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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, the musicians on Baron von Tollbooth 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. She also reminded the audience that their country had lost during World War II, repeatedly asking “Who won the war?”, and implied that all residents of Germany were responsible for the wartime atrocities. After the debacle, she left the band.
By 1973, after the breakup of Jefferson Airplane, with Kaukonen and Casady now devoting their full attention to Hot Tuna, the musicians on Baron von Tollbooth 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. She also reminded the audience that their country had lost during World War II, repeatedly asking “Who won the war?”, and implied that all residents of Germany were responsible for the wartime atrocities. After the debacle, she left the band.
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Count On Me
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Find Your Way Back
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With Your Love
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Ride The Tiger
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No Way Out
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Runaway
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Fast Buck Freddie
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wandorn wrote:
Perfection! Heaven to the ears
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Lucifer-Sam wrote:
Psychedelic tag? What the fuck
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Galinor wrote:
The picture reminds me of ABBA. :/
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bballkid wrote:
airplane was better
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xrockangelx wrote:
Awww, they should put the original album version of Miracles up there! That one's the best, I think.
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crownanchor wrote:
Hey, where's their latest album The Liberty Tree??!! :)
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radyokafa_ wrote:
on tour? :)
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xShogunnNx wrote:
Awesome ... We build this city!!
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M_Marina wrote:
great band
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DAVERUIZ wrote:
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rababerblatt wrote:
Heard it in "CRANK" and i love it!
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IRSARGE wrote:
exquisite!.....................
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NotWithTuna wrote:
Jefferson Shiteship. Airplane anyday
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myfm4sure wrote:
Awesome
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Ashluke wrote:
On tour hehe, I was just excited...
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Lucifer-Sam wrote:
Jefferson Airplane were 100,000 times better so fuck ye all (sorry)
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BigD-idgaf wrote:
on tour? uh
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tjsassybrat67 wrote:
Brings back the memories...............
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D33PPURPLE wrote:
Jefferson Starship DID NOT build this city. that was the lesser Starship
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blossum wrote:
i had a taste of the real world when i went down on you.
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