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Album Review

Of all the reissues to date of the Jefferson Airplane's classic catalog, the 2003-vintage expanded version of After Bathing at Baxter's is the most rewarding. The most ambitious album ever recorded by the band, and one of the finest psychedelic albums ever released, the reissue enhances its value, not only with a better transfer than the 1996-vintage upgrade, but some highly significant bonus tracks. First and foremost, and one of the great bonus cuts to have turned up to date in the entire CD era, is the live, long version of "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil," 11-plus minutes of some of the best psychedelic music ever committed to tape by anyone, and significantly different from the four-and-half-minute studio version finally used; this track by itself is worth the price of the CD. The other labeled bonuses are the single edit of "Martha" (which isn't that special); a leaner, less ambitious, smoother alternate version of "Two Heads" (which reveals a potential lost single); and Marty Balin's never-used "Things Are Better in the East" (originally resurrected for the 2400 Fulton Street box). But the producers have also included a hidden bonus track, an alternate instrumental track for "Young Girl Sunday Blues," that is well worth hearing. The historical notes by Bill Thompson and group biographer Jeff Tamarkin give a full account of the evolution of each song as well as the entire album, and the excellence of the sound makes the 2003 reissue an essential acquisition for any fan of the group, or of psychedelic music in general.

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The Airplane Soars...

If I had to choose one album from the 60s that best represented the spirit of psychedelia, After Bathing At Baxter's would be the one. Yes, it's an imperfect album, somewhat uneven in spots, self-indulgent in others. But for all that, Baxter's is probably the the best of example of Jefferson Airplane in the studio (with Bless It's Pointed Little Head representing them at the height of their powers live in concert). Baxter's was somewhat of an experiment for the group. They consciously made decisions that would ensure the album would sound nothing like their previous effort, evolving beyond their folk roots or the goal of cracking Top 40 AM radio. Baxter's was almost entirely composed on the spot in the studio, an evolutionary process that involved renting a space in which they lived, dropped acid, wrote music and played with recording techniques in a largely collaborative environment over a period of about six months. The results are sprawling, experimental, eclectic and most definitely psychedelic. Most of the group is at the height of their writing and performing art, with Grace Slick's soaring vocals more controlled and haunting than ever, Kantner's writing and playing more purely about the music and less constricted than his later political pendantics, Spencer Dryden's exploration of percussive textures beyond what any band at the time was attempting, and Jorma's amazing guitar work more daring and innovative than ever as it blends, offsets and balances with Jack Cassidy's stunning bass lines. Although I believe the album is best listened to as a whole from beginning to end, there are many fine songs that stand alone. Young Girl Sunday Blues, being the only Marty Balin-credited composition, stands out with Balin's vocals prominent. Martha may be one of the finest love songs written by Kantner, with nice touches of recorder and foreshadowing some of the work he did later on Crown of Creation. Kaukonen's only composition, The Last Wall of the Castle, clearly shows his growth as a songwriter and willingness to experiment and push the boundaries of what he could do with electric guitar. Watch Her Ride, the one single from the album, is a bit reminiscent of the Beatles Got To Get You Into My Life thematically, but with the Airplane's typical driving guitars and bass, it becomes one of the tightest songs on the album. The other cuts are also very good, with interesting sonic effects and lyrics that have a lot of literary merit. Even the sometimes-reviled 9-minute instrumental experiment Spare Chaynge is more interesting than the Beatles' Number 9. All in all, this is really a geat album to listen to if you're younger than 40 and want to experience the true psychedelic sound, or if you were there in the 60s but can't remember what it was like.

After Bathing At Baxters

Still have the vinyl, still have the CD. The expanded version leaves me with no regret over purchasing Baxters for the third time. This is the Airplane's best studio album.

epitome of SF sound - bonus tracks wander but worth it

The album plays like a dream. do NOT, repeat, do NOT buy each song without buying the other song(s) in the suite (pooneil,package,and sunday should be listened to together, like martha/tyme, castle/rejoyce, watch her ride/spare chaynge, 2 heads/wont you try. standalones if you only have 99cents - Castle, Pooneil, Two heads, rejoyce (grace slick stands alone in choice of song topics), or East (lost gem of the millenium). In short, this album not only demonstrates why the band is so awesome, but why San Francisco was so awesome at this point in time. I wish we could go back to those times musically so much. more pot and less commercial. This album is in no way commercial, but the best 'ride' you will ever get.

Biography

Formed: 1965 in San Francisco, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s

Jefferson Airplane was the first of the San Francisco psychedelic rock groups of the 1960s to achieve national recognition. Although the Grateful Dead ultimately proved more long-lived and popular, Jefferson Airplane defined the San Francisco sound in the 1960s, with the acid rock guitar playing of Jorma Kaukonen and the soaring twin vocals of Grace Slick and Marty Balin, scoring hit singles and looking out from the covers of national magazines. They epitomized the drug-taking hippie ethos as well...
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