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And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love, don't you
Need somebody to love, wouldn't you
Love somebody to love, you better
Find somebody to love
When the garden flowers baby are dead, yes and
Your mind, your mind is so full of red
Don't you want somebody to love, don't you
Need somebody to love, wouldn't you
Love somebody to love, you better
Find somebody to love
Your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby, I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love, don't you
Need somebody to love, wouldn't you
Love somebody to love, you better
Find somebody to love
Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love, don't you
Need somebody to love, wouldn't you
Love somebody to love, you better
Find somebody to love
It goes up to 11!. Jack lays it out. Thanks yet again for the millionth time RP!
I always loved his playing, but on this album he turned it up a notch!
I never knew the lyrics were "Tears are running down your breast". I always thought it was "Tears are running down your dress." Somehow being naked and crying takes it to a whole new level.
Depending on the coverage of the dress and the volume of tears, it could be both.
WHAT? I've heard "Tears are running down your dress for 50 (!!) years.
So do your friends treat you like a guess?
Jack Casady
Say his name
That's what I came here to say, but I figured someone must have already done so.
And wouldn't you know I was just reading the Wikipedia page on the Fender J bass (not sure what he plays, but it's what I play)
The bass guitar is a Guild Starfire
I grew up liking the Airplane. I've come to find it barely more than noise in recent years, both the singing and instrumentals.
As we age, our hearing fails. Maybe time for a check-up?
Jack Casady
Jack Casady is a guitar player who happens to play a bass guitar
--Jorma Kaukonen
I thought it was some kind of hallucinogenic thing.
Given the state of the art of live sound at the time , that could be very well true. Not the band's fault.
Rough live music can often be better than sterile studio renditions.
LLRP!#
WHAT? I've heard "Tears are running down your dress for 50 (!!) years.
Those who don't, do your research. Elongated skulls found in many places across the world and they are NOT produced by binding babies heads.
Agree. What a train wreck.
Hello? Quality of the recording maybe? It was 1969. Live albums just didn't sound that good given the technology.
YOU'D BETTER FIND SOMEBODY TO LOVE!
That's a pretty specific and odd form of torture to be worried about.
Casady owns this album. God like tone that I've never heard anyone else get.
Agree Skibbenr. Jack is really bringing it. Just up my rating.
Agree. What a train wreck.
dwhayslett wrote:
Yes. Radio Paradise really IS all about you.
Oh let's not stop at RP! The Interwebs is merobreno's royal dominion!
"merobreno! Papageno! Bossboss bwanaman!"
OK I get it. BC has 130 pot stores which opened in the last few months................now I'm beginning to see outcomes.
Oof.
Perhaps I should have rephrased at the time?
Was Jef avion pitching this song to love-frustrated adults like you TerryS?
I'm referring to the lyrics; quite fond of the song otherwise.
And while we are on the subject, multiple brief love encounters were not one of the more successful experiments of the counter culture period.
To put it more bluntly, I have met lots of people who fucked their brains out over the years and struck me as very, very lonely.
Like I said, I am referencing the lyrics. Otherwise this is a great song from a great band.
Yes. Radio Paradise really IS all about you.
JsDad wrote:
Certainly no auto tuning on those vocals.
Certainly no auto tuning on those vocals.
OK I get it. BC has 130 pot stores which opened in the last few months................now I'm beginning to see outcomes.
That's what I came here to say, but I figured someone must have already done so.
And wouldn't you know I was just reading the Wikipedia page on the Fender J bass (not sure what he plays, but it's what I play)
He used to play Guild hollow-bodies a lot (as noted previously), but he's probably played them all over the years. I think Epiphone now makes a Jack Casady Signature bass.
These live tracks were recorded over 46 years ago! If your mom is still with us, I'm dedicating "The Other Side of This Life" to her!
Track listing
Side one
1."Clergy" (recorded November 28–30 at Fillmore East)Jefferson Airplane1:37
2."3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (recorded October 24–26 at Fillmore West)Marty Balin4:39
3."Somebody to Love" (recorded October 24–26 at Fillmore West)Darby Slick4:15
4."Fat Angel" (recorded November 28–30 at Fillmore East)Donovan Leitch7:36
5."Rock Me Baby" (recorded October 24–26 at Fillmore West)traditional, arranged by Jefferson Airplane7:45
Side two
1."The Other Side of This Life" (recorded October 24–26 at Fillmore West)Fred Neil6:48
2."It's No Secret" (recorded October 24–26 at Fillmore West)Balin3:31
3."Plastic Fantastic Lover" (recorded October 24–26 at Fillmore West)Balin3:53
4."Turn Out the Lights" (recorded November 28–30 at Fillmore East)Paul Kantner, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick, Spencer Dryden1:24
5."Bear Melt" (recorded November 28–30 at Fillmore East)Kantner, Casady, Kaukonen, G. Slick, Dryden11:22
That's what I came here to say, but I figured someone must have already done so.
And wouldn't you know I was just reading the Wikipedia page on the Fender J bass (not sure what he plays, but it's what I play)
On this he was playing a Guild Starfire Bass.
That's what I came here to say, but I figured someone must have already done so.
And wouldn't you know I was just reading the Wikipedia page on the Fender J bass (not sure what he plays, but it's what I play)
Great memories here. Jorma cranking out the rock and Jack moving back and forth, laying down rock solid bass. Miss these guys.
That's what I came here to say, but I figured someone must have already done so.
And wouldn't you know I was just reading the Wikipedia page on the Fender J bass (not sure what he plays, but it's what I play)
paulmack wrote:
I don't agree with either one of you - just for the record. There are many, me included, who felt that the true brilliance of this band was when they were live - and that the magic was somewhat lost in the studio. Depends on what you want out of your art but if you want the same thing over and over again every single time - then go with the recorded version. If you want something magical and new (again, my opinion, of course) then take your chances with the live show. Of course, it doesn't always work, but there are those times when lightning strikes. All of the most transcendent experiences I've had musically were at live concerts that brought me to my emotional knees.
And, too, think of it from the artist's perspective - if they can take a song and change it up to keep it fresh for them - instead of playing the same version hundreds of times, then both audience and performer benefit. Frankly, as much as I love the studio version of 'STL', I'd listen to this one over it first. I love the charge, the way Cassidy's bass ramrods the song, piles over a lyric, like a halfback flying over the top of the opposing lines at the goal line. And, to me, Grace was wildly creative, moreso in the moment of a live show in many cases.
And I have loved this entire album since the day I bought it in 1970 - after also buying all previous JA studio albums and loving them. Since then I have obtained numerous live JA shows from that era which I also treasure. I could go on but I won't. Sorry, brevity is not one of my strengths.
And, as always, I present these views as opinion, not fact, as it should be.
PS: Ultimately, I, too, felt that the Airplane lost their way. But it was a great ride for quite awhile. They had something. It was good to be alive in the '60's.
I don't agree with either one of you - just for the record. There are many, me included, who felt that the true brilliance of this band was when they were live - and that the magic was somewhat lost in the studio. Depends on what you want out of your art but if you want the same thing over and over again every single time - then go with the recorded version. If you want something magical and new (again, my opinion, of course) then take your chances with the live show. Of course, it doesn't always work, but there are those times when lightning strikes. All of the most transcendent experiences I've had musically were at live concerts that brought me to my emotional knees.
I'll second that, mainly because a live gig is a 'full-body' 'surround sound' immersive experience. The sound, the lights, the people, the drugs (legal and not), the place, the occasion - when it comes together (as it did for me at a recent Peatbog Faeries gig in Beverley) it is literally transcendental, taking you out of your body into another realm of experience. Not that this comes across on recordings of live gigs, mind, because you only hear them from your own speakers or phones, not from stacked amps - you don't get the 'surround sound' you do live. However, some live gigs are so great that their recordings are really special. On the flipside, some are absolutely damn awful, but like you say sometimes lightning strikes.
I wish I'd seen Grace Slick in her youth, though I'm not quite old enough for that to have been the case. Even in recordings she comes across as a sexy, sensual and powerful woman, and of course with one hell of a voice and presence.
"Somebody to Love" is a rock song that was written by Darby Slick and originally recorded by 1960s folk rock band The Great Society and later by the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. First performed by The Great Society, which included Grace Slick on vocals.
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Yes I somewhat agree with you there, I was in another room and had to come to the computer to check it out, her voice was so much better during this period. But she has left a permanent memory with me.
I don't agree with either one of you - just for the record. There are many, me included, who felt that the true brilliance of this band was when they were live - and that the magic was somewhat lost in the studio. Depends on what you want out of your art but if you want the same thing over and over again every single time - then go with the recorded version. If you want something magical and new (again, my opinion, of course) then take your chances with the live show. Of course, it doesn't always work, but there are those times when lightning strikes. All of the most transcendent experiences I've had musically were at live concerts that brought me to my emotional knees.
And, too, think of it from the artist's perspective - if they can take a song and change it up to keep it fresh for them - instead of playing the same version hundreds of times, then both audience and performer benefit. Frankly, as much as I love the studio version of 'STL', I'd listen to this one over it first. I love the charge, the way Cassidy's bass ramrods the song, piles over a lyric, like a halfback flying over the top of the opposing lines at the goal line. And, to me, Grace was wildly creative, moreso in the moment of a live show in many cases.
And I have loved this entire album since the day I bought it in 1970 - after also buying all previous JA studio albums and loving them. Since then I have obtained numerous live JA shows from that era which I also treasure. I could go on but I won't. Sorry, brevity is not one of my strengths.
And, as always, I present these views as opinion, not fact, as it should be.
PS: Ultimately, I, too, felt that the Airplane lost their way. But it was a great ride for quite awhile. They had something. It was good to be alive in the '60's.
Yes I somewhat agree with you there, I was in another room and had to come to the computer to check it out, her voice was so much better during this period. But she has left a permanent memory with me.
Psychedelic rock- America's classical music!
Mr Casady is indeed kicking ass and taking names.
How DO they get those kitties to sing like that??
The same way the mouse organ works...
WayUpNorth wrote:
How DO they get those kitties to sing like that??
Definitely. The bass is the only point of clarity cutting through the sludge. He's rocking it. The rest is kind of a mess.
calypsus_1 wrote:
somebody to love by ~the-white-elephant
Sean G. ©2008-2010 ~the-white-elephant
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane performaing at a free concert in Golden Gate Park.
"One of Grace's oddest and most famous incidents occurred shortly before her pregnancy. In April 1970, the former Finch College student was invited to a reception hosted by President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia, at the White House. The organizers of the affair apparently had little idea who Grace was, or of her opinion of Nixon. (Her song, Mexico, a scathing critique of Nixon's anti-drug policy, had only just been released as a single.) Upon arrival, however, Grace was barred from entering when she brought a "bodyguard" — '60s radical Abbie Hoffman! Grace later said that, had they been allowed in, they had planned to spike Nixon's tea with LSD."
... and this is a fine live performance! I had never heard this one before.
Make it what it is my friend - a great big 1...
Canlistener, please tell me one of your favorite bands, ok? Then I can go trash them (just as baselessly as you did JA) and then you can see how much I've just added to your life. Yes, that's right - a big, fat, fucking nothing. Thanks, as always, for completely valueless input.
Make it what it is my friend - a great big 1...
calypsus_1 wrote:
somebody to love by ~the-white-elephant
Sean G. ©2008-2010 ~the-white-elephant
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane performaing at a free concert in Golden Gate Park.
"One of Grace's oddest and most famous incidents occurred shortly before her pregnancy. In April 1970, the former Finch College student was invited to a reception hosted by President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia, at the White House. The organizers of the affair apparently had little idea who Grace was, or of her opinion of Nixon. (Her song, Mexico, a scathing critique of Nixon's anti-drug policy, had only just been released as a single.) Upon arrival, however, Grace was barred from entering when she brought a "bodyguard" — '60s radical Abbie Hoffman! Grace later said that, had they been allowed in, they had planned to spike Nixon's tea with LSD."
... and this is a fine live performance! I had never heard this one before.
How DO they get those kitties to sing like that??
Awesome!
How DO they get those kitties to sing like that??
Carl wrote:
calypsus_1 wrote:
calypsus_1 wrote:
Damn skippy! Hippie and proud of it!
Peace.
calypsus_1 wrote:
somebody to love by ~the-white-elephant
Sean G. ©2008-2010 ~the-white-elephant
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane performaing at a free concert in Golden Gate Park.
"One of Grace's oddest and most famous incidents occurred shortly before her pregnancy. In April 1970, the former Finch College student was invited to a reception hosted by President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia, at the White House. The organizers of the affair apparently had little idea who Grace was, or of her opinion of Nixon. (Her song, Mexico, a scathing critique of Nixon's anti-drug policy, had only just been released as a single.) Upon arrival, however, Grace was barred from entering when she brought a "bodyguard" — '60s radical Abbie Hoffman! Grace later said that, had they been allowed in, they had planned to spike Nixon's tea with LSD."
That bass is cookin’.
R.I.P Phil you'll be missed, a true original