Now I know "The" Jefferson Airplane are know for their summer of love album "Surrealistic Pillow", but the truth is they created their masterpiece with "Volunteers". The record was very controversial at the time and captured not only how every member of Airplane felt, but how the whole nation felt about the Vietnam War. Jefferson Airplane truly did not give a rat's ass about what others thought of them and because of it were able to make an album relevant with the times. This is one of the very first records I ever owned and right away I fell in love with it. I mean how can someone not love songs like "We Can Together", "Hey Frederick", and "Eskimo Blue Day". And that's just the tip of the ice burg because the album also boasts "Wooden Ships" and the title track "Volunteers". Hell! Just listen to the entire album because it is flawless, and Let us be honest who doesn't love Grace Slick's voice. She has, without question, the best female voice of all time.
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