Grace Slick was the soul of Jefferson Airplane. By the bye, living in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love (1967), I had the privilege of hearing Grace Slick and Janis Joplin doing an impromptu duet in Golden Gate Park. Incredible! And neither of them needed an amplifier. I think the song was “Mustang Sally”. What a day! 🤗
I was born in 1970,in Cuba and I am jealous of you.I might be a weirdo I guess?.Then again my father traveled abroad in '78 and came back to Cuba in 81 with,a crap load of GREAT music that I learned to love.
I'm a boomer, it's nice to hear you loving our music. It was great! My childhood was in the 50s and my teen years in the 60s and 70s. So glad your generation is discovering that we had awesome music!
I was born in 98 and i'm so fascinating with the 60's, the whole thing, music, the artistic way, the hippies, the different way of thinking in a revolutionary way, people were so fascinating in those times. Man i wish a was born in this era, nowdays everything it's just hopeless, not to say society... but i guess you got to keep going, were ever you are in time or life...
@@BernardoCup98thanks that's in such contrast and so much unjustified contempt towards my generation what things like hashtag okay Boomer. So much of what's taking for granted today was the result of us. Attitudes towards government towards war relations between the sexes the sexual revolution itself March of the civil Rights era the beginning of gay rights and on and on
Grace Slick has such a powerful voice & some serious vibrato. Jefferson Airplane really rocked out at Woodstock even though Grace was drunk off her face. Lmao! The group name changes were due to changes in the band line~up & who owned the name. They went from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to Starship. I cracked up when you said you were excited to continue *going down the rabbit hole* of them. Hee hee hee.
In between Airplane and Starship there was an album by Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship called “Blows Against the Empire”, about the hijacking of a starship. They started going by just Starship after two members split.
Ok. The “in and out” is called “vibrato” because the voice sort of “vibrates”. And singers do control that. I’m not a singer, I’ve just always wanted to be one and have been in the church choir. But that is what that’s called. Word of the day….vibrato.
You two are by far the best “Reactionaries” of classic music on the Tube. You remind me of two children, walking through an unknown forest, and finding one unforeseen treasure after another. And like any other successful treasure hunters, the happiness you project when you strike gold is contagious. Keep on keeping on. P.s. I grew up with this music, and got to see live many of the musicians you’re checking out. It was a wonderful time for music. But I’m not lamenting the fact that the past is past. After all, old songs that were well done, never lose their glitter. And I love that wall in the background.😎
As a child of the 60s… Jefferson airplane It’s a group I can remember so vividly, driving in a car on the way to the beach and everybody in the car singing along. Those easy breezy days of summer. Kind of like her name Grace slick. A definite name you don’t forget
Like that "Hippie Vibe"? Here's another: "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" - The 5th Dimension According to Wikipedia, the song is listed at number 66 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time".
Grace Slick has amazing vibrato. You are right that there are few singers with that style. Her overall voice was never big, she doesn't have a huge range like some BIG singers, but she has style for miles.
Luca Bedtime Playlist: The Night (aka Nights in White Satin) by The Moody Blues, LIVE with The London Festival Orchestra. The Moody Blues is widely considered as one of the early examples of Progressive Rock. th-cam.com/video/0kGxrZ8Gq5o/w-d-xo.html
In the late 60's there were many San Francisco groups about to break huge. Two of the more popular were The Great Society and Jefferson Airplane. Signe Anderson and Marty Balin were the leads for Airplane. Signe was pregnant and left the group to raise her family after their first album. The Great Society was led by brothers Jerry and Dewey Slick and Jerry's wife Grace. Jerry and Grace were breaking up and the band was falling apart. Dewey wrote Somebody to Love and Grace wrote White Rabbit which had a much more middle eastern sound. Paul Kantner asked Grace to join Airplane and she brought those two songs with her, and Airplane became huge.
This band had another great lead singer in Marty Balin. I would recommend checking out "Miracles" and "Count On Me" - both of which were released after the band changed its name to Jefferson Starship.
There's one really big genre that you guys haven't ever checked out, it was called bubblegum pop, and I loved it when I was a kid! Green Tambourine by the lemon pipers Sugar Sugar by The Archies I'm a Believer by The Monkees Heartbeat it's a lovebeat by the DeFranco family
A must for you to hear for your baby playlist would have to be… “Pooh Corner” by Kenny Logins… What a smooth voice this man has.. you will LOVE him.. and the song…
On the subject of Winnie the Pooh songs: The theme song to The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Heffalumps and Woozles, The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers, and Winnie the Pooh from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Anything from early Loggins and Messina. Golden Ribbons. Another Road. On Stage is a live album and so incredibly full of beautiful music that a human can hardly stand it. Something for everyone. I HIGHLY recommend.
Awesome band. Early days they were Jefferson airplane then they were Jefferson starship and then just starship as they progressed but you can't beat the early Rock. Speaking of early Rock can you react to Edgar and Johnny Winters version of tobacco road live from 1970 you'll get shook it's got everything you like in it both of you
That would be a double reaction if you got Jay to watch the movie "Mannequin" and the title song from this movie by Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". I miss the innocence from the 80's and earlier generations.
Actually, the band was different for each name change. The name change probably involved who legally owned the name. I'd expect that Kaukonen (guitar) and Cassidy (Bass) had a share of the ownership as the name chnged when they left the band and then again when Balin (vocals) and the Dryan (drums) left, eventualy leaving only Kanter (vocals and rythm guitar), who died in 2016, from the original band ( Slick was in and out of the band). Kaukonen and Cassdiy formed the band Hot Tuna (still performing). Balin went solo (died in 2018). Dryen died in 2005). My favorite Airplane album is After Bathing at Baxters. It probably has the best songs as a complete album with no fillers.
They were also known as 'Airplane', 'Starship' and 'Jefferson Starship'. "We Built This City" was huge when I was a kid but "Jane" is an absolute F'ing banger.
It's 1p here in Las Vegas, on 5/26/23, and I haven't been to be, because I stumbled on your site. I'm 68 yrs old and retired, and I'm floored by both of you, and your sincere interest in the various aspects of ALL kind of music. I'm a music freak, and have been all my life-ALL genres, but of course I'm a rock and roller at heart, but again, I 'love so much about music- it's the great uniter as far as I'm concerned. You two are a gas. By the way, the word I've applied to Grace Slicks voice on this on this song, is 'soaring'. It is unique, and like you said, when you here it, you know who it is. Love the attire and head wear BTW.
Love what y'all do. Love Jefferson Airplane too. I would love to request two songs for my forever 29 year old Daughter Brandy. The first is Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce. The second is Aerosmith's song I don't want to miss a thing. She was married and buried to that song
If you want to see them live, Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock if you won't get blocked. They got on stage at 8am, when everyone was up all night. Yes, this was the Hippie band
If you like that hippie vibe, you gotta try “Woodstock” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Or “Marrakech Express.” Wonderful hippie music, and just great all around songs!
@@sundayze It definitely is a total hippie song, written by "Papa" John Philipps . Unfortunately it's the only song by Scott McKenzie you can hear on the radio. In order to do him justice, react to "Celeste" - written by Donovan, another hippie generation protagonist -, "Like an oldtime movie" or "What's the difference (Chapter II)". By the way: You could also react to "Sunshine Superman", "Hurdy Gurdy Man", "Season of the witch", "Lalena" or "Atlantis" by Donovan - perfect hippie songs. 🙂
You should listen to Woodstock, it was written by Joni Mitchell and give to Graham Nash who was her boyfriend at the time. Joni couldn’t make it to Woodstock due to schedule conflicts.
@@gordstart1773 ...and, all these years later, Joni became a jazz musician, playing with Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Vinny Colaiuta, and Pat Metheny. Her tribute album to Mingus was awesome. Check out, "The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines."
"Somebody To Love" is one of those songs you can't be indifferent to. Either you love it, or you love it. Btw, if you look for another Airplane song, written and sung by Grace, i humbly suggest "Eskimo Blue Day", a true masterpiece.
To me Grace is one of the greatest singers ever and this iconic song is one of the best The late 60s was maybe my favorite time for music. New sounds, psychedelic and such.
My kid's infant carrier seat sat on top of huge speaker.. she slept to Janis Joplin - Pearl, ZZ Top - Delgueo (yeah.. I can't spell that) and a bunch of Heart... oh and Carole King's Tapestry - on vinyl.
Grace had previously been in a band with her brother, who wrote this song. Imagine his astonishment when he came back from a long trip to India and heard it on the radio the first time without knowing it had become a hit. It was #1 in Canada and peaked at #5 in the US.
You don't compare Grace Slick to everyone else. You compare everyone else to Grace Slick. She is one of THE best female voices in rock. The band went from Jeffeson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to just Starship. All because of personnel changes and legal reasons.
it's hard to convey how 'big' this song was when it came out - we listened to it and the entire album constantly - Jack Cassidy's incredible playing brought the bass into the forefront.
JA had two super vocalists, Grace Slick and Marty Balin. You kids should try their love songs 'Today', and 'Comin' back to me' from this same album. Classic, romantic, and soulful LOVE songs, the BEST EVER!!
Another Hippie-vibe group you might enjoy is It's A Beautiful Day. Their signature song is "White Bird" but I would also recommend "Time Is", "Girl With No Eyes", Wasted Union Blues" and the instrumental "Bombay Calling" - which inspired Deep Purples song "Sweet Child In Time".
Grace also has a wicked sense of humor. Some of the songs where her vocals dominate are in 1)Two Heads, 2)Rejoyce, 3) Easter, 4) Silver Spoon. She also has 4 solo albums.
Jay and Amber, as you know, I have alot of health issues and was having a bad day today, but your reaction, smiling faces and great attitude has helped me feel alot better so thank you.
There was a time back in the day when she wasn't showing up for concerts, I bought tickets to a show in Cleveland and everyone was waiting to see if she would come out. When she hit the stage everyone went crazy
In the late '70's I worked at Disney World in Tomorrowland. Jefferson Starship was on the terrace stage every night for almost a month and as we all hung out in the break room and tunnel between/before shows, I got to know the band pretty well. Ahhhhh - nothing like being gorgeous and 17. Memories.
When I was a kid, I had this obsession with the Monkees. I was a child of the Eighties and missed out on all that Sixties goodness, but when you started talking about a playlist for the baby, it made me remember one of their songs that was like a lullaby. It's called "Pillow Time" and isn't as well known as some of their hits from the tv show. I'm not sure if you can find it online, but it was interesting.
The name was changed to Starship when Mickey Thompson was added to the group, who was born and raised in Cairo, GA. 30 miles from me. He is a BOSS vocalist too, and they sounded really good together. Thompson also sang Fooled Around And Fell In Love with Elvin Bishop.
Also Jorma Kaukonen (guitars) and Jack Casady (bass) had spun off completely as the ever delightful rock - blues band Hot Tuna (!l) I saw them 5 times and those guys can play. I think they were happier in those mid-sized venues grinding out their sound then the big arena sound the airplane - starship part was heading towards. Check out their acoustic live album recorded in 1969, "Hot Tuna," (the breaking glass album.)
There is a live performance of Jefferson Airplane's Somebody to Love. The other video you watched of them performing White Rabbit, in that same stage, they performed Somebody to Love too. You should look it up.
It has been suggested before but you guys would really enjoy Zombie by the Cranberries from the 90’s. The lead singer has a unique voice like Grace Slick.
@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 I just heard that in the new Curella. I was going to suggest it. Great song. And yes I'm 61 and have heard it since the beginning.
Grace Slick has one of my favorite voices of all time. Before getting into the hippie scene in San Fran she was a classically trained singer. It shows. I feel like most rock singers are talented amateurs as best, so it really stands out when a group hires a professional singer.
They didn’t have much else until the late 70s through the mid 80s when these songs came out: Layin it on the line No Way Out Be My Lady Can’t Find love Jane Find Your Way Back Stranger
So, does anyone know, or want to know what a Jefferson airplane is? I shall tell you. Take a match from a matchbook, start bending it back and forth in the middle until it starts to separate, take a joint and put the end threw the separation. Home made roach clip that kinda resembles an airplane. Tada! A 60s Jefferson airplane ✈
I've been watching 'reaction channels' for about 2yrs. Never thought there were people out there that would love the 'Hippie' area like us old Hippies, love you guy's for your open minds.
"Miracles" is sung by a man, Marty Balin, but Grace Slick is singing in the background. If you react to that, make sure it is the long version. You want trippy, you got it. Amber, if you want trippy, hippie vibes (I always ask for this one), you will very much love Moody Blues "Legend of a Mind". Find a version where they are young. Hahahehe. From 1968. Song will transcend you. Amazing flute solo in the middle out of nowhere.
I lived in San Francisco in the 60's They played for free in Golden Gate park every Sunday along with Janice, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and a bunch of other bands. We had no idea how lucky we were. Love you guys, Paul
Loved this first time I heard in 67, still do! Grace is one of the greatest singers ever in music history for me. They had a few good songs as Starship, worth checking out.
NEXT JEFFERSON STAR SHIP SONG PLEASE A huge must their song JANE From 1979 Its was a HUGE HUGE BANGER ,, You will both thank me big time ,,,, LOVE THE 70s
When my oldest son was 1 he preferred rock-n-roll. We were driving and had the Beatles playing my sister-in-law changed the radio station to a country station. My boy started crying until the Beatles were back on.
Grace is a legend of legends and this was one of their biggest hits as The Airplane.They were never the same after Cassidy and Kaukonen left to start Hot Tuna! Still did have some great tunes as Jefferson StRship!
Baby Play List: Lee Ann Womack “I hope you dance” Kenny Loggins “Return to Pooh Corner” Oak Ridge Boys “Thank God for Kids” The Carpenters “Sing a Song”
They changed their name just to keep up with time. Please, you have to react to "Miracles" where Marty Ballen sings lead. I look forward everyday to when you two drop reactions. Love you both. Can't wait to see the newborn. Please do another with the girls, that last time was so cute! 🤗🤔😎
I would sooo LOVE for you to react to Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship is a later version of Jefferson Airplane) It's one of my all-time favorite songs! 🙂 Also, it's a cute & funny video
Jefferson Starship's great album "Red Octopus" was their most commercially successful album. The sexually charged "Miracles" from that album was their biggest hit, but Grace was more of a back-up on that song (Marty Balin sang lead). Songs that features Grace up front during the Jefferson Starship days was "Fast Buck Freddy", "Play On Love", and "Love Too Good". A standout song during the Starship days was "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (featured in the movie "Mannequin"). edit: add the lead singer name on "Miracles".
Grace was the perfect lead for a psychedelic rock group. She had a naturally trippy voice and she punctuated her words in a very unique way. Later on in the 80s, their sound changed and she was a versatile enough vocalist to remain very much Grace Slick while not sounding like a hippie in the 80s. I believe the song I'm thinking of is called We Built this City and if I remember right there is a video. Check it out.
Grace Slick's nickname was "The voice that launched a thousand trips."
I hadn't heard that one! I do remember The Acid Queen
Miss D surely Tina turner was the acid queen...😉
Bout right!
Long nickname. Usually... they're, you know... shorter!
She helped launch several of mine.
Grace Slick was the soul of Jefferson Airplane. By the bye, living in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love (1967), I had the privilege of hearing Grace Slick and Janis Joplin doing an impromptu duet in Golden Gate Park. Incredible! And neither of them needed an amplifier. I think the song was “Mustang Sally”.
What a day! 🤗
OMG! That must have been incredible
I was born in 1970,in Cuba and I am jealous of you.I might be a weirdo I guess?.Then again my father traveled abroad in '78 and came back to Cuba in 81 with,a crap load of GREAT music that I learned to love.
So lucky! I'm jealous!
Wow, what an experience 😮
Her voice has a mind-blowing vibrato!
I'm a boomer, it's nice to hear you loving our music. It was great! My childhood was in the 50s and my teen years in the 60s and 70s. So glad your generation is discovering that we had awesome music!
I was born in 98 and i'm so fascinating with the 60's, the whole thing, music, the artistic way, the hippies, the different way of thinking in a revolutionary way, people were so fascinating in those times. Man i wish a was born in this era, nowdays everything it's just hopeless, not to say society... but i guess you got to keep going, were ever you are in time or life...
Same here, born in the late 50’s, grew up in the 60’s,teen years in the 70’s
@@BernardoCup98thanks that's in such contrast and so much unjustified contempt towards my generation what things like hashtag okay Boomer. So much of what's taking for granted today was the result of us. Attitudes towards government towards war relations between the sexes the sexual revolution itself March of the civil Rights era the beginning of gay rights and on and on
Grace Slick has such a powerful voice & some serious vibrato. Jefferson Airplane really rocked out at Woodstock even though Grace was drunk off her face. Lmao! The group name changes were due to changes in the band line~up & who owned the name. They went from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to Starship. I cracked up when you said you were excited to continue *going down the rabbit hole* of them. Hee hee hee.
In between Airplane and Starship there was an album by Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship called “Blows Against the Empire”, about the hijacking of a starship. They started going by just Starship after two members split.
She was stunningly beautiful too. Saw them in person, right in front of the stage.
@@ronnie237 what an awesome experience that must have been!! I always thought she was beautiful too.
Her vibrato sounded natural and yet controlled. Some people sound exaggerated and fake trying to do vibrato. Grace was amazing.
@@jamesredman1263 So true. And she's still amazing.
Ok. The “in and out” is called “vibrato” because the voice sort of “vibrates”. And singers do control that. I’m not a singer, I’ve just always wanted to be one and have been in the church choir. But that is what that’s called. Word of the day….vibrato.
With a baby boy on the way, you gotta react to Harry Chapin
"Cat's in the cradle"
Cass Elliot's "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" is a perfect lullabye
"Miracles" by Jefferson Starship has mind-blowing vocals, too...
Miracles and Black Widow are two of my favorites.
Miracles is Marty Balin doing lead vocals., just in case you’re looking for more Grace Slick song.
One of my favorites!
@@Songbird-59 Great suggestion! And Love Too Good. Also Jane
Oh yes do Miracles the extended version with the full lyrics!
You two are by far the best “Reactionaries” of classic music on the Tube. You remind me of two children, walking through an unknown forest, and finding one unforeseen treasure after another. And like any other successful treasure hunters, the happiness you project when you strike gold is contagious. Keep on keeping on.
P.s. I grew up with this music, and got to see live many of the musicians you’re checking out. It was a wonderful time for music. But I’m not lamenting the fact that the past is past. After all, old songs that were well done, never lose their glitter. And I love that wall in the background.😎
Just keep on truckin through these old tunes children. You guys are finding the gold nuggets that we all loved in our youth, and teen years.
Love Grace Slick's voice!!! I'm 73 years old and love our baby boomer music! I'm so glad you played this song. Love, love love!!!❤❤❤
As a child of the 60s… Jefferson airplane It’s a group I can remember so vividly, driving in a car on the way to the beach and everybody in the car singing along. Those easy breezy days of summer. Kind of like her name Grace slick. A definite name you don’t forget
Love you bro !!
Same! Outer Banks of NC. Rockin' along!
My friend and I adopted puppies from the same litter. She named her's Slick first. The only thing I could think to name mine after that was Grace.
Grace joked saying it was a good thing she married Jerry Slick cause to be Grace Wing of the Jefferson Airplane would have been way too cute.
Too bad she drifted into the humanity hating PETA crowd. Sad.
Like that "Hippie Vibe"? Here's another: "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" - The 5th Dimension
According to Wikipedia, the song is listed at number 66 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time".
JANE from 1979 Great banger
Aquarius! I sung that in a campus cover band back in university. Excellent choice!
I was just going to suggest this song, too! It warms my hippie heart.
Definitely one of the greatest songs ever.
From the Broadway Musical Hair! A fun fact Diane Keaton was in the original production! And sings on the original Soundtrack!
Grace Slick has amazing vibrato. You are right that there are few singers with that style. Her overall voice was never big, she doesn't have a huge range like some BIG singers, but she has style for miles.
Luca Bedtime Playlist:
The Night (aka Nights in White Satin) by The Moody Blues, LIVE with The London Festival Orchestra. The Moody Blues is widely considered as one of the early examples of Progressive Rock.
th-cam.com/video/0kGxrZ8Gq5o/w-d-xo.html
Yes! YES! Nights in White Satin with the poetry part. You won't regret it.
@@delicatefleur
Yup, this link is the Full Version. 😉😁
👍👍🎯
Moody blues were great. I loved their sound!
Any Moody Blues…utterly beautiful and Justin Hayward (lead singer) has a great voice
In the late 60's there were many San Francisco groups about to break huge. Two of the more popular were The Great Society and Jefferson Airplane. Signe Anderson and Marty Balin were the leads for Airplane. Signe was pregnant and left the group to raise her family after their first album. The Great Society was led by brothers Jerry and Dewey Slick and Jerry's wife Grace. Jerry and Grace were breaking up and the band was falling apart. Dewey wrote Somebody to Love and Grace wrote White Rabbit which had a much more middle eastern sound. Paul Kantner asked Grace to join Airplane and she brought those two songs with her, and Airplane became huge.
You should add Santana to this group. Heard them in San Francisco before they became nationally known.
Darby Slick not Dewey....LOL.
"Wooden Ships" "Volunteers" "Crown of Creation" "We Can Be Together" among many others are all worth a listen.
Her voice could cut glass. She's always been one of my all-time favorite singers.
Holding a note and going up and down like that is called a vibrato
She came back in the 80's with Jefferson Starship, We Built This City. And yes she and the group are very iconic in that period of music history.
By that time they had dropped "Jefferson" and were just Starship.
THE CABLE GUY LOL
This band had another great lead singer in Marty Balin. I would recommend checking out "Miracles" and "Count On Me" - both of which were released after the band changed its name to Jefferson Starship.
Comin' back to me is Marty's magnificent contribution to this album.
Or "Comin' Back To Me". An absolutely beautiful song, off of Surrealistic Pillow.
Yes, Miracles! Such a beautiful 🎵
@@markgman4157 Another great song.
Marty’s great on Wooden Ships too.
There's one really big genre that you guys haven't ever checked out, it was called bubblegum pop, and I loved it when I was a kid!
Green Tambourine by the lemon pipers Sugar Sugar by The Archies
I'm a Believer by The Monkees
Heartbeat it's a lovebeat by the DeFranco family
anything by the Ohio Express
I wouldn't call the Monkees bubblegum, listen to Cuddly Toy, its about a Hell's Angels gangbang lol definitely not bubblegum
A must for you to hear for your baby playlist would have to be…
“Pooh Corner” by Kenny Logins…
What a smooth voice this man has.. you will LOVE him.. and the song…
The live version from the Redwoods……it’s amazing…
On the subject of Winnie the Pooh songs: The theme song to The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Heffalumps and Woozles, The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers, and Winnie the Pooh from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Pooh gets the acalades but he's nothing without christopher robins. Lol
Anything from early Loggins and Messina. Golden Ribbons. Another Road. On Stage is a live album and so incredibly full of beautiful music that a human can hardly stand it. Something for everyone. I HIGHLY recommend.
Nobody has a voice like Grace Slick... She is in a class by herself!!
Grace Slick is great but she is no Ann Wilson
One of the most influential voices in rock music history
If you want to see Jefferson Airplane live you have to watch their performance at Woodstock. It's totally amazing.
Awesome band. Early days they were Jefferson airplane then they were Jefferson starship and then just starship as they progressed but you can't beat the early Rock. Speaking of early Rock can you react to Edgar and Johnny Winters version of tobacco road live from 1970 you'll get shook it's got everything you like in it both of you
That would be a double reaction if you got Jay to watch the movie "Mannequin" and the title song from this movie by Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". I miss the innocence from the 80's and earlier generations.
Jane by starship is a legit song
Actually, the band was different for each name change. The name change probably involved who legally owned the name. I'd expect that Kaukonen (guitar) and Cassidy (Bass) had a share of the ownership as the name chnged when they left the band and then again when Balin (vocals) and the Dryan (drums) left, eventualy leaving only Kanter (vocals and rythm guitar), who died in 2016, from the original band ( Slick was in and out of the band). Kaukonen and Cassdiy formed the band Hot Tuna (still performing). Balin went solo (died in 2018). Dryen died in 2005). My favorite Airplane album is After Bathing at Baxters. It probably has the best songs as a complete album with no fillers.
She became an incredible artist in later years! Most of her paintings are of other iconic musical artists!
My absolute favorite female lead singer of all time!
They were also known as 'Airplane', 'Starship' and 'Jefferson Starship'. "We Built This City" was huge when I was a kid but "Jane" is an absolute F'ing banger.
I’ll throw a seconded on Jane. Mickey’s vocals are as on point as Grace’s are in the earlier songs. Intense full rock!
Jane is simply the best.
Stairway to Cleveland rocks too
It's 1p here in Las Vegas, on 5/26/23, and I haven't been to be, because I stumbled on your site. I'm 68 yrs old and retired, and I'm floored by both of you, and your sincere interest in the various aspects of ALL kind of music. I'm a music freak, and have been all my life-ALL genres, but of course I'm a rock and roller at heart, but again, I 'love so much about music- it's the great uniter as far as I'm concerned. You two are a gas. By the way, the word I've applied to Grace Slicks voice on this on this song, is 'soaring'. It is unique, and like you said, when you here it, you know who it is. Love the attire and head wear BTW.
Grace and Janis were the Undisputed Queens of the San Francisco rock n roll scene, late 60' - early 70's
Love what y'all do. Love Jefferson Airplane too. I would love to request two songs for my forever 29 year old Daughter Brandy. The first is Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce. The second is Aerosmith's song I don't want to miss a thing. She was married and buried to that song
LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
😪 I'm sorry for your loss, momma! 🥺❤
I’m so sorry for your loss. Please Jay and Amber, make this happen for this wonderful momma who lost her baby girl.
Love this song. Grace Slick's voice went right to your soul. Great hippy group. They became Jefferson Starship.
Then they became just Starship and built this city on rock and roll.
Grace Slick and Marty Balin's voices are like instruments added to the band, very unique in tone and texture.
If you want to see them live, Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock if you won't get blocked. They got on stage at 8am, when everyone was up all night. Yes, this was the Hippie band
"You've seen all the "heavy" bands , now get ready for morning maniac music ." ~ Grace Slick , Aug 17 1969
Anything Jefferson Airplane is amazing and Grace Slick was always my favorite hippie lady! I would suggest "Wooden Ships" next.
If you like that hippie vibe, you gotta try “Woodstock” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Or “Marrakech Express.” Wonderful hippie music, and just great all around songs!
Or Scott mckenzie’s “if you’re going to San Francisco”. Total hippie song royalty.
When we are talking about CSNY, what about "Wooden ships", "Our house" or "Teach your children"?
@@sundayze It definitely is a total hippie song, written by "Papa" John Philipps . Unfortunately it's the only song by Scott McKenzie you can hear on the radio. In order to do him justice, react to "Celeste" - written by Donovan, another hippie generation protagonist -, "Like an oldtime movie" or "What's the difference (Chapter II)". By the way: You could also react to "Sunshine Superman", "Hurdy Gurdy Man", "Season of the witch", "Lalena" or "Atlantis" by Donovan - perfect hippie songs. 🙂
You should listen to Woodstock, it was written by Joni Mitchell and give to Graham Nash who was her boyfriend at the time. Joni couldn’t make it to Woodstock due to schedule conflicts.
@@gordstart1773 ...and, all these years later, Joni became a jazz musician, playing with Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Vinny Colaiuta, and Pat Metheny. Her tribute album to Mingus was awesome. Check out, "The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines."
"Somebody To Love" is one of those songs you can't be indifferent to. Either you love it, or you love it. Btw, if you look for another Airplane song, written and sung by Grace, i humbly suggest "Eskimo Blue Day", a true masterpiece.
I think the word for her voice would be "otherworldly"...
Grace in her 70’s now spends her time painting…. Love her…
To me Grace is one of the greatest singers ever and this iconic song is one of the best
The late 60s was maybe my favorite time for music. New sounds, psychedelic and such.
My kid's infant carrier seat sat on top of huge speaker.. she slept to Janis Joplin - Pearl, ZZ Top - Delgueo (yeah.. I can't spell that) and a bunch of Heart... oh and Carole King's Tapestry - on vinyl.
I wore that Tapestry album out 3 times. I found the CD in a pawn shop so I bought a CD player
Carole King is a must to be reacted to.
@@laritownsend2527 I think I also went through 3 of them before going to cassettes.. which I still have.
Yes definitely Carole King
Grace had previously been in a band with her brother, who wrote this song. Imagine his astonishment when he came back from a long trip to India and heard it on the radio the first time without knowing it had become a hit. It was #1 in Canada and peaked at #5 in the US.
absolutely love your reaction to this classic. Grace Slick's voice is a force to be reckoned with. glad you guys get it.
You don't compare Grace Slick to everyone else.
You compare everyone else to Grace Slick.
She is one of THE best female voices in rock.
The band went from Jeffeson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to just Starship. All because of personnel changes and legal reasons.
it's hard to convey how 'big' this song was when it came out - we listened to it and the entire album constantly - Jack Cassidy's incredible playing brought the bass into the forefront.
JA had two super vocalists, Grace Slick and Marty Balin. You kids should try their love songs 'Today', and 'Comin' back to me' from this same album. Classic, romantic, and soulful LOVE songs, the BEST EVER!!
Good memories Today, and Coming back to me, are truly touching tunes… hooked me as a teen… an’ it don’t stop…⚔️🙏🏽⚔️
Classic Rocker Chick. Maybe even the 1st. Grace Slick could BLOW!
Love it when a band can just stick the landing and not use a fade out. IMO "Today" is trippiest thing they did
that voice and sound go over the mountain..,..
Your reaction to this song is really amazing watching you enjoy this song is my favorite
Haunting. Her voice is haunting and beautiful.
Another Hippie-vibe group you might enjoy is It's A Beautiful Day. Their signature song is "White Bird" but I would also recommend "Time Is", "Girl With No Eyes", Wasted Union Blues" and the instrumental "Bombay Calling" - which inspired Deep Purples song "Sweet Child In Time".
Yes saw them at Jormas Fur Peace ranch in Southern Ohio about 3 years ago. Still sounding the same !
I second that! They were folky, proggy, and underappreciated.
Grace Slick has such a powerful voice , love the Woodstock era music .
Grace also has a wicked sense of humor. Some of the songs where her vocals dominate are in 1)Two Heads, 2)Rejoyce, 3) Easter, 4) Silver Spoon. She also has 4 solo albums.
The only word voice Grace's voice is POWERFUL!
Oh boy did we dance to this one back 8n the day! Glad you liked it too.
Jay and Amber, as you know, I have alot of health issues and was having a bad day today, but your reaction, smiling faces and great attitude has helped me feel alot better so thank you.
Sending you love today
@@RobSquadReactions You guys are great. Enjoy your reactions so much. Could you guys please do JOURNEY WHO'S CRYING NOW
There was a time back in the day when she wasn't showing up for concerts, I bought tickets to a show in Cleveland and everyone was waiting to see if she would come out. When she hit the stage everyone went crazy
There is a movie "Go ask Alice" that relates to the song.
In the late '70's I worked at Disney World in Tomorrowland. Jefferson Starship was on the terrace stage every night for almost a month and as we all hung out in the break room and tunnel between/before shows, I got to know the band pretty well. Ahhhhh - nothing like being gorgeous and 17. Memories.
Her harmony with Paul kantner is some of the greatest ever!
You need to hear coming back to me. Her daughter was one of the early VJs on MTV
💖🎵 Really love Jefferson Airplane ! Love the 70's vibe ! Probably heard this in several movies.
Another song they did that was popular was " Volunteers"!!! Airplane was definitely the flagship of psychedelic rock!!!
When I was a kid, I had this obsession with the Monkees. I was a child of the Eighties and missed out on all that Sixties goodness, but when you started talking about a playlist for the baby, it made me remember one of their songs that was like a lullaby. It's called "Pillow Time" and isn't as well known as some of their hits from the tv show. I'm not sure if you can find it online, but it was interesting.
This has always been my All time favorite Jefferson Airplane song.
The name was changed to Starship when Mickey Thompson was added to the group, who was born and raised in Cairo, GA. 30 miles from me. He is a BOSS vocalist too, and they sounded really good together. Thompson also sang Fooled Around And Fell In Love with Elvin Bishop.
Didn't know that and i've lived in Cairo around the last 15 years.
I was saying a big rock band was going to snatch him up when Fooled Around came out. His voice was undeniable.
Also Jorma Kaukonen (guitars) and Jack Casady (bass) had spun off completely as the ever delightful rock - blues band Hot Tuna (!l) I saw them 5 times and those guys can play. I think they were happier in those mid-sized venues grinding out their sound then the big arena sound the airplane - starship part was heading towards. Check out their acoustic live album recorded in 1969, "Hot Tuna," (the breaking glass album.)
That would be Mickey Thomas, not Thompson 😉
There is a live performance of Jefferson Airplane's Somebody to Love. The other video you watched of them performing White Rabbit, in that same stage, they performed Somebody to Love too. You should look it up.
Should have done a live version. I love seeing Grace sing.
I had their fantastic poster of a gigantic wooden airplane on my bedroom wall all through high school !! It was awesome!
It has been suggested before but you guys would really enjoy Zombie by the Cranberries from the 90’s. The lead singer has a unique voice like Grace Slick.
You Guys might really enjoy: TH-cam video: The Zombies - Time of the Season (1969)
@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 I just heard that in the new Curella. I was going to suggest it. Great song.
And yes I'm 61 and have heard it since the beginning.
They have already done that song
@@KWayne6756 Wow! The Rob Squad is steady on the case.
Miracles, runaway, sarah, jane, count on me.... so many top ten hits... Great reaction. Thank you. 😊
Grace Slick has one of my favorite voices of all time. Before getting into the hippie scene in San Fran she was a classically trained singer. It shows. I feel like most rock singers are talented amateurs as best, so it really stands out when a group hires a professional singer.
They didn’t have much else until the late 70s through the mid 80s when these songs came out:
Layin it on the line
No Way Out
Be My Lady
Can’t Find love
Jane
Find Your Way Back
Stranger
you skipped over the mid 70's when they had Miracles, With Your Love, Runaway, Count On Me
Winds of Change was good too.
Yeah I’m not as big a fan of the Balin-era JS - too soft and wimpy.
So, does anyone know, or want to know what a Jefferson airplane is? I shall tell you. Take a match from a matchbook, start bending it back and forth in the middle until it starts to separate, take a joint and put the end threw the separation. Home made roach clip that kinda resembles an airplane. Tada! A 60s Jefferson airplane ✈
I've been watching 'reaction channels' for about 2yrs. Never thought there were people out there that would love the 'Hippie' area like us old Hippies, love you guy's for your open minds.
Their live stuff at Woodstock is legendary.
Her voice is unique unto itself
"Miracles" is sung by a man, Marty Balin, but Grace Slick is singing in the background. If you react to that, make sure it is the long version. You want trippy, you got it. Amber, if you want trippy, hippie vibes (I always ask for this one), you will very much love Moody Blues "Legend of a Mind". Find a version where they are young. Hahahehe. From 1968. Song will transcend you. Amazing flute solo in the middle out of nowhere.
I lived in San Francisco in the 60's They played for free in Golden Gate park every Sunday along with Janice, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and a bunch of other bands. We had no idea how lucky we were. Love you guys, Paul
Loved this first time I heard in 67, still do! Grace is one of the greatest singers ever in music history for me. They had a few good songs as Starship, worth checking out.
"Your eyes, your eyes" say it all. Loved your reaction. I just stumbled on you guys and am just catching up. I do love your reactions.
NEXT JEFFERSON STAR SHIP SONG PLEASE A huge must their song JANE From 1979 Its was a HUGE HUGE BANGER ,, You will both thank me big time ,,,, LOVE THE 70s
Yeh! Happy to see you! Happy you chose this video! One of my favorites for years!
When my oldest son was 1 he preferred rock-n-roll. We were driving and had the Beatles playing my sister-in-law changed the radio station to a country station. My boy started crying until the Beatles were back on.
Grace is a legend of legends and this was one of their biggest hits as The Airplane.They were never the same after Cassidy and Kaukonen left to start Hot Tuna! Still did have some great tunes as Jefferson StRship!
Jack Casady kicking serious ass on bass, along with Jorma Kaukonen on guitar.
That's a badass song from the whole group's members.
Baby Play List:
Lee Ann Womack “I hope you dance”
Kenny Loggins “Return to Pooh Corner”
Oak Ridge Boys “Thank God for Kids”
The Carpenters “Sing a Song”
FANTASTIC LIST!! 💯
I would only add:
James Taylor - "You've Got a Friend"
😊❤
And "Good Morning, StarShine"
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Definitely add "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon
Me and You and a Dog Name Boo, not sure who did it.
@@kenkubycheck3077 - it is by Lobo from 1971. Great choice!
@@kenkubycheck3077 - Done by the band Lobo
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One of my favorite songs from that Era is Dear Mr Fantasy from Traffic Steve Winwood is such an amazing singer.
They changed their name just to keep up with time. Please, you have to react to "Miracles" where Marty Ballen sings lead. I look forward everyday to when you two drop reactions. Love you both. Can't wait to see the newborn. Please do another with the girls, that last time was so cute! 🤗🤔😎
All these old relics are soooooo AMAZING!!!! ❣️❣️
I would sooo LOVE for you to react to Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship is a later version of Jefferson Airplane) It's one of my all-time favorite songs! 🙂
Also, it's a cute & funny video
Today is a beautiful song from them.
particularly for amber: more magic by the airplane: "Comin' Back to Me"
Yes! Perfect, beautiful song!!❤️ Amber will ESPECIALLY love it!
Absolutely love that song.
Marty Balin sings on this song and the lyrics are hauntingly beautiful.
@@evanbirnholz2803 It’s a perfect song... and sounds as if it could’ve been recorded today
Jefferson Starship's great album "Red Octopus" was their most commercially successful album. The sexually charged "Miracles" from that album was their biggest hit, but Grace was more of a back-up on that song (Marty Balin sang lead). Songs that features Grace up front during the Jefferson Starship days was "Fast Buck Freddy", "Play On Love", and "Love Too Good". A standout song during the Starship days was "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (featured in the movie "Mannequin"). edit: add the lead singer name on "Miracles".
grace slick the OG of female rockers
Grace was the perfect lead for a psychedelic rock group. She had a naturally trippy voice and she punctuated her words in a very unique way. Later on in the 80s, their sound changed and she was a versatile enough vocalist to remain very much Grace Slick while not sounding like a hippie in the 80s. I believe the song I'm thinking of is called We Built this City and if I remember right there is a video. Check it out.