Most beautiful use of a Guild bass

[twocorgis]

Lots of interaction between members of Jefferson Airplane and and what became CSN. Check out the song "Wooden Ships" for more.

Also, David Crosby's first solo album "If I Could Only Remember My Name". Literally everyone was at Wally Heider's for those sessions!

Personnel​

• David Crosby – vocals, guitars
• Graham Nash – guitar, vocals (on "Music Is Love", "Tamalpais High", "Laughing", "What Are Their Names", "Traction in the Rain" and "Song with No Words")
• Jerry Garcia – electric guitar (on "Cowboy Movie", "Tamalpais High", "What Are Their Names" and "Song with No Words"); pedal steel guitar (on "Laughing"); guitars (on "Kids and Dogs"); vocal (on "What Are Their Names")
• Neil Young – guitars, vocals (on "Music Is Love" and "What Are Their Names"); bass, vibraphone, congas (on "Music Is Love")
• Jorma Kaukonen – electric guitar (on "Tamalpais High" and "Song with No Words")
• Laura Allan – autoharp, vocal (on "Traction in the Rain")
• Gregg Rolie – piano (on "Song with No Words")
• Phil Lesh – bass (on "Cowboy Movie", "Tamalpais High", "Laughing" and "What Are Their Names"); vocal (on "What Are Their Names")
• Jack Casady – bass (on "Song with No Words")
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums (on "Tamalpais High" and "Laughing"); tambourine (on "Cowboy Movie")
• Michael Shrieve – drums (on "What Are Their Names" and "Song with No Words")
• Mickey Hart – drums (on "Cowboy Movie")
• Joni Mitchell – vocals (on "Laughing" and "What Are Their Names")
• David Freiberg, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick – vocals (on "What Are Their Names")

 

[walrus]

That is a GREAT album!

walrus

 

[mgod]

I'm inclined to agree. Except for BATE.

 

[walrus]

I'm inclined to agree. Except for BATE.

BATE?

walrus

 

[fronobulax]

BATE?

walrus

Blows Against The Empire.

First Jefferson Starship album although I recall that was just a name used for release and not an intention to be a band (if that makes sense). Lots of people from other bands playing on it.

The recording, in sequence, tells a story ("concept album"). The story has been overtaken by events since we weren't building a starship since 1980 and so it wasn't hijacked by people with a clever plan. but it is still a fun story.

It is one of the few recordings from the time of "albums" that I routinely listen to in its entirety and in order.

See https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/pickup-vs-body.168210/ for some ancient discussion on tone and how to get it but buried in the thread is a story that Jack played "Sunrise" (from BATE) on @mgod's rig and then mgod tried it and - surprise - did not sound like Jack. I remember the story because while I had long admired "Sunrise" I had never really realized how much of it was bass.

 

[mgod]

It's all bass, except for the vocal and a little tiny acoustic guitar.

 

[gjmalcyon]

Slight veer, but Cros related: His new album, For Free is worth the listen. He is in fine voice. The title cut is a beautiful cover of Joni Mitchell's song with Sarah Jarosz.

My early favorite from the album:

 

[chazmo]

Also, David Crosby's first solo album "If I Could Only Remember My Name". Literally everyone was at Wally Heider's for those sessions!

Personnel​

• David Crosby – vocals, guitars
• Graham Nash – guitar, vocals (on "Music Is Love", "Tamalpais High", "Laughing", "What Are Their Names", "Traction in the Rain" and "Song with No Words")
• Jerry Garcia – electric guitar (on "Cowboy Movie", "Tamalpais High", "What Are Their Names" and "Song with No Words"); pedal steel guitar (on "Laughing"); guitars (on "Kids and Dogs"); vocal (on "What Are Their Names")
• Neil Young – guitars, vocals (on "Music Is Love" and "What Are Their Names"); bass, vibraphone, congas (on "Music Is Love")
• Jorma Kaukonen – electric guitar (on "Tamalpais High" and "Song with No Words")
• Laura Allan – autoharp, vocal (on "Traction in the Rain")
• Gregg Rolie – piano (on "Song with No Words")
• Phil Lesh – bass (on "Cowboy Movie", "Tamalpais High", "Laughing" and "What Are Their Names"); vocal (on "What Are Their Names")
• Jack Casady – bass (on "Song with No Words")
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums (on "Tamalpais High" and "Laughing"); tambourine (on "Cowboy Movie")
• Michael Shrieve – drums (on "What Are Their Names" and "Song with No Words")
• Mickey Hart – drums (on "Cowboy Movie")
• Joni Mitchell – vocals (on "Laughing" and "What Are Their Names")
• David Freiberg, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick – vocals (on "What Are Their Names")

Damn this is awesome... Several of my best friends went to Tamalpais high school.

 

[mgod]

What would you see at Tam High at about 3?

 

[Happy Face]

What would you see at Tam High at about 3?

The tamale truck?

 

[Minnesota Flats]

Anybody remember The Sleeping Lady Cafe?

 

[mgod]

The tamale truck?

Happy Face always has food on the brain. Cros, on the other hand, had lots and lots and lots of ultra-attractive high school gurls.