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During the transitional period of the early 1970s, Paul Kantner (founding member of Jefferson Airplane) recorded Blows Against the Empire, a concept album featuring an ad hoc group of musicians that he dubbed Jefferson Starship, marking the first use of that name. This edition of Jefferson Starship (such as it was) included members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (David Crosby and Graham Nash) and members of Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart), as well as some of the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane (Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Joey Covington, and Jack Casady).
By 1973, after the breakup of Jefferson Airplane, with Kaukonen and Casady now devoting their full attention to Hot Tuna, several of the musicians who worked on Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg’s album “Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun” formed the core of a new lineup that was formally reborn as “Jefferson Starship” in 1974. Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg were charter members. The line-up also included late-Airplane holdovers drummer John Barbata, Marty Balin,and fiddler Papa John Creach (who also played with Hot Tuna), along with Pete Sears (who, like Freiberg, played bass and keyboards) and twenty-year-old guitarist Craig Chaquico.
Eventually, Slick’s alcoholism became a problem, which led to two nights of disastrous concerts in Germany in 1978. The first night, fans ransacked the stage when Slick failed to appear. The following night, Slick, in a drunken stupor, shocked the audience by using profanity and sexual references throughout most of her songs.
By 1973, after the breakup of Jefferson Airplane, with Kaukonen and Casady now devoting their full attention to Hot Tuna, several of the musicians who worked on Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg’s album “Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun” formed the core of a new lineup that was formally reborn as “Jefferson Starship” in 1974. Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg were charter members. The line-up also included late-Airplane holdovers drummer John Barbata, Marty Balin,and fiddler Papa John Creach (who also played with Hot Tuna), along with Pete Sears (who, like Freiberg, played bass and keyboards) and twenty-year-old guitarist Craig Chaquico.
Eventually, Slick’s alcoholism became a problem, which led to two nights of disastrous concerts in Germany in 1978. The first night, fans ransacked the stage when Slick failed to appear. The following night, Slick, in a drunken stupor, shocked the audience by using profanity and sexual references throughout most of her songs.
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TheDarkSide73 wrote:
@DJGabster They had much much much better songs than those two......Especially in the 70's like Miracles and Find Your Back for instance...
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we built this city + nothing's gonna stop us great classics!
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pvsiffert wrote:
Starship never came close to the majesty of Airplane. [2] Although it's also a great band.
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Really into this band lately. Red Octopus<3 Miracles! If u believe like i believe;)
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Starship never came close to the majesty of Airplane.
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t4ki wrote:
I know there are two bands: Starship and Jefferson Starship. I just wanted to compare the Jeffersons: Airplane and Starship. Meaning: Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Sorry for not being clear.
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OLdSKuul62 wrote:
Never got into Airplane that much . Just couldn't relate to their music .And there is no chance that I will ever confuse Jefferson Starship with Starship . Starship was Far to commercial for my taste . @ t4ki and @ vickypeterson You both are at the wrong shoutbox ! This is neither the Jefferson Airplane ,Nor the Starship shoutbox . @ Lucifer-Sam Not sure about THIS incarnation of the band but perhaps it was tagged by people confused with Airplane which was very psychedelic
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OLdSKuul62 wrote:
Don't know enough about either band ....Why does the Wiki mention CSN&Y when Neal Young wasn't involved ? And why is "We Built This City "on this page at all ? That should be on the Starship page , Methinks . Grew up with this band ..Songs like Ride The Tiger and Miracles bring back strong memory flashbacks of my childhood and teenage years . Kind of funny that I have only ever owned 2 LP's by this group considering how much I like them .
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keks_abrek wrote:
Jane пизес какая невероятная!))
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ardneks wrote:
Oh and I uploaded a new pic ☮ http://www.last.fm/music/Jefferson+Starship/+images/53858161
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