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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, 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, 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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Beato_Salu wrote:
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Blue as the sky and deep in the Eyes of a love so true

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CapnCrunchDaPmp wrote:
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WE BUILT THIS CITY!

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thafranz wrote:
last month

I loved the Airplane, the Slick/Kantner/Freiberg albums and Red Octopus and hated everything after that.Don't know how such a good band could sell out and go down like that. But I should get a grip on the new album, heard it's a return to folk rock, right? Will see if I can get it anywhere in GErmany.

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goaskalice_ wrote:
September 2008

Their new album is good

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loneDillo wrote:
August 2008

slow dance to this one,oooo baby

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marnel1958 wrote:
August 2008

As Starship, they brought on vocalist Mickey Thomas, ( voice of the song ' Fooled Around and Fell In Love " by Elvin Bishop )

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steve188 wrote:
August 2008

Also enjoy my raw rock riffs http://www.last.fm/music/Steve+Dressler/Detour+On+The+Rocks http://designprints4u.com/jam2.mp3 <<<JAM<< <<<my rhythm & the unknown lead guitarist

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steve188 wrote:
August 2008

http://www.last.fm/music/Steve+Dressler/Mind+Transport http://www.last.fm/music/Steve+Dressler/Voices Enjoy

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AKDoc wrote:
August 2008

Grrrrrr...ooooovy !!

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

JA > JS > S
bigb wrote:
May 2008

Jefferson Starship > Starship

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Real_Hip_Hop wrote:
March 2008

the solo in awakening is absolutely amazing.

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TheShadowstorm wrote:
January 2008

Mmmm.

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LarkCGN wrote:
January 2008

But Miracles is by far the best... SO AMAZING!

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LarkCGN wrote:
January 2008

I Love Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, No Way Out is awesome too...

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FireSaiyan0013 wrote:
November 2007

=| Cobra Starship has NOTHING to do with this Starship band.

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FireSaiyan0013 wrote:
November 2007

The songs We Built This City, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now and Sara are great songs.

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Jazz13 wrote:
November 2007

AND WE CAN BUILD THIS THING TOGETHER.

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lemonsherry wrote:
October 2007

jeffree star. cobra starship.

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