Worst Of - JEFFERSON AIRPLANE****

Its No Secret/Blues From An Airplane/Somebody To Love/Today/White Rabbit/Embryonic Journey/Martha/The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil/Crown Of Creation/Chushingura/Lather/Plastic Fantastic Lover/Good Shepherd/ We Can Be Together/Volunteers

A presumably tongue in cheek title from one of the giants of the late 1960s American psychedelic music scene. Worst Of includes most of Jefferson Airplane’s best known songs from their earliest days to the end of the decade. (US:12)

“Their first official compilation consisting of material dating from 1966 to 1969. A good start, if you want to know better the music of Jefferson Airplane.”

“While it wasn't the perfect retrospective, the album served as a nice introduction to the Airplane. You also get a decent feel for the musical interests of each of the major players (Balin, Kantner and Slick). While getting people to agree on the perfect track selection would be impossible, there were no major surprises here and on the whole it made for a good way to get an occasional Airplane fix, while avoiding the filler and throwaways that cluttered much of the original records.”

“A great compilation of short Jefferson Airplane songs. Some very gentle, some are classic Airplane rockers, with crashing chords, unusual time changes, and fabulous vocals coming from every angle. A fine introduction to the inconsistent, often passionate, at times brilliant, Jefferson Airplane.”

“The cheeky title may be off-putting to some, but the material is anything but bad. If you like female fronted psychedelic rock music and you are a fan of the '60s then you probably don't need to read this review because you'll have all of their albums already, but for those who weren't there the first time around like myself, this is a great companion.”

“By chronologically arranging the songs we can see the Airplane evolve from a folk vocal harmony group, to an unquestioned commercial success, into an experimental acid rock band and then into a densely musical, overtly political entity.”

“It's no wonder that the band leapt to include Grace Slick into their line up as she definitely had a voice to kill for. It's also interesting to note that in the late sixties this band was considered to be somewhat revolutionary. The record offers some insight into the madness of late sixties acid rock, some of it has aged but in a good way.”