Jefferson Airplane

"White Rabbit" band

Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, central to the psychedelic rock movement of the 1960s.

Known for hits like "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit," the band helped define the counterculture era.

They later reformed as Jefferson Starship and then simply Starship, with evolving lineups and a more commercial sound.

sixties

Summer of Love

1967 counterculture convergence

hippie · counterculture · free love · Vietnam protest · peace movement · San Francisco · love-in · British Invasion · Beatlemania · mod fashion

band

Grace Slick

  • StarshipFully reusable super-heavy rocket
  • RCA VictorVintage American recording company
  • albumUnified collection of recordings

tour · lineup · vocalist · guitarist · bassist · drummer · concert · setlist · roadie · groupie

psychedelic-rock

acid rock

Drug-influenced heavy music

riff · fuzz · mind-expanding · trippy · kaleidoscopic · surreal · LSD · hallucinogenic · electric guitar · amplifier

Woodstock

1969

Late sixties year

  • festivalOrganized public celebration
  • mudWet soil mixture
  • crowdLarge public gathering

outdoor stage · historic · Grateful Dead · Janis Joplin · Jimi Hendrix · The Who · Santana · Joe Cocker · peace

songs

lyrics

Written words for music

Categories
Opposites
musical origin/scene

Jefferson AirplaneThe Beatles

Legendary British rock group

The Rolling Stones · The Who · The Kinks · Herman's Hermits · British Invasion

countercultural stance

Jefferson AirplanePat Boone

The Carpenters · The Monkees · easy listening · Perry Como

sonic approach

Jefferson Airplanebubblegum pop

Catchy, lightweight youth music

The Monkees · The Partridge Family · easy listening · middle of the road

Family

Jefferson, airplane, airplanes, plane, planes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G