Posted on 01/29/2016 9:05:22 AM PST by Obadiah
Paul Kantner, one of the giants of the San Francisco music scene, died Thursday. Mr. Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, was 74 and had suffered a heart attack this week.
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Coincidentally, I was just listening to the album “Dragonfly” in my car yesterday and this morning. I had seen Starship perform this album in concert back in the day.
60s rockers are dropping like flies.
When is this same generation of aging politicians going to start dropping like flies too?????
Jefferson Airplane was a great band - saw them live in 1967.
There we go showing our age. I saw Starship perform at the old County Stadium. Great show!!
I hate to see it, but you know, it’s surprising some of them made it this long...
RIP Paul
Hence your FR name lol
I was a huge fan of the group back then. I mean Grace had a great voice and great looks. Grace and Marty Balin were the two best singers and songwriters in the group.
But after "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit," little of Slick's great voice was heard on subsequent tracks. She had one of the greatest voices in rock. "Surrealistic Pillow" (which they later disparaged) is one of the greatest albums of that era and one I still listen to.
But that was the pinnacle of their artistic success. Every album after that was either mediocre or downright awful. Of course, it didn't help that they turned almost completely political culminating in the dreck that was "Volunteers." And "Crown Of Creation" was cringeworthy bad. I guess the drugs had done too much damage by that time.
I think Kantner sort of took over the band after SP. Too much of Kantner's mostly lousy songs and mediocre voice started taking precedence.
Best Jefferson Starship tunes, IMHO-
Play On Love
Ride The Tiger
With Your Love
Count On Me
I was never a big Airplane or STarship fan. When Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy left the band and started Hot Tuna I liked them a lot better but then I’ve always been a lover of the blues.
Best Jefferson Airplane tunes, IMHO-
Somebody To Love
White Rabbit
Embryonic Journey
Wooden Ships
My favorite tune: Lather
Yep...Got America’s Choice in my car’s CD player!
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