Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane: The Woodstock Experience
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Artist: Jefferson AirplaneEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2009-06-30
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- We Can Be Together
- Good Shepherd
- The Farm
- Hey Frederick
- Turn My Life Down
- Wooden Ships
- Eskimo Blue Day
- A Song For All Seasons
- Meadowlands
- Volunteers
- Introduction (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part One)(Previously unreleased)
- The Other Side Of This Life (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part One)(Previously unreleased)
- Somebody To Love(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part One)
- 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part One)(Previously unreleased)
- Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part One)
- Eskimo Blue Day(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part One)
- Plastic Fantastic Lover(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)
- Wooden Ships (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two) (Previously unreleased)
- Uncle Sam Blues(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)
- Volunteers(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)
- The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)(Previously unreleased)
- Come Back Baby (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)
- White Rabbit(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)
- The House At Pooneil Corners (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969 Part Two)(Previously unreleased)
Music reviews of Jefferson Airplane: The Woodstock Experience
Music Review: Another Myth Dispelled
Rating: 5 Stars
We have long been led to believe that Airplane didn't play a very good set at Woodstock. This CD settles that debate once and forever. Yes, there are a few boo-boos here and there during the performance, lapses in timing and a few stumbles with the new material mostly, but considering how tired the band must have been, and how obviously stoned on acid they were (directly referenced by Grace between songs), it's a solid set here. Airplane churn out one ferocious song after another, high-lighted by the best free-form work I have ever heard from their official catalogue. Included is a superb black and white poster of the band performing.
"Well, you have seen the heavy groups(the Who),now you will hear morning maniac music!" Grace states confidently to start it all off. The set list is a combination of classic Airplane as defined by the band: The Other Side Of This Life, Somebody To Love, 3/5 Of A Mile In Ten Seconds, Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try, Plastic Fantastic Lover, The Ballad Of You, Me & Pooneil, White Rabbit, and The House At Pooneil Corners are a perfect representation of classic Airplane. The new material, Wooden Ships, Eskimo Blue Day and Volunteers are from the soon to be released Volunteers album (oh, why not Hey Frederick? Bummer!). Uncle Sam Blues and Come Back Baby are inklings of Hot Tuna to come. There's something for everyone here.
Throughout the recording Jack Casady provides a stunning running symposium of his legendary prowess on the bass guitar. Of all the band members, he seems the most focused and inventive, and the savage growling roar of his Guild Hollowbody is a delight for true fans, and a sure-to-be startling revelation for those unfamiliar with Airplane's live sound. He's simply remarkable. Paul Kantner provides solid rhythm guitar work, and a grittier sound that fits well with the rest of the instruments. Spencer Dryden's confident drumming is inspired and forceful. Jorma Kaukonen has a few lapses in timing, but, despite this, is inventive and inspired for much of the time. His sound as well, reflects a growing emphasis of power that gradually increased as the band evolved. They're quite loud and heavy here, more distorted than usual, and it works just fine. It's just another weapon in their arsenal. Paul Kantner's vocals are solid, and Marty Balin and Grace Slick soar together as never before, particularly Grace. Animated and timely, she wails out one primitive acid-drenched call to arms after another, sending numerous chills down the listener's spine. In my opinion, her BEST live work on record. Sideman Nicky Hopkins' work on the piano is lost much of the time, but when heard is a fine complement to the band's sound. It's not so much the mix, but the fact that he is just drowned out much of the time.
Other Side, Wooden Ships, and Ballad of You, Me & Pooneil feature lengthy jams within, demonstrating the band's inventiveness and dedication of the free-form jamming of Acid Rock at its best. Incorporated into Pooneil is an inclusion of the song "Starship" from Blows Against The Empire, a nice bonus. Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try? is stunning here, almost a religious statement of the sacramental use of LSD within the hippie movement. Pooneil and White Rabbit follow this theme in no uncertain terms, and the band firmly throw down the gauntlet as to where they stand on the drug culture. After several false starts (I think they just forgot the song for a few seconds!) they close with the dark and spooky, House At Pooneil Corners, almost seeming to provide a glimpse of the Altamont fiasco to come later that year.
Frequently lost in the perception of Jefferson Airplane is the fact that they were first and foremost a live band, a hard-driving and inventive concert act that ROCKED the crowd's asses off. There is no doubt about that after listening to this performance. Truly, this is a must-have for any serious Airplane fan. No collection of Jefferson Airplane will ever be complete without it. Buy it, put on a good pair of headphones and CRANK IT UP. You won't regret it.
Description of Jefferson Airplane: The Woodstock Experience
In 1969, Jefferson Airplane was the band to book at a major festival. The first act to be confirmed for Woodstock, they set the precedent for all that followed. Their performance early Sunday morning was the perfect greeting to a rising sun, and the material from their forthcoming album, Volunteers, awakened the Woodstock generation to a new day.Classic Rock CDs
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