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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.
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 ...
Jefferson Airplane was formed in mid-1965 by vocalist and guitarist Marty Balin.He selected rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Kantner, to join the band, the two men then recruited the remaining initial members: vocalist Signe Toly Anderson, lead guitarist and vocalist Jorma Kaukonen, double bassist Bob Harvey and drummer Jerry Peloquin. [4]
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 ...
Many of Jefferson Airplane's recordings on the live album were longer than their studio performances, featuring greater use of improvisation, and most were played at a considerably higher speed. The performance emphasized the band's freewheeling, ping-pong vocal harmonies and revealed a harder-rocking group.
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 may refer to: It Is No Secret, 1951, by Stuart Hamblen; It's No Secret (Kylie Minogue song), 1988; It's No Secret, a song by Jefferson Airplane from the 1966 album Jefferson Airplane Takes Off; It's No Secret, a song by Ringo Starr from the 1977 album Ringo the 4th
Cleared for Take Off is an album of music from the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane recorded live at Winterland in March 1967. Much of the album features live versions of songs from the band's first two albums, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off and Surrealistic Pillow. Other tracks like "Don't Let Me Down" did not even appear on a ...