Label: RCA Records (US), 07863 66879-2
Style: Pop, Rock
Country: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Time: 42:43
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 253 Mb
Charts: US #11, AUS #60, CAN #18. US: Gold.
Credited
to Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jefferson Starship, the band itself
was a turning point after a series of four albums centering on the
partnership of Kantner and Slick during the disintegration of Jefferson
Airplane through the early 1970s.
"Ride the Tiger" reached #84 on the
Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "Caroline", was written and
sung by Marty Balin, who had not appeared on an Airplane or
Airplane-offshoot album since Volunteers in 1969. He would join
Jefferson Starship soon after, and remain with the band until 1978. The
song "Hyperdrive" was used in the opening ceremonies of the 1976 World
Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon, in Kansas City, Missouri.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Fly_(album))
For
several years, the nucleus of the Airplane/Starship has been struggling
to hold together a concept that didn’t seem workable in the first
place. The performing personalities of Slick and Kantner have long
seemed much too cold-hearted to deal convincingly with humanistic
themes. Their icy remoteness has combined with Kantner’s pedantry and
Slick’s sarcasm to turn the pair into unknowing self-parodists.
But
this is better: Dragon Fly is at worst listenable and at best
surprisingly engaging. New guitarist Craig Chaquico makes up in
ebullience what he lacks in subtlety, Pete Sears (on bass and keyboards)
is a pro, and the leading couple sounds almost excited at times.
Long-time
Airplane devotees will love the album, if only for its best track, the
sexy and nostalgic “Caroline,” which reunites Marty Balin with what has
become of his band. Balin’s charming vulnerability neutralizes the
Slick/Kantner harshness and kindles a much needed spark through the
album as a whole, making Dragon Fly the Slick/Kantner combine’s first
adequate effort since ’69’s Volunteers. A spark, however, does not
necessarily mean a lift-off — it’s safer to view this album as a proud
exit than the first sign of a major resurgence.
(rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/dragon-fly-105090/) Review by Bud Scoppa. January 2, 1975
01. Ride The Tiger (05:11)
02. That's For Sure (05:03)
03. Be Young You (03:50)
04. Caroline (07:32)
05. Devils Den (04:05)
06. Come To Life (03:49)
07. All Fly Away (05:28)
08. Hyperdrive (07:42)
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