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  | GRACE SLICK & THE GREAT SOCIETY ~ COLLECTOR`S ITEM FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO SCENE
FLOATING WORLD 6250 (Barcode: 805772620520) ~ USA ~ Classic Rock
Recorded: 1966 Released: 2013
This is a reissue of the only album by the short lived San Francisco band The Great SocietyFind albums by this artist, fronted by the charismatic singer / songwriter Grace SlickFind albums by this artist, which also included her husband drummer Jerry SlickFind albums by this artist, his brother lead guitarist Darby SlickFind albums by this artist, guitarist / vocalist David MinerFind albums by this artist and bassist / flautist / saxophonist Peter van GelderFind albums by this artist.
The music was recorded live at the mythological San Francisco club “The Matrix” in 1966, and was released by ColumbiaFind albums on this label, first on two separate albums: “Conspicuous Only In Its AbsenceFind albums with this title” and “How It WasFind albums with this title” in 1968, following Grace Slick joining Jefferson AirplaneFind albums by this artist and that band’s phenomenal success. In 1971 Columbia reissued these two album as a 2LP album called “Collector`s ItemFind albums with this title”. The album includes early versions of two songs, that later became signature hits for Jefferson Airplane: “White Rabbit” and “Somebody To Love”.
The music is an absolute classic example of the San Francisco Sound and early American Psychedelia, proposing a brilliant freshness and revolutionary approach to music, which lost completely nothing of its charm over time. Even the sound quality of the live concert has its undeniable charm and the long instrumental jam closing the album is an epitome of that period.
Grace Slick was not only a sublime vocalist and great songwriter, but also a symbol of Liberalism and Social Rights struggle in the US, for which she often had to pay a personal price.
I have not heard this music in ages, and listening to it now not only brings fond memories, but again emphasizes the feeling of despair over contemporary Popular music, which seems to be wondering in the desert in a true Biblical sense.
Overall this is a delightful trip down memory lane…
| | Updated: 19/06/2021Posted: 18/06/2021 | CD 1 Recommend To A Friend |
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