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Blows Against The Empire - 35th Anniversary Expanded Edition

by: Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship

Release Date September 12, 2005
Lovely album. BUT! I don't know why it's this album that gets all the plaudits from the transition period of Paul and Grace's Jefferson Airplane offshoot that eventually became Jefferson Starship. Of the transition period albums ( this, Sunfighter, Baron von Tollbooth..., and debateably Dragonfly)this is the album I listen to least . There are no songs that stick in my mind, that I want to play again and again, although it has a lovely dreamy feel, a great concept, stunning singing and playing; it's a bit like a dream with nothing to jolt you awake. But it's still better than almost everything. So 5 stars and let those who love it more than me sing its praises.

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Blows Against the Empire [VINYL]

by: Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship

Release Date October 28, 2008
I must admit to a long standing fondness for this album. I originally owned it on incredibly crackly vinyl and played it to death when I was 17. Now that I'm regrettably more mature I'm happy to stand by my youthful opinion of it. The Airplane were bombastic, and the later Starship bland but this sits happily somewhere in between. Of course the whole premise of the lyrics is absurd - most of Kanters lyrics are - but what saves it is the great playing and it's relaxed charm and humour. I urge you to give it a listen and drift away into sci fi heaven circa 1970 (Apollo and all)

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Blows Against the Empire [CASSETTE]

by: Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship

Release Date August 24, 1989
I must admit to a long standing fondness for this album. I originally owned it on incredibly crackly vinyl and played it to death when I was 17. Now that I'm regrettably more mature I'm happy to stand by my youthful opinion of it. The Airplane were bombastic, and the later Starship bland but this sits happily somewhere in between. Of course the whole premise of the lyrics is absurd - most of Kanters lyrics are - but what saves it is the great playing and it's relaxed charm and humour. I urge you to give it a listen and drift away into sci fi heaven circa 1970 (Apollo and all)

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Blows Against the Empire

by: Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship

Release Date October 25, 1990
I must admit to a long standing fondness for this album. I originally owned it on incredibly crackly vinyl and played it to death when I was 17. Now that I'm regrettably more mature I'm happy to stand by my youthful opinion of it. The Airplane were bombastic, and the later Starship bland but this sits happily somewhere in between. Of course the whole premise of the lyrics is absurd - most of Kanters lyrics are - but what saves it is the great playing and it's relaxed charm and humour. I urge you to give it a listen and drift away into sci fi heaven circa 1970 (Apollo and all)