Earth - JEFFERSON STARSHIP****

Love Too Good/Count On Me/Take Your Time/Crazy Feelin'/Skateboard/Fire/Show Yourself/Runaway/All Night Long

Jefferson Starship albums had a tendency to be somewhat uneven but this ended with Earth, the group’s most consistent release. Features the US No. 8 hit Count On Me and No. 12 Runaway. (US:5)

“If you are a true Jefferson Starship fan you must add this classic to your collection. The LP is full of the beautiful ballads and hard-rocking masterpieces that made the Starship one of the best bands of the 70s.”

“I wore my tape out from playing it so much. Songs like Count On Me and Runaway are timeless. If you are just discovering Jefferson Starship, this is a great way to start your collection.”

“This is the best and most underrated of all Jefferson Starship albums. Earth contains many fine moments. The hits Count On Me and Runaway are pleasant, lilting diversions, but the real goods are held in the songs by Grace Slick. Her cooing and growling on Love Too Good open the album with a funkiness not usually attributed to the Starship. Take Your Time is about as reflective and personal as Grace gets. Skateboard is an outright roller that blasts its way out of the speakers, and Grace truly wails. Of course, the album's centrepiece is Show Yourself that builds in intensity and musicianship from start to finish.”

“This is one of those few records where every song is good. Few of such recordings exist. My favourite is All Night Long, a progressive, spacey, late 70s version of acid-rock with a polished, glossy production, that sounds exactly like what 60s acid rock should have progressed to during the glossy disco era of the late 1970s.”

“Earth marks the end of an era for Jefferson Starship, both Marty Balin and Grace Slick would leave the band before the next album. Sonically, the trademark mid-'70s Starship sound is in full force, with the songs being terrific. This ends up being an irresistible, vastly underrated album.”

“Jefferson Starship's Earth is a sensational album, a feast of musical achievements conducted in a party-like spirit yet with the band incredibly tight and cohesive. We've got great vocals here, but the instrumental performances are every bit as good, and display marvellous cohesion. The compositions are, without exception, superb.”