Label: BMG Music (US), 82876 61643 2
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock
Country: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Time: 65:31
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 400 Mb
Bless
Its Pointed Little Head is a live album by Jefferson Airplane recorded
at both the Fillmore East and West in the fall of 1968 and released in
1969 as RCA Victor LSP-4133.
The album was recorded on the tour
supporting Crown of Creation, yet no songs from that album or its
predecessor After Bathing at Baxter's were included (the CD re-release,
however, contains bonus tracks of a few selections from Baxter's).
Instead, selections were taken from their first two albums and a number
of covers that had been in their setlist since 1965/6 yet remained
unrecorded by them in the studio. One of these, "Fat Angel", had been
written by Donovan in the spring of 1966 and namechecked the band, so
they returned the favor by covering it in their style. Another, Fred
Neil's "The Other Side Of This Life", had apparently been in the set
list on the first night they performed at The Matrix in August 1965.
Jorma Kaukonen showcased his blues roots with a slow, heavy cover of the
traditional "Rock Me Baby", that had also been played by the group as
early as 1966. Of the remaining selections, "Clergy" was an audio
excerpt from the film King Kong which was used to introduce the band at
their Fillmore shows, while "Turn Down The Lights" was a short
improvised number of self-explanatory nature. The closing "Bear Melt"
had developed from a lengthy instrumental jam called "Thing" which had
evolved on stage through the years, now featuring an improvised vocal
intro by Slick. A version of "Thing" without Slick's vocal contribution
can be heard on the archival release Live at the Fillmore East, taken
from the group's May 1968 shows at the venue.
Many of the Airplane's
recordings on the live album were longer than their studio performances,
featuring greater use of improvisation, and most were sped up
considerably. The performance emphasized their freewheeling, ping-pong
vocal harmonies and revealed a harder-rocking group. Guitar and bass
lines were more in-depth in their construction, forming complex
instrumentals. Some of the band's hit singles, such as "White Rabbit",
were not included although a dramatically rearranged "Somebody to Love"
does appear. The album revealed a different focus in their live concerts
compared to their studio albums. The album received mixed reviews on
release but is a favorite with fans and in the booklet to the box set
Jefferson Airplane Loves You, it is noted as the only Airplane album
which all the band members remembered with superlatives.
"Plastic
Fantastic Lover", which had become considerably funky compared to the
studio recording, was released as a single in May 1969 although it
failed to chart. Billboard described it as "heavy hard rock." Cash Box
wrote that it "features the team's more commercial-than-controversial
style" and has "a solid instrumental track and very fine vocal." Record
World wrote it was one of the band's favorites.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bless_Its_Pointed_Little_Head)
01. Clergy (01:35)
02. 3/5's Of A Mile In 10 Seconds (04:39)
03. Somebody To Love (04:15)
04. Fat Angel (07:36)
05. Rock Me Baby (07:48)
06. The Other Side Of This Life (06:45)
07. It's No Secret (03:31)
08. Plastic Fantasitic Lover (03:53)
09. Turn Out The Lights (01:24)
10. Bear Melt (11:27)
11. Today (03:45)
12. Watch Her Ride (03:19)
13. Wan't You Try (05:29)
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