There are some other pleasant surprises contained on Jefferson’s Tree Of Liberty. David Freiberg shines on the old Dino Valenti/Quicksilver song, “Cowboy On The Run.” This gentle song of protest is resurrected with a modern sound. It’s nice to have Marty Balin back. He brings his clear voice to the pure pop song, “Maybe For You.” Richard Farina wrote “The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood” shortly before his death. Here Darby Gould sings the song a capella.
Jefferson’s Tree Of Liberty is not only an excellent album, it was also unexpected. Maybe that is the best part of Paul Kantner and The Jefferson Starship’s latest release. The twists and the turns take the listener on a wonderful journey through a history of American folk music. It is a journey well worth taking.
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1 - Ethel Mann
BRAVO!
A THRILLING RELEASE, and a TIMELY one!
Ethel Mann
2 - Robert Butler
I was fortunate to win the JTOL cd in the MySpace JS contest last Sunday.
Got the cd Saturday August 30th.
I've played it about dozen times so far.
Definitely not a rock album. As I realized that I was mildly disappointed but I gotta tell ya, the more I hear this album the more I'm beginning to love it.
Definitely very subversive in the JA/ style and of course very true to their roots.
The only thing I'd add to the mix would be Grace Slick playing recorder on one of the tracks, which would bring in the early JA/Great Society vibe.
But hey, who's asking me? - lol
Great job Jefferson Starship!
And by the way, to have a fucking Jefferson Starship album 5 days before it's official release is cooler than words can express!
To Andromeda!
RB