Grace had an unique voice, Aileen, other tracks by them to react to: "Somebody To Love", and "Comin' Back to Me". Jefferson Airplane went through a few name changes, they later changed their name to Jefferson Starship and then Starship they had hits through the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Grace Slick is one of my favorite all-time vocalists. Such a talent. She's still going strong, too. Just had a birthday! One of the best vibratos I've ever heard.
@@ChuckDrennen yep, but Grace is still pretty healthy for someone in her 80s. I "think" the only ones that aren't fully retired who were in Jefferson Airplane are Jack and Jorma who still perform as Hot Tuna pretty regularly.
It's a special song. Grace has said that she composed it after listening to Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain album 24 hours straight while tripping. Her performance of this at Woodstock is definitely worth checking out. Iconic.
The funny thing is that Grace was not an original member. She came over from the group "Great Society" and brought two songs that became the Airplane's biggest hits.
This song defined the psychedelic 60’s for me. Graces’ voice was truly one of a kind. Model turned singer she just celebrated her birthday yesterday. She’s gone through the looking glass and back with ease. Happy Birthday girl!
In 1969 we were living in San Fransicso while my dad was doing sociological research of the "Hippy" culture. We were walking by the house on Fulton street where the Jefferson Airplane lived and recorded when Grace Slick came over to the fence to tell my mom what beautiful babies she had. I was 4 and remember being insulted she called me a baby. She then invited my family to a show they were playing in Golden Gate Park with another band called the Grateful Dead (we hadn't hear of them at that point). We went to the show and I remember loving the music. Later my mom told me it was a free acid event and she was terrified the whole time that one of us little boys would acidently get dosed. I am still a big fan of the Dead. I would love to see a review of "China Cat Sunflower" sometime.
She's singing it in a very particular way for the overall theme of the song. Like that fast vibrato that she drops in so suddenly. They were almost certainly absolutely blasted out of their minds at the time. What I love most about music from this era is that the equipment just automatically creates a stunning sound. The guitar and bass amps, and even the reverb on her vocals. It's all classically epic.
Jorma Kaukonnen, one of their guitarists, is one of the most outstanding acoustic blues players on the planet. He went on to form Hot Tuna with the bassist and they did mostly acoustic-driven blues and some rock, and had quite a career of their own. Jorma still has guitar camps and clinics, and is touring with Hot Tuna still.
There is a 6 1/2 minute version of this song (with a psychedelic 4 minute instrumental intro) done by Grace's original band The Great Society. Some of my favorites are 1) "Two Heads", 2) "Rejoyce", 3) "Lawman", 4) "The House at Pooneil Corner", 5) Theme from Manhole (Grace solo album. Song is over 15 minutes long), 6) "Better Lyin' Down" (Grace and Paul Kantner), and 7) "Across the Board" just to name a few.
This was broadcast on the Smothers Bros. Comedy Hour which was the only show it could have been shown on. It was the 60's and censorship was rampant. Any drug reference was verboten! The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. They constantly showcased acts that were against the Vietnam War or held progressive opinions. I watched them religiously! I haven't heard this song straight in 20 years. Thanks for the reaction, Aileen! Blessings!
"The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. " That is an enormous understatement. President Nixon demanded that CBS cancel the show. CBS did just that.
The psychedelic special effects were in the studio presentation. This was live. The studio version is slightly better, but you can't beat this version where you get to see the band! Plastic Fantastic Lover is a great song. And Somebody to Love was the other hit from the time. They later had a resurgence as Jefferson Starship. Miracles was a monster hit!
such unmistakable creative compositional song geniuses and i love that they made the colors look like a kalidescope i think i saw nearly the same thing watching a black sabbath video to from the beginning of the seventies
Such a timeless old song. My brother's the lead guitarist in Hard Rock/Metal band and they always manage to work this song into their set. They have a female lead singer and she has a similarly haunting voice as Grace Slick. The audience still goes crazy when they play it, even after all these years. ❤
I first heard this song s couple years ago leading up to Bray Wyatt's return to see they'd play this song live In the arenas during commercials of RAW and SmackDown
One of my favorite bands. I saw them in their last concert as Jefferson Airplane in Detroit. Grace Slick, Paul Kantor & Pappa John Creech. They finished their US tour. Later, they remembered as Jefferson Starship.
I think it is interesting that Grace Slick said that rock is music to express anger and protest and that "all rock and rollers over 50 look stupid and should retire". Which, she did. She has a point.
Somebody to Love from their Woodstock performance... "It's No Secret " ... "The Other Side of This Life" and... "Fly Jefferson Airplane" from... "Bless It's Little Pointed Head"... "When the Earth Moves Again" ... "Crown of Creation"... "Milk Train"... " Twilight Double Leader " and... "Feel So Good" from... "Thirty Seconds Over Winterland"
I’ve heard the song 1000’s of times, but even today on occasion, Grace Slicks vocals still creep up creep up on me and make the hairs on my neck stand up they are so awesome.
There is a reason why the songs from the "old days" are about 3 minutes long, rather than the lengthy 4 minutes plus songs of modern music. Because the individual songs were produced and sold on 45's records, the technology at the time allowed only about a 3 minute song on one full side of the record.
I really dug the music of the late 60s. Especially 68, 69 and 70. Grace Slick to me was a great singer my fav is Somebody to Love. Another great tune u may enjoy is You keep me Hanging On by Vanilla Fudge in 68. Had such a rock psychedelic vibe. Appreciate if u would react to it.
“White Rabbit” was penned by Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick when she was still a member of the band The Great Society. She borrowed the song’s trippy imagery from Lewis Carroll’s timeless children’s books, Alice In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. “The 1960s resembled Wonderland for me,” Slick told the outlet. “Like Alice, I met all kinds of strange characters, but I was comfortable with it.”The song’s mind-expanding meaning came with the help of mind-expanding substances. “In the 60s, the drugs were not ones like heroin and alcohol that you take to blot out a terrible life, but psychedelics: marijuana, LSD and shroomies,” Slick said. “Psychedelic drugs showed you that there are alternative realities. You open up to things that are unusual and different, and, in realizing that there are alternative ways of looking at things, you become more accepting of things around you.” She admits the tune is darkly tinged. “It’s not saying everything’s going to be wonderful,” she added. “The Red Queen is shouting off with her head and the White Knight is talking backwards. Lewis Carroll was looking at how things are run and the people who rule us.” But the main message comes with the closing line feed your head, wailed in repetition. “[It is] both about reading and psychedelics,” she said of the lyric. “I was talking about feeding your head by paying attention: read some books, pay attention.” The song opens in a hazy disjointed death march before an intoxicating guitar riff slithers up through the smoke and into the ear. Slick’s sharp, defiant words pierce the song as she bellows, One pill makes you larger / And one pill makes you small / And the ones that mother gives you / Don’t do anything at all / Go ask Alice / When she’s 10 feet tall. While heady, the seemingly out-there lyrics come together to make sense. Like Carroll’s titular character, Alice, who changes size after eating something strange or drinking a peculiar liquid, the song depicts the same feeling of change that comes with drug use. And if you go chasing rabbits / And you know you’re going to fall, the song continues, saying if you follow your curiosities down the rabbit hole, there will be a smoking caterpillar, in a sense, there to guide you through your drug-induced state. When logic and proportion / Have fallen sloppy dead, Slick sings. She warns that things won’t always make sense and that might seem threatening when the White Knight is talking backwards / And the Red Queen’s off with her head. She sings it’s important to Remember what the dormouse said / Feed your head / Feed your head.
Jefferson Airplane had two great voices: Marty Balin and Grace Slick. For another great Grace Slick song check out "Somebody to Love". For Marty, check out "Today"
Hi 👋 Aileen I love this Grace's voice was hauntingly beautiful I love that building of intensity and the push to the musical and lyrical crescendo what a savage song 🎵 just phenomenal 😊thanks again for another fantastic reaction Aileen your a badass much respect 🙏 🫡 😊
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I'm gonna geek out here and thank you for acknowledging that you DIDN'T (3:18) rewind like you'd said! I think it's important to give you props for being mindful of that. Because, yes, we DO notice. Most of us WANT reactors to go back 5 or so seconds so as not to miss any dramatic transitions (as was the case here), key lyrics, drum fills, etc. So I was psyched when you said you would, then rolled my eyes when I saw you hadn't, then clapped my hands and LOL when you acknowledged you didn't after all! Cheers!
Lol, I introduced a friend to this song just the other day. Her jaw dropped, she couldn't believe it... It was a very controversial sing at the time with allegations of drug references.......... You're right, the World wasn't ready for 4 mins, it struggled with 2.28 😂
After they changed their name to Jefferson Starship, Marty Palin took the lead on "MIRACLES" which is a classic! Grace does the call & response backup vocals and it's SO SEXY. Please give it a try, the long version.
Grace Slick is the pride of the San Francisco music scene of the sixties and seventies. I met her a few times and is always a very sweet conversationalist. You should check out her and the band's Woodstock performance to see her personality with the crowd. Great voice, great performer and great person.
I was 4yrs old when that song came out. I fell in love with her the first time I seen this video. A real woman... so gorgeous! I am now 61. The song came out in 1967.
Grace had a voice that was as well controlled as a surgeons scapple but had the power of a Sherman tank. The smirk was because she was so nervous, she jumped the beet but was able to correct, and knew no one noticed. That made her realize she was truly in control on that stage. Not bad for an 18 YOs first time on a stage and on LIVE TV. I had such a crush on her as a kid. Sad what the industry did to her and many others. Why I pray every week for Angelina Jordon and other young people. Being set into that toxic waste.
Really cool hippie song and I heard it because my cousins listened to it, I just love the whole hippie vibe. My mother used to call me a long haired hippie when I was young.
I grew up in the Bay Area and I first saw the Jefferson Airplane in 1965 before Grace Slick joined the band. Two years later you could see them, maybe Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Cream and other groups establishing themselves for only $2.00! Often they'd play for free at an anti-war benefit. My favorite song is "Miracles" when her and Marty Balin formed the Jefferson Starship. Balin did the lead vocals in that one but Grace did the back-up. It is more of a duet but the arrangement was spectacular. These artists were always trying to craft something special, unlike today which to me sounds like jumbled noise. According to old videos, she wrote this song while stoned on LSD! You will notice the music is similar to Bolero, making it almost like an anthem.
I saw Jefferson Airplane February 7th, 1970 at Anaheim Convention Center across the street from Disneyland. I was 11 . . . one month shy of 12. Hot Tuna and It's a Beautiful Day were there also ! Look for It's a Beautiful Day's ' White Bird' from the era . . . It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird - 7/7/1970 - Tanglewood (Official) Song from 1969.
Their protest song "Volunteers of America" should be heard (with lyrics) and flash forward 30 or so years to "We Built this City" . The band has upgraded to Jefferson Starship, and is reliving the fact that they were a large influence of the culture that will forever permeate the San Francisco and surrounding area. Some great stuff to research...such as their attempt to bring acid into the White House and send "Tricky Dicky" (President Nixon) on a little acid trip. They were at the forefront of the revolution and the encounters with the man.
For more perspective on this time and scene, read the book Go Ask Alice. It is about a college freshman coeds introduction to the culture through a game of 'Button, Button'. West coast college hippie culture. I thought you nailed it when you observed how psychedelic it all seemed.
Remember what the doormouse said... feed your head! Another great Airplane song is Somebody To Love... also, for more great 60's California women singers, check out the The Mamas and Papas, and songs like Monday, Monday or California Dreamin'
Okay, back from the scouting exhibition! The song alone video is about 7 minutes and is incredible, (Somebody to Love)! The interview is a separate video and includes Stephen Stills, and David Crosby , (as previously mentioned Joni), and is a bit longer at ten minutes. i think when the band was jamming, which was unheard of in those days due to the need for commercials, Dick actually became a bit beside himself because they were signaling for him to break but he didn't and they literally just jammed out for a bit! Watching the old commercials gives me a bit more nostalgia! Woodstock was just an amazing piece of history so the interview is compelling AND funny AS in itself! Anyway, thanks again!
Grace Slick's original band was The Great Society (also from San Francisco), and the original "White Rabbit" was over six minutes long. She brought "White Rabbit," and the equally spectacular "Somebody to Love," from The Great Society to Jefferson Airplane's second album, "Surrealistic Pillow." Other great songs include "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (also from "Surrealistic Pillow," Marty Balin on vocals); "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" (from their 3rd album, "After Bathing at Baxter's," with Grace, Marty and Paul Kantner sharing lead vocals); and I bet you'll love "The House at Pooneil Corners (Grace and Marty on lead vocals)," "Greasy Heart" (Grace) and "Lather," all from the Airplane's 4th album, "Crown of Creation." And then there's the vocal extravaganza, "Silver Spoon" from the Paul Kantner/Grace Slick album, "Sunfighter." And so many more...but I'll stop here.
Grace slicks voice drags you in the bassline drums guitar all get you hooked, in the early 80's i went to many rock pubs and clubs where this was played regularly, a classic, como estas aileen!
Aileen, great reaction! I appreciate how excited you get on the certain vocals, drums, guitar and bass. I would like to request, that you react to a song that you sang? Do you have videos of you singing an original or a cover song?
You should check out Wooden Ships it was co - written with Stephen Stills . Crosby ,Stills, and Nash recorded. I believe it was after Airplane recorded it.
We all wish it was longer, and it could have been. But we have it as it is, and I for one am grateful. Grace Slick has a fascinating presence, almost intimidating in the best way possible.
60's music in my opinion, just hits different you know. This band proves it, the instruments and the vocals by Grace Slick especially she has one the best vibratos tbh. Happy Halloween Alieen!
Grace had an unique voice, Aileen, other tracks by them to react to: "Somebody To Love", and "Comin' Back to Me". Jefferson Airplane went through a few name changes, they later changed their name to Jefferson Starship and then Starship they had hits through the '60s, '70s and '80s.
I love that first Jefferson Starship album ❤
@@kvonjaco Yes, 'Dragon Fly' was a great album, I think "It's About Time" is my favourite track off it.
@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Thanks for helping to pull those names out of my hole! : )
@@kvonjaco No problem, my pleasure.
Reverb on this cut didn't hurt the performance.
Grace Slick is one of my favorite all-time vocalists. Such a talent. She's still going strong, too. Just had a birthday! One of the best vibratos I've ever heard.
Live at Woodstock hell yeah
I'm a sucker for unconventional harmony vocals, and Slick/Kantner is one of my faves,
Actually Grace is retired.
@@ChuckDrennen yep, but Grace is still pretty healthy for someone in her 80s. I "think" the only ones that aren't fully retired who were in Jefferson Airplane are Jack and Jorma who still perform as Hot Tuna pretty regularly.
Dreams is still one of the greatest albums ever made
It's a special song. Grace has said that she composed it after listening to Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain album 24 hours straight while tripping. Her performance of this at Woodstock is definitely worth checking out. Iconic.
Grace Slick - The voice that launched a thousand trips!!!
More like 2 million
@@ethimself5064got news for you. In 2024 she still is.😊
@@Marktheshark-e7f Great news👍
REMINDS ME OF MY TIME IN San Francico in those days was on Market Street and joined a few folks and joined talk with Janis Joplin WOW MADE MY DAY !!!
She's got that haunting, northern California look, that makes me think she can talk to dead people.
Oh, yeah! Def!!
I wish it was longer as well. “Someone to Love” is another big hit of theirs. Another great reaction Aileen
It’s called “Somebody to Love.”
@@straycatttt2766 Yes --- and it also has my vote ✔ for next reaction.
The funny thing is that Grace was not an original member. She came over from the group "Great Society" and brought two songs that became the Airplane's biggest hits.
This song defined the psychedelic 60’s for me. Graces’ voice was truly one of a kind. Model turned singer she just celebrated her birthday yesterday. She’s gone through the looking glass and back with ease. Happy Birthday girl!
Grace's voice is simply hypnotic.
In 1969 we were living in San Fransicso while my dad was doing sociological research of the "Hippy" culture. We were walking by the house on Fulton street where the Jefferson Airplane lived and recorded when Grace Slick came over to the fence to tell my mom what beautiful babies she had. I was 4 and remember being insulted she called me a baby. She then invited my family to a show they were playing in Golden Gate Park with another band called the Grateful Dead (we hadn't hear of them at that point). We went to the show and I remember loving the music. Later my mom told me it was a free acid event and she was terrified the whole time that one of us little boys would acidently get dosed. I am still a big fan of the Dead. I would love to see a review of "China Cat Sunflower" sometime.
'Nothings gonna stop us' is another great one.❤ I love Grace's voice.
This was a huge song in 1967 All over the radio stations in that year.
She's singing it in a very particular way for the overall theme of the song. Like that fast vibrato that she drops in so suddenly. They were almost certainly absolutely blasted out of their minds at the time. What I love most about music from this era is that the equipment just automatically creates a stunning sound. The guitar and bass amps, and even the reverb on her vocals. It's all classically epic.
They were great as Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship!
Jorma Kaukonnen, one of their guitarists, is one of the most outstanding acoustic blues players on the planet. He went on to form Hot Tuna with the bassist and they did mostly acoustic-driven blues and some rock, and had quite a career of their own. Jorma still has guitar camps and clinics, and is touring with Hot Tuna still.
There is a 6 1/2 minute version of this song (with a psychedelic 4 minute instrumental intro) done by Grace's original band The Great Society. Some of my favorites are 1) "Two Heads", 2) "Rejoyce", 3) "Lawman", 4) "The House at Pooneil Corner", 5) Theme from Manhole (Grace solo album. Song is over 15 minutes long), 6) "Better Lyin' Down" (Grace and Paul Kantner), and 7) "Across the Board" just to name a few.
You need to check out Volunteers from Woodstock
I saw Jefferson Airplane perform this song live in 1969 and 1970. They were one of my favorite live bands.
me too. i think it was at the winterland ballroom . do you remember where ?
This is one of my favorite songs! Grace’s voice is amazing!
This was broadcast on the Smothers Bros. Comedy Hour which was the only show it could have been shown on. It was the 60's and censorship was rampant. Any drug reference was verboten! The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. They constantly showcased acts that were against the Vietnam War or held progressive opinions. I watched them religiously! I haven't heard this song straight in 20 years. Thanks for the reaction, Aileen! Blessings!
The Brothers helped amplify public opinion about the unjustifiable war.
I remember watching the show as a kid. Too bad they had to deal censorship. The music was always amazing.
"The Smothers Bros. had there own trouble with the censors, which led to their cancellation in 1969. " That is an enormous understatement. President Nixon demanded that CBS cancel the show. CBS did just that.
There are a lot of reference to Alice in Wonderland and how the story was really the story of drugs.
The psychedelic special effects were in the studio presentation. This was live. The studio version is slightly better, but you can't beat this version where you get to see the band!
Plastic Fantastic Lover is a great song. And Somebody to Love was the other hit from the time. They later had a resurgence as Jefferson Starship. Miracles was a monster hit!
the version with grace's vocals isolated is pretty special too. 🙂
such unmistakable creative compositional song geniuses and i love that they made the colors look like a kalidescope i think i saw nearly the same thing watching a black sabbath video to from the beginning of the seventies
Love when you select classic rock songs to review. There are so many gems out there. Keep doing what you're doing. It is awesome.
Grace Slick: The voice that launched a thousand trips. Remember, this was the psychedelic 60s. All kinds of stuff was goin' down!
I met Grace Slick in a library in Dallas, Tx. She is extremely talented in general. She was showcasing her paintings
Such a timeless old song. My brother's the lead guitarist in Hard Rock/Metal band and they always manage to work this song into their set. They have a female lead singer and she has a similarly haunting voice as Grace Slick. The audience still goes crazy when they play it, even after all these years. ❤
Jefferson Airplane only Somebody to Love !!!
I first heard this song s couple years ago leading up to Bray Wyatt's return to see they'd play this song live In the arenas during commercials of RAW and SmackDown
Somebody To Love is a great representation of her voice's range extending a bit more and shows a different "energy" to her vocal performance.
One of my favorite bands. I saw them in their last concert as Jefferson Airplane in Detroit. Grace Slick, Paul Kantor & Pappa John Creech. They finished their US tour. Later, they remembered as Jefferson Starship.
love this song glad you went down this rabbit hole ha ha
You should hear Grace’s voice track isolated from the original studio recording. It is exquisite. She is a fantastic vocalist.
I think it is interesting that Grace Slick said that rock is music to express anger and protest and that "all rock and rollers over 50 look stupid and should retire". Which, she did. She has a point.
Somebody to Love from their Woodstock performance...
"It's No Secret " ...
"The Other Side of This Life" and...
"Fly Jefferson Airplane" from...
"Bless It's Little Pointed Head"...
"When the Earth Moves Again" ...
"Crown of Creation"...
"Milk Train"...
" Twilight Double Leader " and...
"Feel So Good" from...
"Thirty Seconds Over Winterland"
Coming Back To Me from Surrealistic Pillow gives me chills.
My aunt was friends with Grace Slick in high school. She was quite the character supposedly. Aggressive and artistic.
Grace Slick just turned 84!! Perfect voice. I absolutely LOVE this song!!
Thanks for reacting to it.
Y'all be safe. (Texas slang there.)
still a fantastic tune after all these years, great voice, great sound, whats not to love
I’ve heard the song 1000’s of times, but even today on occasion, Grace Slicks vocals still creep up creep up on me and make the hairs on my neck stand up they are so awesome.
There is a reason why the songs from the "old days" are about 3 minutes long, rather than the lengthy 4 minutes plus songs of modern music. Because the individual songs were produced and sold on 45's records, the technology at the time allowed only about a 3 minute song on one full side of the record.
I really dug the music of the late 60s. Especially 68, 69 and 70. Grace Slick to me was a great singer my fav is Somebody to Love. Another great tune u may enjoy is You keep me Hanging On by Vanilla Fudge in 68. Had such a rock psychedelic vibe. Appreciate if u would react to it.
Yes ma’am, that’s the correct response in this type of situation… “I’m ready.”
Let’s fucking go!
"Somebody to Love" is another one of Jefferson Airplane's best and most popular songs .....
“White Rabbit” was penned by Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick when she was still a member of the band The Great Society. She borrowed the song’s trippy imagery from Lewis Carroll’s timeless children’s books, Alice In Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. “The 1960s resembled Wonderland for me,” Slick told the outlet. “Like Alice, I met all kinds of strange characters, but I was comfortable with it.”The song’s mind-expanding meaning came with the help of mind-expanding substances. “In the 60s, the drugs were not ones like heroin and alcohol that you take to blot out a terrible life, but psychedelics: marijuana, LSD and shroomies,” Slick said. “Psychedelic drugs showed you that there are alternative realities. You open up to things that are unusual and different, and, in realizing that there are alternative ways of looking at things, you become more accepting of things around you.”
She admits the tune is darkly tinged. “It’s not saying everything’s going to be wonderful,” she added. “The Red Queen is shouting off with her head and the White Knight is talking backwards. Lewis Carroll was looking at how things are run and the people who rule us.”
But the main message comes with the closing line feed your head, wailed in repetition. “[It is] both about reading and psychedelics,” she said of the lyric. “I was talking about feeding your head by paying attention: read some books, pay attention.” The song opens in a hazy disjointed death march before an intoxicating guitar riff slithers up through the smoke and into the ear. Slick’s sharp, defiant words pierce the song as she bellows, One pill makes you larger / And one pill makes you small / And the ones that mother gives you / Don’t do anything at all / Go ask Alice / When she’s 10 feet tall.
While heady, the seemingly out-there lyrics come together to make sense. Like Carroll’s titular character, Alice, who changes size after eating something strange or drinking a peculiar liquid, the song depicts the same feeling of change that comes with drug use.
And if you go chasing rabbits / And you know you’re going to fall, the song continues, saying if you follow your curiosities down the rabbit hole, there will be a smoking caterpillar, in a sense, there to guide you through your drug-induced state.
When logic and proportion / Have fallen sloppy dead, Slick sings. She warns that things won’t always make sense and that might seem threatening when the White Knight is talking backwards / And the Red Queen’s off with her head. She sings it’s important to Remember what the dormouse said / Feed your head / Feed your head.
Jefferson Airplane had two great voices: Marty Balin and Grace Slick. For another great Grace Slick song check out "Somebody to Love". For Marty, check out "Today"
Positive hypnotic, mesmerizing track from start to finish. Perfectly performed.💯
Hi 👋 Aileen I love this Grace's voice was hauntingly beautiful I love that building of intensity and the push to the musical and lyrical crescendo what a savage song 🎵 just phenomenal 😊thanks again for another fantastic reaction Aileen your a badass much respect 🙏 🫡 😊
Beautiful reaction 😊 This is the sound of the 60s in San Francisco.
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You owe it to yourself to check out their “Eskimo Blue Day” just for your own enjoyment.
I'm gonna geek out here and thank you for acknowledging that you DIDN'T (3:18) rewind like you'd said! I think it's important to give you props for being mindful of that. Because, yes, we DO notice. Most of us WANT reactors to go back 5 or so seconds so as not to miss any dramatic transitions (as was the case here), key lyrics, drum fills, etc. So I was psyched when you said you would, then rolled my eyes when I saw you hadn't, then clapped my hands and LOL when you acknowledged you didn't after all! Cheers!
Every time i hear this song, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, I have heard the knight talking backwards........you are such a lovely lady❤❤
I heard long ago that Grace phrased her vocals like a guitar solo. You can get a better feel for it from "Somebody to Love"
When Grace glided to the middle of the stage on Halloween 1974 it was really magic!
Grace aslick was legendary in her vicals on Psychedelic Rock! Also listen to Don't you want somebody to love!
Lol, I introduced a friend to this song just the other day. Her jaw dropped, she couldn't believe it...
It was a very controversial sing at the time with allegations of drug references..........
You're right, the World wasn't ready for 4 mins, it struggled with 2.28 😂
Shout out to you! This song was masterfully used at the end of the movie, "The Game," with Micheal Douglas.
After they changed their name to Jefferson Starship, Marty Palin took the lead on "MIRACLES" which is a classic! Grace does the call & response backup vocals and it's SO SEXY. Please give it a try, the long version.
Grace Slick is the pride of the San Francisco music scene of the sixties and seventies. I met her a few times and is always a very sweet conversationalist. You should check out her and the band's Woodstock performance to see her personality with the crowd. Great voice, great performer and great person.
Adam is right. Somebody to love, great song!
I was 4yrs old when that song came out. I fell in love with her the first time I seen this video. A real woman... so gorgeous! I am now 61. The song came out in 1967.
Grace had a voice that was as well controlled as a surgeons scapple but had the power of a Sherman tank. The smirk was because she was so nervous, she jumped the beet but was able to correct, and knew no one noticed. That made her realize she was truly in control on that stage. Not bad for an 18 YOs first time on a stage and on LIVE TV. I had such a crush on her as a kid. Sad what the industry did to her and many others. Why I pray every week for Angelina Jordon and other young people. Being set into that toxic waste.
I recommend "knock me out-Linda Perry and Grace Slick",two powerfull voices
Great reaction again! Was introduced to this song through Sanctuary's version where Dave M from megadeth played the intro.
Really cool hippie song and I heard it because my cousins listened to it, I just love the whole hippie vibe.
My mother used to call me a long haired hippie when I was young.
I grew up in the Bay Area and I first saw the Jefferson Airplane in 1965 before
Grace Slick joined the band. Two years later you could see them, maybe Janis
Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Cream and other groups establishing themselves
for only $2.00! Often they'd play for free at an anti-war benefit.
My favorite song is "Miracles" when her and Marty Balin formed the Jefferson
Starship. Balin did the lead vocals in that one but Grace did the back-up. It is
more of a duet but the arrangement was spectacular. These artists were always
trying to craft something special, unlike today which to me sounds like jumbled
noise. According to old videos, she wrote this song while stoned on LSD! You
will notice the music is similar to Bolero, making it almost like an anthem.
'Volunteers' live at Woodstock is great...
Great review!!
Grace Slick turned 84 yesterday.
I saw Jefferson Airplane February 7th, 1970 at Anaheim Convention Center across the street from Disneyland.
I was 11 . . . one month shy of 12.
Hot Tuna and It's a Beautiful Day were there also !
Look for It's a Beautiful Day's ' White Bird' from the era . . .
It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird - 7/7/1970 - Tanglewood (Official)
Song from 1969.
Great video! I saw "White Rabbit" and immediately thought of Egypt Central 😅 but this was still a good song
I love their more obscure songs too, Plastic Fantastic Lover, Lawman, Lather, The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil to name a few
Their protest song "Volunteers of America" should be heard (with lyrics) and flash forward 30 or so years to "We Built this City" . The band has upgraded to Jefferson Starship, and is reliving the fact that they were a large influence of the culture that will forever permeate the San Francisco and surrounding area. Some great stuff to research...such as their attempt to bring acid into the White House and send "Tricky Dicky" (President Nixon) on a little acid trip. They were at the forefront of the revolution and the encounters with the man.
her vibrato was top notch..grace is 85 now..sheesh time flies
6:34 - There are videos of Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock. Well worth looking for here on UA-cam.
Grace Slick performed this at Woostock. THE BEST! Listen to Grandma here. 😂
For more perspective on this time and scene, read the book Go Ask Alice. It is about a college freshman coeds introduction to the culture through a game of 'Button, Button'. West coast college hippie culture. I thought you nailed it when you observed how psychedelic it all seemed.
Somebody to Love is another which features graces focal stylings
wow! this takes me way way way back. i've been down the rabbit a few time. bsck then. Grace Slick was wow!
She has a very powerful voice
Remember what the doormouse said... feed your head! Another great Airplane song is Somebody To Love... also, for more great 60's California women singers, check out the The Mamas and Papas, and songs like Monday, Monday or California Dreamin'
Okay, back from the scouting exhibition! The song alone video is about 7 minutes and is incredible, (Somebody to Love)! The interview is a separate video and includes Stephen Stills, and David Crosby , (as previously mentioned Joni), and is a bit longer at ten minutes. i think when the band was jamming, which was unheard of in those days due to the need for commercials, Dick actually became a bit beside himself because they were signaling for him to break but he didn't and they literally just jammed out for a bit! Watching the old commercials gives me a bit more nostalgia! Woodstock was just an amazing piece of history so the interview is compelling AND funny AS in itself! Anyway, thanks again!
My brother introduced me to them when I was in middle school. Still jam out to them.
" Feed your head ! Feed your head ! " Psychedelic rock was inspired by Lsd , it was legal for 2yrs in the UK and USA in the late 60's
That song is an event !
Somebody to love is another great song by them .
That was criminally short😂 but so good.
Grace Slick's original band was The Great Society (also from San Francisco), and the original "White Rabbit" was over six minutes long. She brought "White Rabbit," and the equally spectacular "Somebody to Love," from The Great Society to Jefferson Airplane's second album, "Surrealistic Pillow." Other great songs include "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (also from "Surrealistic Pillow," Marty Balin on vocals); "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" (from their 3rd album, "After Bathing at Baxter's," with Grace, Marty and Paul Kantner sharing lead vocals); and I bet you'll love "The House at Pooneil Corners (Grace and Marty on lead vocals)," "Greasy Heart" (Grace) and "Lather," all from the Airplane's 4th album, "Crown of Creation." And then there's the vocal extravaganza, "Silver Spoon" from the Paul Kantner/Grace Slick album, "Sunfighter." And so many more...but I'll stop here.
this song came out 2 months before I was born April '67, one of my favorites ✌💖☮
I was born in april 67 too
Great build.The song,that is.She's ok too.
Grace slicks voice drags you in the bassline drums guitar all get you hooked, in the early 80's i went to many rock pubs and clubs where this was played regularly, a classic, como estas aileen!
They were very trippy live. saw them several times in San francisco ,,,under the influence of the pills that DID do something .
Aileen, great reaction! I appreciate how excited you get on the certain vocals, drums, guitar and bass. I would like to request, that you react to a song that you sang? Do you have videos of you singing an original or a cover song?
I remember watching that performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
There is a long version and I did find a video with Grace vocals isolated.
The song is about Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Very trippy. Lived it still Love to visit.❤
the song "lather" for grace slick vocals and "plastic fantastic lover" for the band. check it out !
Brings up good memories, Somebody to love is also a great son.
You should check out Wooden Ships it was co - written with Stephen Stills . Crosby ,Stills, and Nash recorded. I believe it was after Airplane recorded it.
We all wish it was longer, and it could have been. But we have it as it is, and I for one am grateful. Grace Slick has a fascinating presence, almost intimidating in the best way possible.
The band is miming to the original recorded version, but that is a live vocal...In a television studio...In 1967...
This was always my favorite Jefferson Airplane song.
60's music in my opinion, just hits different you know. This band proves it, the instruments and the vocals by Grace Slick especially she has one the best vibratos tbh. Happy Halloween Alieen!