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This album made the Airplane's relations with the then ultra-conservative RCA a little tense. The label knew they had potentially one of America's biggest bands on their hands, and were compelled to let them use the "F" word--unprecedented on a major-label release at the time-- on "We Can Be Together." A more substantive sticking point, though, was the group's left-of-center political stance at that time, as expressed on the exhilarating call-to-arms title tune. VOLUNTEERS found the airplane at the vanguard of the burgeoning protest movement as realized in music, and "We Can Be Together" is more of a rallying cry than an invitation to a love-in. Even the Crosby-Stills-Kantner science fiction fantasy "Wooden Ships" is post-apocalyptic rather than dreamily fanciful. "Eskimo Blue Day" and "Good Shepherd" are additional high points, as is the blatant sexuality of "Hey Frederick" where Grace Slick sings "either go away or go all the way in."

Controversial at the time, delayed because of fights with the record company over lyrical content and the original title (Volunteers of America), Volunteers was a powerful release that neatly closed out and wrapped up the '60s. Here, the Jefferson Airplane presents itself in full revolutionary rhetoric, issuing a call to "tear down the walls" and "get it on together." "We Can Be Together" and "Volunteers" bookend the album, offering musical variations on the same chord progression and lyrical variations on the same theme. Between these politically charged rock anthems, the band offers a mix of words and music reflecting the competing ideals of simplicity and getting "back to the earth" vs. the overthrow of greed and exploitation through political activism, adding a healthy dollop of psychedelic sci-fi for texture. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's beautiful arrangement of the traditional "Good Shepherd" is a standout here, and Jerry Garcia's pedal steel guitar gives "The Farm" an appropriately rural feel. The band's version of "Wooden Ships" is much more eerie than that released earlier in the year by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Oblique psychedelia is offered here via Grace Slick's "Hey Frederick" and the ecologically tinged "Eskimo Blue Day." Drummer Spencer Dryden gives an inside look at the state of the band in the country singalong "A Song for All Seasons." The musical arrangements here are quite potent. Nicky Hopkins' distinctive piano highlights a number of tracks, and Kaukonen's razor-toned lead guitar is the recording's unifying force, blazing through the mix, giving the album its distinctive sound. Although the political bent of the lyrics may seem dated to some, listening to Volunteers is like opening a time capsule on the end of an era, a time when young people still believed music had the power to change the world. [The 2004 reissue of the album comes with the addition of five previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded live at the Fillmore East on November 28 and 29, 1969: "Good Shepherd," "Somebody to Love," "Plastic Fantastic Lover," "Wooden Ships," and "Volunteers."] ~ Jim Newsom

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Liner Note Author: Jeff Tamarkin.

Recording information: Fillmore East, New York, NY (03/28/1969-11/29/1969).

Unknown Contributor Role: Jorma Kaukonen.

Arranger: Paul Kantner.

Jefferson Airplane: Paul Kantner (vocals, guitar); Marty Balin, Grace Slick (vocals); Jorma Kaukonen (guitar); Jack Casady (bass guitar); Spencer Dryden (drums).

Additional personnel: Jerry Garcia (steel guitar); Nicky Hopkins (piano); Stephen Stills (organ); Joey Covington (percussion); David Crosby, Mary Gannon, Denise Jewkes, Diane Hursh, Marilyn Hunt (background vocals).

Rolling Stone (2/21/70, p.46) - "...the best cut on the album is their version of 'Wooden Ships': an epic performance, and one of the best the Airplane has ever done....another major song...is 'Hey Fredrick', which contains some really inspired instrumental work..."
Rolling Stone (12/7/00, p.114) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...The Airplane's last great blast of psychedelic magic...and an honest document of its time, sometimes painfully so....a thrilling testament to the power and beauty of despiar..."
Uncut (p.114) - "[A] truly great album and an insurrectionary rallying cry for the Woodstock generation that captured both the defiant hope and the righteous, if confused, anger of the times."
Uncut (p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[I]t still creates inspirational heat."
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List Price $7.94 (You save $1.19)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Folk Rock, Psychedelic
Label BMG Heritage
Orig Year 1969
All Time Sales Rank   2640  
CD Universe Part number 6739131
Catalog number 61642
Discs 1
Release Date Jun 22, 2004
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Al Schmitt; Al Schmitt; Bob Irwin (Reissue)
Engineer Richie Schmitt; Richie Schmitt
Personnel Jack Casady - bass guitar
Paul Kantner - vocals, guitar
Grace Slick - vocals
Jorma Kaukonen - guitar
Marty Balin
Spencer Dryden - drums

Also: Nicky Hopkins, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Jerry Garcia, Joey Covington, Marilyn Hunt, Mary Gannon
Additional Info Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.We Can Be Together  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Good Shepherd  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Farm, The
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Hey Fredrick$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Turn My Life Down  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Wooden Ships  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Eskimo Blue Day$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Song for All Seasons, A
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Meadowlands$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Volunteers$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Good Shepherd - (previously unreleased, live)  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Somebody to Love - (previously unreleased, live)  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Plastic Fantastic Lover - (previously unreleased, live)  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.Wooden Ships - (previously unreleased, live)  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.Volunteers - (previously unreleased, live)

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Jefferson Airplane
Volunteers  (1969) Japan; Mini LP Sleeve
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Volunteers  (1969) Bonus Tracks; Japan
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Volunteers  Japan; Limited Edition; Remastered; Super-High Material
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars JA's Best
From the opening chords of "We Can Be Together", one gets the feeling that this could be the Jefferson Airplane at their best. And it is. This collection, originally released in late 1969, has some of the best music the band ever recorded including Grace Slick's "Eskimo Blue Day", Jorma Kaukonen's interpretation of "Good Shepherd", and of course the title cut. Although the remastered version offers five additional previously unreleased live tracks of various songs including "Somebody to Love", the music on all of these is uneven and largely forgettable.
Submitted by Chuck K (Essex, IA, USA)
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4 stars GREAT!
I remember this album from when it was new and I just had to have it. Grace Slick has her usual strong voice and the CD really hits the spot!
Submitted by robinlukenbaughus (La Porte, TX USA) Verified Buyer
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