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Binding : Audio CDEAN : 0743218410222Label : CamdenManufacturer : CamdenPublisher : CamdenRelease date : 2001-04-28Title : Best of Jefferson AirplaneFormat : ArrayOriginal release date : 2001-07-17Studio : CamdenNumber of discs : 1 Bought it for White Rabbit and Somebody to Love and unless your a great Jefferson Airplane fan, there isn't much more worth listening to on this album. I probably would have been better off selecting and downloading individual tracks.
This compilation could be the right investment for the buyer who wants only one CD by this band. Featuring their two best known tracks "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" the CD is likely to satisfy the casual buyer.
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br /Containing songs from all their 6 studio albums + a couple of live recordings it gives a pretty good general view of the band's recording career.
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br /It will always be a matter of taste and a subject to discussion which specific tracks ought represent the various albums on a compilation CD.
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br /I think most tracks are well chosen even though I miss great tracks like "Come Up the Years" (Takes Off), "My Best Friend" (Surrealistic Pillow), "Martha" (Baxter's) and "The Good Shepherd" (Volunteers)
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br /The booklet of 8 pages is a complete disappointment; with sparse information on the tracks and only a very brief band biography.
"Thirty Seconds Over Winterland" is my only previous exposure to the Airplane so I was pleasantly surprised by their range of musical styles - from the opening beautiful acoustic guitar solo of "Embryonic Journey" through to the end anthem "Have You Seen the Saucers". The lyrics might be considered very much of their time - flower power, acid.... etc - but the music is so good that it dwarfs such considerations; e.g the ending of "White Rabbit" is Grace Slick crying out "Feed your head" but in such a stunning way!
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br /There are no dud tracks on this compilation but if I had to pick out one track amongst the gold it would be "When the Earth Moves Again" - a superb anthem.
This product is immense. 21 top quality songs. Jefferson Airplane are absolutely great. The Airplane are way before my lifetime but I still love the band!!
Most Best-Of albums are a patchwork of good to half decent tracks, with a few stand-out numbers. This one isn't like that. It is literally one of the best Best-Of compilations I have come across, without a single duffer track in sight. Every single track is brilliant. Remarkable, and even for those of us with many an Airplane album in their collections I would consider this a must-have album. If you've never heard much of the Airplane before now, this is most definitely the best starting point. It's a terrific album of brilliant flower-power rock n roll.