pick it up if I saw it at my record store.

Really enjoyed it

Good stuff. Made better by Luke’s research.

I actually enjoyed this, although it was brief

Very cool. Liked the ones I already knew and the others were groovy listens.

Couldn't listen to the whole thing but pretty solid for its time. Favourites: Come back to me, Somebody to love.

This is an excellent album that I only knew the 2 big hits from. The hits are all time classics that I believe are brilliant, however other songs like "Coming Backbto Me", 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds", "Embryobic Journey" Are more than worthy of attention. Hard pressed to find any filler. I'm tempted to rate it a 5 but I will hold back and give it a 4.5.

Actually really good, old hippie music

enjoyable hippie rock

Some good instrumentals and of course the hits, I love her voice.

Rocking album. Everyone knows the two mega classic hits off this one but the rest of the album is great as well. Psychedelic guitar riffs and momentous drums background an album where Grace Slick absolutely destroys. She gives me Stevie Nicks front woman vibes but where you trade out the at times whimsical nature of Nicks for Slicks more punk attitude where she seems to almost spit and yell lyrics at times. A truly wonderful performance by her thats a highlight in an album of highlights.

Wasn't a huge fan on first couple songs, I thought the vocals were kind of strange, but I think they grew on me upon listening more. The riffs were all really unique and pretty catchy, I just wish the sound quality wasn't so harsh on the ears (might be my recording or bad headphones). Ballads and slower songs are extremely pretty, almost haunting, and I think those stood out the most. Still definitely a good listen, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite by any stretch, the ballads like today and coming back to me definitely are going on a playlist. I'm definitely not the biggest fan of psychedelic rock but I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone

Perhaps inessential outside the biggest hits, but I enjoyed it too much to really care.

Early, essential psychedelic rock. Zappa vibes pretty good

Loved this album all the way through. Several gems that I hadn't heard before. Enjoyed the contrast between the male vocal tracks and Grace Slick songs but wish there was a better balance because of course she absolutely killed the two big hit songs.

Girlfriend can sing.

Ako već moram izabrati act koji mi je najdraži sa woodstocka, i općenito u tom razdoblju, rekao bih Jefferson Airplane. Ovaj album mi je odličan, slušao sam ga mnogo puta i ja ne znam šta je sa ovim algoritmom da sve nešta dobro na početku daje, umorile su mi se zvjezdice. Ovo je definitivno kvalitetna psihodelija. Fenomenalan početak albuma sa She Has Funny Cars, pa dalje nastavlja na kultni klasik "Somebody To Love" na dalje, gdje ide s pjesmom Today kojoj se zapravo najviše vraćam na ovom albumu jer je predivnoća, pa dalje na Comin' Back To Me, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit naravno iako mi nije u top 3 sa albuma i tako dalje. Jako dobrih naslova, preporuka uvijek! Znam da dajem sve po 4 zvjezdice, al ovo to zaslužuje, pogotovo bar zbog 4-5 pjesama da nose toliki rejting. 4.1/5

Ju betaaa fajiiiiiiiiind <3

A fantastic album from the heyday of psychedelic rock. 8.6/10 Best Tracks: "Somebody to Love" "White Rabbit"

Classic sound of SF, couple of massive hits supported by a bunch of fantastic songs.

Discazo de la banda de rock psicodélico afincada en San Francisco causantes de que se diese a conocer a una escala más internacional la cultura hippie de los 60 y pioneros del movimiento psicodélico motivado por el consumo de LSD. Unos fucking cracks.

Eine Band, die man nur als Radiohörer kannte besser kennengelernt! Hat sich gelohnt!

1967 - USA The album is considered to be one of the quintessential works of the early psychedelic rock and 1960s counterculture eras. Like "Somebody to love"

We've had quite a few 'flower power' records so far and whilst there are some interesting highlights on each of them, they do get a bit lost in surreal and self indulgent LSD expressions. I thought with a title like 'surrealistic pillow' this would be the same but for the most part each song is tightly structured with interesting (and grounded) lyrics. 'comin back to me' is hauntingly beautiful.

Good album - Has had a big impact on modern culture: White Rabbit appears in a great scene in Platoon in the underground bunker and Embryonic Journey is the song in the final scene of Friends, quite seismic cultural moments. The best song for however is Today.

Great psychedelic album that I will revisit again.

Esta madre tiene 54 años. Es como si en 1967 escucharas la versión original de El Condor Pasa, parte de una zarzuela escrita por el peruano Daniel Alomía Robles en 1913. O La Consagración de la Primavera de Stravisinky. Se me hace muy loco que siga siendo parte de la cultura popular, que se siga escuchando. La masificación de la cultura popular y su registro en físico cambiaron las cosas para siempre, ¿no? Suena medio mamón pero es una forma de romper la relación espacio-tiempo. A lo que voy es que los integrantes de Jefferson Airplane no escuchaban cosas de 1913 como nosotros si hacemos con cosas de 1967. Y ciertamente su música no suena a nada de 1913. Y hoy hay millones de bandas que suenan a este disco, por decir, Today suena Brian Jonestown Massacre. Hay mucho blues aquí, hay algo del folk de principios de los 60, la escena niuyurkina de donde salió Dylan, incluso hay algo del Dylan eléctrico. Luego con muchos discos de la época, ya vienen con la asociación a la lisergia de la época, uno los escucha a través de ese prisma de colores aunque no suene a algo que escucharías drogado. Creo que este es uno de esos en donde el ácido no está parejo en todos los tracks. Pero cuando pega, pega duro: Today, 3/5 of a Mile in 10 seconds, Go to Her, D.C.D.A. -25 tiene sus momentos en que suena a R.E.M. También creo que la potencia lisérgica de la banda está en la voz de Grace Slick. Podría escribir un libro sobre Grace Slick. Hay algo en su voz: un entrecruce de lujuria, seducción, belleza, terror y violencia como en White Rabbit. En Embyronic Journey se adelantan años al sonido de country acústico semi pachecón de Dylan en Nashville Skylines. ¡Y todo empieza con un Bo Diddley beat!

Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) listed as spiritual adviser for some album tracks. LOL. These guys were definitely high AF on this album - clearly some shrooms from the Psychedelic tones. I imagine they had a lot of fun and remember none of it when making this album. Late 60's, Summer of Love, Charles Manson + Family vibes.

This album is amazing - so much love for these talents. Genuine soundtrack of the failed social revolution - get your fat pipe out and start groovin' to irrepressible sixities beats and kaleidoscopic riffs.

I really like this album. I knew several of the tunes, of course, but the ones with which I was unfamiliar were really good too.

Kende er meer van ik dacht, erg cool!

Verrassend, juist de nummers die ik nog niet kende.

Van somebody to love. Dit is wel een van de beste jaren 60 albums

Solid album. I especially fell in with it near the end with some of the bluesy guitar jams (“in the morning”, “go to her”, “come back baby”), but there was a lot of good stuff throughout. Some of the stuff felt a little hokie or dated for me (something about the vocal harmonies maybe). Overall quite good

Classic psychedelic album. Beautiful songs, gorgeous harmonies fantastic vibe

Nothing mindblowing here but this was definitely a nice listen with a few standout tracks! This fits right in to what I already know from this genre and time period. (specifically I caught a lot of moments that were reminiscent of Tommy) Vocal performances are good enough that I really don’t mind the some of the goofier lyrical moments, and the female singer reminds me a lot of Florence Welch. Probably will revisit this!

Really enjoyed this. Catchy songs with lovely harmonies. Has a really nice energy.

El clasico rokowania psychodelicznego w stylu hippisowskim, albumik, a moze nawet i grupa pokolenia woodstokowego, ktore rozwinelo ten gatunek rokowania, cecha charakterystyczna tego grania sa gitarki na niektorych trackach nawet x4, nie liczac basu, wiec mocno riffowanie, ale jak dla mnie rzecza ktora wyroznia akurat ten album jest wokal jaki sprzedaje na nim Grace, ktora zasluguje na swoje nazwisko Slick, bo wokal jest tak gladki, ze mozna go sluchac na okraglo, to wlasnie kawalki na ktorych jest ona glownym glosem staly sie punktami rozpoznawalnymi zespolu, bo kto nie zna white rabbit czy somebody to love, ale kolejnym dziwem jest to, ze nie jest to jednak glowny wokal plyty, bo wiecej kawalkow opiera sie na wokalu Balina, tak w ogole to czesto w traku wystepuja 3 wokale dosc rotacyjnie i chorkowo, ale to jest wlasnie jeden z elementow budujacych psychodeliczny klimat, na plejke nie mam co dodac, bo kawalki o ktorych wspominalem juz tam sa, a kolejne today czyli dosc folkowy kawalek z spokojna gitarka szarpana na najwyzszych wokalach balinowych jakie mozna uslyszec tutaj rowniez juz byl na plejliscie, a to wedlug mnie gemy tego odsluchu, na spotifajowej wersji mozna znalesc takze wersje mono white rabbita i somebody to love, fajnie gdyby calosc mozna bylo posluchac nagrane w ten sposob

I really liked the way the music sounded, though there weren't a lot of songs that stood out to me. I definitely want to listen to it again when I am not trying to navigate seatac airport.

Rock sesentero. Un megahit.

good tunes

7/10 bonito, una me gusta por the cable guy, fin.

Really good, so many big hits

Otro álbum con un marcado sonido de su época (?), es de esos que puedo escuchar más como de fondo que involucrarme totalmente. Me gusta, sin embargo, cuando hay pistas instrumentales, "Embryonic Journey" tiene unas guitarras acústicas y su sonido folk le ofrece un buen preámbulo a una canción que sí me gusta mucho (y conocía por su amplio uso en la cultura pop): "White Rabbit". Definitivamente, creo que cuando la voz de Grace Slick se nota más es cuando más me gusta este disco (por ejemplo, el hitazo "Somebody to love"). 7.5/10

A puristic loser will pan this album, but I really liked it, especially Embryonic Journey

Es Jefferson...

this was great.

Always loved psychedelic rock. This is a great record.

Siempre pensé en Jefferson Airplane (o más bien en sus Someone to Love y White Rabbit) como la banda de máxima expresión en todo aquel Summer of Love, mezclando folk, rock bien bien psicodélico y drogas... muchas muchas drogas con un poco de drogas encima. Algo que no sabía es que aquí fue la primera vez que cantó Grace Slick y siento es lo que HACE a la banda. Del inicio de She has Funny Cars se siente la voz fuerte y definida, Somebody to Love pegajosa a madres e icónica. De ahí algo que no esperaba… Hay una buena cantidad de canciones en el disco que le bajan al rock y psicodelia y se regresan a ser mucho mucho más folk. No son mis favoritas y en mi opinión, aunque bastante bien hechas, le quitan un poco el estilo que más me gusta del disco. White Rabbit es impresionante que una marcha española tipo bolero termine siendo la canción más representativa de toda la época de alucinógenos en los 60s, más impresionante aún que siendo tan tocada y quemada ya en tantas películas, series, etc. me sigue encantando. Llegué esperando canciones con el sonido de rock y ácido y terminé escuchando una mezcla de eso con canciones que parecen de los Mamas and Papas y The Byrds.No fue lo que esperaba pero fue un muy buen disco. PD. Igual el disco está lleno de hippies y drogas drogas… Perfecto para espantar padres en ’67. PD2. Grace Slick de verdad impresionante, debería ser más reconocida a la par de Janis, Stevie Nicks o Patti Smith.

i'm loving hearing how these early stereo albums discovered how to work with 2 channels. i'm not a huge fan overall, but the jack casady's bass work on this album is terriffic.

This one was alright. I knew a couple of the songs, but there were some that were a bit strange, lyric-wise. Which I guess is to be expected with the album title.

Yeah totally dug this album! Of course there's Want Somebody To Love and White Rabbit but the rest of the songs were great there was also Comin' Back To Me which was hauntingly beautiful. Would totally put this on at the mammoth house to chill out to. Solid as fuck

Really nice instrumental piece on this album called “Embryonic Journey”. Spotify seems to be missing some tracks, but “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” remain great tracks and the highlights of this album.

Very good album. Grace Slick’s vocals are distinctive and powerful. Find and check out the isolated vocal track for ‘White Rabbit’.

Classics, really good

Embryonic Journey is one of my favorite pieces of music. Jorma really impresses. A classic psychedelic journey back to the 60s

este é um daqueles que fez 100% parte da minha rotação no secundário/8°-9° mas não o oiço desde essa altura so it will be nice white rabbit still goes so hard bass line come back baby!!! ou nunca tinha o ouvido de uma ponta à outra (possible but doubtful) ou esqueci-me da maior parte. its great tho! 4.5/5

Good album

Classic 60s Sound

Bangin and iconic.

Mochi

false

I really rather enjoyed this. There are plenty of good songs and the album has been put together really well, each song in exactly the spot it needed to be. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. A fun listen.

Great album! Featuring White Rabbit and Somebody to love.

Classic. Love it.

Good, not as psychedelic as I was expecting. More Beatles/mamas&papas/Simon and Garfunkel folk 60s vibes.

Have already listened

A fun foray into psychedelic rock. A couple bangers.

Didn't realize I knew so many songs! The hits were still my favorite (white rabbit, find somebody to love) but all of it was good

Great album, more than a 2 hit wonder

Monipuolinen levy, muttei liian. Muutama timanttikin joukossa, mut pari tylsää biisiä pudottaa arvosanaa

Got better as it went along. 3.5

Last three songs - “White Rabbit,” especially - go hard.

Better than I expected. Good mix of hard hitting songs and calmer relaxed songs.

Not a bad one

I find the stereo mix of this distractingly bad and wish the mono version was on my streaming service. Nonetheless, this is deservedly considered a classic record. It kinda shows how psychedelic rock sprouted out of folk rock. There are very stereotypically late ‘60s songs here, but also some very pretty and (if my using the term may be forgiven) groovy moment here, too. Very much an album of its time. Nothing wrong with. It ain’t bad. It ain’t bad at all, the mix aside.

This was all over the place, pockets of brilliance into twee shite. On the whole forgettable, but rescued from 2 by *those songs*.

good road trip album. few complaints, not very much banjo at all, kind of a let down since he’s wielding that banjo so intently on the album cover. feels like false advertising. needed more grace slick lead vox, her songs (somebody to love, white rabbit) are the stone cold bangers of the album. 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds is the other big standout for me the rest is pretty meh for me, just sounds a bit like b tier grateful dead tracks..really gorgeous guitar playing throughout that sounds wayyy more interesting in headphones though

I can understand the importance and merit of this, but I was a bit disappointed with it after recently becoming aware of "Somebody to Love" and several other tracks on here. The highs are undoubtedly great and carry the entire thing, but this is an uneven ride where much of the surrounding material is that slow dirging style of sugary psych-folk which sets my teeth on edge. The pacing is very "off" and it felt like the album never sustained any momentum at any juncture.

No fue mi favorito pero fue agradable.

This was decent but not incredible. The only two Jefferson Airplane songs I think I know are the two big hits off this album, "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit" which are definitely the best songs on here. The rest is mostly just okay to me?

Some all time greats on here!

Early psychedelic rock. Right. Okay. Let's see this. Wait actually this is nice. Wait nvm Scooby doo sounding ass. Good for her and her funny cars. Oh wait this song?? Wasn't this sampled by someone? Hmm okay pretty good. A little just meh but still good surely. Holy fuck how many songs are there. Jesus Christ. 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds is not that much. Oh wait holy shit that's 316 m/h nvm. What tf are you doing that you need to be going that fuckin fast?? Hello?? Slow down Mr. Airplane. Genuinely what is this guy on about. Well I feel kinda tired right now, thanks for asking. Really weird titles ngl. I mean it is pretty good just meh. Unremarkable. Wait ok guitar. Why does the last song always bang. Favourite: Somebody To Love Least favourite: Comin' Back To Me

Its a well known album with great singles but to me its the beatles all over again but with a female voice.

Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are both stand outs. The rest is fine. Would have preferrer more of Grace Slick on lead vocals. 3/5.

Pretty good. 2-3 good tracks but the whole album had a nice vibe, just with 2 or 3 standout tracks lifting it

solid

It was fun. A little too cutesy at times. Liked 3/5 of a mile.

Interesting album

Very snazzy beats 3/5

Don't feel anything particularly strong about this one. A few good tracks and sweet guitar riffs. Liked the snare drums in White Rabbit.

"She Has Funny Cars" 5 "Somebody to Love" 8 great classic song "My Best Friend" 6.5 "Today"6 "Comin' Back to Me" 5 "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" 6 "D.C.B.A.–25" 5.5 "How Do You Feel"6.5 "Embryonic Journey" 7 nice acoustic guitar "White Rabbit" 7.5 another classic. "Plastic Fantastic Lover 6 it ok

la SORPRESA que fue para mi que en este album esté la ultima cancion del ultimo episodio de friends, Y NADIE MENCIONANDOLO EN LAS REVIEWS!!! es una pieza de historia ya solo por eso el album es precioso, representa perfecto el genero, y por más que a mi siempre estos discos de rock psicodelico de los 60 me suelen aburrir, este es objetivamente un muy buen album 7/10

サイケって感じ。声が誰かに似てる気がするけど思い出せない、サイケ独特のサウンドがわかりやすくて、良いです

Couple of bangers in there.

Another day of the 1,001 album challenge. This was a pretty good listening experience. The guitar and the female vocals absolutely banged. I will say this really isn’t what I jam to, which I’m realizing is true for a lot of music in this journey I embarked on. However, I can appreciate what this album had to offer even if it had some skips in my opinion.

Holds up fairly well.

an entire hour - didnt think they could fit all of this music on a record... Somebody to love, not a bad track, white rabbit is a banger too - the rest can be left in the dustbin of history whoever the female singer is, carries the band

Bastante agrad

Muy buen rock psicodélico. No imaginé me iba a gustar tanto. Entretenido álbum. 7/10

Best songs had Grace as the main vocalist, everything else was average

wouldn't listen to on my own but pretty good just kinda dated

Really liked the song “Today”

Got a country blues vibe. A sign of a good album to me is when there are songs that leap out to me. Although with this album that isn’t the case and they all sound similar, that means that the album is at least consistent. 6/10

I know it’s a classic and I enjoyed listening for the first and probably only time

Liked 3/5 of a mile in 10 seconds, the big hits Somebody and Rabbit, How Do You Feel. Overall pretty good, maybe a bit of distracted listen but not mind blowing.

Makes me want to do drugs in the 60's and protest Vietnam Fave track: Somebody to Love

Harmless. 2.5/5

I enjoyed this one. It had a distinct sound that one can identify as Jefferson Airplane, but didn't feel like every track was just a slight variation of the track before. Enough variety to keep me looking forward to how the next track would unfold. Would listen again.

There's a lot to be said for a band that explicitly sets out to defy conventions, but still maintains a strong sense of musicality. From an LSD trip set to an ever-building Spanish march ("White Rabbit") to a straight-ahead rocker that opposes the prevailing Free Love philosophy ("Somebody to Love") to a joyful 12-string acoustic instrumental ("Embryonic Journey"), this record goes places. Some of the tunes are more straightforward psychedelic rock, with echoes of the Grateful Dead and the like, but overall this is a talented band that is working hard to break out of musical ruts.

I appreciate some of the stuff JA did, I grew up on true classic rock radio and "Somebody To Love" & "White Rabbit" (both with over 330M listens) were constants so I know them super well. This is my first foray into the full album. First take is it sounds dated, but it is 1967. Some of the guitar work is fun and inventive (see "In The Morning"). "My Best Friend" is a folksy number and an odd fit. Marty Balin's "Coming Back To Me" was just boring and showcases what he'll do when he goes solo. The back half of the album feels like cutting room floor stuff (tracks 11-15). Best track I didn't know, "Come Back Baby". Eclectic mix with rock, folk, blues and ballads - but because of that it feels disjointed and cobbled together to me. I don't know if the album is Top 1001 worthy. 3 stars for two megahits everyone knows and longevity/influence.

somebody to love, and others

At the start, I thought this could be anything. But something I didn't expect was lullabies. The middle few tracks kind of blew me away with how slow, melodic, and relaxing they were. The energy picked back up in the latter part, which was nice to see though. Something that this shares with the other Psychedelic Rock we've had so far is that the lyrics are really quite difficult to grasp the meaning of. Language changes over sixty years, I suppose. Rating: There's a balance to strike here. Some of these tracks are fun to bop along to, enjoyable. Others are the sap fests that might feel romantic if someone is singing them to you, but otherwise, if tastes and orientations don't line up, are likely to make one's eyes roll, and fall asleep. It's got to go in the 3 star range. A product of the 60s, not so hot in the 20s.

3/5 Favorite Song: Somebody To Love

2.7 I listenend to this a while back and thought it was ok. Not the best but i think it had its moments here and there.

La de White Rabbit no se por qué pensaba que era de The Mamas and the Papas. Está bien, un poquito largo de más pero tiene cosas que decir.

Some of it sounded like The Mamas and Papas, Peter, Paul and Mary. It was okay - Not gonna change my life

Ta weno

A good listen.

Not really my style, but not bad for what it is.

Bom album, algumaa músicas eu já conhecia e só

When Grace sings, this is great stuff. When the dudes sing, it's just mediocre.

yuckyyyy

eh

who is jefferson and why does he have an airplane?

not for me sorry everyone

I enjoyed the fuzzy production and admired how hypnotic the simplistic drums could be. Grace Slick has incredibly powerful voice. The unfortunate thing here is that she shares vocal duties with a weaker vocalist and doesn't get the time she deserves. This album in its original form only runs for 33 minutes, but feels much longer. "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit" are iconic counter-culture anthems, but this album's hippie appeal eventually ran thin on me.

3/6

Ok, 70s Rock, I like some of it, some I don't care for.

One of those albums i know songs from but never listened to. Im not a huge psych rock listener, but it was a great album to have on in the background while i worked! Maybe i’ll have to give it one more listen. Good album not the album i’d reach for first thing but would listen again!!!

not a big fan

Very psychedelic, but also very folk. There are several hits on this album, but the 60s folk rock side didn't do it for me.

Rien de spécial vraiment.

Good songs were really good, rest was just fine

2.91