Surrealistic Pillow

Meh

Вещь своего времени! Культовые композиции Somebody to Love и White Rabbit. При прослушивании всего альбома хочу для себя выделить забавную Plastic Fantastic Lover и бодрый блюз 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds.

its okay....

Below average and largely forgettable

Banging vibes, when cass singing its best

I'm a fan of the title

Besser als ich erwartet habe. Irgendwie wie Beatles mit Frau. Echt in Ordnung.

I had high hopes for this one, but I don't think they were met. It's very inconsistent, and while some songs are incredible, there's a huge boring gap in between.

Not a fan of 60s music :(

A bit of a mix. I really enjoyed the tracks with Grace's vocals on them, white rabbit and someone to love are incredible tracks... But most of the ones with other leads sounded like someone trying to be Paul Simon, it just felt a bit derivative. Not sure I rate it as an album particularly.

Meh

Standout tracks in "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" but otherwise a pretty mid album

Somebody to love-great. My Best Friend-quite good. Also enjoy 3/5 of a mile. Drags on towards the end.

This album is all over the place. There are syrupy 60s pop songs that I find boring and annoying. Tons of folk. In the Morning is a cool bluesy song that I surprised myself by liking a lot. I don't know what category Plastic Fantastic Lover belongs in but I like it. White Rabbit is so good. It makes me want to believe that they were tinkering with a bunch of different sounds and stumbled on that one. I love to think of them discovering psych rock by accident. I used to have this album on CD. I'd listen to it in my honda civic in high school. Pretty sure it was just White Rabbit and Somebody to Love though.

"You know what the trouble about real life is? There's no danger music." Cable guy's use of somebody to love is forever imprinted in my brain. Song is haunting. the rest of the album is actually pretty good. I love the dreamy, echo-y drums. Makes me want to listen to Velvet underground though so I found myself skipping around a lot.

Grateful for this one, never really listen to a Jefferson Airplane album right on through. This albums mix is real shitty. No idea if hts the compression of Spotify or what but it sounds super flat and quiet. It might just be the whiplash from me getting my teeth kicked in by prodigy. TODAY is so classy and iconic. I thought Today had a honky lil sax solo at the end. Just googled that it's from a Tom Scott cover. Must be from a deep ZQ playlisty. I prefer the cover!!! That sax is saxy. GO TO HER has a riff that sounds like half of the garagey surf rock from bands ive listened to in the 2010's COME BACK BABY has a tasty riff. Gives me Sure Nuff n Yes I do or whatever from The Magic Band.

The songs where Grace sings the main vocals are the hits and they really stand out compared to the Marty Balin led songs. Some of these songs feel quaint compared to Somebody to Love or White Rabbit. It’s good that Henry left the folk stuff behind.

Never liked or got into Jefferson Airplane at the time. My best mate liked them which I thought was strange because his main faves were Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and Tina Turner. Diverse tastes I know and I don’t know how JA fit into the middle of them. Never asked him and cannot now do so as he is no longer with us. I have a feeling that because he was a bit of a ladies man he thought Grace Slick was hot and who cannot agree with that? I have no JA in my collection and I think that this is a bit remiss of me considering how important they were and in particular this album. I prefer the quieter slower numbers over the more rockier ones and for them alone I think it worthwhile that I should buy the album. 3/5 7/4/25

Jefferson Airplane straddle a whole lot of genres here. Rock, psychedelia, prog included. This album is clearly a product of its times and a lot of that product is dated. Obviously the standouts is Someone to love and White Rabbit are mainstays and some bluesy striations are entertaining, but some of this album, while definitely a must listen are easy skips in 2025. 3/5

Some great songs (the well-known hits) but others felt same-same. Overall the songs with Grace Slick as the vocalist were the more memorable ones.

very quirky and weird but like fun and enjoyable.

I mean this album has several songs that are played in every period piece movie, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. I like stereo over mono for these songs as well. Therefore this album forever represents late 60's /70's United States. Overall good album, but those two songs make the album.

Some all time psych rock classics on this album. Gotta show it some love!

Great wonderful album! white rabbit is one of the most electric serotonin loaded songs ive heard in my life. Love it and the album has many iconic songs and moments for me.

The more Grace Slick, the better

There are a few songs on this that are undeniable classics. But I also think more than half this album is a snooze fest. 2.5/5

All time classic

Interesting in so much as it’s a glimpse into the psychedelic 60s but mostly forgettable background noise for me. The songs with Grace Slick are the better ones generally but I won’t be adding this to any playlists!

The epitome of 60s psychedelic rock. For me though, other than the 2 big songs, the rest is eh.

I was sort of getting sick of all these '60s psychedelic entries on this list, but I honestly really liked this one. At times, it had the ferocity of an early 'The Doors' album, though much poppier in essence. But a good chunk of it was these very solid and mellow (hipster) acoustic cuts, my favourites being 'Comin' Back to Me' and the instrumental 'Embryonic Journey. Though I did enjoy the more aggressive 'Somebody to Love' the most, it's one of two Grace Slick led tracks here, and if you were to ask me, she has the two best songs on the album. The other one being 'The White Rabbit', there's something so ominous and towering in the vibrato of her vocal delivery on the latter part of this short yet progressive song. While yeah I've heard too many albums that sound like this one at this point, I do still think there's a consistent quality to the music here that made it a joy to get through, moreso than many other psych records from this time.

Good formative stuff

Pet fav songs: Comin' Back to Me; Embryonic Journey; Plastic Fantastic Lover I've had a copy of this album for 20y and haven't listened to it fully in forever. The classic singles 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit' are always great. Many elements of the album make one want to scream "dirty hippies!" Grandpa Simpson-style, but still it's one of the best the 60s flower children ever mustered. And the last 3 songs of the album are a great, beautiful, weird finish.

It was interesting. I already had "White Rabbit" from here favorited on Spotify, and I picked up another. It was standard 60's rock. I could listen to it again, but I doubt I will. My Rating: 3/5

7/10

The two hits off Surrealist Pillow got a lot of radio play through the 70s. My memory of the Summer of Love was as a seven year old growing up in the pine barrens of NJ; swimming at Three Beach, riding bicycles on dirt paths or behind the bug sprayer (a red pickup truck acting as a crop duster), and playing sandlot whiffle ball. Plenty of fun, sun, and love. But no one had seen a hippie or flower child in Medford Lakes yet, that would take until 1968 and moving to Rutgers. But this album brought me back for an hour and captured (or helped create) the sound of the times. The two hits, the album title, and the addition of Grace Slick are a few of the reasons this one definitely deserves to be on the 1001 List. Doesn’t hold up that well, enjoyed it enough to go to (2.8*s)

Good psych rock album from a bunch of trippy hippies. Grace Slick is the highlight with her witch-like eeriness so good move adding her to the band. "White Rabbit" is top track but other hits support the project. Lay back on your surrealistic pillow with some headphones and feed your head with these tunes...3.25.

Jefferson Airplane is mostly fun psychedelic rock. A lot of it is relatively middling, but they have some nuggets sprinkled in. Surrealistic Pillow is overall an OK listen with most of the heavy lifting done by Somebody to Love and White Rabbit which are good enough to elevate the rest of the album. I'll never delve deep into their discography but I'm never upset when they pop up now and then. Middle of the pack album which isn't always a bad thing. 2.32 stars

Great album with white rabbit and somebody to love on it. I remember listening to this at Rutgers in the dorms with that kid from Pennsylvania with the record player. We got a case of bud heavy and put this on.

Not for me.

I mean it’s fine

enjoyable. 3.5 stars

Jefferson Airplane is not my favorite late sixties psychedelic bay area rock band. In fact, they're not even my favorite Jefferson Airplane. I listen to Jefferson Starship and Starship way more often. But this is a solid album. White Rabbit obviously a masterpiece and Embryonic Journey is pure beauty love. 3.7

Ahh! Grace Slick... What a voice. This album contains music that's ahead of its time.

It's aight

This is the best surprise yet, this is awesome (4)

Two exceptional Grace Slick vocals carry an average album to 3 stars or C+.

Surrealistic Pillow is absolutely accurate, this album is very surreal and very comfy

A classic of the 60's Haight Asbury psychedelic movement, Surrealist Pillow has come of Jefferson Airplane's most memorable songs. Somebody to Love and Plastic Fantasic Lover are amazing - well, power pop really - but it's White Rabbit that defines psychedelia as we know it today. It's Alic in Wonderland inspired lyrics and slow building pace make for the perfect soundtrack to a drug trip. The band is great, of course, but it's Grace Slicks' vocals that really drive the best songs. With Somebody To Love, she set the stage for later female rock vocalists such as Ann Wilson of Heart, Joan Jett, and later on teh riot grrl movement. Without Grace Slick you don't have Blondie or Heart or Throwing Muses or Soccer Mommy or St. Vincent. The album suffers a little from mediocre production but what should you expect from a first album in a then unknown genre. Volunteers is better made but Surrealist Pillow has better songs and a betetr version of Grace.

Molto bella 'Somebody to Love', al resto manca un po' una voce predominante

Een album dat terecht mag worden genoemd in de flower-power Hall of Fame. Dit album ademt het jaar '67, maar limiteert zich niet perse aan het regulaire geluid dat we zo goed kennen uit de Summer of Love. Daarmee wil ik zeggen dat het vrij dynamisch is, vooral als we naar kantje één kijken. Psychedelic rock, hard rock, country, folk rock, psychedelic folk, het pallet aan typische 60s stijlen is rijk op 'Surrealistic Pillow'. De eerste helft van het album is wat dat betreft ook wel een hele accurate snapshot van de popmuziek uit dat jaar. Veel beter kun je hem niet samenstellen eigenlijk. Als je ook ziet hoeveel figuren zich bemoeiden met de songwriting, dan is de 'range' geen verrassing. Zelfs maverick Skip Spence (van Moby Grape) mocht een duit in het zakje doen met 'My Best Friend', die powerhouse 'Somebody to Love' en het mystieke 'Today' fantastisch verbindt. Kantje twee kan het tempo helaas niet bij benen, en heeft tot het akoestische 'Embryonic Journey' en de grand finale 'White Rabbit' weinig om het lijf. Het lijkt in die fase op 'één van de duizenden bandjes' die dat jaar het levenslicht zag. Maar als je hem zo afsluit dan is het ze vergeven. Al met al gewoon een solide en iconisch album met muzikale en culturele importantie in het jaar 1967. En met 'Somebody to Love' en 'White Rabbit' brengen ze in één klap misschien wel de twee meest archetypische en quintessential songs van die periode uit. De één inhakend op de prominente love-movement van eind jaren 60, en de andere op de rol van 'verboden middelen' in het realiseren van deze culturele beweging. 8/10 Highlights: Somebody to Love My Best Friend Today White Rabbit

Prachtig album. Zo toepasselijk bij het tijdsgewricht en vind het een bijzonder hoogstandje van de sixties folk rock. Dat genre kan soms wat saai zijn door een 2025. Maar de meer psychedelic elementen van Surrealistic Pillow drijven de boel aardig op de spits. Dat wordt natuurlijk met name duidelijk in White Rabbit. Met alleen maar opbouw heeft dit nummer iets agressiefs, maar is daardoor onwijs aantrekkelijk. Somebody to Love en White Rabbit, toch de all-time classics van Jefferson Airplane blijken met de zangeres over te zijn gekomen van haar vorige band. Wellicht verklaard dat ook wel waarom deze band (en haar bandleden) verder geen wereldwijde fame hebben behaald (naast de hits en de associatie met Woodstock en the Summer of Love). De namen van de bandleden zeiden mij tot vandaag niks. Overall kwaliteit met twee knallers. Dat levert ze toch wel 4 sterretjes op. 8/10 Highlights Somebody to Love White Rabbit

24/03/25 Happy with this album.

Really solid musicians and good songs but just boring. Nothing really stood out to me as a gotta come back and listen to this. Somebody to love maybe. More a single you need to hear before you die, not an album.

This album was boring for me. Felt like just another hippie jam band. I don't even love their hits that much. I'm sure white people loved this shit back then. I can imagine listeners of this music clapping on the 1 and 3 of the beat. The album would randomly switch to weird gypsy music that felt off. I won't be actively listening to this album again. I'm giving this a 2

They lost me with the first song. I do not like this it’s old and only on here because it was famous for being some first hippy music. The singles were good but otherwise I do not care for it. Low 2/5, bummed about it because somebody to love and white rabbit are both so good.

White Rabbit is one of my favorite songs ever and was a genuine factor in the naming of my daughter, which should really underline just how boring the rest of this album is. I get why its on here, the defining album of the San Francisco Sound and one of the most important records of the hippie movement, but my god do most of the songs do literally nothing.

Very much of it’s era, nice moments though.

A strong psychadelic folk/rock album. of course I was very familiar with the White Rabitt and Don't You Want Somebody to Love, but I was unfamiliar with the whole ouevre of Jefferson Airplane's mach 1 run of the late 60s early 70s. Turns out that this is a very tuneful and well-written record. I'll be keeping it in rotation in the future to get to know it more deeply.

Grace Slick has one of the more unique voices in popular music, but what sets Jefferson Airplane apart is the heaviness of their psychedelia. While The Byrds at times grow thin, this is all about booming soul and textures of freedom: ‘I’m so full of love / I could burst apart / And start to cry.’ Even ‘Comin’ Back to Me,’ the track on which you could most easily call bullshit, evades that evaluation since its poetry, which is authentic, never diminishes the music, which foreshadows acoustic Zeppelin. They may sing of ‘purple pleasure-fields in the sun,’ but you never get the feeling that they’re treading on mushy or imprecise grounds, only that they’re exactly as they should be expressive.

Without Somebody to Love and White Rabbit this would be a fairly unremarkable collection of jangle poppers and light rockers, with a few nice moments. With them? Well, they’re two of the defining moments of 60s psychedelia! Maybe they should’ve let Grace Slick sing more often? Just a thought. 3.5

Great 70’s vibes album

Alright.

> the Beatles

3.5 stars

This is nearly a perfect album, side one especially which is absolutely flawless. But the real cream of the crop are the album's closers "White Rabbit" and "Plastic Fantastic Lover". Talk about saving the best for last. It's still a coin toss between this and Volunteers being my favorite Airplane Lp, but both solid albums for me. (9.70) ★★★★½

Not bad, but too hippie sounding to me. 3.5 stars

This is a pretty cool album. I think the songs that everyone knows -- "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" -- are definite standouts, but there's some other cool stuff here, like "Today" and "Plastic Fantastic Lover". Occasionally they drift into this hippie folky sound I don't quite love, but when they stick to the psych rock stuff, the results are great. 4 stars.

Very quaint, Austin Powers-y psyche pop n folk. Like Grace Slick a lot and she has a couple of nice bangers with Somebody To Love and White Rabbit. The bloke vocalist sullies the joint though, sounds like a super sub-satisfactory Sonny Bonno. Best songs are the two main Grace Slick sung hits and Embyronic Journey which is an instrumental.

This was surprising! Typically, psychedelic rock scores very low for me. But this had a lot of substance and range.

Das Album Surrealistic Pillow von Jefferson Airplane wurde 1967 veröffentlicht und zählt zu den bedeutenden Werken des Psychedelic Rock. Die Band stammt aus den USA und war Teil der Musikszene von San Francisco, die in den späten 1960er-Jahren großen Einfluss auf die Rockmusik hatte. Das Album wurde in den RCA Studios in Hollywood aufgenommen. Musikalisch bewegt sich Surrealistic Pillow zwischen Folk-, Rock- und psychedelischen Elementen. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Stücke „Somebody to Love“ und „White Rabbit“, die nicht nur zu den bekanntesten Songs der Band gehören, sondern auch das Album prägen. Neben diesen markanten Titeln enthält das Album weitere Stücke mit melodischen Gitarrenarrangements und mehrstimmigem Gesang. Insgesamt ist Surrealistic Pillow ein Album, das den Zeitgeist der späten 1960er-Jahre widerspiegelt und sowohl musikalisch als auch stilistisch für das Genre prägend war.

the hits are awesome but the rest is wanky

Some good things, some really rather average. 3

pk

A classic.

Pretty Groovy!

I dont hate it all but some songs were so much better than other (Somebody to love and White Rabbit) overall it was underwhelming

Some songs are better than others. I accidentally listened to this album on shuffle and repeat. After the first listen through it kept playing and I didn’t turn it off. Classic, will listen again.

genuinely good songs alongside the two you've heard of. there's an instrumental in there that i can place from somewhere but havent been bothered to figure out where

Like all stuff of this genre from this era there are great tracks when the tempo is up, but when they're just twiddling with their guitars it's a bit rubbish

The last album I'll review before my hiatus. It was an instant classic. One song was 20 years before its time. Both singers were up to their game. Some songs are a bit less significant. 4 stars for "Surrealistic Pillow".

Man, Grace Slick is a FORCE. More of her and this would be a 5.

This is good background music.

Unique sound, liked all of them, though none stood out to me.

Hits

The album has 2 HOF tracks from the 60s and yes you know them. While the rest of the album isn't cohesive as it plays from Mamas and the Papas type melodies to more obscure sounds, it warrants a thorough listen. I wish we could give half stars because this album is above a 3 but not quite a 4 for me.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. A decent amount of well known/iconic songs that I never would have guessed would have been on the same album/made by the same band. Stylistically a cross between The Beatles and Velvet Underground, which has its moments but I don't think overtakes either in my opinion. A very good album, but not great. Top tracks: Somebody to Love, Embryonic Journey, White Rabbit

It starts out strong, kind of fizzles out in the middle, but picks back up again towards the end. Overall, it's a pretty solid album though and the guitar playing really stands out in a great way.

Totally meh. All this 1960s psychedelic stuff just sounds so generic to my modern ears. Don't care if it's historically significant, it's just boring

🐇! I realize that this is a pretty common opinion but: Grace Slick vocals > Marty Balin vocals It's a bit frustrating because this album had the potential to be another 60s psychedelic masterpiece, akin to something by Hendrix or the Doors, if only she had been the lead vocalist on more than just two tracks. Its still a great album as it is but man do those 2 Grace Slick songs REALLY overshadow the rest of the album. Favorite track: White Rabbit 3.5/5

The Grace Slick lead vocal tracks are what I want to hear. The rest feels very middle of the road.

The 60s were an odd time for music weren’t they? The ‘album’ feels like such an underused format for delivering music. I assume the kids just wanted the 45s which is where the best music was to be found, but albums don’t really feel like they come into their own until the 70s. This is yet another 60s release that has a handful of bangers on it, but is mainly padded out with much inferior tracks. The singles here do so much heavy lifting.

The Grace slick songs are so clearly bettter. I guess hippies could be chauvinistic too. The rest just sounds very silly like outtakes from Austin Powers.

Lekkekrr

Two of the greatest songs on the 60s on here. Grace Slick’s voice is superb. Great album 4.25/5

Loved every bit of this. An improved Nico at the start, Dylan-esque in parts and reminded me of sugarman in others. Interesting throughout

Yllättävän vaisu tai ujo muuten kuin Somebody to lovessa (joka on tietty tosi hyvä). En tajua White rabbitin suosiota ihan täysin… eheä kokonaisuus mutta joo vähän laimea. Karsea kansi?!

Siinä missä Mamas and the Papas piilottaa synkkyyttä pirteän rockin alle, Jefferson Airplane piilottaa naiiviutta psykehtävän soinnin taakse (kuten niin monet). Hitti Somebody to Love on kuitenkin todella hyvä - ja niin on toisella kuuntelulla myös psykehitti White Rabbit. Itse asiassa levy rullaa kokonaisuutena muutenkin ihan kunnioitettavasti (tsekkaa Today ja Comin' Back to Me), vaikka bändi saisikin olla vähän pirteämpi ja rockimpi. 3,5

Some nice new finds on this beyond the hits. My Best Friend, How Do You Feel, JPP McStep B Blues - shockingly Mamas and the Papas sounding. But several slow dribblers kind of bring the album down on the whole for me.

Incredible album! One of my favorites so far. So dynamic and a lovely listening experience.

THEEEEEEEEEE psychedelic rock album, not one bad track

Oh, stoned 16 year old me was so into this album. I re-listened recently and it holds up. Great early psychedelica without the flourishes that can date the music. Compelling and catchy tunes, further enhanced by a hell of a lead singer, Grace Slick.

Outside of white rabbit and somebody to love nothing really hit me. Not bad, interesting for sure, but also sort of what I expected.

Solid 60’s album.

Your friends, they treat you like a guest...That actually sounds pretty good to me! Shows how much our society has changed that back in the day being treated like a guest was a bad thing. Now I wish any of my friends would treat me that well! I like side two more than side one. Never been a huge fan of this band but Jorma is a helluva finger picking guitar player (see: Embryonic Journey) and I dig Grace Slick for being a freak for like 80+ years now. I can't think of her or even this band without think of a random line from the Camper Van Beethoven song "Turquoise Jewelry" : "Take off that jump suit - you look like Grace Slick!"

I'm glad we got this album, pretty much exclusively because I've always enjoyed hearing "White rabbit", but it's weird to hear the remainder of an album that has nothing to really compare with that song. I'm reminded a bit of a much later album in this collection, "The La's" and their hit "There she goes", although that's not really fair to Jefferson Airplane or this album, since their other (decent) single, "Somebody to love", isn't that far from "White rabbit", although not nearly as interesting. The remainder of the album is disappointingly very late 60s-sounding and pretty forgettable, and some of the tracks are downright saccharine and annoying ("My best friend" and "Today" are an unfortunate one-two punch in this regard, and I'm shocked to read that they got substantial air-time back in the day). I *did* enjoy the Leo-Kottke-sounding instrumental "Embryonic journey", though, and there's something a bit compelling about "Plastic fantastic lover", perhaps simply because it was inspired by a visit to a plastics factory in Chicago while they were on tour. I have no idea how to rank this album, as "White rabbit" elevates it for me well above three stars, but so much of this album is so middling it feels like it cancels out the one great song. But it's a great song, and it wasn't until I read the Wikipedia entry that I discovered that part of why "White rabbit" seems so different is because Grace Slick brought it over from her previous band, The Great Society. Maybe we can post-humously share the stars among the two bands? And as much as I didn't find the album as a whole very interesting or entertaining, it's hard to ignore the impact it had at the time.

I bought this as a teenager and was a little disappointed by it, feeling that the only standout tracks were Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. Now, I enjoyed the entirety more but maybe that was nostalgia. Hints of the Beatles' Ticket to Ride (How Do You Feel) and Day Tripper (She Has Funny Cars). Definitely 5 stars given the impact of the two big hits and the rest isn't so bad if a little bit of the times.

Nice one

good stuff, honestly

Hippie rock, mid but not bad. IwouldplaythisasbackgroundmusicandnotrememberanyofwhatIjustlistenedto/5

I like the feel of this album and the variety between singers. I wouldn't mind a few more listens to make a true assessment, but it's positive so far.

I started out not really liking this album. After a while though, I found it growing on me.

Meh

It was good.

It was ok.

It would be very difficult for someone to not like this album and also have a good taste in music. This kind of sound was the start of everything music stands for and puts the love in summer of love. Embryonic Journey is one of the most moving sub 2 minute pieces I have ever heard. Solid 8/10

As much as I love "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love", I've never heard this album in full. I also didn't know this was the first album Grace Slick was on, she makes such a difference on the sound. The sound and the music is essential early psychedelia, on the cleaner pop side of things, but psych rock none the less. While I like the more aggressive and less structured music of Can and Amon Düül, this is marvellous record. The only thing I consider a negative, is the very basic early 60's style pop songs (like "My Best Friend", which was probably considered rock music then and sounds like every other popular group of the time) and full blast blues songs. I wish they'd left those out and tried to keep the whole album psych rock for a consistent experience front to back. Which might be too modern thinking for the time.

I know the singles, love em but the rest is kinda hit and miss at times

I'm glad this is an undisputed masterpiece of 1960s psychedelic rock, as it gives me reassurance that I really don't like this style of music. I can get down with most genres and periods, but something about 60s psych music doesn't click with me in the slightest. The sound might have felt "out there" to the village fete crowd in the 60s, but it is essential just a mixture of folk, soft rock, and crooning pop, without keeping any of the good bits. The songwriting seems dull and the vocals range from twee to overwrought to warbling. There are moments of an eerie otherworldliness which are the more interesting moments. But overall I don't get it. Clearly it's a me problem. 2.5*

Great psychedelic pop/rock and White Rabbit sounds like a masterpiece.

Great voice, some recognisable songs and a range of feelings throughout. The instrumental of Embryonic Journey gives cathartic feelings of reflection. 8.2/10.

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The first half of 1967 saw the release of the first album by the Doors, the Velvet Underground, and Jimi Hendrix. It saw the revolutionary releases of the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane" and Sgt Pepper. Love and Traffic made their debuts in '67, and there were also sophomore releases by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Cream. 1967 was the greatest year in rock 'n' roll history. Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane appeared in February of '67, showing what a deep bench this year boasted. And while it didn't charm me as much as I'd hoped, the primary Grace Slick contributions were remarkable. "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" do not grow old, and carry such power. They also represent their times well. The only other song that really grabbed me was "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (a song about TV, add it to a playlist with "Trouble Every Day" and "I'm the Slime" from the Mothers.) This is only a 3/5 for me, but it's a strong 3 with some 5/5 moments in a 5/5 year.

It is undenable that Jefferson Airplane played an important and pivotal role in solidifying psychadelic rock in the 60s. And because of this, I was looking forward to exploring their music a little more. It isn't bad, but this is one of those rare occurrences where the known singles from the album stand out entirely of what's memorable and important for this band. I did enjoy some of the other tracks, but in terms of quality and impact, I didn't find much here. Finally, it is hard to take Grace Slick seriously when you have the Jefferson Starship garbage mingling in your head.

Somebody to Love // My Best Friend // Today // White Rabbit // 3.5/5

white rabbit

This album has two amazing songs (White Rabbit and Someone to Love, obviously) and that’s about it. Why they had anyone besides Grace Slick sing is beyond me. I owned this CD. Listened to it I think twice, ripped those two songs onto Winamp, and never touched it again. For some reason, this album feels more dated than the rest of the stuff on this list. 3/5 stars, but only because White Rabbit is so incredible, even for those of us who avoided the whole drug scene.

At nearly one full hour, this band, Jefferson Airplane, which would eventually become “Jefferson Starship in the late 1970s packs a powerful punch, with their second released album “Surrealistic Pillow”. Classified as a “psychedelic rock” band, it really has more blues and folk rock influences than pure drug hallucination inspired tunes. Of course, one of the bands biggest hits, “White Rabbit” does have an unvarnished narrative of hallucinogenic drug references that gave Jefferson Airplane that “psychedelic” moniker. As this is my second “published review,” I have to say that I’m not in the habit of actually listening to an entire side of an album, let alone “both sides” of an album. But this process is a very healthy one for me, as I listen to “all tracks” of an album, including the “deep cuts” of an album that rarely get any airplay on radio stations. I felt that these “deep cuts” including “Today,” “Comin’ Back to Me,” and “Embrionic Journey” among other Jefferson Airplane songs deserve fresh hearings. This is the third album I reviewed, although Lou Reed’s “Transformer” never made it to the “publishing stage.” Nevertheless, Jefferson Airplane’s album “Surrealistic Pillow” is an album that I play again and again, as there are many songs on this album that sound pleasing to this writer’s ear. I give it five out of five stars.

Man, the harder tracks are amazing. The folky tracks are a little much though. So much tambourine.

Was fine but nothing exciting. I had heard the singles before but nothing else really stood out to me.

I never heard the album before now. The familiar ones even better as part of the album. The psych is way more psychy. Even more original. Some really fine vocalizations and subtle (noninvasive) production. Grace is the perfect match for Jorma. Definitive.

This is 1967 encapsulated. White Rabbit, Somebody to love, coming back to me, absolutely iconic. And every time I sang somebody to love at the top of my lungs the cat sprang into my embrace. Quite literally a call to arms. The other songs, although rich and varied didn’t quite have the punch of Grace Slick they were of an era and evocative in their own way. It did get me thinking though, they started as Jefferson airplane, transmuted into Jefferson Starship - what would they be today? Jefferson teleporter, Jefferson Siri. Jefferson Hadron Collider. No matter - when logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead… Feed your head!

❤️❤️❤️

I love the obvious hits on this one, I like 50% of the other stuff, and the last 40% ... it's a bit too hippy trippy for me to really enjoy. Another where I appreciate the significance, and feel akin to the era in many ways, but there's something about this that's a little too ramshackle and inner aura or something. Individually, Slick is a force, Marty Balin has a one-of-a-kind voice, Kantner is a songwriter I like... maybe its Jorma Kaukonen that throws off the balance for me? (Maybe that's why I gravitate to Jefferson Starship over Airplane?) I don't know, and it's unnecessary to quibble. It's a 3.5 in my world, but I'm inclined to keep it at a 3 even with the stellar "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit." What d'ya want? It's friggin Monday morning.

White Rabbit and Someone to Love aside, listening to this album makes me want to side with the establishment.

I went into this album thinking for sure it would be a 5 or 4. I listened to this LP a LOT growing up and was very fond of the lesser known songs--She Has Funny Cars, Today, Plastic Fantastic Lover. It just didn't hold up to my memory of it.

Wow this was astonishing. Spooky, sad, tender, all of it

meh. it was kinda too mid tempo and folksy for me

This is another one of those albums where the sound of the decade they existed in settled on them like the ashes of Pompeii, preserving them just as they were. The 60s writ large, this album checks all of the boxes. At times you could be listening at the mamas and the papas, at others Simon and Garfunkel. The two break out songs broke out enough to make it to us all, “white rabbit” and “somebody to love”. Those two heavyweights carry this album to a three from me.

Album is pretty mediocre in general but I find it funny how one of their most streamed songs on Spotify is "Somebody to Love" probably because of the name being identical to the Queen song.

4.2/5

White rabbit er full stutt en æðislegt lag. Don't you want somebody to lvoe er líka sjöundatugarfínt. Restin er ágæt, en of mikið af filler fyrir fjarka.

Its a great album, good flow, bit outdated but was probably the nest at the time. Grace's voice is top shape and best in that era. Joma's arrangements were above average and the harmonies were only second to mamas and papas

not really into this one much, although it does contain two of the iconic songs of the psychedelic era, “someone to love” and “white rabbit”… so there’s that.

Like two skips but I had to pee

This is fine. I definitely prefer Grace Slick to the dude singer(s).

some iconic pop songs. some vapid filler.

banger after banger after banger

I have never heard anything from this band before aside from “Somebody to Love”, and this record is inconsistent but very solid. There are songs that I absolutely love, and others that I became annoyed with after one listen. I’d love to shout out to”Embryonic Journey” as it is a beautiful acoustic guitar track.

Brilliant. This is everything I wanted The Yardbirds to be, meaning you can feel soul here. These folks are pouring something into this music and it is utterly compelling. Plus the arrangements and performances are wonderful. It feels live. A bit noisy, too, lol. No "noise reduction" back then. Anyway, yes.

This was alright… this just sounds like music… this might of been psych rock in the 60’s but I def prefer newer psych rock

Kinda cool, just music that is great to vibe out to. Favourite Song: 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds

Pretty cool album. A few absolute stunners in there, including maybe the most powerful 2:33 in 60s rock history in White Rabbit. You want to hear more from these guys (and gal) but unfortunately this is really their only good album.

Weird

this is such a good album and i’m so glad i heard it before i die! so lush and varied and good

Och ta płyta jest genialna. Ten klimat, lekka psychodela, mocne perkusje i silny wokal. Alice in Wonderland to utwór kompletny . Można słuchać w kółko- ten zespół jest jak starsza, bardziej zbuntowana siostra Fleetwood Mac. 9/10

Another group I was only familiar with by name, and I was pleasantly surprised that this was a 4 rather than my expectation of 3. The guitar tones are great, it sounds Beatlesque at times without being a rip-off, and at other times it's its own, cool, thing.

It was nice to hear the classic hits within the context of the album they came from.

Ha, I mean I guess this is a pretty rocking album.

# Album Name: Surrealistic Pillow # Artist: Jefferson Airplane # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Somebody to love - A classic which the majority of people will have heard. Its a great song too. This is such a good album with plenty of great tracks. # Top Tunes: Somebody to love / White rabbit / Embryonic Journey # Would I listen to it again? Hell yeah

I enjoyed this way more than I expected.

No doubt this is a great album but not my cup of tea, very 60s and surf influenced

At some points I felt I liked this a lot more than I typically like 60s psychedelia. At other times, it dragged on and on. This is rounding down, but like… there wasn’t that much chance of it rounding up.

I feel like Alice in Wonderland in a Salvador Dalí painting.

Paar hele grote hits, maar iets te veel los zand, en buiten de hits niet top.

3.5 - Good

I liked the whole album better than the radio hits.

fist album

So many evergreens on a single album.

Ready set take off

Generic British 60s 1/5

Radio hits: Somebody to Love White Rabbit Pretty guitar instrumental track: Embryonic Journey

Loved in my youth

To me this is the definitive 60s psychedelic rock album. The sound is emblematic of the time. Grace Slick's vocals are iconic. There is a mix of some blues rock in there as well. A couple songs that miss for me, overall great album.

3* might have enjoyed it more with a shroom or two

I had a passing knowledge of Jefferson Airplane and was familiar with the more popular songs from this album (Somebody To Love, White Rabbit and to a lesser extent, Today). So that was a strong start and the classic tracks that I have enjoyed over the years still hold up. There is also a gentleness to this album that I did not expect, specifically great harmonies and the less-than-psychedelic (more in the folk music category) tracks took me a little by surprise. Also some very bluesy tracks, with some psychedelic twang slipped in. I can see how this might be one of those "pillars of music" albums. I am more of a fan of the songs that are filled with simple, reverbing, fuzzy guitar riffs. Overall, I find the album a little uneven, but where the best tracks really standout to make it a worthwhile listen.

Sounds like the soundtrack to the 1960s.

* Favorite song: Embryonic Journey * From the days where you could pan all the drums to one side and guitars to another. Everything is drenched in reverb. Really a product of its time from a production standpoint. * Some really hokey songs in here (My Best Friend) * White Rabbit doesn't fit with the vibe of the rest of this record. It's so jarring compared to the easy-going folksiness of the rest, except maybe Go To Her. It feels like an experiment, which perhaps it was in its day. Full disclosure - I have never liked this song. It goes on the list of "Songs I've had enough of in this lifetime" * Definitely enjoy Grace Slick's vocal performances.

Some BOPS on this one! Classic

I knew a bunch of these tracks but was nice to listen to the album in it's entirety. I love Janis so overall enjoyed this album.

cool sounds throughout but surprisingly sleepy at times the kind of album i'd get to look cool but in reality i just want to listen to somebody to love and white rabbit and id let the rest play until i got tired of it! also dear white rabbit lovers - the cover by Mayssa Karaa on the american hustle soundtrack is slayful 11/10

Fun psychedelic album. White Rabbit is classic and maybe best of the genre. "J.P.P. Mc Step B. Blues" was great. Still can't believe this band became Starship and created "We built this city" but anything can happen with enough LSD.

One of the biggest bands of the time and this album does have a couple big hits. It's some good psychedelic rock but perhaps a bit dated. There's a blues song in the middle of this album too? A fine listen. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)

Very weirdcore, I feel as if it were the abomination that the 70's had made if they had every hippie put their combined endure and love into this album.

The singles loom large on this one, and whilst Surrealistic Pillow is listenable I think much of the album pales in comparison to 'Somebody To Love' and 'White Rabbit'.

Some classics on here

Early Prog rock? sign me up

I think there was a time some decades ago I really liked this, but I feel increasingly bored by Jefferson Airplane. Still, this album does some good stuff and has a few really good songs.

-damnn i actually really liked this. these people know how to craft a song and they really showed off their range here -I can’t even name what i like about it so much, it’s just very well-done -honestly very few low points on this record. the upbeat ones are probably my favorites -Favorites are She Has Funny Cars, Somebody to Love, and White Rabbit

I like psychedelic rock as a whole and I really like Grace Slick’s voice. Some exceptional tracks and a few meh ones.

Great “Age of Aquarius” vibes from this record. Haunting vocals and cool guitar work. Could use a bit more sitar. Standout track are: “Somebody to Love” and “3/5 of a mile in Ten Seconds”.

Varied sounds of the songs on this album from psyadellic to blues with some rock songs throne in.

Grace Slick is amazing. Unique - and beautiful - voice. Had many of these songs on Worst of album, but heard some new ones here.

Dos temarracos

Absolutely rips, great stuff

Somebody to Love, White Rabbit

A lot of nice songs

Rating: 7.5/10 Some very good classic rock.

An icon of 60's rock, this album is a good listen with a few surprises I wasn't expecting (a blues song!). You could certainly do worse.

Felt like more poppy grateful dead with harmonica. Maybe this will convince miles the grateful dead weren't gods green gift to this earth

I can't sleep and the streaming service I'm using keeps pausing commercials every time it switches to the next episode

That mono production in 2025 hits like a tab of acid. And not in a pleasant way.

This album almost feels schizophrenic the way goes from super mellow folk music to electric psychedelic rock. I do appreciate their willingness to experiment and not be pigeonholed. It was a bit long, I would have cut a few of the folk tunes, but I do appreciate this album’s creativity.

Some good, some not so great. Decent album with a couple killer cuts.

-A pretty good album 👍🏽 -It had a very '60s vibe to it, kind of similar to the Beatles -My fav song is: My Best Friend? -My least fav song is: Embryonic Journey <-- Weird name, was just some guitar. Wasn't terrible but just boring.

Gotta say I was positively surprised by this one. Not usually a big fan of the whole 60s psychedelic scene (which actually has me dreading a lot of what's to come), but the understated production , simple instrumentation and quality songwriting on this one were a very welcome surprise. Great record!

Not my cup of tea

Not my jam. Put me to sleep. Would maybe be more fun if I was high.

I kind of love this, the transition from swing to straight in My Best Friend had me relistening multiple times, Somebody to Love is clearly a classic, and overall I enjoyed the vibe of it quite a lot.

Meh

Great tunes and lovely acoustic guitar tones

The definitive West Coast psychedelic album. Perfectly encapsulates how I imagine San Francisco to be in 1967. Some big tunes on this Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. Other than STL and White Rabbit, favorite tracks include Embyonic Journey and Today. A far out 5 points from me!

solala, zwei/drei halbwegs bekannte Lieder dabei; aber ist auch schon in die Jahre gekommen

Es un disco buenísimo. Es considerado uno de los pilares de la psicodelia pero tiene un pragmatismo increíble: blues, rock de guitarras acústicas, progresivo, baladas y juego de voces (cambiando de voz líder de mujer a varón).

Quintessential psychedelic rock.

A classic album. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit do all the heavy lifting here, but it's still a decent album, overall. Grace Slick's voice is so incredibly iconic.

Some hits but generally it felt rough around the edges. 3.16

Pretty cool

Really cool album. Psychedelic heaven which sounds like it was recorded in a church. Love white rabbit, embryonic, and she has funny cars. Great album

Feed your head

The two songs people know and like, and then a bunch of poor-to-mid ones. Not helping matters, my copy was labelled “Bonus Track Edition” but appears to have six of them. Maybe the OG would have been less tiresome but now I’m in a bad mood.

A classic

It was okay but that about sums up it, okay, some really nice tracks but VERY sleepy album just not something that’s very fantastic to me

Very good psych rock. Consistent all the way through, great combination and palace of instrumentals and vocals. Weird out the wall, I love this.

83% Best: Somebody to Love; ⅗ of a Mile in 10 Seconds; How Do You Feel; White Rabbit; Plastic Fantastic Lover Must-Hear? Sure

still psychoactive now

3.5

Soft 5. This album was enjoyable to listen to! Good instrumentals and fun vocal work. Many songs fell on the "Good but generic" side. 'White Rabbit' carries it heavy for me and takes the fave slot.

Good album if you're in the mood / chilled out 3/5

This is an alright album where the "Somebody to Love" song is their most popular one but "White Rabbit" sounds very similar and somehow has more listens but doesn't have that part that is really cool. Overall, not too bad, it was fine as a background listen.

Love the 2 hits, the rest was good too but unsure how often I'd go to listen to this

I like the vibes, but I’m giving extra credit here because I love Jorma Kaukonen so much. Give me Embryonic Journey for an album and I’ll give you five stars!

A few of the songs are here are more lame 60s folk rock than I would have expected but the number of bluesy, psychedelic, rocking songs and the mega hit White Rabbit redeemed the album. I enjoyed the majority of this album after its getting off to a slow start.

Ok

3/5

The drummer is really good. Standout Tracks: "Somebody to Love" "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" "White Rabbit" Worst song: "Today"

Familiar with half a dozen Jefferson Airplane songs but had never listened through an album before. Fun, funky. Sometimes almost childlike (in a good way). I like the narrative/literary nature of many of the tracks (like Alice in Wonderland). Go To Her probably slaps the hardest.

Mucha onda sesentera y un par de hitazos espectaculares. Me hizo muy feliz descubrir aquí White Rabbit. Padre padre disco.

A classic hippy generation album. Grace Slick has that voice that women can lose themselves in and one that could almost make a man murder someone based on the evil sounding harmonizing she dishes out. The slow songs fail in comparison to everything else on the album, which is shocking because I’m a sucker for a slow song. You could call White Rabbit a slow song if you want and then I’d be wrong but let’s face it, White Rabbit is a monster in its own. It has no label. This album does do much in move the needle I feel. It’s just cookie cutter rock that occasionally dips into the pop realm. Choice cut: White Rabbit

She Has Funny Cars has great drums but didn’t really connect to the lyrics or melody. Somebody To Love is possibly the strongest second song on an album ever. Such a mighty sound, so well executed. Her voice has so much power and pain. My best friend, love the harmonies within the vocal performance, melody is solid too just not as catchy. However the change in tempos throughout keeps you locked in completely. Today, builds suspense and melancholy very nicely, I was really pulled into the story. The mini crash out at the end when singing “it’s all for you” so perfect. Straight into Comin’ Back To Me, with a long and slow intro makes total sense. I personally love the talking poetry take for the lyrics. The subtle melody is great to keep you guessing where it will go next. A well written musical version of yearning. I’d love to be two glasses of wine in listening to this next time. Woah, the complete switch back to the sound at the beginning with 3/5. This feels like the big crash out about missing someone to the point of being driven mad. Just needing to be in a circus. D. C. B. A. that last line “You were the world to me for a while” is quite frankly harrowing. Again showing their ability to make sorrow more upbeat. How do you feel, I love that pipe?? that brings you in. The chorus of vocals feels moving. I am interpreting this as being in the strange situation of meeting a fan, but could be completely wrong. Like i’m imagining them just not wanting to let them down because it “brightens up their day”. Embryonic it’s a guitar solo that is intricate and stunning. And that’s from someone who hates guitar solos usually. I’m actually having the thought that Harry Styles may have sampled it? White Rabbit seems very cautionary from the get go about drug abuse. Talking about asking Alice, i’m assuming in wonderland. Lyrically and melodically very interesting. “Feed your head” is fitting. Plastic Fantastic Lover falls a bit flat for me. Nothing grabs me. Some lyrics still ring true today but the composition doesn’t thrill me. In The Morning immediately does make me excited to see what they will do to the blues. I’m liking the instrumentation for sure. The rest is letting it down, and it’s truly too long, because it’s the same over and over. J. P. P., such a sweet song of friendship!! I think it’s adorably made. Simple but well constructed. Go to Her, feels like Somebody to Love’s cousin. I’m not the biggest fan, seems like a half assed version to repeat it. The guitar solos too long and feels unimpressive even with the pick up of tempo. Ending on Come Back Baby, the bass has a great performance, I really like that. Apart from that i’m a bit tired of feeling like this is a melody Ive heard on like 3 other songs at least. Over all the album has great vocal performances, fab rhythm sections and a lot of guitar solos. It’s too long. Personally it would be a much higher score if it took out about 5 songs. Anyway yeah most likely won’t listen to it in its entirety ever again.

The higher energy, harder parts were nice, but the rest sounded pretty run of the mill. Somebody to Love a classic nonetheless

Not as Rock 'n' Roll as I expected. More folky, even has a Simon and Garfunkel sounding track.

[4/10] no hate

pretty solid psych rock

This album is a classic for 60’s psychedelic music, though it’s not as fully psychedelic as later albums in the genre. It leans more on folk rock with a melodic and structured sound, featuring subtle touches of surreal lyrics and reverb-heavy guitars. The production is cleaner and less experimental, reflecting its place as one of the first major albums of the psychedelic movement and paving the way for more experimental sounds that came later.

Didn’t expect to recognize Somebody to Love. The production on this so far is really cool & groovy. Damn, Today is romantic as hell, first save off the album. Really enjoyed this one!

It would be much better to have more of female vocals in this album. Somebody to love is a banger; White rabbit is tense and just great. And guess what they have in common?

I understand the cultural significance. As my wife mentioned, Grace Potter isn't front and center. It is a lot of music and I'm a big fan of Jorma, so Embryonic Journey and In the Morning made my ears perk up. Molly Tuttle does a great version of White Rabbit. Again I wish there was a 3.5, I may round up. The mix is a bit bright.

Not really my style, a little bit too old for me

3 Some ok hits, and does a good job representing genre, but overall a bit long

You better fimd somebody to love

Two great songs. Instrumentals were better than expected. Will listen again

Cornerstone of 60s psychedelic rock, theres a great balance between raw energy and some softer acoustic sections. Somebody to Love and White Rabbit are great songs helped by Grace Slicks vocals. It still holds up today as a great album.

will relisten! liked it a lot more than I thought!

I almost rated it higher just because it has white rabbit

What a time to be alive

A couple of all time great songs and a bunch of extremely medium songs

I didn't realize how many of these songs I knew. Fun 60s jams

Good classic rock

My dad was very happy to hear this one when I was trying to find albums from the list that he’d like for our road trip

A deep dive I had once done in high school and one of the most quintessential psychedelic pieces rock albums. Very fun

Despite not knowing about its existence, this specific album is what I had in mind when I signed up for the project. Psychadelic rock is a relative blind spot of which I am tangentially aware of in greater culture (60s montages) but never really deep dived or learned the context. This album seems to be considered the prototypical example of the genre. Unfortunately, I threw out my blacklight posters from college just last week, so the experience wasn't all it could have been.

Solid classic, love me some Jefferson Airplane.

point7.

Wow this album was incredibly good. I really liked Somebody to Love. The whole vibe of this album was great and I can see why it's in this list!

I don't think it's one of the best albums of all time but it has too many bangers to not be 5/5

no me gusto mucho, no es un disco muy reescuchable; no creo que lo escuche nuevamente.

It was fine. I felt a lot of the songs were indistinguishable from one another, overall the album fell short.

own

Great and timeless album. Amazing to see how many songs and techniques got perpetuated through time for an album made in de 60s. Would definitely listen again, even thou its not my genre of preference.

The production sounds lo-fi but that can't mask the genius and unique vision of this band. Way ahead of their time and worth 5***** for just the Rabbit.

Neat old psychedelic rock. A nice listen even if only a couple songs stand out.

Solid sounds of Psychedelic San Francisco. As with many of these classic rock albums I find the deep cuts to be more interesting than the extremely well-known hits.

258/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Fab psychedelic rock album.

I thought this album was actually a good listen and it certainly has a feeling of the hippy era, I liked it.

Psychedelic rock album what can I say. Love some songs but would hardly put on an entire album of it again.

Grace slick has some kinda superpower with her voice that makes everything incredibly enchanting. Like come on you just can’t dislike white rabbit. Also the run from somebody to love to today is pretty untouchable. There’s things like I find plastic fantastic lover a strange choice for album closer but no song is bad It’s a shame that by the 80’s the remains of this band became starship This is a 5/5

Acid was better in the 70s. Couple of bangers

A tour de force of 60s music that I generally dislike. Harmonizing vocals in a very 1960s style. Acid psychedelic stuff. Great guitar though on Come Back Baby (terrible voice...can someone else sing?). My Best Friend is pretty solid though, even though it's a bit cheesy.

actually pretty deece

Some good psych rock. I really like the way the singers voice flows.

Beautiful progressive rock record with numerous hits & psychedelic compositions

Jesus, how many different people wrote the songs on this album? Bubblegum pop to existential dread from song to song; it's pretty jarring. The songs that hit, though? Holy shit. Just put those on a playlist and leave the rest.

Songs in easy to listen order, has a couple songs that scream the 70s, you've heard in countless movies. Love the insrtumental and the blues song. Added 6+ songs to lib. Solid, nothing made me want to skip to the next song, good variety but still sounds like JA.

I liked this album more than I thought I would, especially all the songs up to and including White Rabbit. Plastic Fantastic Lover is skippable; the rest is not bad blues inflected psychedelia, definitely of its time.

she has funny cars- 5 or 6 somebody to love- 6 or 7 my best friend- 6 today- 5 comin back to me- 4 3/5 of a mile in 30 seconds- 4 dcba-25- how do you feel- embryonic journey- white rabbit- 7 or 8 i didnt finish it but thats cause i didnt want to

Listened to the 11 tracks original release. Besides the iconic "Somebody to Love" nothing remarkable on for me. 2,5

Ambien on vinyl. That might be what you're into, I find this one pretty dull. I can see why it was selected, because Jefferson Airplane were in the right place at the right time, but there's far better psychedelia than this album, even from the same year.

You can still hear this album's influence today. Plus great tunes

Psychedelic hippie blues. A couple of iconic songs. Production quality stinks, but still pretty good stuff.

I guess I have a think for psychedelic music. Who knew? 4/5

Good shit!

This album had really good vibes. Your two standouts, Somebody to love and White rabbit are both immense classics, standing the test of time. However, the rest of the album fails to jump out at me. Many of the songs have similar taste and sounds, which does draw back from these two major hits.

A lot of sounds, nice songs, and nice voices...

Very good 60s, psychedelic music. Some massive songs on here.

Love White Rabbit and Somebody to Love

great opening, inviting enough. nice accelerando concluding "My Best Friend". overall very good coherence and alternation of themes/vibes. "Comin' Back To Me" is BORING, like 5 pm café soundtrack boring. They wrote that song, felt like they had to hide it somewhere, ok track 5, great. hippieness is moderate, which is greatly appreciated. boring shit between track 5 til "White Rabbit", that is really the outstanding piece, which is why everybody knows that one. "Somebody To Love" is great too, but stuck in the hippieness. "Plastic Fantastic Lover", great. Rest is, um, history.

Absolute banger,. The vocals , the instrumental everything is spit on.

Liked it more than I thought I would

Two absolute 60's bangers with Somebody to Love and White Rabbit - unfortunately everything else is a bit forgettable. Really half arssed album cover also. Also suffers from me being a little burned out from all the late 60's pyschadelia on the list. I think I have almost reached my fill.