"Up Against The POLL, Motherfucker!" Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers

Not quite my favourite (Baxter's), but really good. Definitely "We Can Be Together."

I'm generally anti-Grace, who I think is mostly overhyped and undertalented, but voted "Hey Fredrick," a steamroller from start to finish. The quadrophonic mix has a horrible different vocal take which is NOT the one I'm voting for.

Actually I want to mostly take that back -- Grace was talented. But her voice was such a powerful instrument and sometimes she used it as a bludgeon when the song didn't call for that.

ha that's fair

recently read the definitive bio and what stuck with me the most is how confusing the history gets once Balin leaves for the first time

I went with Good Shepherd, but the Grace songs on this rule

Damn--missed the "Mexico" write-in option. That would've been my vote.

up against the wall, obv

The quadrophonic mix has a horrible different vocal take

for years this was like a holy collector grail for Airplane fans (Worst Of JA was one of my formative texts circa 1980 and I always kept track). then it came out on the JA Loves You box and yeah not great.

Voted we can be together; this is prob my fave Airplane.

Was it a poster here who put together a hypothetical 1970 Airplane album that had "Mexico" on it? That was a pretty interesting listen and would've been a strong release.

From Volunteers I'd have to go with either "We Can We Be Together" or "Hey Fredrick," it's a difficult choice.

I think it was

https://albumsthatneverwere.blogspot.com/2023/07/jefferson-airplane-another-missile-is.html

note: I voted Good Shepherd for one reason: Jorma's tone

also the vocals esp the backing vox

I think it was

Yes, that's the one!

Incredible album. This is Hey Fredrick all the way

WCBT motherfuckers

relistening to this and damn, "Turn My Life Down" rules too!