@@blue-fj9ky And ... LOUD. !! saw him at Princeton Univ. in 73 with Hot Tuna ..wow super Loud. . With Papa John Creech on electric violin. ...and Cassady of course, Great Bass player of all time.
@@michaelcelani8325 I agree 100%! Hot Tuna was the loudest band I ever saw. Zeppelin and The Who didn't come close! After one concert at Constitution Hall in Washington DC I was in pain and everything sounded muffled for hours! I loved the Airplane and Hot Tuna and saw them several times in the late sixties.
I saw Jorma & Jack, Hot Tuna, the Airplane, and solo Jorma almost a dozen times, but never was he loud. Not even in tiny venues. I guess loud Jorma is better than no Jorma. Peace.
It's funny, because technology has never been so advanced, but sound quality has dropped since cd's and lps fell out of use. Hopefully it won't be forever and online services will eventually start releasing uncompressed recordings. And dont get me started on remasters, i mean why? The original recordings sounded great. I think remasters are a scam.
Captured at their peak- the guitars and vocals never sounded better. Kaukonen just rips. More passion and power than an ipod full of the music today that serves to distract and titillate, but rarely to inspire.
I agree. Covington was a more conventional driving rock drummer, but Spencer was better. Spencer mostly played it straight but infused a subtle jazz-rooted syncopation that reall helped them. The "classic", best lineup was: Slick, Kantner, Balin, Cassady, Kaukonen and Dryden.
No. It was the Grateful Dead. They LASTED. And their music never stopped. Who is playing Airplane covers today? That's right, nobody. Hot Tuna goes on, but it's a different groove.
@@DrMitchMedina I love the Dead, but I prefer the Airplane. Admittedly, though, the Dead carried the torch a lot longer and didn't turn into the embarrassment that the Starship became.
@@kevinjoseph517 The Dead didn't really have hits with Hunter-Garcia songs, much less anybody else. But the music never stopped -- there are dozens of cover bands that play it, every day, somewhere. And I agree about the unique excellence of Robert Hunter's lyrics.
This was part of a film broadcast on WGBH (public tv) in Boston Mass in 1970, and probably nationwide. There was also some concert footage (Woodstock?)included. I was 14 then but I still remember the line "she's loose" to this day.
Massive goosebumps from this video!! Grace’s soaring voice and Marty with his velvety voice and the guitars of Jorma and Paul back and forth with Jack♥️♥️😎😎💪🏻💪🏻
Top of their game. Love how Grace switches to from lead to backing/harmony and lets the men sing their asses off. Jorma simply shredding. What a performance. Thanks, Findusam.
100 % agreed man . JK was a beast of Axe . They were in the pantheon of greats . Jack still alive and well too . ( I think ) Now impress me and get to a Jinjer Gig . Cheers / The Ancient Metal Guy .
I had the great pleasure of working (woodwork:rebuilding the top of a boat he had in Sausalito) in the early 70's - Joey was a great soul, with a huge grin, and a n equally large assortment of appetites: i enjoyed my time with him immensely! Requiescat In Pacem, Joey baby!
Can’t believe I’m 51 years old and just now hearing this song for the first time! It was amazing. Long and winding with some unique chord transitions, powerful and immediate. Almost sounded like a precursor to 1990’s indie rock.
I first heard it under the influence of California sunshine in a caravan by the sea when I was 17. I’m 49 now and that is firmly engraved in my psyche. Very loud too!
Jack Casady is great because he's a team player and that makes everyone else better. Tat's what a great musician does, makes everyone else better, not that the other guys aren't fantastic, mind you.
@@bjaded1 Grace kind of took the spot as lead singer and Marty Balin resented Grace because of this Slick slept with every guy in the group except Marty Balin because of the tension between the two and if you don't believe me look it up
@@johntoomey357 yep Marty gradually withdrew when Grace joined. he should have been grateful that the 2 songs she brought with her made them all famous and got them out of San Francisco.
@@ThreeSixNineNature i didn't mean it as harsh. Grace said in an interview "never mind the counter-culture, we didn't think anything we wrote was going to get us out of San Francisco."
Well spoken ChefMozart. If anyone will once more ask me to explain what happened in the late 60s, or rather what we hoped to get going I will play this song... For most of us it was not about politics or drugs. It was about how to live life. It was about how to get out of what these amazing musicians described so well in The House at Pooneil Corners: "You and me we keep walking around and we see all the bullshit around us". And we failed miserably... because the bullshit got even worse...
Talleyrand most of us just wanted to be able to do our own thing. Getting shot at was serious shit and many decided that revolution in the streets wasn’t wear it was at. That would take serious long term commitment, effort and planning. A lot didn’t have that energy. So, IMO, many re-enlisted in the mainstream. Many disappeared into the ether. Many kept trying. Life and obligations caught up with me and I put on my brown shoes but always tried to be an example of the counter way. Here we are today (2019) and it seems we have to start over again.
I dissagree....the bullshit did not get worse....there was just more of us. And the ability to document the bullshit increased. It's not that bad today.
Jorma's guitar style was so unique. He was 'lead' guitar but more then that, he kind of took his lead notes and made them rhythm too. And of course Jack was there the whole time.
My first " favorite band" when I heard them in the mid sixties and still my favorite band in 2018 when I'm 68. It's great to read the comments to see how many others feel because I always felt alone in school in northeast Ohio, where this was not the most popular sound or lyrics. But it was clearly what I wanted and needed to hear. I wish that all this great(est) music was still played by cover bands, or that some FM station would play it all day and all night; not just the Airplane, but other bands that felt the same way. And I was thinkung while I was listening to Gracie sing that she sounds ao much like Janis did when she sang with enormous passion.
@@willinnewhaven3285 greetings Youngstown, NE Ohio and Holland - born & raised in Dayton, Cincinnati area, saw the Airplane in Dayton 1971. We are obscene lawless hideous dangerous dirty violent and young.
thanks so much airplane, this was the soundtrack for almost a year of working on The Carolina Plain Dealer, an underground newspaper of the day... you sang to our hearts as we cut, pasted, typed up and drew our contribution to the cultural struggle that continues to this day...
Inspired performance of the quintessential song of revolution from a time when it was in the air and lots of bands vaguely evoked it. The Airplane was the real deal -- true musical and political visionaries.
Bass players don't need to be out front, getting the acclaim and recognition of the audience, to feel good about what they do. The power and precision of the foundational rhythm that they lay down is sufficient reward in itself. I'm writing in general of, course, and there are exceptions, as you have mentioned.
Bar none, the best version of this song ever done. Balin's and Slick's vocals are perfect; neither out sings the other. Kaukonen is an animal, each riff is exquisite . Casady is a bit overshadowed, but still wonderful. Covington is so funny at the start " she's loose; we're ready!"
Note to catergary: Interesting comment...but I'm not sure that tight, blending harmonies were what they wanted. After all, Crosby, Stills Nash and (occasionally) Young and other groups had that sewn up pretty well. What amazes me about JA is the way they managed to blend, DESPITE the cacophony. Take a thunderstorm, a tornado, an earthquake and a stampede and make them blend. Lots of misses...but when they nail it, they nail with a railroad spike. CARRY THE FIRE!
Very perceptive observation. I think one of the really unique talents and brilliance of Grace was her ability to improvise, weaving in and out of the primary vocals. In fact, the whole group approach was very improvisational in a sense. I doubt they ever played any song the same twice. Jack and Jorma were definitely about playing creatively and not just playing a “part”.
Joey Covington replaced Spencer Dryden, their drummer since 1966, only weeks before this performance. Rock music was getting heavier, so they needed a drummer with more power. He certainly strikes the drums with great force, but he keeps time nicely too. I love those opening beats, after he say, “she’s loose man, we’re ready”. The whole band is talented, and they’re in great for here.
Spence Dryden drumming was best for the psychedelic era of rock music but I felt like once he left there wasn’t that spark that the Jefferson airplane had in their heyday of the mid to late 60s.
I saw them on the 1970 tour for this album. When they played this, Grace Slick told us, "The record company says the cut is exactly the way we play it live. We'll play it. You decide."
I love it! Joey added the joy and energy of a real rock drummer so much needed for the band. 2 guitars need a solid background of drums to work against & work with. The startups and transitions A-B-A parts executed by Joey gives a new dimension. Check out at 1:58, 3:03-3:06, 3:41-3:47, 4:00-4:12 and 5:14, and find a drummer in perfect timing & tune with the band. 3:10-3:37 is unique. Joey & Jorma sharing lead/solo/melody with drums/guitar in unison between vocals inserts.
It was an amazing era for rock music. The Airplane were such an accomplished band, without being slick, theatrical or flashy. Paul Kantner Grace Slick and Marty Balin were all so intelligent and articulate, too. Not that I think the other members were unintelligent, it’s just that I’ve seen more of the aforementioned members in interviews. I was three months old when this was recorded. You said “take me back” - were you old enough to be listening to them in 1970? if you don’t mind my asking.
Yes. 16. Grew up outside of Atlanta. They were my first intro into haight ashbury. That is the street alot of the groups lived on. A stones throw from Stanford university in san Francisco. I visited there years later. Nothing like the 60's though. Thanks for asking. I love the airplane even though most are gone
What a voice! Overshadowed maybe a little by Janis Joplin in that era, but she's also a multi-instrumentalist (like most of her former Airplane bandmates).
Grace Sluck was the only band member that made it into Starship. Paul Kantner left Jefferson Starship, and that was it! Starship was nothing like Jefferson Airplane. Nothing into a totally new band that resembled nothing of the past!
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Jorma has to be one of the most underrated Guitarists in the history of Rock. Power and taste.
And originality!
@@blue-fj9ky And ... LOUD. !!
saw him at Princeton Univ. in 73 with
Hot Tuna ..wow super Loud. . With
Papa John Creech on electric violin.
...and Cassady of course, Great Bass
player of all time.
@@michaelcelani8325 I agree 100%! Hot Tuna was the loudest band I ever saw. Zeppelin and The Who didn't come close! After one concert at Constitution Hall in Washington DC I was in pain and everything sounded muffled for hours! I loved the Airplane and Hot Tuna and saw them several times in the late sixties.
Not by us.
I saw Jorma & Jack, Hot Tuna, the Airplane, and solo Jorma almost a dozen times, but never was he loud.
Not even in tiny venues. I guess loud Jorma is better than no Jorma.
Peace.
Don’t you just love it, no customized wardrobes or specialized choreography, just the Airplane and their great music
I love that footage like this is on TH-cam. When I bought my first Airplane disc in 1976, access to TH-cam was severely limited.
I bought Volunteers in 1968 with my own money! I was 13.
That’s funny. TH-cam in ‘76?
It's funny, because technology has never been so advanced, but sound quality has dropped since cd's and lps fell out of use. Hopefully it won't be forever and online services will eventually start releasing uncompressed recordings. And dont get me started on remasters, i mean why? The original recordings sounded great. I think remasters are a scam.
getting on youtube in 1976 was very hard indeed!
Everything you see on the internet is true.
Thomas Jefferson
The brilliance of Jorma comes through on this
Bueno, si es verdad, hay que tener en cuenta,que Jorma aguanta musicalmente la banda (J.Airplane)sin el trabajo de Jorma nada hubiera sido igual.
Jimmy page and Bo Didley were much better.
What knockout music. What a time. Many of us psychologically remain in it, thank goodness.
No! Many of us...."A overwelming vast majority" who have had to work for a living do not remain in anything closely related to the 60's utopia.
They were REALLY together when they did this one! All instruments and vocals are equally audible. And the bass? Wow! This was tight!!
The JA was at the center of the hippie scene in late 60's San Fransisco, but more importantly they were terrific musicians and a terrific band.
Jack Cassedy on bass.
My theme song since I was 15. Has never gotten old- just I have.
Captured at their peak- the guitars and vocals never sounded better. Kaukonen just rips. More passion and power than an ipod full of the music today that serves to distract and titillate, but rarely to inspire.
Well, they were at their peak when Spencer was still in the band.
66-70 then marty quit...the 2 coke addicts became unbearable..i know a friend of martys. his writer....@@markhunter8554
I couldn't see who the drummer is. In 1970 it would have been Ainsley Dunbar or Joey Covington.
Oh man, just imagine being in that room with all of them during that time.
Spencer was an important part of the JA and is missed here he played with a jazz sense that really helped them
I agree. Covington was a more conventional driving rock drummer, but Spencer was better. Spencer mostly played it straight but infused a subtle jazz-rooted syncopation that reall helped them. The "classic", best lineup was: Slick, Kantner, Balin, Cassady, Kaukonen and Dryden.
Arthur W I agree!!
Spencer was not only the best drummer the Airplane ever had, but he was also one of the the most creative drummers of the era.
@@arthurw8054 No argument about that.
He left after Altamont
Far out, man!
It's the year 2023
and this is taking me back!
They had such a raw, honest sound. I love the passionate way that they play and sing.
The greatest rock band that ever mounted a stage.
No. It was the Grateful Dead. They LASTED. And their music never stopped. Who is playing Airplane covers today? That's right, nobody. Hot Tuna goes on, but it's a different groove.
@@DrMitchMedina I love the Dead, but I prefer the Airplane. Admittedly, though, the Dead carried the torch a lot longer and didn't turn into the embarrassment that the Starship became.
what hits have peeps had with hunter-garcia songs? the dead needed robert hunter. outsider.@@DrMitchMedina
@@kevinjoseph517 The Dead didn't really have hits with Hunter-Garcia songs, much less anybody else. But the music never stopped -- there are dozens of cover bands that play it, every day, somewhere. And I agree about the unique excellence of Robert Hunter's lyrics.
one of them for sure...
To all the young ones out there: This was more than a song back when; it was an anthem.
agreed. when Volunteers was released the Vietnam war was still
raging and a concert with the Airplane could easily turn into a showdown with cops
@@haintedhouse2990 According to Jorma, Paul nearly started a riot once.
@@saveourrivers I believe it. Paul jokingly said around 1968 the flower children put on jack boots.
Or a hymn . . .
It was an anthem for those who had a priviledge life. A hugh majority saw it as a joke....but good music.
Jack remains my favorite bass player to this very day
Fuck off Casady - He owns a therapy for having maked me realize my dream
I love his playing on 30 seconds over winterland
Love Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy on “Wooden Ships”. And of course Grace Slick and the rest of the band.
This was part of a film broadcast on WGBH (public tv) in Boston Mass in 1970, and probably nationwide. There was also some concert footage (Woodstock?)included. I was 14 then but I still remember the line "she's loose" to this day.
Saw them in 67, wow, what a show!!! I was 15, Fargo, N.D. Temporarily kidnapped their robot with my belt from the stage!!!❤
No one more righteous and stronger during an era that definitely needed than Grace and the boys!!💪🏻💪🏻😎
Massive goosebumps from this video!! Grace’s soaring voice and Marty with his velvety voice and the guitars of Jorma and Paul back and forth with Jack♥️♥️😎😎💪🏻💪🏻
Top of their game. Love how Grace switches to from lead to backing/harmony and lets the men sing their asses off. Jorma simply shredding. What a performance. Thanks, Findusam.
100 % agreed man . JK was a beast of Axe . They were in the pantheon of greats . Jack still alive and well too . ( I think ) Now impress me and get to a Jinjer Gig . Cheers / The Ancient Metal Guy .
Grace Slick was a goddess back then. Mesmerizing.
still is
amen
So right that I often wish that Marty could stay at home.
@@curiousnomad she is Earl slicks mom.
This has such a warm, golden sound to it. They don't make sound equipment like that anymore.
thesoundof the60's...never to be duplicated
Brings tears to my eyes
So does Horseraddish.
I had the great pleasure of working (woodwork:rebuilding the top of a boat he had in Sausalito) in the early 70's - Joey was a great soul, with a huge grin, and a n equally large assortment of appetites: i enjoyed my time with him immensely! Requiescat In Pacem, Joey baby!
Blows against the empire!!!
Masterpiece IMO
This song was long before blows against the umpire.
Simply phenomenal , beautiful days of ole,loved Jefferson Airplane..✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️😢
Grace is just beautiful.
Her voice is out of this world. Nobody is better than Marty ballen.
Delightful ✌️✌️✌️
She was. Especially in the this video. Great voice and easy on the eyes. What a time it was.
Except Grace Slick & Paul Kanter lol
@@jasondalton-earls9972 *Kantner
*Balin
Balin
favorite band of all time. Thank you San Francisco
This is a magic group ! They blend together so we'll ! What a fantastic lead guitar tipical of JA and the incredible voices ! What a music trip !
They blended like cats in heat
Can’t believe I’m 51 years old and just now hearing this song for the first time! It was amazing. Long and winding with some unique chord transitions, powerful and immediate. Almost sounded like a precursor to 1990’s indie rock.
If you like this, the studio version of Wooden Ships (it was on the same album) is even better.
I first heard it under the influence of California sunshine in a caravan by the sea when I was 17. I’m 49 now and that is firmly engraved in my psyche. Very loud too!
You clearly need a 60's course.
I'm a millennial and this is amazing.
th-cam.com/video/atwBayYDFYQ/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB
People seemed a lot happier back then.
Jack Casady is great because he's a team player and that makes everyone else better. Tat's what a great musician does, makes everyone else better, not that the other guys aren't fantastic, mind you.
I really admire their talent. My favorite member is Marty Balin.
He did put the band together. What a visionary.
he is a great singer. My favorite is grace but nobody can deny how great marty was
@@bjaded1 Grace kind of took the spot as lead singer and Marty Balin resented Grace because of this Slick slept with every guy in the group except Marty Balin because of the tension between the two and if you don't believe me look it up
@@johntoomey357 yep Marty gradually withdrew when Grace joined. he should have been grateful that the 2 songs she brought with her made them all famous and got them out of
San Francisco.
@@ThreeSixNineNature i didn't mean it as harsh. Grace said in an interview "never mind the counter-culture, we didn't think anything we wrote was going to get us out of San Francisco."
"WE ARE FORCES OF CHAOS AND ANARCHY, EVERYTHING THEY SAY WE ARE WE ARE, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OURSELVES"!✊
Well spoken ChefMozart.
If anyone will once more ask me to explain what happened in the late 60s, or rather what we hoped to get going I will play this song...
For most of us it was not about politics or drugs. It was about how to live life. It was about how to get out of what these amazing musicians described so well in The House at Pooneil Corners: "You and me we keep walking around and we see all the bullshit around us".
And we failed miserably... because the bullshit got even worse...
Talleyrand most of us just wanted to be able to do our own thing. Getting shot at was serious shit and many decided that revolution in the streets wasn’t wear it was at. That would take serious long term commitment, effort and planning. A lot didn’t have that energy. So, IMO, many re-enlisted in the mainstream. Many disappeared into the ether. Many kept trying. Life and obligations caught up with me and I put on my brown shoes but always tried to be an example of the counter way. Here we are today (2019) and it seems we have to start over again.
I dissagree....the bullshit did not get worse....there was just more of us. And the ability to document the bullshit increased. It's not that bad today.
Jorma's guitar style was so unique. He was 'lead' guitar but more then that, he kind of took his lead notes and made them rhythm too. And of course Jack was there the whole time.
Who said the hippies were all blissed out???...there is a surging anger of discontent in this song.....
Marty and Grace work well together when they can hear each other.
My first " favorite band" when I heard them in the mid sixties and still my favorite band in 2018 when I'm 68.
It's great to read the comments to see how many others feel
because I always felt alone in school in northeast Ohio, where this was not the most popular sound or lyrics. But it was clearly what I wanted and needed to hear. I wish that all this great(est) music was still played by cover bands, or that some FM station would play it all day and all night; not just the Airplane, but other bands that felt the same way.
And I was thinkung while I was listening to Gracie sing that she sounds ao much like Janis did when she sang with
enormous passion.
@Guapo Viejo. I also grew up in NE Ohio (Warren) in the '60s, and I also loved the Airplane! Just the thing to ease me into my lifelong rebellion...
@@chicklets4ever51 Youngstown here. Love Grace and the Airplane
@@chicklets4ever51 We are forces of chaos and anarchy everything they say we are we are. Greetings from Holland
@@willinnewhaven3285 greetings Youngstown, NE Ohio and Holland - born & raised in Dayton, Cincinnati area, saw the Airplane in Dayton 1971. We are obscene lawless hideous dangerous dirty violent and young.
They were really big in north east PA back then. I'm in Ohio now want to visit the fur peace ranch
Doesn't get any better than this!
They got my attention back then; at the adult age of 21, particularly the musicianly edge of Jorma. Covington's got the groove. JA on the beam.
Marty and Grace's voice worked together so well! Too bad they never could.
thanks so much airplane, this was the soundtrack for almost a year of working on The Carolina Plain Dealer, an underground newspaper of the day... you sang to our hearts as we cut, pasted, typed up and drew our contribution to the cultural struggle that continues to this day...
The intro is SO much fun. Grace just takes us right down and in. 😎
Doesn't really start until she reminds them why they are there. Excellent video. Tanks a lot.🤓
"TEAR DOWN THE WALL!" A song for our time here.
This is probably the best rock ode I've ever heard ...
This band was so damn good!
Rush was better.
Excellent video. Rock 60's at its best! Like YOUR politics???
this is precious material!
Sorry you are gone Joey. . . . thanks for all the music. XX
"And we are very proud of ourselves ..."
Inspired performance of the quintessential song of revolution from a time when it was in the air and lots of bands vaguely evoked it. The Airplane was the real deal -- true musical and political visionaries.
I knew Joey Covington. One of the nicest guys . Jam on with the rest of the band, all bands in the cosmos
Wow, what talent!!!!!!!!
What a find! This is amazing. The vocals are spot on.
Joey Covington RIP
(June 27, 1945, East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania - June 4, 2013, Palm Springs, California)
I miss Marty too. Was a truly nice man.
Bass players don't need to be out front, getting the acclaim and recognition of the audience, to feel good about what they do. The power and precision of the foundational rhythm that they lay down is sufficient reward in itself. I'm writing in general of, course, and there are exceptions, as you have mentioned.
Jefferson Airplane, rock and roll behemoth!
Pink Floyd was better.
Bar none, the best version of this song ever done. Balin's and Slick's vocals are perfect; neither out sings the other. Kaukonen is an animal, each riff is exquisite . Casady is a bit overshadowed, but still wonderful. Covington is so funny at the start " she's loose; we're ready!"
Great footage of a SUPER performance of a classic song! I appreciate the Airplane more now than back in the day.
Today is a cold and miserable day. But I have shivers for a different reason.
just keep paying your taxes...it will be o.k.
This is rock and roll, baby!! DEFF JEFF!!
I love everything about this song.
This guitar men is so F... genious and good !
Tear down the walls, indeed....raw sound....my fav.
Fantastic song !! I like very much Jefferson Airplane !!!
Note to catergary: Interesting comment...but I'm not sure that tight, blending harmonies were what they wanted. After all, Crosby, Stills Nash and (occasionally) Young and other groups had that sewn up pretty well. What amazes me about JA is the way they managed to blend, DESPITE the cacophony. Take a thunderstorm, a tornado, an earthquake and a stampede and make them blend. Lots of misses...but when they nail it, they nail with a railroad spike. CARRY THE FIRE!
RIP MARTY BALIN,what a singer ,with GRACE SLICK , they broke the hearts!!
Very perceptive observation. I think one of the really unique talents and brilliance of Grace was her ability to improvise, weaving in and out of the primary vocals. In fact, the whole group approach was very improvisational in a sense. I doubt they ever played any song the same twice. Jack and Jorma were definitely about playing creatively and not just playing a “part”.
I see Crosby early in this clip
agreed....
the airplane rocks my world!
This is fabulous!
that drummer rocks!!!
Joey Covington replaced Spencer Dryden, their drummer since 1966, only weeks before this performance. Rock music was getting heavier, so they needed a drummer with more power. He certainly strikes the drums with great force, but he keeps time nicely too. I love those opening beats, after he say, “she’s loose man, we’re ready”. The whole band is talented, and they’re in great for here.
thanks for the info
Spence Dryden drumming was best for the psychedelic era of rock music but I felt like once he left there wasn’t that spark that the Jefferson airplane had in their heyday of the mid to late 60s.
It will never happen again like this!
It allready has.
The concept is concrete
Amazing!
Marty’s performance never fails to blow me away.
Dude, i could watch several hours of them playing, writing and talking to each other like that beatles documentary
Absolutely raw power with some innocence surrounding it!! An incredible unsurpassed video from the studio💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻😎♥️
seen them live they were magic
Have seen them in 1968 in AMSTERDAM . OMG almost 50 years ago. Time flies . Still love the band.
I like it when they say, "Tear Down The Wall!"
I saw them on the 1970 tour for this album. When they played this, Grace Slick told us, "The record company says the cut is exactly the way we play it live. We'll play it. You decide."
grace is beautifullll
Marty was tremendous! RIP
The San Francisco sound. A moment in time that was glorious. Ty
Grace Slick is so gorgeous in this video.
They should have had this song on their first album, and played it all through 1967!
I love it!
Joey added the joy and energy of a real rock drummer so much needed for the band.
2 guitars need a solid background of drums to work against & work with.
The startups and transitions A-B-A parts executed by Joey gives a new dimension.
Check out at 1:58, 3:03-3:06, 3:41-3:47, 4:00-4:12 and 5:14, and find a drummer in perfect timing & tune with the band.
3:10-3:37 is unique. Joey & Jorma sharing lead/solo/melody with drums/guitar in unison between vocals inserts.
Joey lacked the jazz sensibilities of Spencer. Even Jorma admitted, in hindsight, that Dryden was the best drummer the Airplane ever had.
Take me back.
It was an amazing era for rock music. The Airplane were such an accomplished band, without being slick, theatrical or flashy. Paul Kantner Grace Slick and Marty Balin were all so intelligent and articulate, too. Not that I think the other members were unintelligent, it’s just that I’ve seen more of the aforementioned members in interviews.
I was three months old when this was recorded. You said “take me back” - were you old enough to be listening to them in 1970? if you don’t mind my asking.
Yes. 16. Grew up outside of Atlanta. They were my first intro into haight ashbury. That is the street alot of the groups lived on. A stones throw from Stanford university in san Francisco. I visited there years later. Nothing like the 60's though. Thanks for asking. I love the airplane even though most are gone
wonderful song
OMG Marty Balin! Grace is awesome....but. This video truly captures the spirit and energy of this band and era.
This is from the movie "Go Ride the Music" from 1970. It's a great doc with several Airplane songs performed live at the Family Dog in SF.
Thanks for the info!!!
What a voice! Overshadowed maybe a little by Janis Joplin in that era, but she's also a multi-instrumentalist (like most of her former Airplane bandmates).
grace also wrote music
saw the Airplane live and I never forgot Grace's stage presence. she didn't dance a lot or boogie down. she patrolled the stage like a cop. very cool.
Well if only Janis overshadowed grace then I think grace is a very very very happy person 🙌✌️
Saw Jorma and Jack -- Hot Tuna -- a couple months ago. They still got it. Both had such unique styles back then.
back when music meant something......beautiful sentiments expressed here...i miss the VIBE!
The 50's musicians blew the Airplane away....Buddy Holly...much better than kaukanin. Bo Diddley better than Kantner.....
The fact that this band would eventually morph into the band that made We Built this City is insane
Grace Sluck was the only band member that made it into Starship. Paul Kantner left Jefferson Starship, and that was it! Starship was nothing like Jefferson Airplane. Nothing into a totally new band that resembled nothing of the past!
Love Paul's rhythm guitar
Hey , cameraman .... Jack's in the band too !
Jack is one of the baddest BASS PLAYERS EVER. 4 FINGERS, 4 STRINGS, HE NEVER STOPPED.
@ 2:17- Jorma on the wah guitar. Yes!
exquisite!
We should be together. Amen.
Very cool. This reminds me of Tom Laughlin getting handcuffed at the end of the Billy Jack movie.
People of this time were but the first to see the shit thats goin down these days