Across the Sea of Suns
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Across the Sea of Suns
- Artist: Jefferson Starship
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- Release Date: November 06, 2001
- Type: Live
- Genre: Rock
Review
Since Paul Kantner reorganized Jefferson Starship in 1991 following the demise of Starship, this is the most ambitious recording the band has undertaken. The unit, also featuring Kantner's long-term partner, Marty Balin, with whom he formed Jefferson Airplane in 1965, is a seasoned group also boasting guitarist Slick Aguilar, who has been with the principals since their 1985 manifestation as the KBC Band, and drummer Prairie Prince, who has been onboard since 1991. Diana Mangano has been handling the female vocals formerly essayed by Grace Slick since 1994, while keyboardist Chris Smith was added later. As demonstrated here, the band is a Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship repertory group who ranges around the musical history of the groups Kantner and Balin led in the 1960s and '70s. The bulk of this two-hour-plus double-CD live set, recorded mostly in clubs and theaters in June 2001, consists of material from the Jefferson Airplane albums Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers and the Jefferson Starship albums Dragon Fly and Red Octopus. There are also obscure songs from the bands' catalogs, as well as numbers from Kantner and Balin's solo efforts. The versions are looser than the studio originals, and Balin's smooth tenor has acquired some grit as he approaches his 60th birthday. A sleeve sticker describes the album as the "first live release of many," but the Airplane/Starship never had quite the concert reputation (or repertoire) of their fellow San Franciscans the Grateful Dead, and this band is more of re-creation than the real thing, so it remains to be seen whether they can develop a similar audience for a series of live recordings, especially if those recordings are going to be new ones instead of vintage performances. This initial release reveals their approach to be competent and somewhat dated, not magical. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi| Across the Sea of Id: The Way to Eden (2008 Album by Black Sun Ensemble) | |
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Across the Sea of Suns (album)
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| Live album by Jefferson Starship | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock Psychedelic rock |
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| Label | Zebra Records | |||
| Producer | Michael Gaiman Ricky Schultz (exec.) |
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Across the Sea of Suns is a Jefferson Starship live album. The album was produced by using recordings from four different live venues: The Bottom Line in New York City; The IMAC at Huntington, NY; New Park Entertainment in Philadelphia; and The Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA. The album had further studio production at American Recording in Calabasas, CA. Most of the tracks used for the final album were from The Bottom Line, and none of the tracks recorded in Philadelphia were used. The album was released as a double CD. Grace Slick provided liner notes, writing her own thoughts about sixteen of the songs included.
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Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Caroline" | Marty Balin, Paul Kantner | 5:21 | ||||||
| 2. | "She Has Funny Cars" | Jorma Kaukonen, Balin | 5:09 | ||||||
| 3. | "When the Earth Moves Again" | Kantner | 4:11 | ||||||
| 4. | "Good Shepherd" | traditional, arranged by Kaukonen | 5:42 | ||||||
| 5. | "Today" | Balin, Kantner | 2:47 | ||||||
| 6. | "D. C. B. A. – 25" | Kantner | 2:41 | ||||||
| 7. | "Eskimo Blue Day" | Grace Slick, Kantner | 6:54 | ||||||
| 8. | "How Do You Feel" | Tom Mastin | 3:37 | ||||||
| 9. | "Miracles" | Balin | 7:09 | ||||||
| 10. | "Have You Seen the Stars Tonite" / "XM" / "Embryonic Journey" | David Crosby, Kantner / Kantner, Phil Sawyer, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart / Kaukonen | 3:45 / 0:57 / 2:55 | ||||||
| 11. | "Starship" | Kantner, Slick, Balin, Gary Blackman | 6:16 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "There Will Be Love" | Kantner, Balin, Craig Chaquico | 4:51 | ||||||
| 2. | "Hearts" | Jesse Barish | 9:11 | ||||||
| 3. | "Hey Fredrick" | Slick | 5:56 | ||||||
| 4. | "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves" | Kantner, Slick | 5:08 | ||||||
| 5. | "Hyperdrive" | Slick, Pete Sears | 7:06 | ||||||
| 6. | "Bringing Me Down" | Balin, Kantner | 2:35 | ||||||
| 7. | "The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil" | Kantner | 10:24 | ||||||
| 8. | "Mexico" / "Wooden Ships" | Slick / Crosby, Kantner, Stephen Stills | 1:56 / 6:50 | ||||||
| 9. | "Somebody to Love" / "Volunteers" | Darby Slick / Balin, Kantner | 2:57 / 6:24 | ||||||
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| 10. | "My Best Friend" | Skip Spence | 2:51 | ||||||
| 11. | "J. P. P. McStep B. Blues" | Spence | 3:05 | ||||||
Personnel
- Paul Kantner – 12-string guitar, vocals
- Marty Balin – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Slick Aguilar – electric guitar, vocals
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
- Diana Mangano – vocals
- Chris Smith – piano, synthesizer
Additional Personnel
- John Ferensic – organ on "Good Shepherd", "Miracles", "Hearts" and "Hey Frederick"
Production
- Michael Gaiman – producer, engineer, recordist, manager
- Ricky Schultz – executive producer
- Bill Cooper – assistant engineer
- Michael Eisenstein – stage manager, guitar technician
- Allen Pepper – live producer at The Bottom Line
- Michael Rothbard – live producer at Intermedia Arts Center
- Bill Rogers – live producer at New Park Entertainment
- Sid Payne – live producer at New Park Entertainment
- Roy Snyder – live producer at The Keswick Theatre
- "Good Shepherd", "Miracles", "Hearts" and "Hey Frederick" recorded June 22nd 2001 at The Keswick Theatre
- "My Best Friend" and "J. P. P. McStep B. Blues" recorded February 19, 1999 at The IMAC in Huntington, NY
- All other tracks recorded June 3rd, 2001 at The Bottom Line in New York City
- Edited by Bill Cooper and Ricky at American Recording, Calabasas, CA
- Mastered by Joe Gastwirt at Ocean View Digital Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
- Grace Slick – liner notes
- Doug Veloric – other notes
- NASA – cover art
- Brian Lehrhoff – live band photography
- Doug Haverty – Art Direction & Design
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Across the Sea of Suns - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/across-the-sea-of-suns-r559272/review. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
Notes
- (2001) Album notes for Across the Sea of Suns by Jefferson Starship [CD insert]. Calabasas, CA: Zebra Records (ZD-44024-2).
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