Surrealistic Pillow

by Jefferson Airplane

Surrealistic Pillow cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1, 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:11
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 20 ratings

Artists on this release: Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Herb Greene, Rick Jarrard, Jack Casady, Dave Hassinger, Darby Slick

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Jefferson Airplane's 'Surrealistic Pillow' captured the zeitgeist of 1967's Summer of Love, becoming the first blockbuster psychedelic album from a San Francisco band. The record marks the pivotal arrival of Grace Slick, whose commanding vocals on the hit singles 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit' defined the band's new direction, blending their folk-rock origins with acid rock and blues. Characterized by the vocal interplay between Slick and Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen's intricate guitar, Jack Casady's prominent bass lines, and a reverb-heavy production, the album cemented its status as a cornerstone of 1960s counterculture.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, harmonies, dreamy, hopeful, ballad, acoustic, storytelling, guitars, vocal

Tracklist

  1. She Has Funny Cars (3:08)
  2. Somebody to Love (2:55)
  3. My Best Friend (3:00)
  4. Today (2:58)
  5. Comin' Back to Me (5:15)
  6. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds (3:40)
  7. D. C. B. A.-25 (2:36)
  8. How Do You Feel (3:29)
  9. Embryonic Journey (1:52)
  10. White Rabbit (2:31)
  11. Plastic Fantastic Lover (2:33)
  12. In The Morning (6:20)
  13. J. P. P. Mc Step B. Blues (2:36)
  14. Go To Her (4:02)
  15. Come Back Baby (2:56)
  16. Somebody to Love (2:59)
  17. White Rabbit (5:21)

Credits

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