Just listen to this same song a year later, and then in ‘68; they had become so electrified and sped up and driven. By ‘69 this song and most of their repertoire was completely acidified into an inescapably groove that one could not help but dance away the experience.
They opened their show that I saw in May ‘68 at the Fillmore East (May not have had that name yet) with a movie of a jet taking off viewed from the front wheel over the tarmac and as the plane lifted off the band burst through the screen on a moving stage. It blew my mind. I hear this same jet noise at the beginning of this.
Totally cool how Jack starts it off with a walking bass riff, and Jorma goes off on his melodic guitar excursions and then the Marty & Signe vocal early J.A. Mojo takes off. "The Other Side of This Life" has that signature JA groove. It's great to hear the versions of this song through both their live performances and studio recordings.
No doubt it's Signe. This is an interesting arrangement for The Other Side of this Life. I'm not sure what to think about it. I love the Airplane. One of my top 20 favorite bands of all time. Jack Casady on that nasty mean bass with Jorma practically inventing acid rock guitar. Just a great band with excellent musicians and having a young and gorgeous Grace Slick out front singing, replacing super cute Signe. I've had a crush on Grace Slick since I was really young. She is eye candy for sure, but she is also a phenomenal singer and songwriter. It's really sad that such a great band like Jefferson Airplane morphed into the band that sang We Built This City.
BeefheartLynch Never heard the Airplane from ‘66. Interesting to hear how in 2 yrs their live music developed into such a fantastic psychedelic driven wyld tyme.
@@thomasbedell4770 - that was what Grace brought to the band - her otherworldly voice, and those two songs that hit the charts when Pillow came out. Signe was primarily a folk/blues shouter-type. White Rabbit especially was psychedelic.
Such an experimental band that was willing to take all sorts of creative chances. Unthinkable today, both as far as bands, and as far as audiences open to new music and who really listened. Watch clips from Monterey Pop, Woodstock, etc. The audience was deeply immersed in the music, in a meditative way. No phones, no distractions, they were on a trip ( no pun) with the band.
Just listen to this same song a year later, and then in ‘68; they had become so electrified and sped up and driven. By ‘69 this song and most of their repertoire was completely acidified into an inescapably groove that one could not help but dance away the experience.
They opened their show that I saw in May ‘68 at the Fillmore East (May not have had that name yet) with a movie of a jet taking off viewed from the front wheel over the tarmac and as the plane lifted off the band burst through the screen on a moving stage. It blew my mind. I hear this same jet noise at the beginning of this.
My favorite San Francisco 60s band .... for myself .. didn't need drugs to just trip out and lose myself in their music....
Love this Thankyou for posting this
Totally cool how Jack starts it off with a walking bass riff, and Jorma goes off on his melodic guitar excursions and then the Marty & Signe vocal early J.A. Mojo takes off. "The Other Side of This Life" has that signature JA groove. It's great to hear the versions of this song through both their live performances and studio recordings.
Jack's bass line is quite different than on later versions.
Love so much on this recording starting with Jorma's guitar picking.
Their sound was fully formed by this time, even without Grace yet.
That photo is definitely later than 1966.
Just as Pleasant as This side ... Thank You.
No doubt it's Signe. This is an interesting arrangement for The Other Side of this Life. I'm not sure what to think about it. I love the Airplane. One of my top 20 favorite bands of all time. Jack Casady on that nasty mean bass with Jorma practically inventing acid rock guitar. Just a great band with excellent musicians and having a young and gorgeous Grace Slick out front singing, replacing super cute Signe. I've had a crush on Grace Slick since I was really young. She is eye candy for sure, but she is also a phenomenal singer and songwriter. It's really sad that such a great band like Jefferson Airplane morphed into the band that sang We Built This City.
BeefheartLynch Never heard the Airplane from ‘66. Interesting to hear how in 2 yrs their live music developed into such a fantastic psychedelic driven wyld tyme.
@@thomasbedell4770 - that was what Grace brought to the band - her otherworldly voice, and those two songs that hit the charts when Pillow came out. Signe was primarily a folk/blues shouter-type. White Rabbit especially was psychedelic.
Absolutely Signe.... Oct 15th was her last show, Oct 16 th Grace joined. This may have been 10/11/66
PURE PSYCHEDELIA.
is there any other kind
Curiousnomad; nicely said, nice analogy!
NICE. the complete boot is available on YT.
Man I love her voice........
Another unique version to add to the OSOTL collection Thx!!!
Beautiful acid/folk in evolution...thank you for the share.
honor to Signe!
Such an experimental band that was willing to take all sorts of creative chances. Unthinkable today, both as far as bands, and as far as audiences open to new music and who really listened. Watch clips from Monterey Pop, Woodstock, etc. The audience was deeply immersed in the music, in a meditative way. No phones, no distractions, they were on a trip ( no pun) with the band.
Definitely Signe
Nice period piece/peace.
For Anita Spiller rest in peace!
More North Beach than the Haight....but it is evolving.. skip Spence on drums?
Don’t know the exact time line but the drumming doesn’t sound like Spence.
If the date is correct , it would be Spencer. Skip was gone in May.
@@bradfordrossi7539 co-founder JA co-founder Moby Grape.
Scott- Skip wasn’t a Co-founder of the Airplane. He was the second drummer.
@@bradfordrossi7539 read somewhere he was. Thats where they got the bum manager for moby, katz i think.
Nice Eastern raja guitar lines from Jorma.
was this Signe's last gig with the band, she had a great voice too.
Robert Rindler A lifetime ago and sounds even more beautiful with the passing of time. Thanks Robert. My mind is happily blown.
Her last gig was 10/15/66 at the Fillmore Auditorium
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Still prefer the Bless itsPointed Little Head version but this is great. I love Signes voice.
That is the gold standard imho, but good to hear their many other takes on it....
Where is Marty Balin ?
I can hear him in there.
Marty is singing harmony
Yeah, Marty’s there.
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