The Essential Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane · 2005
126 min · 32 tracks · hard rock · progressive rock · psychedelic rock
A kaleidoscopic journey through psychedelic rock, blending lush harmonies with incisive social commentary.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic ebb and flow experience
- captivating kaleidoscopic soundscapes
- short bursts of lyrical insight
- cathartic moments of reflection
- vibrant energy for group listening
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer longer track consistency
- seek straightforward song structures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2005, 'The Essential Jefferson Airplane' serves as a retrospective collection that highlights the band's influential contributions to the psychedelic rock era. At this point, Jefferson Airplane had already established themselves as pioneers of the genre, following their breakthrough albums like 'Surrealistic Pillow' (1967) and continued evolution through the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Doors· Grateful Dead· Cream
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Blues From an Airplane 2:12
- 2 It's No Secret 2:39
- 3 Come up the Years 2:32
- 4 She Has Funny Cars 3:09
- 5 Somebody to Love 2:56
- 6 Comin' Back to Me 5:15
- 7 Embryonic Journey 1:54
- 8 White Rabbit 2:32
- 9 The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil 4:32
- 10 Martha (mono single version) 3:27
- 11 The Last Wall of the Castle 2:42
- 12 Watch Her Ride 3:17
- 13 Lather 2:57
- 14 Crown of Creation 2:54
- 15 Greasy Heart 3:27
- 16 Share a Little Joke (mono single version) 3:06
Disc 2
- 1 3/5 of a Mile in Ten Seconds (live) 4:46
- 2 Plastic Fantastic Lover (live) 3:51
- 3 We Can Be Together 5:47
- 4 Good Shepherd 4:21
- 5 Wooden Ships 6:25
- 6 Eskimo Blue Day 6:33
- 7 Volunteers 2:04
- 8 Have You Seen the Saucers? 3:36
- 9 Mexico 2:09
- 10 When the Earth Moves Again 3:56
- 11 Pretty as You Feel 4:30
- 12 Third Week in the Chelsea 4:36
- 13 Long John Silver 4:26
- 14 Twilight Double Leaders 4:44
- 15 Feel So Good (live) 11:23
- 16 Milk Train (live) 3:28
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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