Grace Slick had a one night stand with Jim Morrison! I am so jealous of this woman. Just imagine if these two had a child, it would be better than Bragelina's Shiloh:
Aside from rocking Jefferson Airplane as the main lady, and former model, Grace was one of the leading ladies of the classic rock movement. Alongside Janis, Grace kicked men out of the park with her vocals, rhythm and pure rock abilities. Through her powerful and intense voice, Grace Slick made herself known. Jefferson Airplane started in San Francisco, CA and throughout the 1960s was one of the most famous bands/concert acts in the world.
My two favorites where you can really hear Grace's voice captivate and move the listeners is Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. Somebody to Love is a great song, the lyrics are incredible. The beat always gets your foot tapping. And her voice is the perfect pitch throughout the song. White Rabbit on the other hand is a whole other story. In my opinion, The White Rabbit is a crazy song because they are able to reiterate a cartoon movie. Disney nonetheless! White Rabbit is a pop song that is still legendary to this very day.
In 1974, a huge mistake was made. Jefferson Starship was formed. Band members included David Crosby, Graham Nash, members of the Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. Jefferson Aiplane/Starship members were Grace Slick (lead singer), Joey Covington (drummer) and Jack Casay (bassist). Now I'm not going to lie, the band members are pretty sweet. But Jefferson Starship was a huge blow for my love of Jefferson Airplane.
Jefferson Starship tried to go out of their element and they just failed. I dont know why they decided to change their musical stance in the mid 1970s, but it totally sucked. In my opinion, it defiantly made me feel completely different about Grace Slick. She was one of the leaders of rock and roll and she turned herself to crap with Jefferson Starship. The new band completely ruined her career and reputation as a woman to look up to in the rock and roll life. To go under the blanket for like 10 years and then come out with terrible music was just a poor choice and bad move on her part.
The popularity of White Rabbit and Somebody to Love is cool to look at from an insiders point of view. An insider meaning a lover of classic rock. When Jefferson Airplane songs come on the radio, everyone knows the words or the song, but don't know the name of the song. That is impressive. Jefferson Starship music made in the mid 1970s was not even close, or comparable, to the music of Jefferson Airplane. Plain and simple.
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