Saturated with references to other drugs such as we pick up in ‘D.C.B.A – 25’ – apparently a reference to LSD, a drug that many took to explore a different dimension. REVIEW: Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane. Her voice was filled with danger and soul. She was a pretty wild partier, but she also had a sweet, innocent side.From their lyrics, you can tell Jefferson Airplane were hippies. A way everyone escape all of that is giving Surrealistic Pillow a nice peaceful and relaxing listen. "Surrealistic Pillow" ist das zweite Album von Jefferson Airplane und das erste mit der unvergleichlichen Grace Slick. The major point that enforces the simplicity theme is that the guitar is rarely distorted. Its harmonies will lift you high and cut you deep. It is actually to do with a new stereo system Balin bought, which was brand new at the time of recording this song. A simple, yet catchy, riff played by Grateful Dead lead guitarist Jerry Garcia keeps our minds focused on the simplicity of the backing track.The album starts with ‘She Has Funny Cars’. We hear her echoing voice mocking that of the male singer, possibly Marty Balin or Paul Kantner. For starters, it’s how they use enough reverb to drown a small child.
Lyrics such as ‘Your rattlin’ cough never shuts off’ and ‘The electrical dust is starting to rust’ alluding to how the stereo system might have sounded when it kicked into action and how the static produced from the stereo system sounded.If you liked this post, please comment below and also share with your friends this review of this legendary album.But, as with all of Airplane’s albums, we need to finish the album with psychedelic effects. With a blend of beautiful mysterious voices and clean not-fooled-around-with guitar, this album is a favorable way to separate ourselves from stress. The simplicity of the chord patterns – D major, C major, B major and A major – make the song easy to play and easy to keep in your head despite its 2:39 length.We are taken on an ‘Embryonic Journey’ by Kaukonen, an acoustic instrumental, which somehow feels out of place because it’s neither psychedelic, nor rock. MIKE CUTHBERTSON Arts Writer. First, Slick’s ‘White Rabbit’ gives her centre stage for a story of how some pills make you smaller and bigger. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.
To me, Grace Slick was the most alluring woman of her era. She is the reason I got into this band.
For example, the gentle voices on “Today” blend to make the sweetest of sounds. Level B1+, Genre: Psychedelic Rock (You’ll find a short vocabulary list at the bottom of this article containing the underlined words. We are not let down.
Genres: Psychedelic Rock. As for the music on Surrealistic Pillow, there's not a duff track, although some, like rock ballad, ‘Today’ are a little temperate in retrospect.
Likewise, her departure from the band in 1972 is the reason I refuse to hear Jefferson Starship. Surrealistic Pillow, an Album by Jefferson Airplane. Perhaps out of the entire album, this is the only song, which feels like an odd one out.The final track on Surrealistic Pillow is ‘Plastic Fantastic Lover’ written by Balin and it leaves us to work out or imagine what it might be about. Principally though, it’s Grace Slick who takes you somewhere surreal.Rare is the person who hasn't, by now, at least heard of Jay-Z, let alone downloadedBut the most haunting words and melody are on the ballad “Comin’ Back to Me.” On it, Marty Balin sing-talks with the kind of emotional weight we reserve for solitary reflection. She also is great at making her voice “tremolo” like a guitar. We are promised something ridiculously out-of-this-world and are given it with the lyrics: ‘Your mind’s guaranteed / It’s all you’ll ever need / So what do you want with me?’ We’re allowed to think of anything and everything, something or nothing! “White Rabbit,” while veiled behind the words of Alice in Wonderland, is obviously about a psychedelic experience.While there is no weak link in this lineup, Grace Slick remains the real genius. The band are churlishly waving goodbye to an uncritical utopia, and confronting a future where young people can drive social change. The album looks at life on the fringe of society and fantasies of love. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Surrealistic Pillow at Amazon.com. Balin’s song ‘Today’, a song written to an idol of his, who played with Frank Sinatra: Tony Bennett. She believed that parents have double standards when it comes to changing the reality in which we live in, perhaps another challenge to established patterns of authority.This is mixed with several songs such as ‘My Best Friend’ that fit because they feel like the band are on a high – and perhaps a homage to Slick. By The Sheaf January 21, 2011 in Culture. Auch "Psychedelic" trifft es nur unter gewissen Aspekten. In a time when guys sang girly pop tunes, here was this girl howling over heavy guitars. LPM 3766; Vinyl LP).
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