FLIGHT LOG

I was more than a bit surprised when I saw JA added here under the tag "proto prog", because I always considered them as a prime representatives of the Californian psychedelic/acid rock scene. Nevertheless, they had their fair share in expanding the sounds and experimenting with different musical forms so as to be regarded "progressive" in their time.

This compilation was my first JA experience. I purchased it on two cassette tapes, the first represented AIRPLANE career (blue) while the second focused more on STARSHIP and solo projects (yellow). The blue was indespensible part of my travel luggage when I spent my summer holidays as teenboy hipster and I probably had spinned it a hundred times. This was a wonderful, albeit condensed represantation of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE magic and art.

"Flight Log" is very comprehensive, in-depth overview of this wonderful band, showing their progress from the early folk rock ballads, to prime acid-tinged psychedelia, to blues and jazz leanings, and finally to a fully established adult-oriented rock (AOR) of the 1970s. Although some key songs are missing (their most experimental album "After Bathing at Baxters" is shamefully under-represented!), this collection is still highly recommended to all explorers of American West Coast scene, which is usually neglected by prog rock fans.