After having listened to the presentation on White Rabbit, I started thinking about Jefferson Airplane as a whole, and how they are generally regarded as a particularly trippy and psychedelic band. Having listened to Surrealistic Pillow many times, it is my conclusion that Grace Slick was ultimately the driving force behind the band’s psychedelia.
“Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit,” easily the group’s two most recognizable songs, were both Grace Slick tunes. However, songs like ”Comin’ Back to Me” or “D.C.B.A.-25,” while also psychedelic in a way, definitely show a different kind of attitude. The other songs almost have more of a “standard” rock setup (guitars, bass, drums, vocals) as opposed to “White Rabbit’s” militaristic snare and prominent bass line. Basically, Grace Slick may not have necessarily made the band better, but she certainly made it different.
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