@@hakanduranl I had the opportunity and pleasure to often see one of the best cover bands ever. The Volunteers, later to become the Zen Tricksters, played Long Island all the time every Saturday night at the Past Time Pub in Amityville. So I could pretty much say I've seen the Dead about 100x. At the Right Track Inn in Freeport they did like a 10 minute version of "White Rabbit" with Jeff doing an out of this world solo. Talk about blown away. I wish that one had been recorded. Them's was good times!
@@liman42 unfortunately I never had the chance to listen it live but for me this is the best solo ever.. Don't know if he knew back then that this is the best of him ever... the melody of the song is west but it's so east ..universal .. Unfortunately it's not her best performance:):)
The normal version is only like 2 and a half minutes long. This version is elite because the intro is like twice as long as the song. Craig Chaquico is fucking elite!
Was lucky enough to see this live front row at Universal Amphitheater..and seeing Grace kick a bag of mushrooms off the stage..one night I'll never forget..
Almost 50 years later this is still one of the best versions out there. The intro guitar is simply hypnotic. I can picture Carlos Santana and Paco DeLucia doing a duet in this song.
Love how the solo just keeps going, Craig could jam over that vamp for days...some really interesting playing in there and the wild pitch bends are awesome. Great solo.
I just don’t love this version of the song...I NEED it...I have to listen to this regularly...it’s like meditation for me...Craig absolutely transforms this classic Airplane song...that iconic intro by Jorma...and he totally makes it his own...you can tell how much Grace is digging it...what a feeling...speechless.
That '57 Les Paul sounds amazing, such a beautiful tone. I bet they didn't use backing tracks back then either, pure music. Such a wonderful time to watch live music.
Me me me too...love ...love this clip...the drums, guitar and Gracie’s singing is just the best.Every time I’m out of it I come back to listen to this clip 💖💖💖💖🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
@@devotti5689 Yes it was. And it had many many more views. At least a few thousand from me alone. 😀. Love this version. Craig kills it on guitar in this one. Jorma is a legend, but Craig really put his spin on this version
I've listened to this song since I was 7. I'm 65 now. I will always love it! This is what happens when a little girl has older siblings...you listen to what they're listening to....I'm so glad I grew up in the 60's & 70's!
@@clarencerussell123 He didn't even hear her. Kept going for at least another 2 minutes.....lol. Then when the light goes to her she looks like "What, it's finally my turn?" lol.
The intro used in the predecessor version of this song, before Jefferson Airplane when Grace Slick was with Great Society, is pretty interesting: th-cam.com/video/mWlI5uf5H-o/w-d-xo.html
I saw them that year in the golden gate park at a free concert front row! I was fifteen and it made an impact. I believe in 1965 at the entrance to the park, I saw and hard jimmy Hendricks because he was a a young black man and considered popular, so my parents wanted to know more about him. Again it was a free concert.
THIS. SONG. OMG this hits HARD, absolutely flawless and beautiful....Its like therapy hearing this. Perfect. If anyone has tripped on mushrooms, you can clearly see that Grace Slick is tripping hard during this performance I know that look, the dilated pupils and all.
@@petejones879 yep me to their was always the open space to do it with that beat Jorma could of done a smoking job on it . Glad CC did jump on it it's awesome and glad Craig didn't cut the chord as Grace wanted ...
I can't believe I've never seen this before. I have so many thoughts. 1. That guitar solo is fucking legendary stuff. This version is like 75% intro guitar solo (is it even an "intro" at that point?) and I have no complaints about that, as much as I love the lyrics and Grace's voice. That solo could've gone for another 5 minutes and I would've been perfectly fine with it. 3. I was generally aware that Craig Chaquico is a great guitarist, but I guess I wasn't fully aware. That was some really incredible, heavy, psychedelic jamming. The tone he has on that Les Paul is so perfect... there's a ton of distortion and yet you can hear all the notes cleanly. And I love how he transitions from looking super laid back at the start to looking like he's in a full-body trance at like 4:00. Also... he's 21 fucking years old here. Just amazing stuff. 4. Grace is... Grace. The vocals and performance are perfect. 5. Grace has the biggest smile and almost looks like she's laughing out of glee when Craig's solo ends and I love it so much. 5. As some have mentioned in the comments already, this is legitimately one of the best songs ever written. Certainly one of the top few psychedelic rock songs every written. Not incredibly complex and doesn't rival some of Pink Floyd's best work, but it's certainly a top 5 song in the genre. 6. I'm going to rewatch this at least two more times immediately, and this will certainly become one of those videos I come back to constantly for years and years and years.
Wow-I am 72 and born in SF and grew up on the Peninsula. My dad met her in the day doing some work in her home. Said she was beautiful. I have played this song on my guitar for years and never heard this version until today. Wow
I was born in ‘97. This song has been around since before my parents were even born. Fell in love with it through the late Bray Wyatt. Just found this version today and I am absolutely blown away. It’s almost like I’ve been looking for that intro without even knowing.
Damn! I forget about this song! I was prompted tonight on TH-cam. A Woodstock version that was shorter. So I searched for a longer version and found this. Holy cow! This song is so amazing, and this guitar intro is mesmerizing!!! I’m 62 and remember this song very well. But never gave it much ado. Shame on me….it’s FABULOUS!!!
What really does amaze me apart from the spectacular show and inmortal version she gave. Is that... HOW DO YOU SING LIVE ON LSD. She literally managed it like a complete professional.
@@jasongreen7168 I know she was (she is) but i mean, not every professional would sing on LSD live as coherent as possible. Think about it... also you can see she literally rocked out this song, for me the best version, rock n' roll af. You can tell because she didn't sing softly she did it kinda louder which i love it. Immortal for sure. God bless her.
@@alexanderh.5814 True, but then after that she seemed to figure out what was going on and just go with it. Afterwards, when the spotlight went on her, she put up her hand like "Is it finally my turn?" lol.
@@kirtschaefer8025 Craig has said Grace would often chime in on his or others parts. It wasn't appreciated nor taken as a compliment. Grace got so drunk in Germany she called the crowd Nazis and then told the other band members to f#ck off when they tried to calm her down. She left the band soon after.
@@sotis1756 Can you recommend some songs with epic guitar intros/solos? I personally love this live version of "White Rabbit" with the guitar intro - it's raw, gritty and unpolished, yet completely captivating and full of heart. Another excellent one is Frank Zappa's brilliant solo in "Muffin Man". th-cam.com/video/lWQb_T9_nwA/w-d-xo.html
Women show drug use aging considerably quicker than men do. But she still looks good and she did whatever the fuck she wanted to do which is admirable.
I was there for this. I’m 81 and it still sets me off. I fell in love with Grace.
Sets you off.... I fuckin scream with the guitar
Sir, u are legend. God Speed to your happiness.
Soon there won’t be many of us around that lived through those amazing times.
first of all J.F,
she's MINE and it 65 it sinks me, i love it!
To me. The Greatest Rock musicians were born in the 40's. You are there from the beginning. Salud.
cannot believe this was nearly 50 years ago. agreed, I'm 78 and I remember this well.
Absolutely the best version ever. And that long solo lead in by Craig. You just can’t get tired of listening.
This longer version is even better th-cam.com/video/qlr2c-G8Bag/w-d-xo.html
This has always been a powerful song. That intro is a mind-melter. Dude went into orbit for awhile.
Sorry, respectively can't agree.. There is just something about Jorma's simply stated lead that makes the song much more intriguing.
Molly Tuttle does the best version.
The solo was rambling, ameteurish and sloppy. I fast forwarded through most of it to get to the true song
that solo intro... speechless, the way intros got to be.
Listening in Townsville Qld Australia. I love this clip, watch it over many times, makes me feel young again 😉
It's his best solo ever....
@@hakanduranl
I had the opportunity and pleasure to often see one of the best cover bands ever. The Volunteers, later to become the Zen Tricksters, played Long Island all the time every Saturday night at the Past Time Pub in Amityville. So I could pretty much say I've seen the Dead about 100x. At the Right Track Inn in Freeport they did like a 10 minute version of "White Rabbit" with Jeff doing an out of this world solo. Talk about blown away. I wish that one had been recorded. Them's was good times!
@@liman42 unfortunately I never had the chance to listen it live but for me this is the best solo ever.. Don't know if he knew back then that this is the best of him ever... the melody of the song is west but it's so east ..universal .. Unfortunately it's not her best performance:):)
Too bad Grace felt the need to interrupt him
This is one of the greatest songs ever written.
The normal version is only like 2 and a half minutes long. This version is elite because the intro is like twice as long as the song. Craig Chaquico is fucking elite!
Check out Cathy Richardson's cover, PBS special
@@sittingbull941 thanks have seen it, very good.
@@sittingbull941 that is unbelievable is there more
Not
Was lucky enough to see this live front row at Universal Amphitheater..and seeing Grace kick a bag of mushrooms off the stage..one night I'll never forget..
Almost 50 years later this is still one of the best versions out there. The intro guitar is simply hypnotic. I can picture Carlos Santana and Paco DeLucia doing a duet in this song.
I'm getting more of a Slash, Double Talkin Jive vibe off this...but this version of White Rabbit is just amazing!
That Would have been Cool!
@therolling
Yes dude!
You are right!
Double talkin jive solo is same like that! I love both.
You are genio dude! :D
Love how the solo just keeps going, Craig could jam over that vamp for days...some really interesting playing in there and the wild pitch bends are awesome. Great solo.
One of my favorite live solos all time only got 20 k views lol
I Live It!
@@Bryant.Defiant I always find myself coming back .
I was in Berkeley 1976. First part Country Joe Mac Donald. One of the best moment in my life.
Drum solo fantastic half hour long. So good.
I just don’t love this version of the song...I NEED it...I have to listen to this regularly...it’s like meditation for me...Craig absolutely transforms this classic Airplane song...that iconic intro by Jorma...and he totally makes it his own...you can tell how much Grace is digging it...what a feeling...speechless.
The original version was 6 minutes long, so maybe this IS the original version?
You just said it, envious indeed. She just was staring amazed of what would have been what then follows like when will I begin. Outrageous!
@@branskytubeI’ve been searching for this iconic long version high-n-low … I just might’ve found it on iTunes (well, it’s 05:20 minutes) 🤷🏽♀️
Also add to this the Beatles/Phil Collins "Tomorrow never knows"
That '57 Les Paul sounds amazing, such a beautiful tone. I bet they didn't use backing tracks back then either, pure music. Such a wonderful time to watch live music.
Graig Chaquico was always underrated. Great version by the way.
he was only 21 years old at this concert
Craig...
@@recentisland1513 21? Dude looked 41
@@keen9166 No, he didn't. But you should see what he looks like recently. Does conventions and stuff, and he has aged wonderfully.
I am 68 aged and still Love It. Gratis from Germany 😊
He went on trip and made sweet music along the way. Grace managed to talk him back down eventually. Love this video and always come back to it.
Damn, this is ridiculous. It's nearly impossible to find a Live version WITH VIDEO. Amazing upload! Thank you!
I saw this also I was 15. Grace was something to see as a 15 yr old Awesome
best live version I've ever heard....Craig BAKED it!
You will not believe the amount of times I got high on this video... So many magical journeys and some which made me think I'm about to die...
Or to reborn. Depends on how you see it. Even could be both. 😌
I wish I could be this high and still be lucid. Grace Slick is a treasure! :-)
I was at this show. Something I'll never forget. Country Joe MacDonald opened for them.
WOW !!! Now that's a show !!!
Damn dude what a lucky sob you are!!
I think I was there too :)
This is the best version of this song!
Definitely!!!
Epic guitar 🎸🎸
Who could down vote this?? Fantastic, best version I've heard.
An Arseshole That Promoted Themselves To The Highest Order Of Arsesholes
Because those 34 people like Auto-Tune music.
The BEST EVER INTRO to any song,
He killed that intro
Woodstock version 100 x better.
this is my fav performance of this song and it has 600views. wow
The original was taken down 😔
agree!!
Me me me too...love ...love this clip...the drums, guitar and Gracie’s singing is just the best.Every time I’m out of it I come back to listen to this clip 💖💖💖💖🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Me too ,, such a great solo
It’s what I live for in music
@@devotti5689 Yes it was. And it had many many more views. At least a few thousand from me alone. 😀. Love this version. Craig kills it on guitar in this one. Jorma is a legend, but Craig really put his spin on this version
I watch & listen to this on loop.. often
I've listened to this song since I was 7. I'm 65 now. I will always love it! This is what happens when a little girl has older siblings...you listen to what they're listening to....I'm so glad I grew up in the 60's & 70's!
What Grace Slick said was, "Holy Jesus! The star is born. Cut the cord. Cut the cord!"
That little drum beat at 1:00 gets me every time, smh not enough views for a masterpiece like this...
I'm glad I checked this version out
Wish I'd been there for this!!! Some of the best guitar and drumming I have ever heard, just magical!!
This is the kick assinest guitar intro ever! Play it ten times a week! Do not "cut the cord"Grace.
Likewise
Agreed. If "cut the chord" means stopping that amazing intro, then do NOT cut that fucking chord.
@@clarencerussell123 He didn't even hear her. Kept going for at least another 2 minutes.....lol. Then when the light goes to her she looks like "What, it's finally my turn?" lol.
Let the chord shine!
The intro used in the predecessor version of this song, before Jefferson Airplane when Grace Slick was with Great Society, is pretty interesting:
th-cam.com/video/mWlI5uf5H-o/w-d-xo.html
If I could go back in time to see any concert that ever was, this one would definitely be on the short list.
Yes and :
Super tramp early eighties ;
Kinks , 70's 80's ;
Dire Straits, 80's .
Yep.
I saw them that year in the golden gate park at a free concert front row! I was fifteen and it made an impact. I believe in 1965 at the entrance to the park, I saw and hard jimmy Hendricks because he was a a young black man and considered popular, so my parents wanted to know more about him. Again it was a free concert.
On the shortlist after Woodstock.
Interesting choices for a short list
THIS. SONG. OMG this hits HARD, absolutely flawless and beautiful....Its like therapy hearing this. Perfect. If anyone has tripped on mushrooms, you can clearly see that Grace Slick is tripping hard during this performance I know that look, the dilated pupils and all.
Excellent. I've always thought there should be a longer version of white rabbit.. This is magical
@@petejones879 yep me to their was always the open space to do it with that beat Jorma could of done a smoking job on it . Glad CC did jump on it it's awesome and glad Craig didn't cut the chord as Grace wanted ...
I can't believe I've never seen this before. I have so many thoughts.
1. That guitar solo is fucking legendary stuff. This version is like 75% intro guitar solo (is it even an "intro" at that point?) and I have no complaints about that, as much as I love the lyrics and Grace's voice. That solo could've gone for another 5 minutes and I would've been perfectly fine with it.
3. I was generally aware that Craig Chaquico is a great guitarist, but I guess I wasn't fully aware. That was some really incredible, heavy, psychedelic jamming. The tone he has on that Les Paul is so perfect... there's a ton of distortion and yet you can hear all the notes cleanly. And I love how he transitions from looking super laid back at the start to looking like he's in a full-body trance at like 4:00. Also... he's 21 fucking years old here. Just amazing stuff.
4. Grace is... Grace. The vocals and performance are perfect.
5. Grace has the biggest smile and almost looks like she's laughing out of glee when Craig's solo ends and I love it so much.
5. As some have mentioned in the comments already, this is legitimately one of the best songs ever written. Certainly one of the top few psychedelic rock songs every written. Not incredibly complex and doesn't rival some of Pink Floyd's best work, but it's certainly a top 5 song in the genre.
6. I'm going to rewatch this at least two more times immediately, and this will certainly become one of those videos I come back to constantly for years and years and years.
Yeah . Trip is where it’s at psychedelics, need legal trips for good trippins
I thrink the drugs played an important rule dude......google is your friend
Her pupils are the size of the conventionally cultivated blueberries
Now check out Some Live Tangerine Dream....
Drugs Change, Good Music Never Does!!!
Wow-I am 72 and born in SF and grew up on the Peninsula. My dad met her in the day doing some work in her home. Said she was beautiful. I have played this song on my guitar for years and never heard this version until today. Wow
Love the long guitar lead at the start.
boring intro
This live version is amazing !!!! Especially , that guitar intro 💯👌😎
Brings me right back to my youth! Thank you! Always loved Jefferson Airplane and Starship. Saw them live and have always loved Them especially Grace.
Recorded a day after my 11th birthday and realizing none of this matters. Never the less..love the song.
It matters to me
you were born in 1956?
@@afisanaa white rabbit came in 1967
I was born in ‘97. This song has been around since before my parents were even born. Fell in love with it through the late Bray Wyatt. Just found this version today and I am absolutely blown away. It’s almost like I’ve been looking for that intro without even knowing.
Can't get enough of this.
me neither, ron
This is such a good version of this song. The black and white only makes it more intriguing. Grace's eyes look so pitch black.
4:58 one of my favourite combinations of guitar tone and rhythm of all time.
What a guitar solo i was only 7 months old, wish i could have seen this
I love it when she does this song Totally tripping!
Unbelievable guitar . I'm on fire.
That guitar work... 🔥
WOW! This really brings this piece into another realm. Wow. And at Winterland, of course. God bless Bill Graham, RIP.
How does this not have more than 100K views?? Easily the best version.
250K now after a year. There is hope
Needs to be millions, I love this
That Craig Chaquico Solo 0:18 And That Grace Slick smile at the end of it 4:48
That was and is the final guitar solo FOREVER. Vielen Dank ! It was my youth
Mmmmm,,here i am again,,,excellent..
That song comes to my mind when I was younger and I used to work out weight lifting with my dudes while we were listening to this song.
That’s cool ,being 81 and still remembering good times and good music
Damn! I forget about this song! I was prompted tonight on TH-cam. A Woodstock version that was shorter. So I searched for a longer version and found this. Holy cow! This song is so amazing, and this guitar intro is mesmerizing!!! I’m 62 and remember this song very well. But never gave it much ado. Shame on me….it’s FABULOUS!!!
What an intro 👏
This version is 🔥. Listen to that crunch on the guitars
I still wanna know how they went from this to “we built this city!”
...and "Sarah, Saaaaaraaaah!"
Amen to that
Damn. I'm getting old. 2 years b4 I graduated from high school
the still frame that automatically happens at 6:10 ... wholly cow look at the dilation on her eyes! TRIPPIN FACE!
amazing version!
What really does amaze me apart from the spectacular show and inmortal version she gave.
Is that... HOW DO YOU SING LIVE ON LSD. She literally managed it like a complete professional.
because she is a professional .
It Was Common Place Back Then. Not that it takes Anything Away from Her Performance Which Was a bit Spotty but Epic given the Circumstances.
@@jasongreen7168 I know she was (she is) but i mean, not every professional would sing on LSD live as coherent as possible. Think about it... also you can see she literally rocked out this song, for me the best version, rock n' roll af. You can tell because she didn't sing softly she did it kinda louder which i love it. Immortal for sure. God bless her.
Hell yea this is how it should be delivered!
Grace is used to operating in these environments...✌
I was at this show!
Fantastic version. An all time great.
What a shame we don't get real music like this today... Hardly any new bands of this calibre
awesome intro to an amazing song
Nice solo. When you can walk a guitar like that, you are easily top 10 All Time. Nice.
An amazing intro.
the guitar solo. is extraordinary extraordinary wonderful.
What a wonderful piece of mind that takes knowledge for trying to understand her meaning of life by herself
it is the best version ! they are clearly performing for each other.
I don’t know. Grace actually said to “cut the cord” during the awesome guitar solo.
@@alexanderh.5814 True, but then after that she seemed to figure out what was going on and just go with it. Afterwards, when the spotlight went on her, she put up her hand like "Is it finally my turn?" lol.
@@alexanderh.5814 that means to implement/make the chord lol. encouragement by grace
kirt schaefer You actually think she interrupted his solo by laughing and saying “cut the cord” and meant it as encouragement?
@@kirtschaefer8025 Craig has said Grace would often chime in on his or others parts. It wasn't appreciated nor taken as a compliment. Grace got so drunk in Germany she called the crowd Nazis and then told the other band members to f#ck off when they tried to calm her down. She left the band soon after.
Just brilliant. The guitar intro is outstanding.
The best guitar performance I’ve ever seen
Haven’t seen much have you? This sounded pretty bad for its time, but still very catchy, but the intro solo wasn’t it cheif
@@sotis1756 Can you recommend some songs with epic guitar intros/solos?
I personally love this live version of "White Rabbit" with the guitar intro - it's raw, gritty and unpolished, yet completely captivating and full of heart.
Another excellent one is Frank Zappa's brilliant solo in "Muffin Man". th-cam.com/video/lWQb_T9_nwA/w-d-xo.html
Goosebumps. very thick
...great song, beautiful guitar intro, I can't stop listening to it
Even when Grace is off her head she's great, awesome guitar work too.
Their pupils are so big they could swallow the universe :-)
Absolutely brilliant from start to finish.Thank you for digging up this clip
5:40 That moment you're on LSD and you locked eyes with someone on the same level and it felt like a mind-meld👽
la veo y escucho cada semana. Gracias John
Realmente espectacular, cada vez que la escucho mas me gusta, es fantastica Craig un fenomeno.
Es la intro que faltó en la versión de Woodstock (?
@@Mauri_Centurion Si señor, tienes toda la razón.
The best r and r song ever i am still haunted after 3 tours in nam 69 to 72
That's some solid time bro✌🏼
It just doesn't get much better than this!
No red blooded man failed to fall in lust with Grace, and that voice❤
Wow just the best intro EVER
Is this Craig Chaquico, playing this lead up to Grace,its a musical wet dream in my mind,so so good
My VERY fave guitar solo ever♥️
Except he played about 25 bars too many ..JA was always about indulgence...
They were actually better later , when they got serious
Tis him
@@froter1 When on LSD, no amount of bars is too many.....lol.
Hallucinant le TRIP total. Il ne s'arrêtes plus. 👍👍👍👍
Do melhor esta guitarra!Esta música é um colosso. Fica na História. !
I love this!!!! The solo is hard af!!.. Like foreal one of very favorite songs ever
What a great era back then . Now we have crap for 2021 .
Uuuuuuuh, Fantastic!!!!! The BEST Version of White Rabbit!!!
Her eyes don't lie xD
High as fuck. xD
Yep, they never do♥️
Also, he is playing for her enjoyment
The guitar is an extension of his body
@@rishavbagchi4836 Tripping HARD
This version make mi dream...hippye time...good time wonderfull....from italy 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟✌✌✌✌✌
I love the way Grace keeps staring at me 😂
6:10
Thank you for posting this version.
Best intro ever of this Song. ❤️
It’s interesting how different Grace looks between this and Woodstock just six years earlier.
she is tripping here even more...
@@emillyyelen5169 She's Tits Up..Stoned..That Was Her Mission. She Did Well. She Was Amazing!
@@shawnbruce6934 holy hell. Her pupils are dilated beyond her irises if thats even possible.
Yeah but she put 30 years of living into them 6...✌
Women show drug use aging considerably quicker than men do. But she still looks good and she did whatever the fuck she wanted to do which is admirable.
I love how their syncing their movements with the song. We all know they're just making those noises themselves.
Wonderful version with extended guitar. Grace, as only Grace can be.