Search - Jefferson Airplane :: White Rabbit

Contemporary, but faithful, live performances from 1989

05/30/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This CD contains songs recorded live from the Airplane reunion of 1989. These performances are exciting (hence the 3 stars), but I was deceived. I thought I was buying an early Jefferson Airplane performance based on the titles--consisting of mostly early songs. The CD I have of this is with a different cover (put out by Master Tone) and contains no information that these songs were recorded live in 1989. For the most part, the performances are faithful to the originals (if occassionally done at a faster tempo), but with one guitarist playing in a more contemporary style (playing well but in a manner that reminds me of Van Halen, so not quite fitting here imo) and, also, many of the titles have subtle horn accompaniment. Overall, an exciting sound if not quite what one would expect. Buy this is if you're interested in hearing these songs done in a more contemporary manner fitting of the 90s and thankfully not the 80s."