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"Today" is a folk rock ballad written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner from the band Jefferson Airplane. It first appeared on their album Surrealistic Pillow with a live version later appearing on the expanded rerelease of Bless Its Pointed Little Head. Marty Balin said, "I wrote it to try to meet Tony Bennett. He was recording in the next studio.
The group's debut LP Jefferson Airplane Takes Off was released on August 15, 1966. [45] The album was dominated by Balin, who provided most of the lead vocals and had a hand in writing all of the original material, including "It's No Secret" and "Come Up the Years."
In his book Jefferson Airplane: every album, every song, Richard Butterworth describes the lyrics on Takes Off as "optimistic" and exhibiting a "growing social awareness" of the era's music. [17] Comparatively, Unterberger noted that the band's cover version of Chet Powers ' " Let's Get Together ", later made famous by the Youngbloods , was ...
In 1983, Balin released a second solo album, Lucky, along with a Japan-only EP produced by EMI called There's No Shoulder. Balin's contract with EMI ended shortly thereafter. [6] In 1985, he teamed with former Jefferson Airplane members Paul Kantner and Jack Casady to form the KBC Band. [6] After the breakup of the KBC band, a 1989 reunion ...
Jefferson Airplane returned in 1989 with a self-titled album featuring Balin, Kaukonen, Kantner, Casady and Slick, along with drummer Kenny Aronoff and several additional guest contributors. [17] The band toured in promotion of the release with keyboardist Tim Gorman and guitarists Randy Jackson and Peter Kaukonen (Jorma's brother). [ 18 ]
Fred Neil's "The Other Side of This Life" is believed to have been in the setlist from Jefferson Airplane's first performance at The Matrix in August 1965. Jorma Kaukonen showcased his blues roots with a slow, heavy cover of the traditional " Rock Me Baby ", a song that had been played by the band as early as 1966.
Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar; Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitars, vocals; Jack Casady – bass; Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion; Signe Toly Anderson – vocals on "It's No Secret" and "Come Up the Years" Skip Spence – drums on "It's No Secret" and "Come Up the Years" Additional personnel. Nicky Hopkins – piano on "Volunteers"
It's No Secret (Jefferson Airplane song) M. Miracles (Jefferson Starship song) S. She Has Funny Cars; St. Charles (song) T. Today (Jefferson Airplane song) V ...